FOCUS ON ENERGY® is recognizing businesses and other groups across Wisconsin today for the impact each has made on the state through energy efficiency. The revealing of the Program’s annual Energy Efficiency Excellence Award winners coincides with Earth Day.
Focus on Energy, the statewide energy efficiency and renewable resources program, worked with its partner utilities across Wisconsin to choose 13 winners this year, each honored for efforts to reduce energy waste.
“It was very competitive this year. The submissions we received from our field staff and partner utilities were among the best we’ve seen,” said Erinn Monroe-Nye, Focus on Energy Program Director. “This year’s winners represent the groups across Wisconsin making smart energy decisions that will bring lasting change to Wisconsin. They are lowering their energy costs while making the state’s economy more globally competitive.”
This year’s winners include:
- Advance Die Cast (Milwaukee)
- Aurora Health Care (Two Rivers)
- Cascades Tissue Group (Eau Claire)
- Foremost Farms USA (Appleton & Plover facilities)
- Mercury Marine (Fond du Lac)
- Pierce Manufacturing (Appleton)
- WPS Health Solutions (Madison)
- Ashley Nelson Homes (Milton)
- Bright Wood Corporation (Menomonie)
- Coextruded Plastic Technologies, Inc. (Janesville)
- Fuller’s Milker Center, Inc. (Lancaster)
- Mosinee School District (Mosinee)
- Pukall Lumber Company (Arbor Vitae)
“Focus on Energy provides a tremendous value to our state. It saves participating customers money on their energy bills, it saves costs for everyone by reducing power needs, and of note on Earth Day, it is an environmental win for Wisconsin because it reduces emissions,” said Tyler Huebner, Commissioner, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
Focus on Energy offers energy expertise and financial incentives to help Wisconsin homeowners, businesses and other groups invest in energy-efficient equipment and practices.
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