Linden Hills Power & Light (LHP&L), is a neighborhood-based organization aiming to shrink our local carbon footprint through education, community engagement and action. We promote sustainable energy, waste reduction and energy conservation.
We try and bring new and innovative programs, or best practices from established programs, to our neighborhood, city and surrounding organizations. We are currently focused on two main priorities:
1. COMPOSTING/ WASTE REDUCTION : We want to ensure the curbside organics collection pilot is a great success, with the aim that it continues in Linden Hills and is expanded to other neighborhoods in the city of Minneapolis. Currently 50% of eligible residents are participating and finding it much easier than they ever imagined. Click here for more details and frequently asked questions. Request a GREEN CART HERE. ORDER COMPOST HERE.
BUSINESSES AND APARTMENTS: For those in apartments, email info@lhpowerandlight.org for a form you can give your apartment manager or owner. Businesses can also save money and do their part for the environment by recycling organic material - join Clancey's, Great Harvest, the Linden Hills Co-op, Zumbro Cafe, Linden Hills Florist, Cafe 28, Tilia, Linden Hills Dentistry, Wild Rumpus, Tea2 Architects, Rehkamp Larson, Extrados and more, in this environmental stewardship initiative. Call us on 612-925-4249 for help on composting at your apartment or business.
2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY: We work with several expert groups on energy efficiency initiatives in the neighborhood. After all, what's the point of purchasing/developing renewable energy if it's just going to be wasted through uninsulated houses, inefficient furnaces, etc. Sign up for the incredible One Stop Community Energy Services. $400 worth of products and services for just $40! Not to mention years and years of energy savings! Includes unlimited CFLs, a programmable thermostat, pipe wrapping, a blower door test to identify leaks and much more!
There are several other forms of assistance available to increase your home's energy efficiency. A single person earning less than $21,184 or a family of four earning less than $40,736 qualifies for substantial retrofit efforts. Click here for details based on the size of your family and income levels. Eligible families receive on average $6,500 worth of weatherization. Don't qualify for these? Click here for some pointers on cheap, easy ways to weatherize your home.
We also retain our interest in ANAEROBIC DIGESTION: Anaerobic digestion is a technology were organic material is broken down by bacteria, creating natural gas. It deals with 2 urban problems - the need to deal with the waste we create, plus the need for renewable, sustainable energy. More info here.
We try and bring new and innovative programs, or best practices from established programs, to our neighborhood, city and surrounding organizations. We are currently focused on two main priorities:
1. COMPOSTING/ WASTE REDUCTION : We want to ensure the curbside organics collection pilot is a great success, with the aim that it continues in Linden Hills and is expanded to other neighborhoods in the city of Minneapolis. Currently 50% of eligible residents are participating and finding it much easier than they ever imagined. Click here for more details and frequently asked questions. Request a GREEN CART HERE. ORDER COMPOST HERE.
BUSINESSES AND APARTMENTS: For those in apartments, email info@lhpowerandlight.org for a form you can give your apartment manager or owner. Businesses can also save money and do their part for the environment by recycling organic material - join Clancey's, Great Harvest, the Linden Hills Co-op, Zumbro Cafe, Linden Hills Florist, Cafe 28, Tilia, Linden Hills Dentistry, Wild Rumpus, Tea2 Architects, Rehkamp Larson, Extrados and more, in this environmental stewardship initiative. Call us on 612-925-4249 for help on composting at your apartment or business.
2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY: We work with several expert groups on energy efficiency initiatives in the neighborhood. After all, what's the point of purchasing/developing renewable energy if it's just going to be wasted through uninsulated houses, inefficient furnaces, etc. Sign up for the incredible One Stop Community Energy Services. $400 worth of products and services for just $40! Not to mention years and years of energy savings! Includes unlimited CFLs, a programmable thermostat, pipe wrapping, a blower door test to identify leaks and much more!
There are several other forms of assistance available to increase your home's energy efficiency. A single person earning less than $21,184 or a family of four earning less than $40,736 qualifies for substantial retrofit efforts. Click here for details based on the size of your family and income levels. Eligible families receive on average $6,500 worth of weatherization. Don't qualify for these? Click here for some pointers on cheap, easy ways to weatherize your home.
We also retain our interest in ANAEROBIC DIGESTION: Anaerobic digestion is a technology were organic material is broken down by bacteria, creating natural gas. It deals with 2 urban problems - the need to deal with the waste we create, plus the need for renewable, sustainable energy. More info here.
