Community Power and the Twin Cities Energy Efficiency Cohort are excited to announce the launch of our Energy Efficiency Navigator Program!
Are your energy bills too high?
Do you want to make your home more comfortable?
Are you unsure where to start?
An Energy Efficiency Navigator is your one-stop shop to help you find home energy upgrade options that fit your needs, timeline, and budget!
How It Works
- Energy Efficiency Navigators will meet with you to understand your home comfort goals, provide tips to reduce your energy bills, and identify pathways to make upgrades that fit your situation, timeline, and budget.
- Once the pathway is chosen, the Navigators will assist with filling out any applications, gathering information, and answering questions you may have.
- The Navigators will support you as needed from the home energy audit through to the end of installation for any chosen upgrades.
Benefits of Working with a Navigator
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Navigators will help you find solutions to protect your home against health hazards such as lead, mold, asbestos, etc. |
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Navigators will help you find pathways to make your home more comfortable and efficient. |
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Navigators will provide tips and actions you may take to reduce your energy bills. |
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Navigators will ensure you understand and know how to maintain your home heating and cooling systems. |
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Navigators will share information about the benefits of electrifying your home and transitioning away from fossil gas. |
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You'll have the opportunity to provide input and help us shape our program to better serve you and your neighbors. |
Work With Us
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This is only the beginning!
Starting in the summer of 2025, Energy Efficiency Navigators will be working with residents in the Rondo, Frogtown, and East Side neighborhoods of Saint Paul, the Northside and Southside Green Zones in Minneapolis, and other select areas of Saint Paul and Minneapolis for efficient home weatherization and electrification projects. Our goal is to build a community of knowledgeable and engaged residents who can help shape not only the Navigator program, but the energy landscape overall in the Twin Cities. In time, we plan to expand our reach to more of Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and beyond.
Program Background
This program has been in development with the Twin Cities Energy Efficiency Cohort since 2019, gathering community input and feedback. The Cohort was established as a peer-learning network to meet community needs through energy - lowering energy bills, increasing home comfort/safety, addressing climate impacts, and building power to change systems to reflect community needs better. Through the Cohort sessions and public feedback workshops, several gaps and potential solutions were identified, including the concept of a navigator to support residents in understanding and accessing available options for them to make their homes more comfortable and reduce their energy bills.
Our program aims to address systemic barriers to home efficiency upgrade programs by employing navigators to assist and guide residents throughout the process of upgrading their homes. We want to see a Minnesota where everyone can afford to live comfortably in their home while reducing the energy burden and emissions associated with home energy consumption.