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April 2021 Families and businesses are saving with the help of ENERGY STAR®

Minnesota is home to about 390 businesses and organizations participating in U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR program: 24 manufacturers of ENERGY STAR certified products 12 companies supporting independent certification of ENERGY STAR products and homes 47 companies building ENERGY STAR certified homes

and many businesses, schools, governments, and faith-based groups using ENERGY STAR to reduce energy waste.

ENERGY STAR Partner Activity in Minnesota 2.3 million customers served by ENERGY STAR utility Capella Tower, Minneapolis, MN. ENERGY STAR certified partners in 2020 for 21 years. 9,031 buildings (almost 755 million square feet) benchmarked using EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager in 2020 State Spotlights 10,166 homes earned the ENERGY STAR to-date “The ENERGY STAR mark provides both businesses and 827 buildings earned the ENERGY STAR to-date, consumers with the trust and confidence that the certified products they purchase are best-in-class for energy efficiency. including 193 schools, 9 hotels, 1 hospital, 274 office buildings The EPA's ENERGY STAR program has continued to help reduce and 7 industrial plants. energy usage and electricity costs over its three decades of leadership.” Mark Mikkelson, Director, Corporate Regulatory Affairs, Andersen Corporation of Bayport, Minnesota

Recent ENERGY STAR Award Winners In 2020, continued its momentum as a leading retailer • by selling enough ENERGY STAR products to avoid the same • Pentair amount of emissions as removing approximately one million cars • Best Buy Co., Inc. from the road.

• Andersen Corporation Pentair, a swimming pool and spa equipment provider, expanded • EnergyPrint and redesigned its web navigation structure in 2020 to make it easier to find ENERGY STAR products, which yielded over 500,000 impressions and was the first and only manufacturer to offer a pool pump that is ENERGY STAR certified for connected functionality.

Target Corporation demonstrated energy management leadership in 2020, earning the ENERGY STAR for 44 stores and two offices and achieved the goal of certifying 80 percent of its portfolio of stores.

ENERGY STAR is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed decisions. For more facts and figures see energystar.gov/impacts and energystar.gov/statefacts The simple A Sample of ENERGY STAR choice for energy Participants in Minnesota efficiency.

April 2021

1 LLC Blooming Prairie Public Utilities Cooperative Light & Power

3M Company Blue Earth Light and Water CR-BPS, GBC Department Ademco Inc. SMTL Crow Wing Power Bluestem Brands Inc. AFM Corporation Dakota Electric Association Bluff City Builders Agralite Electric Cooperative Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood Broadview Builders, Inc. Housing Services Alexandria Light and Power Broich Enterprises, Inc. Detroit Lakes Public Utility ALL, Inc. Building Knowledge DeWitz Home Builders Amani Construction & Renovations, LLC Center for Energy and Dominium Development and Environment Acquisitions Amaris Custom Homes CenterPoint Energy (MN) DPIS Builder Services ApplianceSmart Change, Inc. East Central Energy Architectural Testing, Inc. St. Paul Lab City of Anoka East Central Habitat for Humanity

Arrowhead Electric Cooperative City of Buffalo Municipal Utilities East Grand Forks Water and Light

Aulik Companies City of Kasson, Minnesota Echo Group Inc. Dba JESCO Wholesale Electrical Supplies, Inc Austin Utilities City of Melrose, Minnesota Public Utilities B2G Sales LLC City of Roseau Edco Products, Inc. Bagley Public Utilities Clearwater-Polk Electric Eden Builders, Inc. Barnesville Municipal Power Cooperative Electrolux Major Appliances North Baudette Municipal Utilities CMMPA - City of Granite Falls America SMTL (MN) BDS Laundry Systems and CMMPA - Janesville Utilities Element Appliance Company, LLC Management CMMPA - Mountain Lake eLightBulbs Beltrami Electric Cooperative Municipal Utilities EnergyPrint Inc. BENCO Electric Cooperative CMMPA - Springfield Public Engineered Products Company Benson Municipal Utilities Utilities eStoreMasters, LLC Best Buy Co., Inc. Conklin Company, Inc. Fairmont Public Utilities Best Buy Purchasing, LLC Connexus Energy Federated Rural Electric

For nearly 30 years, EPA’s ENERGY STAR program has been America’s resource for saving energy and protecting the environment. Join the millions making a difference at energystar.gov. The simple A Sample of ENERGY STAR choice for energy Participants in Minnesota efficiency.

April 2021

FJS Distributors, Inc. Itasca County Habitat for Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative Humantiy Fosston Municipal Utilities Miller Architects & Builders Itasca-Mantrap Cooperative Frana Companies, Inc. Minneapolis Public Housing Electric Assn. Authority Freeborn Mower Cooperative ITW Polymer Sealants North Services Minnesota Department of America Commerce, State Energy Office Frerichs Construction Company JMN Builders, Inc. Minnesota Energy Resources Goodhue County Cooperative Johansson Builders, Inc. Electric Assn. Minnesota Municipal Power Johnson Wilson Constructors Agency (MMPA) Grand Marais Public Utilities Kandiyohi Power Cooperative Minnesota Pollution Control Graybar Electric Agency Key Builders, Inc. Great River Energy Minnesota Power Lake City Utilities Greater Metropolitan Housing Minnesota Valley Electric Corporation Lake Country Power Cooperative GreenHalo Builds Lanesboro Public Utilities Minnkota Power Cooperative Hagstrom Builder LightBulbs.com MN Lighting, Fireplace & Flooring Halstad Municipal Utilities LIGHTINGHOUSEUSA, INC Showroom

Hawley Municipal Utilities Lights On Broadway, Inc. Moorhead Public Service

Highland Manufacturing Lincoln Lighting Center Mora Municipal Utilities

Hill's Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Litchfield Public Utilities Muska Lighting

Honeywell International Inc. Lumber One, Avon, Inc. Muska Lighting Inc.

Honsa Lighting Sales & Service Inc Magnolia Homes, LLC MyHomeSource

Hutchinson Utilities Commission Maplewood Custom Homes Naylor's BrandSource Appliances

IBM Corporation SMTL Marshall Municipal Utilities New Brighton

Insulfoam-a division of Carlisle McLeod Cooperative Power New Prague Utilities Commission Construction Materials Inc. Association Nobles Cooperative Electric Intertek Testing Services Inc NA - Meeker Cooperative Nor-Son, Inc. St. Paul Midwest Lighting Products North Branch Municipal Water Mike Bourquin Construction, Inc. and Light

For nearly 30 years, EPA’s ENERGY STAR program has been America’s resource for saving energy and protecting the environment. Join the millions making a difference at energystar.gov. The simple A Sample of ENERGY STAR choice for energy Participants in Minnesota efficiency.

April 2021

North Itasca Electric Cooperative, Roseau Electric Cooperative Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative Inc. Runestone Electric Association Tri-County Electric Cooperative North St Louis County Habitat for Saint Peter Municipal Utilities Twin Cities Builders & Humanity Maintenance Sand Construction, LLC North Star Electric Cooperative Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Schult Homes Redwood Falls - Northern Geo LLC Plant 954 Twin City Fan & Blower Northern Lights and Furnishings Seasonal Specialties, LLC Viking Electric Supply Northwest Lighting Systems Co. Shakopee Public Utilities Vivify Development, LLC Nuaire Inc Simple Energy Testing LLC Wadena Light & Power One Roof Community Housing South Central Electric Association Warren Municipal Utilities Owatonna Public Utilities Southern Lights Waseca Utilities Paltrin LLC Southern Minnesota Municipal Watson-Forsberg Co. Paragon Grounds, LLC Power Agency (SMMPA) Weis Builders People's Cooperative Services Spring Valley Public Utilities Wells Public Utilities PHILLIPS AND TEMRO IND Standard Heating and Air Wild Rice Electric Cooperative Conditioning PKM Electric Cooperative Willmar Municipal Utilities Stearns Electric Association Preston Public Utilities Windom Municipal Utilities Steele-Waseca Cooperative Princeton Public Utilities Electric (Minnesota) Commission Stephen (City of) Municipal Xcel Energy Inc. Project One Construction Utilities XRG Concepts, LLC Red Lake Electric Cooperative Sustainable 9 Design + Build ZEF Energy Inc. Redwood Electric Cooperative Target Corporation Redwood Falls Public Utilities TERRA-THERM Inc. Residential Science Resources The Retrofit Companies Resideo Technologies, Inc The Sherwin-Williams Company RJ Stegora, Inc. Thief River Falls Municipal Utilities Rochester Public Utilities Thinlight Technologies Corp.

For nearly 30 years, EPA’s ENERGY STAR program has been America’s resource for saving energy and protecting the environment. Join the millions making a difference at energystar.gov.