UPDATE: Please confirm with host organizations about the status of listed events. Many in-person events have been cancelled, or there may be virtual options for some events.
See our Upcoming Events page, or check our community calendar below for upcoming green community events in Minnesota, or submit your own event!
The week's events
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- Webinar: Beneficial Electrification in the 21st Century!
Webinar: Beneficial Electrification in the 21st Century! Webinar: Beneficial Electrification in the 21st Century!
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July 28, 2020Beneficial Electrification (BE) has emerged as the consensus terminology describing the positive economic and environmental benefits inherent within the declining carbon intensity of electricity. If Energy-Efficiency can get us half the way there, BE and Clean Energy can get us all the way to Sustainability! BE efforts are underway from coast to coast, targeted to reduce overall GHG emissions from all sectors of the economy. Every ‘pathway study’ and ‘national assessment’ shows the potential for significant emissions reductions, primarily attributed to efficiency gains, the ‘greening of the grid’, and increased electrification.
Hear from advocates, planners and practitioners about the BE efforts currently underway and gain a better understanding of this tremendous opportunity.
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- Toy Lending Event
Toy Lending Event Toy Lending Event
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July 29, 2020Come to our toy lending event to become a member of the toy library. Access to over 1,000 toys appropriate for children age birth to 5.
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- Webinar: Charging up with Volkswagen Settlement Funds
Webinar: Charging up with Volkswagen Settlement Funds Webinar: Charging up with Volkswagen Settlement Funds
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July 30, 2020Is your community, non-profit, or business interested in hosting an electric vehicle (EV) charging station? Want to learn more about potential funding through the Volkswagen Settlement fund? Don’t know what that is and want to learn more? Join the Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) and Drive Electric Minnesota for a webinar to learn about these topics and more!
We will have a VERY brief overview of Minnesota’s portion of the Volkswagen Settlement and timeline, followed by some examples from Phase 1 and some discussion to prepare you for Phase 2 funding that is coming out this summer, fall, and beyond. Hear from the developer for the fast chargers along MN corridors and from charging station host sites about their experience and lessons learned as part of the grant process. We hope this webinar will help prepare your community for installing an EV charger with potential funding from the Volkswagen Settlement. This free webinar is hosted by CERTs and Drive Electric MN.
