Publication | December 31, 2023 by Jeannette LeZaks
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Energy Plan
Part of a joint energy planning project by four Dane County school districts to develop an actionable decarbonization framework for school operations. More
Publication | December 7, 2023 by Shannon Stendel
A Simplified Field Diagnostics Protocol for Envelope and Duct Leakage in Manufactured Homes
This report describes a simplified protocol for assessing envelope and duct leakage in new manufactured homes for home installers and inspectors. More
Publication | November 8, 2023 by Connor Jansen
MassCEC BETA: Commercial Buildings Pilot Market Characterization Report
This report characterizes multifamily and commercial buildings in Massachusetts to identify key buildings for MassCEC's BETA decarbonization pilot. More
Publication | August 29, 2023 by
Michigan Heat Pump Collaborative Market Characterization
This report contains market research to inform the development of initiatives that boost adoption of heat pumps in Michigan. More
Publication | July 6, 2023 by Maddie Koolbeck
Quantifying the Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on City Climate Actions and Goals: Methodology for Cities
This report provides guidance on how cities can identify key provisions from the IRA to accelerate and support their climate action goals. More
Publication | May 12, 2023 by Scott Pigg and Rebecca Sadler
Field Test of Integration Controls for Ductless Minisplit Heat Pumps in Minnesota
This project looked at how integration controls affect the efficiency and comfort of ductless minisplit heat pumps paired with existing electric-resistance heat. More
Publication | May 10, 2023 by Dan Streit
Opportunities for CIP to Support Indigenous Food Sovereignty
Slipstream senior researcher Dan Streit and Slipstream board members Bryan Van Stippen (Indian Land Tenure Foundation) and Kelly Cain (St. Croix Institute) delivered a Conservation Applied Research & Development webinar to make recommendations for Minnesota's Conservation Improvement Program to better support Indigenous Food Sovereignty. More
Publication | May 10, 2023 by Dan Streit
Indigenous Food Sovereignty: How Minnesota utility Conservation Improvement Program participation pathways can enable greater food security for Minnesota Native Nations
Indigenous communities pursue food sovereignty for many reasons, including a commitment to uphold traditional culture and value systems and to ensure their communities can access healthy, local food. Slipstream and our partners at the Indian Land Tenure Foundation, St. Croix Institute, and Healthy Share GBC conducted research using the lens and framework of Minnesota's Conservation Improvement Program to understand the energy-related challenges Minnesota's 11 Native nations face as they pursue food sovereignty initiatives. More
Publication | April 11, 2023 by Rachel Krogman and Shannon Stendel
Manufactured Home Contractor Research
Xcel Energy is considering including a manufactured retrofit program in their next Minnesota Conservation Improvement Program filing.
Slipstream and our partner CEE researched contractor perspectives on manufactured homes. It can be difficult to find contractors who will work on manufactured homes and some weatherization agencies don’t provide manufactured homes services.
This presentation provides an update on Slipstream's research.
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Publication | March 13, 2023 by
New Homes Baseline and Market Characterization Study
This report summarizes a 2017 study that sought to better understand the characteristics of—and market for—new
single-family homes in Wisconsin. More