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 2021, state government operations reduced fossil fuel gallons by 16% from the baseline and 3% from 2020. The key drivers of this reduction were decreased use of the heavy fleet, specifically in Metro Transit’s bus service, due to changes in operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Goal
30% reduction in state fleet consumption of fossil fuels by 2027 relative to a 2017 adjusted baseline.
Accomplishments
The light fleet is comprised of 30% hybrid, plug-in hybrid electric, and all electric vehicles, up from 11% in 2017 and 26% in 2020.
Changes in operations due to COVID-19 reduced fossil fuel used in the light fleet by 17% in 2020 and 2021 demonstrating a long-term reduction in the fleet’s fossil use to conduct state business might be possible.
Barriers
Heavy and medium fleet vehicles use nearly 80% of all fossil fuels in the Enterprise. Fuels with increased biocontent and vehicles that use alternative fuels are limited so reducing fossil fuel use remains an ongoing challenge.
Almost 3.5% of the state’s light fleet is electric or plug-in hybrid electric. Insufficient electric vehicle charging infrastructure and vehicle availability are obstacles to the wide-spread adoption of electric vehicles.
Baseline
18.2 million fossil fuel gallons
Current Value
15.4 million fossil fuel gallons
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