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Going Electric! Your guide to an all-electric Minnesota home and lifestyle in 2025

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Are you tired of rising energy bills and looking for ways to reduce your climate impact? You’re not alone. Tens of thousands of Minnesotans are discovering that switching from fossil fuels to electric power isn’t just better for our planet — it’s better for their wallets, too. 

Whether you’re considering a heat pump to heat and cool your home, researching electric vehicles, or curious about electric lawn equipment, making the switch to clean electricity can feel overwhelming. Luckily, we’ve helped guide many Minnesotans through the many ways to electrify our lives, from our furnace and water heaters to snowblowers and vehicles. 

Fresh Energy is on a mission to equitably decarbonize Minnesota — from our electricity to transportation, buildings to heavy industry and agriculture. You can help accelerate this energy transition and benefit from it by cutting your dependence on fossil fuel and electrifying your life one appliance, vehicle, and tool at a time.  

The more we learn about the climate and health impacts of the items we depend upon every day to dry our clothes, cook our food, and get us around, the better informed we will be when it comes time to replace them. 

Why switch to an all-electric home and lifestyle?

Reduce your climate impact 
Minnesota’s electricity grid is getting cleaner every year thanks to our state’s 100% clean electricity by 2040 law. When you power your life with clean electricity instead of burning fossil fuels imported from other states or counties, you’re directly reducing climate pollution. 

Save money every month 
Electric appliances, vehicles, and equipment are significantly more efficient than their fossil fuel counterparts, translating directly into lower monthly energy bills for Minnesota families. From heating your home to powering your vehicle or cooking your food, going electric is helping Minnesotans keep more money in their account. Plus, you’ll be supporting Minnesota’s growing clean energy economy! 

Breathe cleaner air in your home 
Every time you cook on a gas stove or run a gas dryer, you’re releasing harmful pollutants directly into your indoor air. Electric appliances eliminate these indoor air quality concerns, creating a healthier environment for you and your family. 

Who is Fresh Energy?

Fresh Energy’s mission is to shape and drive bold policy solutions to achieve equitable carbon-neutral economies. Together we are working toward a vision of a just, prosperous, and resilient future powered by a shared commitment to a carbon-neutral economy.  

Since we’re building a clean economy, we also help Minnesotans understand how and why to make the switch to our clean energy future in their own lives, through upgrading their home, transportation, and lifestyle to support the energy transition and ditch fossil fuels in their lives. 

Here’s how Minnesotans like you are going all electric in 2025:

Drive an electric vehicle (EV): Now that Minnesota is a clean cars state, more EV options are available for sale. As the EV market grows, so too will the used EV market. A federal tax credit of up to $7,500 is still available for many EV makes, but due to high sales by some manufacturers, credits for certain makes are phasing out. Electric vehicles are great winter cars and are better for public health and the planet, too. 

“Electric vehicles offer a familiar yet better driving experience for Minnesotans,” says Nick Haeg, senior associate, electric vehicles at Fresh Energy. “With far lower operating and maintenance costs, plus zero tailpipe emissions and instant acceleration, many Minnesotans tell us they wish they’d made the switch to electric sooner.” 

Bike and walk more: Minnesotans take about 90 million bicycle and e-bike trips annually on their own bikes and via bikeshare. Whether it’s to the grocery store, daycare, work, and for fun, it all adds up to reducing emissions — and electric bikes are making it easier than ever before. 

Get on a utility rate for EVs: Many utilities offer a reduced electric price for EV owners who charge at home during the night and on weekends when the grid is least busy. 

Try and opt into carshare and transit: Some areas of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities and Rochester have care sharing programs and HOURCAR in Minneapolis/Saint Paul has even launched an EV fleet! 

Electrify home heating and cooling: Heat pumps are an efficient, affordable, and all-electric choice for home heating and cooling in cold weather climates like Minnesota. From air- to ground-source, heat pumps are the MVP of home electrification. 

“Many Minnesotans are surprised to learn how well heat pumps work in our cold winters and humid summers,” says Sam Friesen, managing director, buildings at Fresh Energy. “They’re making the switch to reduce their climate impact, but what really excites them is eliminating that gas bill during our long winters.” 

Mow electric: Cut emissions by going electric with yard care at home and advocating for it around town. Options abound for electric lawn mowers, saws, trimmers, leaf blowers, and even snow blowers. 

Switch to electric appliances: Combusting natural gas inside your home releases nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and more into the air you breathe. As you replace your water heater, dryer, and range, make the switch to electric. There is great new technology— including modern induction stoves — that perform as well or better than their gas counterparts. 

Amp up efficiency: The kilowatt hour you don’t use is always the cleanest and cheapest. Both homeowners and apartment dwellers can make a plan to increase energy efficiency. 

With the help of guest experts, Minnesotans sharing their experiences, and Fresh Energy staff, we have been exploring what transitioning from gas to electric means at a practical level. We’ve hosted online webinars featuring electric vehicles, lawn mowers, leaf blowers, chainsaws, and more.  

Learn more: expert resources and Minnesota clean energy stories

Sign up for our monthly email newsletter Powering Progress to get the latest news about clean energy and climate policy in Minnesota, learn how other Minnesotans are going electric, and sign up for clean energy and climate events all across Minnesota. 

Plus, you’ll stay up-to-date with Fresh Energy’s expert staff building a clean energy future. Sign up now!

Ready to make the switch to an all-electric home and lifestyle? Read up on electrification and learn everything you need to know

Read up more on electrification with these blog posts and product lists: 

Electrify your home: 

Electrify your transportation: 

Electrify your outdoor equipment: 

Select the right electric vehicle, mower, chainsaw, other lawn equipment, and snow blower for you

Click on the links below to view the many makes and models of electric vehicles, outdoor equipment, and more below. Each PDF provides product specifications, prices, and other helpful information so you can get the right one for your needs.

Electric Product Lists from American Lung Association, Shift2Electric, and Fresh Energy:

Stream our past all-electric vehicle and equipment webinars!

Sign-up for our newsletter for the latest clean energy and climate updates 

Sign up for our monthly email newsletter Powering Progress to get the latest news about clean energy and climate policy in Minnesota, learn how other Minnesotans are going electric, and sign up for clean energy and climate events all across Minnesota. 

Plus, you’ll stay up-to-date with Fresh Energy’s expert staff building a clean energy future. Sign up now!

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