5 Year Anniversary

Happy Birthday To Us!

We're 5 years old! Yay! Take a look at what we've accomplished together over the last 5 years. We'd also appreciate it if you'd sign our guestbook.

Energy Drips

Energy Drips Video

Pull up a chair and watch this video for some simple, practical ways to reduce energy drips in your home and stop paying for energy that you never get to use.

The Minnesota Energy Challenge is an action guide for reducing energy waste in our state. Energy efficiency has never been this FUN and EASY!

State-wide Participants

Individuals

Each year, Minnesotans save

That's 234,258,318 lbs. of CO2!
Get ideas for easy ways to reduce energy waste in your home.
Join teams to maximize your impact & track your community's pledged energy savings.
Sign up and create your own action plan for reducing energy waste.
Compete against other schools, churches, businesses, and neighborhoods.

Action Guide

Just a few of the fun and easy things you can do to save energy, money, and the environment. See All Actions

Free & EasySee All

Take a Load Off

Sign up for your utility’s air conditioning load control program and stop worrying about A/C costs.

Keep in the Cold: Window A/C

Close doors and windows to give your room A/C a break.

Don't Get Burned by Hot Water

Turn your water heater dial to 120° to keep your energy bills low and your family safe.

Biggest Bang for the BuckSee All

Seal Attic Bypasses

Seal attic air leaks allowing heated air to escape from your house into the attic and wreak havoc.

Ditch the Car

Combine trips, walk or bike for some extra exercise and energy savings.

Upgrade Your Furnace

Replace your 20+ year old furnace with a shiny new efficient unit.

Teams

Start or join a team with friends, family and neighbors to maximize your impact. See All teams

Top Neighborhood Teams

1

Longfellow, Mpls

289 Members / $206,144 / 2,140,162 lbs CO2
2

Phillips, Mpls

244 Members / $52,102 / 567,413 lbs CO2
3

Linden Hills, Mpls

199 Members / $166,828 / 1,643,066 lbs CO2
4

Seward, Mpls

165 Members / $102,645 / 1,240,783 lbs CO2
5

Kingfield, Mpls

129 Members / $64,355 / 770,690 lbs CO2

Top Other Teams

1

Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys

413 Members / $113,853 / 3,195,193 lbs CO2
2

Yards to Gardens

160 Members / $44,181 / 1,218,889 lbs CO2
3

Bedlam Theatre

104 Members / $40,977 / 582,110 lbs CO2
4

Archdiocese Global Warming Action Team

96 Members / $98,249 / 976,013 lbs CO2
5

Park Towers Senior Apartments

95 Members / $2,684 / 55,212 lbs CO2

Top School Teams

1

Rosemount High School

636 Members / $390,358 / 6,209,444 lbs CO2
2

St. Paul Academy and Summit School

263 Members / $57,671 / 1,012,464 lbs CO2
3

St. Michael School, Prior Lake

250 Members / $117,071 / 1,580,312 lbs CO2
4

South High School (Minneapolis)

151 Members / $30,293 / 956,416 lbs CO2
5

Delano Middle School

132 Members / $80,670 / 1,243,492 lbs CO2