WDIO Created: July 27, 2021 03:31 PM On Tuesday, Gov. Tim Walz held a ceremonial bill signing to celebrate the landmark Energy Conservation and Optimization Act of 2021. The ECO Act will help Minnesota's energy conservation programs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and create local jobs across the state through electrical, heating and cooling, ventilation, and insulation installation projects in Minnesota homes and businesses. According to the governor's office, the ECO Act updates and expands Minnesota's Conservation Improvement Program (CIP). CIP helps Minnesota households and businesses use electricity and natural gas more efficiently, conserving energy, reducing carbon dioxide emissions, and lessening the need for new utility infrastructure.