District Energy St Paul Inc

TO DEVELOP, CONSTRUCT, & OPERATE A DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEM FOR ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA THAT BENEFITS ITS CUSTOMERS, COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

DISTRICT ENERGY SERVICES:DISTRICT ENERGY ST. PAUL IS A NON-PROFIT UTILITY PROVIDING ENERGY SERVICES TO DOWNTOWN SAINT PAUL, MN. THE CORE HEATING NETWORK SERVES 205 BUILDINGS IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND ACROSS THE RIVER TO A SECONDARY AREA OF COMMERCIAL, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE COOLING NETWORK SERVES 119 BUILDINGS IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. THE CUSTOMER BASE INCLUDES HIGHER EDUCATION, HOSPITALS, FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES, RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS, CONDOS, AND TOWNHOMES, AS WELL AS HOTELS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND SPORTS VENUES. DISTRICT ENERGY ST. PAUL IS THE LARGEST HOT-WATER DISTRICT ENERGY SYSTEM IN NORTH AMERICA AND IS RECOGNIZED GLOBALLY AS A LEADER IN INTEGRATED AND DYNAMIC ENERGY SERVICES. TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY, RELIABILITY, AND IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE OF THE SYSTEM, THE UTILITY HAS INCORPORATED THERMAL STORAGE, SOLAR THERMAL, AND BIOMASS-FIRED COMBINED HEAT AND POWER.THIS YEAR DISTRICT ENERGY WORKED TO CONTINUE DELIVERING RELIABLE SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS. BEYOND ENERGY DELIVERY, DISTRICT ENERGY CONTINUED TO ADD NEW CUSTOMERS TO THE SYSTEM IN 2021 AND FOSTER EXISTING CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON. IN ADDITION, CUSTOMERS WERE INTRODUCED TO A VIRTUAL CUSTOMER PORTAL WHERE THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO MONITOR THEIR ENERGY USE. THE DISTRICT ENERGY CUSTOMER PORTAL GIVES CUSTOMERS THE ABILITY TO BETTER TRACK ENERGY PEAKS AND MOVE CUSTOMERS CLOSER TO THEIR ENERGY EFFICIENCY GOALS WHILE INCREASING TRANSPARENCY AND LINES OF COMMUNICATION WITH OUR TEAM.IN ADDITION, DISTRICT ENERGY CONTINUED TO HELP CUSTOMERS WITH THEIR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS. IN 2021 DISTRICT ENERGY LAUNCHED A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE CARBON NEUTRAL COOLING TO ALL 119 OF OUR COOLING CUSTOMERS A TOTAL OF 21 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING SPACE WITHIN DOWNTOWN SAINT PAUL. WE ARE ONE OF THE FIRST DISTRICT SYSTEMS IN THE US TO MAKE THIS MOVE, THANKS TO ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH MINNESOTA-BASED CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS PROVIDER JUHL ENERGY TO PURCHASE RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDITS (RECS) FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS IN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. DISTRICT ENERGY ALSO CONTINUED OFFERING OUR ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM FOR CUSTOMERS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DISTRICT ENERGY TEAM TO PLAN AND FUND PROJECTS. AS THE COMPANY WORKS TOWARD THIS GOAL, THE COMPANY IS COMMITTED TO MEETING THE CUSTOMERS' PRIORITIES OF RELIABILITY, EFFICIENCY AND COST.

OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT SERVICES:EVER-GREEN ENERGY ST. PAUL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS IN SAINT PAUL, MN, INCLUDING ENERGY PARK UTILITY COMPANY, DISTRICT ENERGY ST. PAUL, ST. PAUL COGENERATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL WOOD SUPPLY. THESE LAST THREE ENTITIES WORK TOGETHER TO HELP USE LOCAL TREE WASTE (BIOMASS) TO GENERATE HEAT AND ELECTRICITY FOR A LOW-CARBON ENERGY SOLUTION FOR LOCAL CUSTOMERS. THE TEAM WORKS WITH CITIES, COUNTIES, PRIVATE LAND OWNERS, AND BUSINESSES WHO NEED HELP DEALING WITH STORM-DAMAGED, DISEASED, INFESTED OTHER COMPROMISED TREES.