Clean Energy Goals
This was the year Xcel Energy committed to their ambitious carbon reduction goals.
What is 2018?
In this arid region of the United States, the photovoltaic solar resource is considerably greater than anywhere else in the United States.
What is the (American) Southwest?
Along with the coastline, this region of the United States has a considerably larger wind resource than other regions.
What is the Midwest or Great Plains region?
These types of vehicles run on both gas and electric.
What is a hybrid?
In regards to Energy Efficiency, the acronym DSM stands for this.
What is Demand Side Management?
In 2050, the majority of clean energy will come from this source among our energy mix.
What is wind energy?
This is an individual or company that pays into a Community Solar Garden and receives a credit on their monthly bill.
What is a Solar Energy Subscriber?
As of March 2019, only this country generates more energy from wind than the US.
What is China?
This hybrid car first produced in 2011 is the overall best-selling electric vehicle as of 2019.
What is the Chevrolet Volt?
On average, this equipment consumes the most energy in your home.
What is HVAC?
Xcel Energy measures its carbon-reduction goals on baselines from this year.
What is 2005?
DAILY DOUBLE!
This state has the best solar resource of all of our service states.
What is New Mexico?
This wind-related profession has been one of the fastest growing jobs fields in the past few years in the US.
What is the Wind Turbine Service Technician field?
On average, EVs can travel this far on a single charge.
(Hint, it’s a multiple of 10.)
What is 100 miles?
This U.S. Green Building Council certification program recognizes sustainable building strategies and practices for commercial sector.
What is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)?
One average nuclear power plant that produces clean, carbon-free electricity generates the same amount of electricity as this many coal plants.
What is 2?
This solar farm in Minnesota is the source of energy powering Renewable*Connect® subscribers.
What is North Star Solar Project? (it’s located in Chisago County and can power up to 22,000 homes)
This is the standard length of turbine blades in the Midwest.
(Hint, it's a multiple of 10.)
What is 200 feet?
For electric vehicles, this is the average cost per gallon equivalent to traditional gasoline.
What is $1?
LEDs save consumers this amount of energy over traditional bulbs. (Answer as a percent.)
What is 70%-90%?
Windsource is one of five renewable programs in Minnesota. Name two others.
What are Renewable*Connect, Solar*Rewards, Solar*Rewards Community, and Net Metering?
It takes this megawatt amount in solar energy to power approximately 225 homes.
What is 1-megawatt?
This massive 478 MW wind farm was recently featured in Xtra.
What is the Hale wind project?
Xcel Energy currently offers rebates on these two models of electric vehicles.
What is the Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi Outlander?
DAILY DOUBLE!
This is the decade that Xcel Energy began offering energy-efficiency programs.
What is the 1990s?