Free energy efficiency improvements for homeowners and renters

Find your home’s hidden energy savings with a Home Energy Squad visit. Our experts will lay out a personalized energy plan for your home and install energy-saving items to qualifying households free of charge that may include programmable thermostats, low-flow showerheads and kitchen and bathroom aerators to reduce your home’s energy usage at no charge.

Home Energy Squad is delivered by the Center for Energy and Environment.

Visit the HomeEnergySquad.net or call 651-328-6220, Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., to schedule your visit.​​

Weatherization provides income-qualified homeowners and renters an energy assessment at no cost. This assessment finds measures to improve a home's energy efficiency, and after approved, they are installed at no cost to the customer. They can include but are not limited to attic and wall insulation, sealing of air leaks, plus repair or replacement of natural gas furnace (or boiler) and water heater.​​

Customers must participate in the Minnesota Department of Commerce Energy Assistance program to qualify.

Step 1: Apply through your local Energy Assistance Program service provider.*

Step 2: Visit our program page QualifyToWeatherize.com​, or call our program partner, Sustainable Resource Center, at 612-870-4255, Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., to get started with Weatherization Assistance.

*Note: If you already applied for and received EAP funding approval, you qualify for weatherization services. Skip to step 2.

Customers currently enrolled in the energy assistance program (EAP) are eligible to receive a free heating system tune-up and safety check every two years. The service is offered with equipment replacement support from local Energy Assistance Providers if needed and services are performed an authorized CenterPoint Energy Home Service Plus technician.

Eligible customers will be contacted by CenterPoint Energy to schedule an appointment typically between February and April each year. Timing is subject to change. Availability is limited.

Qualifying homeowners receive a FREE energy review and at least 50% of the cost for qualifying installed weatherization and high-efficiency equipment upgrades.

Energy-saving measures that may be recommended with at least 50% of the cost paid by this program include: insulating attics and walls, tune-up/repair/replace heating systems, sealing air leaks, replacing water heaters and more.

Must be a single-family homeowner within CenterPoint Energy's service area and have a household income at or below 80% of the area's median income, scaled for household size.

Learn more about program eligibility and get started at MN-HERO.com or call 833-202-3656.