Measuring the sustainability of Minnesota state government operations
Fleet
Track the performance of the State of Minnesota against its goal to achieve a 30% reduction in state fleet consumption of fossil fuels by 2027 relative to a 2017 adjusted baseline.
Energy
Track the performance of the State of Minnesota against its goal to achieve a 30% reduction in consumption of energy per square foot by 2027 relative to a 2017 adjusted baseline.
Water
Track the performance of the State of Minnesota against its goal to reduce water consumption by 15% by 2025 relative to a 2017 adjusted baseline.
Solid Waste
Track the performance of the State of Minnesota against its goal to achieve 75% combined recycling and composting rate of Solid Waste by 2030.
Procurement
Track the performance of the State of Minnesota against its goal to ensure that 25% of total spend on priority contracts are sustainable purchase by 2025.
Greenhouse Gas
Track the performance of the State of Minnesota against its goal to reduce Greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2025.
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Fleet
In 2019 state operations increased fossil fuel gallon use by about 10% from 2018. The key drivers of this increase were a more severe winter and increased use of fuel in transit service. More severe winters require more snow removal and more idling. Metro Transit’s Metro Mobility has expanded its services, which has increased medium fleet fuel use.
Goal
30% reduction in state fleet consumption of fossil fuels by 2027 relative to a 2017 adjusted baseline.
Accomplishments
In one year, the state increased its number of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicles as a share of its light-duty fleet by 54% to a total of 1,112 vehicles.
Eleven agencies reduced their fossil fuel gallons in 2019. Agencies with passenger vehicles have been able to make significant progress by purchasing hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicles.
Barriers
Heavy and medium fleets drive the growth of fossil fuel use. Until alternative options exist, increasing the share of bio-based fuels is the only strategy available to reduce their fossil fuel use.
Almost 1% of the state's light fleet is electric. Electric vehicle charging at state agency locations and throughout Minnesota is insufficient to enable wide-spread adoption of electric vehicles.
Baseline
18.2 million fossil fuel gallons
Current Value
20.3 million fossil fuel gallons
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