Writing for electrification nonprofit Rewiring America, Lopez’s national perspective fails to reflect Minnesota’s reality and ignores the practical progress of the PUC’s decision, which will drive improvements to Minnesota’s housing stock, lower energy costs for homeowners and reduce emissions. Minnesota has a long history of methodically and cost-effectively helping utility customers improve their homes and businesses to use less energy and save money. This steady progress is critical in Minnesota, where roughly two-thirds of residents heat their homes with natural gas. The decision doesn’t fit neatly into the headline Lopez wanted, but it reflects the thoughtful, meaningful, and practical progress that we value here in Minnesota. Among its strategies, CEE develops and delivers energy efficiency programs for several Minnesota utilities, including Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy.