Business View Magazine | March 2020

280 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MARCH 2020 solar costs and barriers while promoting the goal of making it faster, cheaper, and easier to go solar. Since 2012, Roseville has been a participating member of Minnesota’s GreenStep Cities Program, the state’s voluntary challenge, assistance, and recognition program to help cities achieve sustainability and quality-of-life goals. On May 31, 2019, Roseville was awarded the achievement of Step 3, having completed a total of 64 actions in five categories: Buildings and Lighting, Land Use, Transportation, Environmental Management, and Resilient Economic and Community Development. As Roseville moves towards completing Steps 4 and 5 in the next few years, the city will need to monitor and report various sustainability metrics such as Tree Canopy, LED Street lighting, Vehicle Miles Traveled, Stormwater, Renewable Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Wastewater, and more. Solar City Hall - Courtesy of the City of Roseville