Minnesota wastewater treatment plants can get help to achieve energy efficiency through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wastewater Infrastructure Accelerator. The Minnesota Department of Commerce is a program partner and will help facilitate assistance for Minnesota plants.
According to the DOE, “The Wastewater Infrastructure Accelerator will work over three years with state, regional, and local agencies that are engaging with water resource recovery facilities in their jurisdiction to accelerate a pathway toward a sustainable infrastructure of the future. The Accelerator aims to catalyze the adoption of innovative and best-practice approaches in data management, technologies, and financing for infrastructure improvement. Partners will seek to improve the energy efficiency of their participating water resource recovery facilities by at least 30% and integrate at least one resource recovery measure.”
Goals of Wastewater Infrastructure Accelerator:
- Demonstrate best-practice/cutting-edge approaches and tools toward a sustainable wastewater infrastructure and yield road-tested examples for other facilities
- Document model plans for transitioning to a sustainable infrastructure that will help drive more solutions in the industry
- Develop assessment and decision tools for selecting best-practice approaches and tools on the pathway toward a sustainable infrastructure
- Develop recommendations for post-Accelerator next steps
There are opportunities for energy savings in every step of the waste water treatment process:
Learn more about the program benefits from the Wastewater Infrastructure Accelerator Factsheet. To sign up, contact Lindsay Wimmer at the Minnesota Department of Commerce at lindsay.wimmer@state.mn.us or 651-539-1771.
