Learn how to reduce your energy use and save money!  The Hawthorne Neighborhood Council has teamed up with the Center for Energy and Environment, CenterPoint Energy and Xcel Energy to offer Hawthorne homeowners Community Energy Services, CES, a full service residential energy program.

The program will not only provide you with information about reducing your energy use by installing low-cost/no-cost measures in your home, but it will also provide you with the tools and financing necessary if you are ready to make larger investments.

Community Energy Services Provides:

·      FREE educational workshops to teach homeowners how to lower their energy use and save money;

·      Materials which may include: low flow showerheads, setback thermostats, compact fluorescent light bulbs, set back thermostat, gasket seals, door sweeps, faucet aerators, pipe insulation and more to help participants save now;

·      Customized home energy visits from qualified professionals who will identify additional ways for residents to save in their homes, including a blower door test. Up to $400 in services and materials for a co-pay of only $20, however the Hawthorne Neighborhood Council will cover the co-pay of the first 150 people to sign up for the program, giving you a $400 value for free;

·      Personalized energy use inventory for the last 12 months and feedback for  the next 12 months to show the homeowner how these low-cost/no-cost measures resulted in decreased energy use, also allowing participants to compare their energy use to that of their neighbors also participating in the program (confidentially of course);

·      Information on financing, incentives, stimulus funding and rebates for those wishing to complete larger projects such as insulation or a furnace replacement.

Reserve your spot at the workshop by contacting Ashley Robertson at 612-335-5869 or arobertson@mncee.org.   Workshops will be held at Farview Recreation Center (621 29^th Ave. N) 

Wednesday, February 17th, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 

OR 

Saturday, February 20^th, 10:00 a.m. – Noon 

We will also be hosting an informational and volunteer meeting on Wednesday, January 13^th at 6:30 p.m. at Farview Recreation Center. This meeting will give participants a chance to get an early preview of the program, meet some of our energy experts, learn how to promote the program to others and receive specialized leadership material. 

By being a part of the Community Energy Services program you will be one of the first people in the state to have access to everything this program has to offer!   Invite your friends, neighbors and family, all Hawthorne homeowners are welcome!   

Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).

For more information about the Center for Energy and Environment, visit their Web site.

Hawthorne Voices

Business Committee: Meets on the last Friday of each month at USBank on West Broadway. 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Housing Committee: Meets the 1st Wednesday of each month from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at Farview Park.

Environment Committee: Meets the 4th Monday of each month from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Farview Park.

Crime Prevention and Family Safety Committee: Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at Farview Park.

Board of Directors: Meets the 2nd Thursday of each month from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at Farview Park.

The Hawthorne Huddle - Meets the 1st Thursday of each month from 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. at Farview Park.