'Better Energy' Workshops Help Apple Valley Homeowners Save Energy, Money
This week is Apple Valley residents’ last chance to take advantage of a free energy workshop and low-cost home audit as the city's Better Energy initiative comes to an end.
Apple Valley on Thursday will offer the last in a series of Better Energy workshops for residents, which were designed to help homeowners combat energy costs. Residents can attend the free, one-hour session at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Hayes Community and Senior Center. The city launched Better Energy in 2009, and Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund, Dakota Electric Association and CenterPoint Energy provided $400,000 in grants. “The concept of the project was to try to find ways to get an entire community to adopt better energy thinking—a mindset of conservation and efficiency,” said Charles Grawe, assistant city administrator. The city scheduled nine workshops over the two-year period, said Carl Nelson, program and …
