For most homeowners, heating and cooling is about staying comfortable. For Troy Goodnough of Morris, Minnesota, it’s also an opportunity to experiment. His latest project involves a cold-climate air-source heat pump, a system that can cool his home in the summer and provide heat during Minnesota’s cold winters. Heat pumps work by transferring heat rather…
The sun provides free, renewable energy—and more homeowners in west central Minnesota are starting to take advantage of it. While residential solar installations are still relatively limited across the region, interest continues to grow as energy costs rise and more people look for ways to take control of their energy use. Three local homeowners recently shared why…
Thinking about buying an electric vehicle (EV)? With increasing gas prices and concern about climate impacts, more people are curious about going electric than ever before. But finding reliable info isn’t always easy. Especially in rural Minnesota, where concerns about cold weather and a lack of charging options dominate the conversation, car buyers are often…
On a blustery cold morning in Battle Lake, the thermometer outside the senior center and food shelf was pointing straight at zero degrees. But inside, the bingo ball machine was powered up, and the community room was warm at 72 degrees. The senior center struggled with its aging heating system a few months ago and…
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