division of energy resources
Commerce awards $5 million in CARD grants for energy conservation
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The Minnesota Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources announces seventeen new Conservation Applied Research and Development (CARD) grant projects. The grants, totaling over $5 million, were chosen from more than 40 full proposals submitted in response to a general topic request for proposals (RFP). These new CARD grant projects will ultimately help Minnesota consumers and businesses save energy, cut energy bills, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
CARD funds projects to help Minnesota utilities identify new technologies or strategies to maximize energy savings, improve the effectiveness of energy conservation programs, or document the carbon dioxide reductions from energy conservation projects.
These new projects will help maximize energy efficiency in commercial buildings, low-income housing, multifamily buildings, grocery stores and more; improve the efficiency of residential air source heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, as well as commercial building ventilation; provide research to help develop insights into insulation and thermal storage, as well as inform the development of load management, district geothermal and electric vehicle programs.
Grantees include a range of nonprofit and for-profit groups, many of which have years of experience working with utilities to help them achieve energy conservation goals. The grant funds are intended to benefit the State of Minnesota and Minnesota ratepayers specifically. All programs, products and services generated by the grants will be delivered to utility customers, end-users, and trade partners located in Minnesota.
*The CARD grantees and their projects include:*
*Grantee*
*Project*
*Total*
*End Date*
Center for Sustainable Building Research
Unlocking the Potential for Safe Energy Retrofits Over Inaccessible Crawlspaces
$407,783
01/30/2027
Slipstream Group, Inc.
Advanced Connected Diagnostics for Commissioning Residential Heat Pumps and Central Air Conditioners
$239,591
11/30/2025
Center for Energy and Environment
Continuous Exterior Insulation: A cold climate solution for deep savings and a pathway to cost-effective decarbonization
$444,388
10/31/2026
Cadmus Group
Consistent Load Shapes for Fuel-Switching Tests and Assessing Flexible Load Potential
$222,335
12/21/2025
Center for Energy and Environment
CO2 Heat Pump Water Heaters for Multifamily Buildings
$359,592
12/31/2026
Michaels Energy
Ventilation Control Using Occupancy Counters
$359,060
11/30/2025
Slipstream Group, Inc.
Strategic Decarbonization for Larger Utility Customers
$199,971
12/31/2025
Center for Energy and Environment
Realizing the Potential Savings from Floating Suction Pressure Control in Minnesota?s Existing Grocery Stores
$494,561
12/31/2026
Center for Energy and Environment
Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner Replacement Field Study
$388,411
12/31/2026
Center for Energy and Environment
Heat pumps with thermal storage: Efficient and resilient electric space heating
$434,635
12/31/2026
Center for Energy and Environment
Establishing Protocols for a Commercial ERV Tune-Up Service
$277,413
12/31/2026
Frontier Energy, Inc.
District Geothermal Site Selection & Feasibility Study
$182,060
11/30/2026
Center for Energy and Environment
Industrial Process Electrification Through Air Source Heat Pump Adoption for Process Loads
$257,792
06/30/2025
Slipstream Group, Inc.
Mapping Electrical Barriers, Motivations, and Perceptions about Efficient Fuel Switching
$357,088
01/31/2026
2050 Partners
Right-Sizing Water Distribution Pipes and Water Heating Systems to Save Energy and Reduce Building Costs
$299,110
12/31/2025
Slipstream Group, Inc.
Indigenous Communities and Residential Electrification Pathway Demonstration
$380,485
08/31/2026
Synapse Energy Economics, Inc.
Advancing and Optimizing Electric Vehicle Adoption in Minnesota through Utility Energy Conservation and Optimization (ECO) Programs
$60,000
09/30/2024
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