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Home Energy Expo and holiday light exchange. Wednesday, November 12 from 12-6pm at the Holland Civic Center
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Home Energy Expo 2025

Join us on Wednesday, November 12th from 12-6pm at the Holland Civic Center for the Home Energy Expo!


Explore electrifying resources to help reduce your carbon footprint! Exchange your incandescent holiday lights for LED strands, recycle old electronics and gas-powered tools, and learn from speakers and vendors about switching to electric for your home, lawn tools, and home appliances.

Expo Activities and Vendors 

BPW employee helps attendee with holiday lights

Holiday Light Exchange 

Holland BPW's annual Holiday Light Exchange is a part of this comprehensive Home Energy Expo. Trade in one or more of your old incandescent holiday string lights and receive up to 2 new LED strings while supplies last. Incandescent lights will be recycled with Padnos.

Visser Ace employees stand behind EGO snowblowers under an awning

Electric Lawn Tools 

Try out electric lawn tools for yourself before you buy! Test electric lawn tools courtesy of Visser Ace Hardware and Westcore Neighbors Toolshare at the Expo including leaf blowers and snowblowers. If you’re ready to buy you can purchase your tool directly through Ace on the spot. Recycle your old gas-powered tool and receive an instant rebate off your purchase price! Please drain all fluids from your gas-powered tool before recycling.

Recycling a gas tool? Please park in the Civic Center lot off of 7th St and enter the building through the North entrance. Volunteers will be available to help transport items.

Men loading electronics into plastic bins

Household Electronics Recycling 

Clear out your old home electronics at the Expo! Recycle your household electronics for FREE through Padnos. Any items with cords, batteries or circuit boards are generally accepted. 

Recycling electronics? Please park in the Civic Center lot off of 7th St and use the north entrance. Volunteers will be available to help transport items.

Closeup of an EGO snowblower

Win an EGO Snowblower

Any Holland BPW residential electric customer who attends the Expo and signs up for Home Energy 101 or has completed that program between October 2022 and January 2026 can enter for a grand prize drawing. One lucky winner will receive a FREE 2-stage EGO snowblower valued at $1,700 courtesy of Holland BPW. Entrants need to sign up at the event to be entered. Home Energy 101 is a free program.

EV charging outside BPW Service Center

Electric Vehicle Showcase

New to the Expo this year, West Michigan EV group will bring a variety of EV models as part of our showcase! See the EVs in person and learn more about EV charging, operation, the EV charger rebate and EV Time of Use Rate.

Kids play a yard game

Family-Friendly Games & Prizes

There’s something for every age at the Expo! Kids will enjoy carnival games and other fun giveaways. Plus, see how much electricity you can generate on our Pedal Power Bike courtesy of Velo City Cycles.

Speaker Agenda

Learn how to upgrade the sustainability of your home from a line up subject matter experts. Each session is 30 minutes long with a presentation and time questions from the audience.

Time

Topic

Speaker

1:00pm

Sustainable Holidays

ODC Network: Lexi Kasper

1:30pm

Fueling Your Car at Home

Southwest Michigan Electric Vehicle Association: Paul Pancella

2:00pm

Hope College's Sustainability Cottage

Hope College: Nick Duthler, Project Manager; Dr. Jeffery Christians, Engineering Faculty; Michelle Seppala Gibbs, Office of Sustainability

2:30pm

Weatherization

Community Action Agency: Barb Koning

3:30pm

Energy Efficiency for Electrification: Why & How

Green Projects Group: Will Gallmeyer

4:30pm

Pending Regulatory Changes in Water Heating

Rheem Midwest/Great Lakes: Tim Gaughan

Electrification Rebates

Using electric tools and appliances instead of gas-powered reduces on-site carbon emissions, requires less maintenance, doesn’t have unpleasant smells, and is less noisy and generally cheaper to run.

Some Holland BPW rebate items under this category include: 

A man and a woman smile behind an outdoor table. They're bundled up and on the table are home efficiency items.

Home Energy Partners

Browse below to view the Home Energy Partners who be at the Expo to answer your questions.

OCCAA is part of an extensive national network of Community Action agencies that believes that every family should have an opportunity for financial independence. Across the United States, Community Action Agencies connect millions of children and families with the tools and resources they need to succeed. OCCAA programs are currently centered around four main areas: food security, utility assistance, emergency home repair, and energy efficiency. OCCAA services empower individuals and families to reach a point where they can assist themselves without public funding.

Questions? Reach Out!

Give us a call at 616.355.1534 or send an email to EnergySmartHome@hollandbpw.com.