PBEEEP State

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. Learn More

Participate

Any public building project in Minnesota having the purpose of energy-efficiency improvement is eligible for Program participation. The primary activity of the project must be the purchase, installation, or improvement of public building equipment or operations. Once the application process has been completed, the project will be eligible to enter the Screening phase.

Case Studies

Case studies will be made available on PBEEEP projects as they become available. These case studies will high-light PBEEEP project outcomes, PBEEEP project framework and processes, and other project related information. Watch this space for details on forthcoming case studies.

Detailed Project Information
Summary by Project Phase
C. Plum, C. Traczyk, M. Hancock. 2012.
Results of Minnesota's Public Building Enhanced Energy Efficiency Program; PBEEEP. 2012 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings.
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Resources

Common Questions

For answers to common questions about PBEEEP, please check out the FAQs (02-20-2013) (Frequently Asked Questions).

Resources (Articles & Links)

For resources and reference information on Retrocommissioning/Recommissioning, energy information resources, and energy benchmarking, please visit our References page.

Program Partners:

PBEEEP State is a collaborative effort of the State Of Minnesota, Department Of Administration / Real Estate & Construction Services (ADMIN/RECS) and the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE). Click an organization's logo below for additional information.

Program Results

- As of 10/30/2012 the Investigation Phase of 379 state owned building at fourty four sites comprising 17,827,521 square feet was complete.
- Energy Investigation Reports for all fourty four sites (all completed using ARRA funding) have been issued.
- 526 state owned buildings totaling 13,596,327 square feet were determined not to be good candidates for cost effective recommissioning/retrofit projects in the initial Screening Phase. These buildings average 25.000 square feet in size.
- As of 10/31/2012, 386 state owned buildings comprising 17,827,521 square feet are now in or ready for the Implementation Phase. Implementation expenses to date are $2,043,912.
- As of 10/31/2012 there are seven buildings with 1,280,000 swuare feet in the Measurement and Verification Phase.
- Energy Cost and Savings - PBEEEP has identified over $1.5 million dollars in Energy Savings, including 18 million KW hours and over 750,000 therms.
Implementation Phase
Screening had been performed at over 900 buildings at 67 sites throughout Minnesota that had elected to participate in PBEEEP. From this, 379 proceeded into the Investigation Phase and are now into the third phase of PBEEEP, wich is Implementation. Currently, 39 of these project sites in the program have qualified with substantial savings and have completed some part of the Implementation Phase.
PBEEEP Status Report (12-11-2012)
A Status Report showing the agencies participating in PBEEEP including a SkyView© map of their locations throughout the state is now available.