Madison, WI — Focus on Energy, Wisconsin’s statewide program for energy efficiency and renewable energy, recently recognized two local retailers for achieving notable energy savings.
Madison, WI — Focus on Energy, Wisconsin’s statewide program for energy efficiency and renewable energy, recently recognized two local retailers, Blain Supply and Gander Mountain, for achieving notable energy savings through participation in Focus on Energy’s Retail Energy Management Challenge.
The Retail Energy Management Challenge is modeled after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Building Performance with ENERGY STAR® program, which promotes strategic energy management and continuous performance improvement. Participants in the challenge benchmarked energy use at their Wisconsin stores by using EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager™ tool. The tool allows users to assess building energy performance and track savings over time as well as compare performance across multiple buildings.
With approximately $156,000 in cost savings, Blain Supply, a specialty discount retailer that operates 14 stores in Wisconsin, achieved the Highest Overall ENERGY STAR Portfolio Rating among all Retail Energy Management Challenge participants.
“Our facilities and engineering departments are constantly looking for ways to improve the efficiency of our buildings,” says Matt Sansone, Gander Mountain’s energy manager. “Whether it’s an innovative concept design for a new location or a retrofit application to an existing building.”
Recognized for Most Improved ENERGY STAR Portfolio Rating, Gander Mountain saw an 11% portfolio improvement, which amounted to more than $40,000 in savings. The company is a national outdoors equipment retailer with 12 stores in Wisconsin.
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