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    A hidden challenge for Minneapolis climate goals: shoddy insulation

    About two-thirds of homes being listed for sale in Minneapolis have inadequate insulation, according to a review of energy disclosure reports. Since January 2020, Minneapolis has required homeowners to disclose the results of a recent energy audit before selling a property. Since then, the city has collected publicly accessible data on more than 16,000 residential properties. Gas utility CenterPoint Energy and the Center for Energy and Environment, a nonprofit that manages the city’s residential benchmarking program, recently studied the data and identified a lack of insulation as a recommendation to address in 65{12dec99aef6f119e349308ab81c83b123ba77cd3d9c980ff09eaac1f958a2724} of the reports. About 40{12dec99aef6f119e349308ab81c83b123ba77cd3d9c980ff09eaac1f958a2724} flagged inefficient heating appliances. The results didn’t come as a surprise to…

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