We have a winner!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the first Minnesota Home Energy Makeover contest. We are pleased to announce our grand prize winner of a $15,000 home energy makeover:
Benjamin Raak of Minneapolis
Benjamin's home exemplifies the average Minnesotan house and provides us with the perfect opportunity to model many energy efficiency improvements and show significant savings. We will be showing his home's makeover on this website over the coming months, including videos and technical information about the improvements that will be made. Congrats, Benjamin!
Congratulations, Home Energy Makeover Finalists!
Of the over 1,600 Minnesotans who entered the Home Energy Makeover
contest, twenty-five were randomly selected to receive special prizes. Four of our random winners received a certificate for $600 donated by Warners’ Stellian towards a new energy efficient appliance!
Thank you, Warners' Stellian, for your generous support of the Home Energy Makeover Contest!
From left to right, winner Tom Riddering, manager Peggy Land of the St. Paul Warners' Stellian , winner Michele Holzwarth, winner Erhard Goebel and winner Amal Ahmed.
The finalists are:
- Carol and Michael Caouette of Stillwater
- Mike and Peggy Knutson of Benson
- Melanie LaPointe of Minneapolis
- Angela and Jeremy Pidde of Comfrey
- Chad and Amanda Spiess of Taylor Falls
- Kelley Houlihan of Minneapolis
- Tom and June Walsh of St. Paul
- Jayne and Steve Hernandez of Cottage Grove
- Jody Sanderson of Forest Lake
- Benjamin Raak of Minneapolis
Stay tuned! Please contact Neely at or 612-335-5852 with any questions.
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Congrats to the recipients of the 2009 City of Minneapolis Climate Change Innovation Grants, a nationally-recognized grant program to encourage inventive local climate action. This year grantees are promoting clotheslines, composting, biking to church, garden-share programs, local food, energy block clubs and more! All the grantees are using the Minnesota Energy Challenge to track their community's savings and promote energy efficiency and conservation, so show your support by joining their teams.
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