The Heights Community Energy Receives 2025 Innovation Award from EDAM
The Economic Development Association of Minnesota (EDAM) has awarded The Heights Community Energy and its collaborators the 2025 Innovation Award for projects located in the Twin Cities metro. The Innovation Award recognizes a creative solution to an economic development challenge. Once completed, The Heights, located on the East Side of Saint Paul, will bring a […]
Saint Paul-Based Ever-Green Energy Now Leading Operations at Hennepin County Energy Center
Ever-Green Energy (Ever-Green) has entered into a partnership to operate, manage, and maintain the Hennepin County Energy Center starting January 1, 2025. The steam and chilled water district systems provide heating and cooling services to Hennepin County and City of Minneapolis operations for 15 buildings totaling 5 million square feet on the east side of […]
Pro Bono Services Application Open to Second Nature Network
Take your campus climate action goals to the next level. Apply now for the opportunity to receive up to $25,000 in pro bono consulting services from Ever-Green Energy through Second Nature’s Solutions Center Pro Bono initiative, Round V. Who is eligible? Colleges and universities that are active Second Nature Climate Leadership Network – Signatories, Climate […]
Saint Paul-Based Ever-Green Energy Now Operates University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus Energy Systems
Ever-Green Energy (Ever-Green) will begin operating the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities district energy systems this November. The campus’s energy infrastructure consists of three plant locations in Minneapolis and Saint Paul and serves 24 square million square feet across 250 buildings. Ever-Green now leads four operations in the Twin Cities with an additional three under […]
Luke Gaalswyk appointed president and CEO of District Energy St. Paul
Transition completes succession plan for Ken Smith, who served as president and CEO of District Energy and Ever-Green Energy for more than a decade SAINT PAUL, Minn. – District Energy St. Paul today announced that current Ever-Green Energy President and CEO Luke Gaalswyk will also become its next president and CEO. District Energy St. Paul […]
Networked geothermal is catching on in Minnesota. New legislation aims to push the technology further
Energy News Network Ever-Green is thrilled to see progress in the decarbonization of heating and cooling buildings through geothermal-based district energy. Benefits like cutting building emissions, shared infrastructure, and IRA tax credits are all factors in this current wave of momentum. Read the story from Energy News Network.
Groundwater-based geothermal heat pumps offer efficient, year-round climate control
Facilities Dive Our team is eager to see the Redesign, Inc. US Bank redevelopment site take shape using an aquifer thermal energy storage system. Drawing on decades of experience developing and advancing scalable district systems, our team is leading the development, financing, and implementation of this system, including assessing and incorporating financing incentives from the […]
The Rise of Geothermal in Minnesota
ENTER Our team is very encouraged to see communities and developers prioritizing the decarbonization of building heating and cooling in Minnesota, and we are proud to partner on projects like the Heights in Saint Paul with the Saint Paul Port Authority and the former US Bank site on East Lake Street with Redesign, Inc. in […]
2024 Minnesota Energy Factsheet Out Now
The 2024 Minnesota Energy Factsheet is out, detailing trends and progress in Minnesota’s electric sector. Published by Clean Energy Economy of Minnesota (CEEM) and The Business Council for Sustainable Energy, the Minnesota-focused report is a companion to the nationally-focused Sustainable Energy in America 2024 Factbook. As we continue to see an uptick in the development […]