Committee Plans
Upcoming Events and Meetings
June 8, 2026
The Energy Transition Advisory Committee ("Advisory Committee") will meet on Monday, June 8, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. at the City of Oak Park Heights City Hall, City Council Chambers, 14168 Oak Park Blvd, Oak Park Heights, MN. The meeting will be held either in person, by telephone or via TEAMS conference call to discuss matters which may come before the Advisory Committee.
Notice, including instructions for public access to the meeting, will be posted at the City of Oak Park Heights City Hall City located at 14168 Oak Park Blvd, Oak Park Heights, MN and on the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development's website at https://mn.gov/deed/programs-services/energy-transition/. For more information, the Energy Transition Office Director can be reached at carla.vita@state.mn.us or 651-802-2238.
Some members of the Advisory Committee may participate in the meeting by telephone or via TEAMS conference call. If an Advisory Committee member participates by telephone or via TEAMS conference call, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.015, subdivision 4, the Advisory Committee shall, to the extent practical, allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location.
***Note: Future Energy Transition Advisory Committee meetings will be held at various locations. Visit the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development's website for meeting location information.
Past Events
February 10, 2026
Agenda
- Call to Order and Roll Call
- Welcome & Community Transition Power Plant Presentation by City of Becker
- Approve December 2025 Minutes – Roll Call
- Energy Transition Plan Implementation
- Economic Diversification
- Legislative Plan
- IRP & Other Utility Updates
- MN Power
- Xcel Energy: King and SHERCO annual plans
- Presentation by Taryn Waite, Minnesota Department of Commerce
- Updates
- Emerging Issues Sub-Committee
- Workforce Sub-committee
- MN State Colleges and Universities
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Department of Revenue
- Department of Labor and Industry
- Department of Commerce
- Public Utility Commission
- Other ETO updates
- Adjourn – Roll Call
The Energy Transition Advisory Committee (“Advisory Committee”) will meet on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at the City of Becker City Hall, City Council Chambers, 12060 Sherburne Avenue, Becker, MN. The meeting will be held either in person, by telephone or via TEAMS conference call to discuss matters which may come before the Advisory Committee.
Notice, including instructions for public access to the meeting, will be posted at the City of Becker City Hall City located at 12060 Sherburne Avenue, Becker, MN and on the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development’s website. For more information, the Energy Transition Office Director can be reached at carla.vita@state.mn.us or 651-802-2238.
Some members of the Advisory Committee may participate in the meeting by telephone or via TEAMS conference call. If an Advisory Committee member participates by telephone or via TEAMS conference call, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.015, subdivision 4, the Advisory Committee shall, to the extent practical, allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location.
***Note: Future Energy Transition Advisory Committee meetings will be held at various locations. Visit the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development’s website for meeting location information.
December 1, 2025
Agenda
- Call to Order and Roll Call
- ETAC Vice-Chair election
- Welcome & Community Transition Power Plant Presentation by Benton County
- Welcome New Members:
- Mari Ojeda, Energy Policy Advisor, MN Department of Commerce
- Jacob Rife, Oak Park Heights City Administrator, Impacted City
- Brett Skyles, Itasca County Administrator, Impacted County
- Approve– Roll Call
- June 2025 Minutes
- September 2025 Minutes
- Workforce
- Xcel Energy, Ian Kollenborn, HR Project Manager, Workforce Planning & Analytics
- MN State Energy Center of Excellence, Logan Schrader, Executive Director, ETAC Board Member
- MN DEED – Workforce Strategies, Della Ludwig, Workforce Strategy Consultant
- Energy Transition Plan 2025
- Presentation of the Plan
- Vote – Roll Call
- IRP & Other Utility Updates
- MN Power
- Xcel Energy
- Updates
- Emerging Issues Sub-Committee
- Workforce Sub-committee
- MN State Colleges and Universities
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Department of Revenue
- Department of Labor and Industry
- Department of Commerce
- Public Utility Commission
- Other ETO updates
- Adjourn – Roll Call Vote
September 30, 2025
Agenda
- Call to Order and Roll Call
- Call for Nominations
- ETAC Chair
- ETAC Vice-Chair
- Welcome & Community Transition Power Plant Presentation by Sherburne County
- Welcome New Member Sasha Bergman, PUC Executive Secretary
- Approve June 5, 2025 Minutes – Roll Call
- Grant Opportunities
- Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority, Kari Groth Swan, Executive Director
- Minnesota Technical Assistance Collaborative, Molly Zins, Executive Director UMN Central Regional Sustainable Development Partnership
- Federal Economic Development, Darrin Fleener, Minnesota & Illinois Representative
- Just Transition Fund, Rachael Young, Deputy Director of Partnerships
- Don Hickman, Initiative Foundation
- Department of Employment & Economic Development, Brad Brzezinski, Northeast Business Development Representative
- Energy Transition Plan 2025
- Presentation of the Plan
- Bill Sparks, Department of Revenue – Discussion on Transition Aid
- Questions, Comments
- IRP & Other Utility Updates
- MN Power
- Xcel Energy
- Updates
- Emerging Issues Sub-Committee
- Workforce Sub-committee
- MN State Colleges and Universities
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Department of Revenue
- Department of Labor and Industry
- Department of Commerce
- Public Utility Commission
- Other ETO updates
- Next Meeting
- Adjourn – Roll Call Vote
June 5, 2025
Agenda
- Call to Order and Roll Call
- Welcome & Community Transition Power Plant Presentation by City of Fergus Falls
- Approve March 4, 2025 Minutes – Roll Call
- Building Resilient Economies in Coal Impacted Communities Report by Blake Gardiner (National Association of Counties)
- Just Transition Fund Announcement by Rachael Young
- Transition Aid, Bill Sparks, Minnesota Department of Revenue
- Legislative Updates
- Nathan Ratner, DEED Legislative Liaison
- Shane Zahrt, Coalition of Utility Cities
- Sherburne County Family Childcare Finder by Brian Fleming, Sherburne County
- Presentation
- Community Energy Transition Grants, by Mike McCrownsey, ETO Grants Coordinator
- Energy Transition Advisory Committee Plan 2025
- IRP Updates
- MN Power
- Xcel Energy
- Updates
- Emerging Issues Sub-committee
- Workforce Sub-committee
- EQB
- MN State Colleges and Universities
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Department of Revenue
- Department of Labor and Industry
- Department of Commerce
- Public Utility Commission
- Other ETO updates
- Next Meeting
- Adjourn – Roll Call Vote
March 27, 2025
December 4, 2024
October 28 - October 30, 2024
Mobilizing Climate-Aligned and Community-Led Capital
August 21, 2024
April 23, 2024
February 6, 2024
Energy Transition Summit - June 26, 2023
October 25, 2022
September 27, 2022
August 30, 2022
July 26, 2022
June 28, 2022
May 31, 2022
April 29, 2022