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March 25, 2025 St. Anthony Council Work Session - 2 Anthony Village Energy Action Team, Partners in Energy Process, Climate Plan Informed Energy Action Plan, Plan Development Steps, Vision, Goal, Focus Areas, Energy Efficiency Strategies / Tactics / Lead / Timeline, How are We Going to Get There, and Implementation Support. She showed examples of what was done in some other communities. Councilmember Jenson asked about the implementation plan and if 6 months was realistic. Ms. Weck stated planning is 6 months and implementation is 18 months for a 2-year plan. Councilmember Doolan stated this is good information and a great effort. She asked about the business opportunities being later and why wouldn’t that be prioritized earlier than the residents. The impact of business energy use is larger. Ms. Weck stated it is important to make the community aware of the plan in the residential sector, and businesses come after that. Businesses pose the biggest challenges. Ms. Sophia Troutman stated this program focuses on small- to medium-sized businesses. This takes a little longer. Councilmember Jenson referred to what other communities did and asked what the results were of those campaigns. Ms. Werk stated that some tracking information was done by the communities. Results are difficult to get. Reporting is done twice a year. They encourage cities to keep statistics on their own. There are over 30 communities in Minnesota participating. They share lessons learned during meetings with City Councils. Councilmember Randle stated he is skeptical and asked how the team would come to his house to convince him. Ms. Weck stated through the use of trusted messengers. This is where the partnerships come in. Councilmember Randle stated this is a big part of the program. Ms. Weck stated they want to remove the barriers for people who don’t have time to get them to get engaged. Councilmember Doolan asked why the Peer to Peer Learning Outreach is so late. She asked why this can’t be earlier in the process. Ms. Weck stated it can be moved earlier in the plan. Mayor Webster asked about the energy burden by occupancy and median income, and how people make choices. She noted an example of purchasing Energy Star appliances. She asked if the Home Energy Squad fee has a sliding scale based on income. Ms. Weck stated there are free energy audits available for lower-income residents. In some cities, an incentive is offered by the City. Councilmember Jenson stated that more electrification will be needed. There are more data services moving into the State and does Xcel have the capacity to handle it all. Ms. Sophia Troutman stated they are taking that into account, and it is in the plan to accommodate that growth. They are doing everything they can to prepare. Councilmember Doolan referred to page 18 of the plan on renewable energy and the number of subscribers. She asked if this is offered to people who rent. If people are paying their electricity bill they can subscribe. Councilmember Jenson referred to pages 30-36 and asked if that will be further discussed. Ms. Weck stated those are the strategies and referred Councilmember Jenson to the timeline in the Appendices. Councilmember Doolan asked about Strategy 12 and which homes are being tried to be converted to electric airforce heat pumps. Ms. Weck stated it would be electric heat to electric heat. Councilmember Doolan asked if there is a strategy for converting gas to electricity. Ms. Weck stated that is in the plan. 4