Under its electric utility restructuring, Wisconsin established a series of energy efficiency programs with
major components devoted to serving Wisconsin's industries. This paper presents experiences and
lessons from working with Wisconsin industry (water/wastewater) and their suppliers in an action-oriented
approach to implement energy-efficient projects and practices.
In 1999, Wisconsin began a pilot program called Focus on Energy for the development, testing, and
delivery of energy efficiency market transformation programs. In 2001, a statewide Focus on Energy
program was initiated to enhance and expand the scope, territory and variety of programs offered and
markets served. While the pilot work focused on testing energy efficiency services with industry, in
contrast, the statewide industrial programs have been action-oriented, focusing on getting energy-efficient
projects and practices in place with industry and their suppliers.
These industrial programs experienced many diverging and interesting results from early successes, to
missed opportunities, to surprise interests. The lessons of these experiences have been now incorporated
into the many program services and offerings including facility technical support, targeted financial
incentives, specialized marketing, and advanced technology support to better service Wisconsin's
water/wastewater industries.
Over 150 water/wastewater facilities have taken advantage of these energy efficiency services, with
projected savings of over $1,700,000 in energy costs. These partners and allies have used the program to
support such actions as project development, component analysis, system assessment, facility energy
management planning, staff training, and advanced technology assessment and demonstration, all to
address energy efficiency opportunities to reduce plant operation costs.
The challenges, experiences, and successes in the Wisconsin water/wastewater program serve as a
valuable guide to the design, development and implementation of energy efficiency in water/wastewater
organizations, facilities and processes. Case examples from planning through delivery of projects, from
starting and continuing activities, are presented to illustrate how energy efficiency implementation can be
advanced and achieved. Includes tables, figure.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
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| Number of Pages : | 10 |
| Published : | 06/17/2004 |
