"Where do I begin to make effective energy choices?"
By first understanding how you use energy and then learning more about the right options available to you. Throughout this site, Minnesota Power provides a number of tools, references, and calculators to help you prioritize steps and develop and implement an action plan that's right for you and your home and helps you get the most for your energy dollar. It is designed to help transform passive energy users into active participants in effective energy choices.

Step 1: How do I use electric energy and how do I get the most for my energy dollars?

Resources that help you understand how you use energy and what you can do to manage your energy costs.

You can find a wealth of information ranging from heating and cooling to water heating and appliances in new and existing homes.

A customized report to help you determine how you use energy and develop a prioritized list of actions to achieve the benefits of energy-efficient choices.

Determine how your home uses energy in comparison with similar homes.

A representative of Minnesota Power will visit your home and analyze how you use electricity, determine your electric energy use per appliance, and recommend efficiency improvements.

A detailed building diagnostics involving blower door testing and infrared scanning.

Step 2: What are my desired outcomes?

• Manage energy usage
• Control energy costs
• Increase comfort
• Benefit the environment
• Enhance durability and product life
• Easy to use and convenient

Tips for saving energy in your everyday activities.

A road map to energy effective choices from everyday choices to investments in energy-saving products.

Step 3: Create an action plan.

You have already completed the YHER survey. It is now time to update your survey and action plan based on using the many resources below.

A tool to help you prioritize your energy-saving activities.

Room-by-room tour to building energy efficiency into your home.

Low-cost, no-cost ways to save energy and manage your energy costs.

Valuable tools and resources for building energy efficiency into your home improvement plans.

Planning on building a new home? Build it to Triple E standards and achieve long-term energy savings, comfort and durability.

Climb the plug load pyramid to reduce electric energy waste in day to day choices.

Tools to help you make efficient energy choices.

Step 4: Take action and measure the outcomes.

Minnesota Power rebates and special promotions.

Check for portal-only specials.

Tips for saving energy in your everyday activities.

Making your home more energy efficient with ENERGY STAR products and practices.

Step 5: Did I achieve my desired outcome?

Review and update your customized action plan and continue to participate in the Power of One Portal to get the most for your energy dollar.

Update your yardstick based on energy-saving improvements and day-to-day choices achieved in your action plan.

What additional information do I need?