The City of Maplewood received a Metro Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) seed grant in 2022 and 2023 for the Clean Energy for All program. The program was designed to reduce the energy burden for residents living in manufactured homes.
Maplewood and its partners Xcel Energy, Center for Energy and Environment, and CUB conducted energy outreach opportunities at three manufactured home park communities consisting of over 800 households. The energy outreach included Home Energy Squad visits, utility bill consultations, and a report on each household's eligibility for other energy resources and programs.
The final phase of the program was the Clean Energy for All study. Climate and energy planning consultants at paleBLUEdot, LLC, researched creative ideas and a next-step action plan to reduce energy use and energy poverty, and advance solar benefits for residents living in manufactured homes.
