CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA – April 17, 2012 – Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), an Alliant Energy company, recognizes Hy-Vee, Inc. for its commitment to using energy efficiently and being green.
Hy-Vee was honored with a 2011 Excellence in Energy Efficiency Award for its leadership and vision in integrating energy efficiency in to the design, construction, or operation of their business. The company accepted this award today at the 2012 Iowa Energy Summit, held in Cedar Rapids.
Hy-Vee, Inc. is a retail grocery chain with 235 locations throughout the United States. Hy-Vee’s sustainability mission is to promote the well-being of its customers, employees, communities and the global environment. They support this mission by focusing their efforts on energy efficiency and conserving natural resources. Hy-Vee partnered with Alliant Energy for both Custom and Prescriptive Rebates to transform their stores, upgrade their equipment and do their part to protect the environment.
In 2011, Hy-Vee took measures at several stores aimed at improving lighting efficiency. These included increasing the use of natural light, installing high-efficiency store and parking lot lighting, and controlling store lighting to adjust to the time-of-day natural light levels. Additionally Hy-Vee undertook projects in refrigeration in several stores and upgraded the furnaces at their Chariton warehouse. In total, the energy efficiency projects for 2011 account for over 1 million kWh in annual energy savings.
“The LED lighting upgrades pay for themselves,” says Jon Scanlan, Director, Refrigeration and Energy Management. “The energy savings is substantial and the rebates are key.”
“Energy efficiency addresses both energy cost concerns and our environment,” said Tom Aller, President of IPL. “We’re recognizing Hy-Vee for the impact and leadership shown.”
Alliant Energy awarded the 2011 Excellence in Energy Efficiency Awards to its commercial and industrial customers who underwent energy efficiency initiatives that yielded the highest cost and energy-savings. The 2012 Energy Summit provided attendees with a variety of energy-related educational sessions, technical information and energy solutions.
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