MADISON - New Glarus Brewing Company has received a Shared Savings Award in recognition of significant achievement in energy efficiency and conservation. The award was presented to the microbrewer by Alliant Energy Strategic Account Manager Dale Burgenske April 22. Shared Savings is an award-winning business energy-efficiency program that New Glarus Brewing participated in to save energy and benefit the environment.
"New Glarus Brewing Company is very deserving of recognition for the steps it has taken to realize sustainable energy savings within its operations," said Chris Schoenherr, Alliant Energy Director of Sales and Strategic Accounts. "We are proud that they are committed to being a green organization and we are pleased to give them our Shared Savings Award."
New Glarus Brewing Company utilized Shared Savings to save a significant amount of energy when it built its new, 75,000-square-foot brewery and also its new energy-efficient wastewater treatment facility. Implementing green building practices and equipment into the construction saved 2.2 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. The project removes the equivalent greenhouse gas emissions of 293 passenger vehicles from the road or saves enough energy to power 145 average-sized homes for one year.
"We are pleased to be recognized by Alliant Energy for our achievement in energy efficiency," said, Deborah Carey, New Glarus Brewing Company president. "When we planned our brewery building and wastewater treatment facility, we worked to incorporate energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly design so we could reduce our energy use and environmental impact."
As with any business, cash is important and paying for the energy-efficiency measures takes upfront dollars before the long-term gains can be realized. That's where Shared Savings stepped in to assist the company. The program is an initiative that assists industrial, commercial and agricultural customers with identification and implementation of energy efficiency projects - and invests the capital to finance them.
"I met with Deborah and Dan Carey early on as they were sketching out plans for their brewery and wastewater treatment facility, and they were very interested in environmental stewardship and wise energy use right from the start," added Burgenske.
New Glarus Brewing Company began operations in June 1993 and relatively quickly earned several awards. In 1995 and 1999, the New Glarus Brewing Company was named one of the World's Ten Best Breweries at the World Brewery Championship. This competition involved more than three hundred breweries from 28 countries who submitted over 700 beers.
More recently the brewery was named Midsize Brewery of the Year in 2005 and again in 2006 at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colo. Dan Carey, Diploma Master Brewer, was also named Brewer of the Year in both 2005 and 2006 at the Great American Beer Festival.
Through its Shared Savings program, Wisconsin Power and Light Company, an Alliant Energy company, has helped thousands of Wisconsin business and farm customers cut energy usage, save money and preserve natural resources for over 20 years. More than 2.1 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity have been saved over the last seven years with the program - that's equal to the energy produced by a 280-megawatt power plant, according to the company.
"New Glarus Brewing Company is very deserving of recognition for the steps it has taken to realize sustainable energy savings within its operations," said Chris Schoenherr, Alliant Energy Director of Sales and Strategic Accounts. "We are proud that they are committed to being a green organization and we are pleased to give them our Shared Savings Award."
New Glarus Brewing Company utilized Shared Savings to save a significant amount of energy when it built its new, 75,000-square-foot brewery and also its new energy-efficient wastewater treatment facility. Implementing green building practices and equipment into the construction saved 2.2 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. The project removes the equivalent greenhouse gas emissions of 293 passenger vehicles from the road or saves enough energy to power 145 average-sized homes for one year.
"We are pleased to be recognized by Alliant Energy for our achievement in energy efficiency," said, Deborah Carey, New Glarus Brewing Company president. "When we planned our brewery building and wastewater treatment facility, we worked to incorporate energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly design so we could reduce our energy use and environmental impact."
As with any business, cash is important and paying for the energy-efficiency measures takes upfront dollars before the long-term gains can be realized. That's where Shared Savings stepped in to assist the company. The program is an initiative that assists industrial, commercial and agricultural customers with identification and implementation of energy efficiency projects - and invests the capital to finance them.
"I met with Deborah and Dan Carey early on as they were sketching out plans for their brewery and wastewater treatment facility, and they were very interested in environmental stewardship and wise energy use right from the start," added Burgenske.
New Glarus Brewing Company began operations in June 1993 and relatively quickly earned several awards. In 1995 and 1999, the New Glarus Brewing Company was named one of the World's Ten Best Breweries at the World Brewery Championship. This competition involved more than three hundred breweries from 28 countries who submitted over 700 beers.
More recently the brewery was named Midsize Brewery of the Year in 2005 and again in 2006 at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colo. Dan Carey, Diploma Master Brewer, was also named Brewer of the Year in both 2005 and 2006 at the Great American Beer Festival.
Through its Shared Savings program, Wisconsin Power and Light Company, an Alliant Energy company, has helped thousands of Wisconsin business and farm customers cut energy usage, save money and preserve natural resources for over 20 years. More than 2.1 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity have been saved over the last seven years with the program - that's equal to the energy produced by a 280-megawatt power plant, according to the company.