Performance Edge™
The competitive edge for our commercial and industrial customers in Iowa
Performance Edge™ from Alliant Energy-Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL) packages energy savings with equipment improvements designed to reduce your operating costs, with little or no initial capital investment on your part.
Your Alliant Energy strategic account manager will assist with project identification and evaluation, including technology fit, economic impact and energy impact. We can also provide design assistance and project management for the installation of your new equipment.
What’s more, your energy savings are guaranteed for the life of your contract – typically three to five years. Once the contract is complete, all the energy savings go straight to your bottom line and you continue to reap the benefits of the new equipment.
Benefits
How it Works
Your IPL strategic account manager will work with your business to identify energy-
saving projects and calculate the amount of energy dollars you can save. The project is paid for through energy savings and other quantifiable non-energy
savings. Non-energy savings can include environmental and safety measures.
Innovative Technology
You can take advantage of Performance Edge for almost any energy-related process, including lighting, HVAC equipment, variable frequency drives, compressed air, industrial process equipment, refrigeration systems and more.
We can also help you correct costly power factor problems that might be adding hundreds of dollars to your monthly energy bills.
Calculate…
your environmental savings!
Proven Results
Dozens of Midwest businesses, schools and hospitals have achieved significant long-term energy savings with improvements financed through Performance Edge. Here’s what they have to say about the program.
American Natural Soy – Cherokee, Iowa - (Insulation)
“The Performance Edge program offered by Alliant Energy allowed us to make important energy-efficient improvements that will reduce our monthly energy bills and help the environment.”
American Profol – Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Lighting, HVAC, Industrial Process Equipment)
“With the savings, we are able to invest money elsewhere in our company – such as in equipment upgrades.”
Ashford University – Clinton, Iowa (Lighting)
“With the old lighting system, we had to leave our lights on in the Durgin Center all day because they took so long to heat up. That’s not a problem with the new lighting – and we’re saving energy.”
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Bacon Veneer - Grundy Center, Iowa (Lighting)
"Once you complete the evaluation, it's a no-brainer. You save energy and it makes you money."
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Cargill Meat Solutions – Ottumwa, Iowa (Lighting)
“Our new (320 watt pulse-start) metal halide lighting helps reduce our carbon footprint … and is saving nearly 1,855,000 kilowatt hours, annually.”
Cedar Graphics – Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Lighting)
“Not only is the project saving us energy, it is also providing better light for our employees and reducing maintenance costs.”
City of Decorah, Iowa (LED Traffic Lights)
“The program is very fair. It guarantees energy-efficiency and includes an incomparable financial plan.”
City of Newton, Iowa (LED Traffic Lights)
“The purchase cost of LED lamps is much higher than that of older incandescent lamps. But with their lower energy use, LED lamps can pay for themselves in as little as four years. The conversion is an important and smart investment for our community.”
Fareway Stores – Boone, Iowa (Lighting)
“We are very happy with the outcome of the project. It allows us to reduce the air conditioning load and improve the light level while still reducing our energy costs.”
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Harper Brush Works - Fairfield, Iowa (Lighting)
“Over time, our company has taken advantage of technological advances to streamline operations, enhance product lines and maintain high-quality products. Alliant Energy is helping us continue this tradition.”
Hy-Vee Food Store – Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Refrigeration)
“After labor and products, energy is one of the largest costs of doing business. Our goal is to minimize energy usage and save money, which can then be used to keep our prices low.”
Jefferson-Scranton School District – Jefferson, Iowa (Lighting)
“It’s really a win-win situation since we have better lighting and use less energy for it.”
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Luther College – Decorah, Iowa (Energy Management System)
“Alliant Energy paid all the up-front costs of the project through its Performance Edge program. The college will pay back the costs over a seven-year period from the energy savings generated by the improvements.”
Keokuk Area Hospital – Keokuk, Iowa (Lighting)
“The innovative approach used by Alliant Energy to implement these projects – with little if any cash flow hardships on our part – is especially appreciated.”
North Iowa Coop – Clear Lake, Iowa (Grain Dryer)
“We used Performance Edge through Alliant Energy to finance all of our improvements, so we didn’t have to use our own resources.”
St. Luke’s Hospital – Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Insulation and Capacitor Bank)
“Working with Alliant Energy has been great. Together, we’ve been able to cut energy waste and find ways to reduce energy costs without compromising the comfort level for
either our patients or our staff.”
Contact your Alliant Energy strategic account manager to learn more about Performance Edge.
NOTE: Performance Edge is available for customers of Alliant Energy-Interstate Power & Light in IOWA. If your business is located in Wisconsin or Minnesota, you’re eligible for the Shared Savings program.
Bacon Veneer
