4 December 2007
Wisconsin Launches First State-Federal Partnership to Boost Industrial Energy Efficiency
For Immediate Release – November 29, 2007
Contact: Timothy Le Monds or Amanda Wollin
608- 266-9600
MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) today announced that
Wisconsin is the first state to join the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in signing a
Memorandum of Understanding promoting greater energy efficiency throughout the state’s
industrial community. Joining the PSC and DOE in this collaboration are the state’s Focus on
Energy program and CleanTech Partners.
The goals of this partnership are to foster increased awareness, deployment and use of energy
efficient practices and technologies by industries throughout Wisconsin. The effort builds upon
the success of DOE’s Save Energy Now initiative and Focus on Energy’s continued success in
working with Wisconsin industry. The partnership will also lead to further adoption of industrial
practices and technologies that save substantial amounts of energy in Wisconsin.
“This partnership is yet another example of how Wisconsin continues to lead the nation in
adopting energy efficiency best practices,” said PSC Chairperson Dan Ebert. “This collaboration
will help businesses around the state reduce their energy bills which will improve their bottom
lines. The Memorandum of Understanding will also provide a platform for training so that
managers of manufacturing facilities can identify measures that will further reduce their energy
use.”
For your convenience, an electronic version of the Memorandum of Understanding is attached as
the next page in this pdf document. For more information about the U.S. Department of
Energy’s efforts in Wisconsin, please visit DOE’s website at:
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts/progress_alert.asp?aid=258.
