Minnesota Power Retrofit Showcases the Benefits of Electrification in Extreme Climates
Minnesota Power is a regional utility company serving 145,000 customers in northeastern Minnesota. Like many of its customers, Minnesota Power faces efficiency challenges within existing and aging facilities. This led leadership to pursue a high-performance HVAC retrofit in one of its offices.
After seven years of failing compressors, humidity issues, and frigid winters, a defective HVAC system in its Cloquet, Minnesota, office left the utility company at its wit’s end. The office is home to Minnesota Power’s customer service department and linemen who are in and out of the building several times each day. While only serving about 20 employees at a time, the 5,000-square-foot office space was in need of attention.