Scaling Weatherization in Minnesota: Opportunities and Challenges from a Landscape Analysis and Case Study Analysis
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Scaling Weatherization in Minnesota: Opportunities and Challenges from a Landscape Analysis and Case Study Analysis
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2022-02
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This report aims to inform decision makers in Minnesota as they consider scaling the state’s Weatherization Assistance Program. The report summarizes information from two research approaches: (1) a landscape analysis of weatherization funding reports and implementation plans across Minnesota and 20 comparable states, and (2) a set of comparative case studies drawn from interviews with weatherization program offices and implementers and reports in six states. We analyze states’ experience in effectively leveraging WAP funding with other programs, applying additional sources of capital for weatherization, and addressing barriers to broadening the reach of and services provided by weatherization programs.
The report presents the information from the landscape analysis and case studies, which we use to propose recommendations for Minnesota decision makers to consider. Our findings and recommendations cut across legislation, program design, and implementation of weatherization.
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This research was funded by the Minnesota Department of Commerce to support the 2021 Weatherization Assistance Program Working Group. Authors of this report were not members of the Working Group but attended select meetings to ensure alignment of research design with the Working Group objectives and identified research needs.
The research was led by Dr. Gabriel Chan and Dr. Elise Harrington at the University of Minnesota, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy. The University of Minnesota contracted with APPRISE Incorporated to support the comparative landscape analysis. Erica Blevins and Maddie Hansen-Connell provided excellent research assistance.
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Chan, Gabriel; Harrington, Elise; Berger, Jacqueline. (2022). Scaling Weatherization in Minnesota: Opportunities and Challenges from a Landscape Analysis and Case Study Analysis. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/241452.
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