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- SUN THISWEEK -Burnsville/ Eagan July 6,2012 1'1A
Eagan prais f ®r energy best
- practices
Eagan is among four
year, kilowatt usage at the
dinances, replacing traffic
Minnesota cities; recognized
Civic Arena is . down 42
signals with energy efficient
as having taken the most
percent,. energy costs- per
LED lights, and incorporat-
steps to implement energy
square foot are down 14
ing access to locally grown
use reductions and best
percent and CO2 emissions
food in a city park.
practices. Eagan was lauded
are down 4.5 percent. At
"Many of these things,
as part. of the GreenStep
City Hall, emissions are
like the fresh produce_ at
Cities program for accom-
down 15. percent.
Market Fest in Eagan, were
plishing 20 of 28 best prac-
Earlier; steps � involve
already. being done before
tices, so ifar, in sustainability
passing a,, resolution to be-
participating in Green -
at last month's :League of
.come a GreenStep City and
Steps," says Eagan City Ad-
Minnesota Cities Confer-
implementing up weight of
ministrator Tom Hedges,
ence in Duluth.
the program's best practices.
"but by tighter tracking_of
In recent - years, the city
"Step Three" cities, which
- energy trends we're also able
utilized geothermal energy-
this year included Eagan,
to target where our next im-
saving technology in the
Edina, Falcon Heights. and
provements need to be"
Eagan Civic Arena and the
St. Anthony, had to imple-
The Energy and Envi-
new Fire Safety Center, as
meat 16 or more sustain-
ronment Advisory Comm
well as switching to more
able "best practices focused
.mission continues to study
energy - efficient lighting
on cost savings, energy re-
additional methods to meet
and sealing building "en-
ductions, and innovation.
further GreenStep require- , a
velopes" to prevent energy
Eagan's .20 best practices
ments. The commission will
moss in government build -.
include. participating in a
be discussing possible next
ngs,
benchmarking database,
steps with the City Council
From March of 2011
conserving drinking water
later this fall
through February of this
resources with updated or-
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