Partnering with local communities to transition to clean, renewable energy.
About Our Community
After gathering hundreds of signatures on our cards, we went on to present resolutions to the City Council to prohibit the building of new gas infrastructure in the city and to declare that Saint Paul is in a climate emergency—both passed and are now part of city policy.
Most recently, we worked with city officials to enable the building of a geothermal district energy system at ‘The Heights’, a new housing and light industrial development on the east side of Saint Paul. As part of our Fossil Free Saint Paul campaign, we’re looking for other possible sites in the city.
Join us and help find those sites in your community!
Image of pledge card states:
I stand for powering St. Paul with 100% clean, renewable energy for everyone! No new fossil fuel infrastructure!
Unidos MN | Saint Paul (formerly Saint Paul 350) is committed to leading community-scale climate action to help Saint Paul transition off fossil fuels. We focus on organizing neighborhoods to create equitable and clean energy solutions.
Unidos MN | St. Paul is a grassroots organization that began in a local library basement in 2017. We were small enough to gather around a single table and share spice bars while we learned about things like community solar and inclusive financing. As we grew and talked about what we could do in our own neighborhoods, our focus became to help the City of Saint Paul transition to clean, renewable energy. This decision led to our first major action, a pledge card.
Current Initiative:
Thermal Energy Networks (TENs)
Thermal Energy Networks (TENs) are systems that use pipes underground to move heat between buildings.
Instead of using gas, TENs help keep homes warm in the winter and cool in the summer by sharing heat that’s already around us, like from the ground or big buildings. This way, we don’t have to burn as much fuel, which is better for the planet and makes energy cheaper. Saint Paul already has one of these systems at ‘The Heights’, and we’re looking for more places to use them to help even more people.
Volunteer Opportunity:
Hastings Door knock for Jen Fox!
Join Representative Athena Hollins and Unidos Saint Paul on October 19 to make a difference as we get the vote out for Jen Fox — MINNESOTA HOUSE DISTRICT 41B!
Saint Paul Upcoming Events
Our ‘24-’25 Plan
Policy: Revising the Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP)
Funding: Establishing a Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) and using franchise fees to fund decarbonization
Pilot Sites: Developing clean energy pilot projects around the city
Interested in joining our cause?
If our initiatives and work resonates with you, we’d love to chat!