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Care Share (image of a heart with "CS" initials held in the center of two palms).
January 2026

CERTs Seed Grants are just the beginning

Minneapolis Friends Meeting (brown single house)
January 2026

Minneapolis Friends Meeting: Living their values through clean energy

Park Plaza (brown apartments)
January 2026

Olson Court Park Plaza: Building energy efficiency into affordable housing

United Way Employees outside Lake Country Power’s Mountain Iron Office.
January 2026

Lake Country Power takes load control to a new level

Conference room with people sitting o tables surrounding the presenter.
December 2025

A bright, new cohort chapter for Community Energy Ambassadors

Recent home energy career training graduation, photo courtesy of the Center for Energy and Environment
December 2025

Prairie Island Indian Community makes waves of progress towards net zero

Krishna Woerheide
December 2025

Grand Portage addresses energy reliability

The CERTs crew and Austin Utility employees gather to reach out to local businesses in Austin.
November 2025

CERTs goes door to door with main street businesses

Dedicated volunteers from St. Olaf College who assisted at a community heat tape event at Cannon River Mobile Home Park.
November 2025

Growing Up Healthy’s work branches out

MNIPL’s Julia Nerbonne speaks with the cohort, providing coaching and support.
October 2025

Resilience hubs look to the future of Minnesota

The 2025 MTERA annual conference brought together tribal leaders, energy professionals, and community representatives.
October 2025

Tribal leaders unite to drive sustainable energy solutions

Kristen and William pose outside by their new HVAC system
October 2025

Two years later, a 116-year-old St. Paul home is (still) all electric!

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