Communities & Economic Development
Wisconsin economic development professionals can leverage Focus on Energy resources as an aid in business development and retention, along with other available…
Career Exploration Workshops
There is a need for young skilled HVAC tradespeople in Wisconsin, and FOCUS ON ENERGY® is in a unique position to help build connections between our Trade Ally…
Heat Pumps for Wisconsin
This project researches the feasibility of alternative heat pumps, such as air-water heat pumps and gas absorption heat pumps, and produces a customer-facing…
Builders
Focus on Energy has been helping Wisconsin home builders for more than 20 years in building homes exceeding the standard for quality, safety, comfort, durability,…
Earth Month
Earth Day offers us the opportunity to reflect on our habits and how they impact the environment. Looking for ways to do your part, but not sure where to start?…
Evaluation Reports
This section provides a high level overview of yearly portfolio evaluation findings.
Evaluation Dashboard copy
The Focus on Energy Online Reporting site allows users to interact with data in tables and charts displaying energy savings, costs, and satisfaction.
Federal Funding Resources
The IRA paired with the investments through the BIL, are helping the United States unleash clean energy, reduce dependence on fossil fuels, create jobs, and drive…
REQUEST FOR CONCEPTS: Pitch Day 2023
Pitch Day is an opportunity for industry partner and stakeholders to showcase energy efficiency or renewable energy pilot program ideas to a panel of judges in an…
IRA Home Energy Rebates
Home energy rebates will help American households save money on energy bills, upgrade to clean energy equipment and improve energy efficiency, and reduce indoor and…
Energy Efficiency Madness
You have a chance to win a Smart Thermostat ($200 value) if you pick the winner in this year’s Efficiency Madness!
Instant Discount
Focus on Energy is excited to partner with distributors, dealers, and contractors to offer business and residential customers instant discounts when they purchase…
Quad V Planning Study
This page contains documents and videos shared with stakeholders of the Focus on Energy Efficiency Quad V Planning Study Study. Documents appear in the order that…
Requests for Concepts: Pitch Day 2025
FOCUS ON ENERGY® is seeking well-designed, proven, and implementation-ready pilot programs addressing any of the two concept categories; Customer-driven Energy…
Home Efficiency Rebates
The Home Efficiency Rebate Program will provide rebates to reduce the cost of energy-saving, whole-home improvements in existing single-family and multifamily…
Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates
HEAR rebates help low- and moderate-income households save energy and money toward energy improvements made to their primary residence.
IRA Resources
Inflation Reduction Act resources to get more information on Consumer Protection, Community Benefits, DOE information, and more for IRA HOMES and HEAR programs.
Component Library
Different Options for Layout Examples and components for new and existing web pages
Cold Climate Variable Refrigerant Flow
This project studied variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems in Wisconsin and developed a program framework for Focus on Energy.
Dehumidification in Wisconsin
Dehumidification in Wisconsin – Savings Opportunities, Program Potential, and Flexible Load Research
Energy Efficiency and Load Shaping
Focus on Energy has the potential to expand demand mitigation as the need for load shaping and controllable technologies and interventions increases.
Energy Management Information Systems (EMIS)
This research project was conducted to create a foundation for Focus on Energy to begin develop and implementer energy management information system (EMIS)…
Empowering Trade Allies for Building Efficiency and Electrification Research
To achieve the goals of Focus on Energy, Trade Allies need a recruitment and training strategy that increases their capability to deliver products and services.
Air Source Heat Pumps in Wisconsin
This research project was designed to conduct market and technical research to inform the best programmatic approach for air source heat pumps (ASHP) in Wisconsin.
120V HPWH Research
This research project researches the potential for 120-volt heat pump water heaters in the Midwest.
Affordable Housing - A Passive Building Pathway
This pilot demonstrates how Phius+2020 high performance building standards can deepen energy reductions and make affordable housing safer and healthier.
Air-to-Water Heat Pump Field Study
Assessing air-to-water heat pump (AWHP) retrofits in existing and new construction for single and multifamily buildings.
Home Energy Upgrades Pilot
This community-focused pilot provides whole home retrofits at no cost to single- and multi-family customers.
Focus Force Milwaukee
The pilot will educate and train individuals from disadvantaged communities for careers in the energy efficiency industry.
Integrated Controls
This project researches the potentially deeper energy savings in networked lighting control (NLC) retrofits from lighting systems to enhance HVAC control strategies.
Life Sciences Midstream Pilot
This pilot incentivizes the purchase of energy efficient, ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers by life sciences companies in Wisconsin.
Electric New Homes
Electrifying rural and historically unreached communities through heat pump trainings and educational sessions for Trade Allies.
Healthy Homes Pilot
An approach to increasing the quality of life for households with a member experiencing pediatric asthma.
HVAC Career Exploration
HVAC, renewables, insulation, and air sealing technical support while growing Trade Ally partnerships.
Multifamily Strategic Energy Management
Our collaborative approach to ensuring better relationships between utility companies and their customers.
