Minneapolis Climate Action

Since 2007, Minneapolis Climate Action (MCA) has worked in collaboration with community members and local organizations to create energy democracy through community building and climate solutions rooted in deep systemic change.

Mission: 

We advance equitable opportunities to build resilient communities through climate solutions.

Vision:

Engaged, resilient communities with democratized, equitable access to sustainable climate solutions.

Current Programming

Minneapolis Climate Action's current programming falls into 3 main programs: clean energy and sustainability workforce development, community solar garden development, and community engagement.

CLEAN ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

MCA currently hosts 8 classes in partnership with vendors and other organizations, on topics such as soalr installations and sustainable landscape development.  MCA coordinates the space, addresses operations needs, and provides wraparound services to increase access to workforce development programming.

COMMUNITY SOLAR GARDEN DEVELOPMENT

MCA, in partnership with Renewable Energy Partners, operates 2 existing community solar gardens at North High School and EMERGE Recycling, with plans for 2 additional gardens to be developed in 2025!  MCA identifies sites for CSG development, engages, educates, and enrolls subscribers, provides ongoing subscriber relations, manages maintenance and contracts, and engages with policy and utility companies. 

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

MCA convenes the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Resilience Hub work group, which engages community in informing the Resiliency Hub's green energy pilot projects.  MCA also engages, educates and enrolls community members to subscribe to community solar gardens and enroll in clean energy and sustainability career training.

North High Community Solar Garden is ONLINE and generating ENERGY SAVINGS for our subscribers!

Our barrier-free subscription model enables all community members to participate in community solar!

No upfront costs

Guaranteed monthly savings on energy bills

Emphasis on low and moderate income subscribers

We focus on enrolling low and moderate income community members as subscribers to ensure that ALL of us benefit from the energy transition.  

There are limited shares still available in our North High CSG! 

Contact subscriber@mplsclimate.org for more info.

What your donation will support:

These are just a few of our initiatives in Minneapolis:

• Increased access to community solar gardens with a model that creates access to all and benefits Minneapolis neighborhood organizations

• Development of additional community solar garden sites

• Increased access to clean energy workforce training programs

• Expanded offerings for sustainable career development

With climate action under threat at the national level, local leadership and innovation is needed now more than ever!

Please consider joining our growing community of support. Your donation will help bring innovative climate solutions to communities throughout Minneapolis.