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Building community between utilities and Native nations
Efforts are underway to ensure all utility customers receive equal benefits. Listen to our podcast series.

Home Energy Playbook
A new free resource for single-family homeowners to make homes more comfortable and energy-efficient. Download the Playbook.

EFS celebrates $1 billion in loans funded
Energy Finance Solutions (EFS) is Celebrating $1 Billion in Change! Read about the milestone.

Upcoming Events

Xcel Energy Efficiency Summit

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | 8:00 AM - 12:45 PM

Discover how to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving energy landscape at this free, half-day event tailored for Xcel Energy’s commercial and industrial customers and trade allies

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Energy Career Fair at UWGB

Friday, September 19, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 2:10 PM

Sponsored by WPS, the Energy Career Fair will allow attendees to explore careers from electric power distribution to energy efficiency through a series of exciting hands-on demonstrations and stations.

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Advancing Building Performance Standards: The Role of Utility Attribution

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

In this webinar, ClearlyEnergy and Slipstream will introduce a new DOE-funded attribution framework that helps utilities align with BPS programs.

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Clean Energy Career Fair at CVTC

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 2:10 PM

Sponsored by Xcel Energy, the Clean Energy Career Fair will allow attendees to explore careers from electric power distribution to energy efficiency through a series of exciting hands-on demonstrations and stations.

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We provide training and tools to accelerate clean energy careers, including advanced technical training for design and construction professionals. Plus, the energy expertise to support our workforce development partners.

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Our Latest Stories

Making sense of lost savings: Takeaways from the DOE's Commercial Energy Code Field Study

Identifying deficiencies in code compliance can support code writers, building code officials, and builders to enhance energy efficiency and benefit building owners.

Back to B4: A building science professional's journey from student to teacher

"My career was bringing me back full circle to exact same spot where the students and I both started. It's just now I am on the other side of the table."

Energy Finance Solutions reaches $1 billion in total loans funded

For over 25 years, EFS has helped more than 90,000 customers overcome cost barriers to energy-saving improvements.

Feasible meets practical: Designing a cost-effective microgrid in Altoona, Wisconsin

In a new construction project on the east side of Altoona, Wisconsin, residents will soon likely experience the financial and environmental potential of microgrids.

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