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Fuels Monitoring Report: March 6, 2026

2026-03-06T21:01:18Z

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Fuels Monitoring Report: February 27, 2026

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Fuels Monitoring Report: February 20, 2026

2026-02-20T16:13:07Z

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Fuels Monitoring Report: February 13, 2026

2026-02-13T22:48:44Z

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Field Demonstration of ASHRAE Guideline 36 High Performance Sequences of Operation for HCAC HVAC Systems

2026-01-21T17:19:23Z

Guideline 36 is intended to maximize energy efficiency, building performance, and control stability while enabling simple real time fault detection and diagnostics, and supporting compliance with various building codes. This CARD funded research seeks to quantify energy savings and implementation costs from deploying ASHRAE Guideline 36 in Minnesota commercial buildings, assess the nationwide market landscape for Guideline 36 adoption, and identify how Guideline 36 can inform and enhance Minnesota utilities’ ECO programs.

Refrigeration Thermal Energy Storage for Energy Efficiency and Peak Demand Reduction

2026-01-20T17:56:34Z

Slipstream executed this CARD study to assess the potential that Refrigeration Thermal Energy storage (RTES) systems have to deliver energy savings and demand reduction in Minnesota’s refrigeration sector. Given the large number of refrigerated warehouses, industrial food processing facilities, and supermarkets in Minnesota, there is significant potential for RTES deployment.

Industrial Electrification Through Heat Pump Adoption for Process Loads

2025-12-02T18:23:47Z

Industrial heat pump (IHP) development began in earnest in the 1980s, associated with uncertain gas markets, but the technology gained limited penetration in the United States industrial market due primarily to low cost-effectiveness and a lack of incentive for research and development. In recent years, the technology has become relevant to the modern economy due to greater focus on carbon reduction by way of electrification. The primary goals for this market assessment were to identify and evaluate best candidates for moderate- to high-temperature heat pump applications and determine steps needed to establish market adoption of these technologies.

Right-Sizing Water Distribution Pipes and Water Heating Systems to Save Energy and Reduce Building Costs

2025-11-17T16:18:56Z

The “Right-sizing Water Distribution Pipes and Water Heating Systems to Save Energy and Reduce Building Costs” project provided data to inform a code change proposal to adopt an alternative approach for estimating peak flow rates in new residential buildings in Minnesota using the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) Appendix M “Peak Water Demand Calculator” (also referred to as the WDC).

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Economic Impacts of the 2018–2023 Energy Conservation and Optimization Program

2025-11-13T16:48:30Z

As part of this Conservation Applied Research and Development study, Cadmus conducted economic impact and benefit/cost analyses to quantify the net economic impacts of ECO investments made from 2018 through 2023.

The Potential for Hydrogen to Support Low-Carbon Industry in Minnesota

2025-06-18T20:53:51Z

In support of the State Energy Office’s charge, this study was developed: (1) to evaluate the use potential, logistical readiness, and barriers to the adoption of clean hydrogen in potential future and current Minnesota industries, as well as (2) to provide a set of key recommendations for strategies to earn social license for new industrial hydrogen projects.