About the Collaborative

A joint effort from Center for Energy and Environment and Minnesota utilities to promote heat pump adoption across Minnesota. 

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Our Goal

started in 2019

The MN ASHP Collaborative is working to make it easier for Minnesotans to choose better heating and cooling. By promoting high-efficiency air source heat pumps, we help homeowners and contractors find options that are more effective, more comfortable, and often more affordable, especially when replacing an aging air conditioner. Our efforts are shaping the future of home comfort in Minnesota, with a goal to make heat pumps the go-to choice by 2035. 

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National Workgroup Participation

  • CLASP Hybrid Heating Workgroup
  • Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership (NEEP)
  • Advanced Heat Pump Coalition (MEEA)
  • Consortium for Energy Efficiency
  • NASEO Residential Energy Efficiency and Beneficial Electrification Task Force
  • Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition

MN ASHP Collaborative Team Lead

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Maggie Pears

Initiative Manager – ASHP

Maggie is the initiative manager for the ASHP initiative as part of Minnesota's Efficient Technology Accelerator (ETA), a statewide program implemented by CEE. In her role, she is responsible for spearheading the initiative strategy for residential air source heat pumps (ASHPs) with CEE's internal team and external partners and overseeing market deployment to increase technology adoption. She implements training deployment, contractor network management, utility collaboration, supply chain collaboration, and marketing collaboration.

Maggie Pears

Our Funders

The MN ASHP Collaborative is funded through Minnesota's Efficient Technology Accelerator, a partnership funded by the state’s investor-owned utilities (IOUs), administered by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources (DER), and implemented by Center for Energy and Environment (CEE). The Collaborative is also funded by consumer-owned electric utilities, including Great River Energy, Missouri River Energy Services, and Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency.