Wisconsin Leads in Energy Efficiency
Sunday, June 30th, 2019 -- 7:39 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -Wisconsin already led the nation in milk production, cranberry output and NFL championships.But now America's Dairyland can also boast that it runs the most cost-effective energy efficiency programs in the country. The state achieved the highest rate of energy savings per dollar spent, according to a federal study conducted by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The cost-effectiveness ranking was conducted at the request of the Focus on Energy program. It analyzed energy efficiency programs funded by utility customers that were implemented between 2009-2015, resulting in a report that compared programs in 41 states.
The summary put the cost of saved electricity for Wisconsin at one cent per kilowatt-hour saved. Focus on Energy is funded by 107 partnering utilities across the state, and customers of those utilities are eligible for the energy expertise and financial incentives Focus on Energy programs offer to Wisconsin homeowners, manufacturers, small business owners, farmers, municipalities and other groups.
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