ALBERT LEA, Minnesota – October 10, 2012 – Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), an Alliant Energy company, is honoring four Minnesota businesses with an “Excellence in Energy Efficiency Award” for their leadership and vision in integrating energy efficiency into the design, construction or operation of their businesses.
Albert Lea Schools, Lou-Rich Inc., an Innovance Company, Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea, and Bushel Boy Farms were recognized at the Minnesota Energy Summit Luncheon today in Albert Lea.
“Businesses are looking for ways to save money and energy cost is one piece they can control,” said Tom Aller, President – IPL. “The award winners understand the value of energy savings and what it can do for their business growth.”
The Excellence in Energy Efficiency Awards showcase Alliant Energy’s commercial, industrial and agriculture customers whose energy-efficiency initiatives yielded the most significant cost and energy-savings results last year.
Albert Lea Schools will reduce their usage by about 445,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) a year with a special lighting upgrade in eight buildings. At Lou-Rich, they built a new warehouse and found a way to use the excess heat from the air compressors to keep the building warm. Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea is reducing natural gas usage by 39,800 therms a year with a special pipe insulation project. Bushel Boy Farms in Owatonna is reducing usage by about 831,000 kWh a year with a special fan and thermal curtain in the greenhouse.
The award-winning organizations took advantage of Alliant Energy’s Shared Savings and Custom Rebate programs. With Shared Savings, customers can upgrade equipment, save money and conserve energy – all with no up-front capital investment. Alliant Energy experts help customers identify, finance and carry out energy improvement projects and pay for the initial cost of the high-efficiency equipment. Energy bills are reduced as a result of the energy savings. For more information, visit alliantenergy.com/sharedsavings. Custom rebates are available for energy-savings projects that do not qualify for standard equipment rebates. Making energy-savings improvements in commercial facilities reduces energy use and results in lower energy bills. For more information, visit alliantenergy.com/customrebates.
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