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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Electrify Everything Opens Registration for May Workshop
Edina, Minn., April 19, 2024 – Registration is now open for Edina’s free Electrify Everything workshop on Wednesday, May 15.
Electrify Everything is a Minnesota program of the cities of Eden Prairie, Edina, Minneapolis and St. Louis Park, with support from the Center for Energy and Environment and Citizens
Utility Board, to make home electrification more accessible and understandable for everyone regardless of neighborhood or income. The program connects residents to information and resources
that help them understand home electrification and why it is important.
Home electrification is the process of transitioning home appliances away from fossil fuels such as natural gas to cleaner sources of electricity production. Heat pumps for heating and
cooling, induction stoves, electric clothes dryers, heat pump hot water heaters and insulation are all critical pieces of infrastructure to target when electrifying a home.
Some benefits of home electrification include improved indoor air quality, more predictable energy bills and the overall reduction of carbon output in the community.
Home electrification is also in alignment with the City’s Climate Action Plan, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent below 2019 levels and achieve net zero emissions
by 2050.
At the workshop, participants will learn about each step of electrifying a home, including the technical and financial resources available to help. Participants will also have the opportunity
to ask contractors questions.
Edina residents can register online for the free Electrify Everything workshop scheduled for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, at Edina Public Works & Maintenance Facility, 7450 Metro
Blvd. RSVP online at EdinaMN.gov/ElectrifyEverything.
For more information, contact Sustainability Manager Marisa Bayer at mbayer@EdinaMN.gov or 952-826-1621.
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