Powering Up Utility Electric Vehicle Program Participation in Minnesota

Drive Electric Minnesota and the Clean Energy Resource Teams are hosting an upcoming webinar, “Powering Up Electric Vehicle Utility Program Participation in Minnesota,” on August 12 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. central.

This event is primarily geared toward electric utilities looking for effective strategies to educate their customers about electric vehicles (EVs) and EV programs (e.g., time of use rates, EV charging rebates, etc.) and increase participation in those programs.

During the webinar, Drive Electric Minnesota will launch its Utility Website Toolkit, a downloadable resource that provides electric vehicle messaging and examples of electric vehicle utility web pages. Webinar attendees will be among the first to receive a copy of the toolkit.

Webinar topics 

• An overview of EV trends and challenges in Minnesota
• An overview of MNCharging.org, Minnesota’s premier website with links to all electric utility EV programs
• A panel discussion of electric utilities featuring successful marketing strategies to increase program subscription
• A panel discussion highlighting effective utility partnerships
• An overview of Drive Electric Minnesota’s utility website toolkit

Speakers

• Katelyn Bocklund, Senior Program Manager, Great Plains Institute
• Chloe Carstensen, Minnesota GreenCorps Member, Great Plains Institute
• Jukka Kukkonen, founder of Shift2Electric
• Diana McKeown, CERTs Statewide Co-Director, Great Plains Institute
• Moaz Uddin, Senior Electric Vehicle Policy Specialist, Great Plains Institute

 Panelists

• Jeremy Lindemann, Roseau Electric Cooperative
• Josh Mason, Rochester Public Utilities
• Steve Nisbet, Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association
• Bridget Penton, Detroit Lakes Public Utilities
• Jon Sullivan, Minnesota Power
• David Wanberg, City of Faribault

Who should attend 

• Utilities
• Electricians
• Local governments
• Auto dealerships

Register today on Zoom!