Success Stories Jones Sign

With one project already completed earlier this year through Focus on Energy, Jones Sign recently decided to complete yet another energy efficient project.  With…

Success Stories Sisters of St. Francis

On August 18th Wisconsin Public Service and Focus on Energy presented Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross a check for $73,704 after installing a 112 kilowatt…

Success Stories St. Elizabeth Hospital

For over a century, St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton, WI has been serving the community with a rich tradition of healing. In addition to helping people, St.…

Success Stories Points East Pub

In January 2014, Focus on Energy Trade Ally CMJ Lighting & Electrical, out of Sussex, contacted Milwaukee’s popular bar/restaurant, Points East Pub, offering to…

Success Stories Town & Country Bank

In September 2014, Town & Country Bank in Watertown was visited by a Focus on Energy Trade Ally, CJM Lighting & Electrical, Inc. of Sussex regarding their…

Success Stories Expera Specialty Solutions

Expera Specialty Solutions was founded in June 2013, but the company has been backed by more than 130 years of rich history. Expera was formed when KPS Capital…

Success Stories Palermo's Pizza

Palermo’s Pizza is Milwaukee’s hometown frozen pizza manufacturer. Palermo’s Pizza operates in a 250,000-square-foot, USDA and FDA-approved and -inspected facility…

Success Stories Riverwood Apartments

Riverwood Apartments in Madison, WI recently contacted a Focus on Energy Trade Ally, American Home Consultants LLC, and completed energy efficiency upgrades on…

Success Stories W.A. Roosevelt

Aaron Keil, with W.A. Roosevelt, located in La Crosse, WI reached out to Focus on Energy at the end of the 2013 to ask about the Business Incentive Program’s…

Success Stories West Salem Highway Dept.

Jim Olson with E3 Coalition registered to become an Exterior Lighting Optimization (ELO) Trade Ally. E3 Coalition has deep involvement with the Focus on Energy…

Success Stories Mercury Marine

Mercury Marine has been providing enthusiasts around the globe with world-class outboards and sterndrives for the past 75 years. After years of innovation, their…

Success Stories River Falls School District

In May, Focus on Energy rewarded the River Falls School District with a $143,323 incentive check for energy efficiency upgrades. The upgrades were approved through…

Success Stories Capital Brewery

Middleton-based Capital Brewery was founded in 1984 and has been brewing beer since 1986.  The company worked with Focus on Energy and their utility, Madison Gas &…

Success Stories Trinity Lutheran Church

Trinity Lutheran Church recently participated in Focus on Energy’s Business Incentive Program.  The financial incentives offered by Focus helped give the church’s…

Success Stories Piggly Wiggly

Fox Brothers’ Piggly Wiggly in Hartland has benefited from Focus on Energy programs more than once.  Most recently, the grocery store applied for and received…

Success Stories Bay Shipbuilding Co.

Sturgeon Bay, WIBay Shipbuilding Co. recently received a combined incentive of $104,062 from Sturgeon Bay Utilities (SBU), power supplier WPPI Energy, and the…

Success Stories Kenall Manufacturing

Focus on Energy’s Design Assistance team contacted Kenall Manufacturing after seeing an article on their plans to move the company headquarters to Kenosha.  Kenall…

Success Stories City of Plymouth

The City of Plymouth has many strong ties with local businesses in their community.  They also have a rich history of providing financial support to local…

Success Stories McDonell Area Catholic Schools

McDonell Area Catholic Schools (MACS) was originally introduced to the Focus on Energy program through the Small Business program.  MACS had Meyers Electric LLC (a…

Success Stories Triple T Farms LLC

The Agriculture, Schools & Government Program received a call from Tony Bowe at Triple T Farms LLC in the spring of 2015. Bowe was in the process of completing a…

Success Stories Madison Concourse Hotel

When the Madison Concourse Hotel staff recently replaced two dryers in their facility, it caused some heads to turn.  The staff managing the hotel upgrades learned…

Success Stories OakLeaf Surgical Hospital

OakLeaf Surgical Hospital serves residents across western Wisconsin.  Today, 52 surgeons in 14 specialties offer surgical procedures at OakLeaf on an outpatient or…

Success Stories West Bend Air

In February 2015, a lighting distribution salesman visited West Bend Air, a small airport that offers air charter, flight training, aircraft rental and aircraft…

Success Stories Lake Hallie Lodging LLC

Lake Hallie Lodging LLC – Hampton Inn & Suites was a new construction project when they first approached Focus on Energy about energy efficiency upgrades and…

Success Stories Flex Automation

A southeast Wisconsin employer specializing in robotics is saving energy and money thanks to an incentive from the Focus on Energy program.

Success Stories Pitch’s Lounge

An iconic supper club has cut their energy usage and costs thanks to Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy program.

Success Stories CASCIO’s Interstate Music

Lower energy bills thanks to efficient lighting is music to the ears of a New Berlin music store.

Success Stories Overture Center for the Arts

Backstage at Overture Center for the Arts is a symphony of well-rehearsed operations.

Success Stories Clintonville Public School District

Clintonville High School, located in Waupaca County, received a $41,587 incentive check from Focus on Energy and Clintonville Utilities after working with BNH…

Success Stories Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin

Milwaukee – A Wisconsin non-profit is making a big difference for its bottom line and workers with energy-efficient lighting upgrades made through the Focus on…

Success Stories Diversified Services

Siren – Energy-efficient upgrades are making an immediate difference for workers at an agency in northwestern Wisconsin with a special mission.

Success Stories Okey’s Market

Cassville – A long-time Wisconsin grocer invested in energy efficiency this year and, according to the owner, has seen early returns on that investment.

Success Stories Therma-Stor

Madison – Manufacturer Therma-Stor knows something about energy efficiency, having specialized in heat transfer technologies for four decades. Therefore the company…

Success Stories Menomonie Youth Hockey Association Ice Board

Menomonie – Focus on Energy joined Xcel Energy on Thursday to present the Menomonie Youth Hockey Association Ice Board (MYHAIB) with checks for more than 20,000 and…

Success Stories University Village Apartments

River Falls – The owner of University Village Apartments in River Falls will see savings for years to come thanks to a trio of energy efficiency projects, but it’s…

Success Stories Waterloo School District

Waterloo – As students start a new school year in Waterloo, they may see their schools in a new light.

Success Stories Misty’s Dance Unlimited

Onalaska – When Misty’s Dance Unlimited outgrew its studio after 20 years teaching kids, the Onalaska business put careful thought into its expansion plans.

Success Stories Northwest Wisconsin Camp Embracing Energy Efficiency

Luther Park Reduces Energy Costs, Saving Resources for Primary Mission

Success Stories Long-Time Focus on Energy Trade Ally Aims for Efficiency at Own Office

Eau Claire – As a Focus on Energy Trade Ally contractor, Market & Johnson knows better than most the benefits of the statewide energy efficiency program. So, it is…

Success Stories Long-Time Northwoods Resort Decreases Carbon Footprint and Energy Bill

Birchwood, WI  – For many Wisconsin business owners, Focus on Energy’s Community Small Business Offering provided an introduction to the Focus on Energy program.…

Success Stories Focus on Energy Built into New Apartment Building

Madison – A new luxury apartment development on Madison’s east side can list energy efficiency among the amenities for its residential and commercial tenants thanks…

Success Stories History and Energy Efficiency Meet for Chandelier Ballroom Project

Hartford – There are many chapters in the story of the Chandelier Ballroom in Hartford.

Success Stories Energy Savings Helps Unique Group Concentrate on Primary Mission

Madison, WI – Over the past two decades, Housing Initiatives has helped hundreds of mentally ill people find shelter and leave a life of homelessness in the Madison…

Success Stories Penda Finds Efficiency through Strategic Energy Management

Madison, WI – Having a shared vision has been the key to a successful collaboration between Focus on Energy, Penda Corporation, and its utility, Alliant Energy.

Success Stories Wisconsin Manufacturing Company Finds Big Savings in Energy Efficiency

New London, Wis. – When representatives from Focus on Energy’s Community Small Business Offering (CSBO) came to the New London area in June, Ryan McNichols at Titan…

Success Stories Energy Efficiency Keeps Gardner at Forefront of Metalworking

Horicon, WI – Gardner Manufacturing has been making metalwork since 1928 and employs the latest technologies to stay at the top of the industry, including…

Success Stories City of Beaver Dam is In for Energy Efficiency

Beaver Dam, WI – The City of Beaver Dam’s Director of Utilities, Rob Minnema, knew the blowers at the city’s wastewater treatment facility were old and inefficient,…

Success Stories Longtime Dairy Cooperative Invests in Long-Term Efficiency

Westby, WI – Westby Cooperative Creamery (WCC) has been around more than 100 years, but it was a series of actions that spanned just a few weeks of 2018 that will…

Success Stories Bonus Incentives Convinces Food Pantry to Invest in Energy Efficiency

Rhinelander, WI – An organization with the mission to provide for the daily needs of its community found a helping hand of its own through the FOCUS ON ENERGY®…

Success Stories Arts and Science Converge at New Arts Center in Downtown Eau Claire

Eau Claire, Wis. – It is easy to look at the Pablo Center at the Confluence and fixate on its beauty, but the gleaming new building sitting at the intersection of…