Program Information

As governmental units seek to contain operational costs, create jobs, reduce emissions, and save energy through energy-related infrastructure improvements and initiatives, the Public Building Enhanced Energy Efficiency Program (PBEEEP) will provide assistance through an easy access approach that combines expert technical services and financing. Any Minnesota local government public building project with the purpose of improving energy-efficiency will be eligible to apply for Program participation. Learn More

PBEEEP Feature Highlights

  • Retrocommissioning/recommissioning and retrofit focus
  • Comprehensive technical services and support
  • Project co-funding options and financing

Program Development & Release

Based on the current development schedule, it is anticipated that the Local Government Program will go live in early 2010. Between now and then, OES and CEE will be developing the Local Government Program and will provide updates as soon as information is available.

Program Resources

General information on the program is provided in the Fact Sheet. As development progresses, the content in this section will be updated to provide specific information for Local Governments, Contractors/Consultants, and Utilities, including:

For Local Governments

See the Local Government page for detailed information on:
  • Participation in PBEEEP
  • Program design
  • Project funding structure

For Contractors/Consultants

See the Contractors/Consultants page for detailed information on:
  • Participation in PBEEEP
  • Qualification requirements for Providers

For Utilities

See the Utilities page for detailed information on:
  • Role of Utilities in PBEEEP

Reference Information

For answers to common questions about PBEEEP, please check out the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions).
For resources and reference information on Recommissioning / Commissioning (RCx), energy information resources, and energy benchmarking, please visit our References page.

Program Partners:

PBEEEP Local is a collaborative effort of the State Of Minnesota, Department Of Commerce, Office Of Energy Security and the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE). Click an organization's logo below for additional information.

Announcements

Providers: NCBC Presentations

Q1 2010 (Pre-Release)

  • RFQ: The release timeframe for the Request For Qualifications (RFQ), which will facilitate creation of a PBEEEP Qualified Provider List, is being revised. Additional information will be provided once available.
  • Updates to the PBEEEP Website: Visit the newly released Local Governments page for information specific for Local Governments, the newly released Contractors/Consultants page dedicated to Provider and Non-Provider firms, and the newly released Utilities page for information specific to Utilities servicing LGUs participating in PBEEEP.

+ Q3, Q4 2009 (Pre-Release)

  • Program Development Kick-off: The PBEEEP Local Government development phase was initiated in early September 2009. The core component of program development, the Technical Guidelines and Standards documents, are in review at this time with OES.
  • Project Information: A Project Information page is being developed that will include case studies, project reports, program reports, and other project-related information.

PBEEEP Local Government Newsletter

Subscribe to the PBEEEP Local Government Newsletter! The Newsletter is sent out via email and contains information on the development of the program and on upcoming events and dates. Recent newsletters are listed below:
PBEEEP was made possible with funding from the U.S. Department Of Energy and the Minnesota Department Of Commerce, Office Of Energy Security.