Solar Power is saving this co-op nearly $75,000 a year!
Founded in 1936, Illinois (Rural) Electric Cooperative (IEC) in Winchester, Illinois provides electricity and internet service to more than 14,000 member households across ten counties. In 2005, IEC was the first Illinois co-op to use wind power.
“We have an all-power-requirements contract with our supplier, Prairie Power (PPI) of Jacksonville. But that contract allows for some forms of renewable energy generation to help us reduce costs for our members,” explained IEC Manager of Engineering, Sean Middleton. . . read more
Springfield Electric turned light into dollars for Advocate BroMenn Medical Center.
The Challenge: An aging and high maintenance lighting system in a parking garage which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week
The Solution: Replace more than 250 metal halide fixtures with BetaLED luminaires. The upgrade changed out 175-watt bulbs for 40-watt LED lighting providing better quality, more durable light. And sensors allowed lights to activate according to available natural light. . . read more