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Energy Efficiency

Sun Prairie Awarded EECBG Grant to Measure & Plan

Posted on July 10, 2024

Sun Prairie was awarded $76,190 through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG), administered by the Office of State and Community Energy Programs. Sun Prairie is among over 2,700 …

Posted in Economy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Projects, Featured Newsletter Blog Post, National, Newsletter Blog PostTagged energy efficiency, funding, Rural funding

An American Majority Prefers an Electrified Home

Posted on February 2, 2024

As solar and wind become the nation’s major power generation sources, a transition to home heating and cooling systems, appliances and vehicles that run on clean electricity is needed. Twenty-four million more electrified machines will …

Posted in Energy Efficiency, Featured Newsletter Blog Post, National, Newsletter Blog PostTagged climate change

The Smarter Small Buildings Campaign

Posted on August 23, 2023

The Smarter Small Buildings Campaign by the US Department of Energy, offers small- and medium-sized building owners technical assistance and recognition opportunities for improved HVAC controls in their buildings. Small- and medium-sized buildings served by …

Posted in Energy Efficiency, Featured Newsletter Blog Post

Heat Pump Water Heater Installation – Going Electric

Posted on August 1, 2021

Photos courtesy of Sherrie Gruder, UW-Madison Extension. Opportunity seized to install a heat pump water heater to replace a conventional  old residential 75 gallon natural gas unit that stopped working. Electrician installed a 30 AMP …

Posted in Energy Efficiency, Projects, Recent Projects

Large Scale Solar Grows in Dane County

Posted on August 1, 2021

In June 2021, Dane County’s largest solar array became operational. The 20MW O’Brien Solar Fields owned by Madison Gas & Electric encompasses 160 acres and over 60,000 panels on farmland in Fitchburg. The arrays consist of bifacial …

Posted in Energy Efficiency, Energy Projects, Newsletter Blog Post, Projects, Recent Projects

The City of Waterloo Improves Energy Efficiency Through Lighting

Posted on March 1, 2020

Karl Junginger Memorial Library in Waterloo, WI  A  lighting retrofit at the Karl Junginger Memorial Library in Waterloo, WI increased their lighting efficiency tenfold. E3 Lighting upgraded nineteen 250 watt HID fixtures that used 315 …

Posted in Energy Efficiency, Projects

Entergize – Energy Control System

Posted on February 12, 2020
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Projects

Waterloo Improves Energy Efficiency Through Lighting

Posted on January 31, 2020
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Projects

Street trees provide shade and cool buildings

Posted on January 31, 2020

Street trees provide shade and cool buildings. City of Middleton downtown. Photo courtesy of City of Middleton

Posted in Energy Efficiency, Projects

LED Street Lights in Madison, WI

Posted on January 31, 2020

Madison, WI Photo courtesy of Sherrie Gruder

Posted in Energy Efficiency, Projects
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