Home Efficiency & Electrification Mini Course

Ready to Transform Your Home to become more energy efficient? Join Our 4-Part Efficiency & Electrification Mini Course!

Join Sustain Dane and Madison Gas and Electric for our 4-Part Efficiency & Electrification Mini Course!

🏠 When: Tuesdays on May 5, June 2, June 30, and September 22, 2026

• 5:30 – 6 PM: Arrival & dinner (provided)

• 6 – 7:30 PM: Class

👥 Who: Homeowners in the Madison area ready to plan for electrifying their home.

📍 Where: StartingBlock Madison (821 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI).

💲Cost: $60

Over four evening classes, you’ll build community with other home sustainability enthusiasts and learn from an experienced Madison Gas and Electric engineer how to:

• Understand your home’s energy performance

• Boost efficiency and comfort, and reduce your home’s carbon footprint

• Plan for home electrification including obtaining contractor quotes

• Navigate state and federal rebates and incentives associated with upgrades

Participants will be supported during courses and through take-home exercises to create a personalized roadmap for upgrades. By the end of the courses, you will have a tailored plan for upgrades, a corresponding project budget, and potential contractors ready to start work.

Scholarships

If cost is a barrier, sliding scale scholarships are available. Please contact samantha@sustaindane.org to learn more.

Access

Please enter the building through the breezeway / main entrance (it’s on the SW side). Registering here gets you on our guest list, please bring a photo ID for possible front door confirmation with security.

Parking

Paid parking is available in the South Livingston Parking Garage attached to the Arts + Literature Lab building. 111 S Livingston St, Madison, WI 53703. Free street parking is generally available nearby.

Bus Routes

The Spark Building is accessible via bus routes A and B.

This graphic shows the nearby parking garage and bus stop (there is also free street parking on Main Street). Please enter the building through the breezeway marked by arrows to the entrance.