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Get Amped: The Basics of Electrifying Your Home

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Get Amped: The Basics of Electrifying Your Home 

March 20, 2025 – ROCHESTER, MINN. – The City of Rochester is offering a free workshop to help residents understand the basics of switching appliances from fossil fuels to high-efficiency electric options and the resources available to assist with the process. This Electrify Everything Minnesota workshop, offered in partnership with the Center for Energy and Environment, is designed to provide step-by-step guidance and connect residents with valuable resources.  

Get Amped: The Basics of Electrifying Your Home 
April 3 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Development Services and Infrastructure Center  
(4001 West River Parkway) 
Advanced registration is strongly encouraged but not required.

This workshop will include: 

  • A presentation on the pillars of home electrification, insulation and air sealing, heat pumps for heating and cooling, heat pump hybrid water heaters, clothes dryers, induction stoves and electrical service upgrades. 
  • Activities to allow residents to ask questions about specific electrification steps and technologies. 
  • An overview of financial incentives, planning assistance and preferred contractors for electrification projects. 
  • Opportunities to talk with contractors at the event to get answers to questions and support on the first steps for launching these projects. 
  • Light dinner 

Can’t attend in person? Register for the Virtual Option to listen to Get Amped: The Basics of Electrifying Your Home live over Zoom. 

Get Amped: The Basics of Electrifying Your Home is session one of a three-part home electrification workshop series sponsored by the City of Rochester in partnership with the Destination Medical Center. More information is available at rochestermn.gov/sustainability.  

Registration is open for the additional workshops in this series: 

 

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Updated 3/24/2025 12:03 PM
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