Do you want to save more on your utility bills…well stop paying sewer charges for water used to water your garden, wash your car, etc.  Install a deduct meter today.  Deduct meters allow the utility to only charge water (not sewer) expenses on water used outside of the home that goes into the ground and not into the sewer system.

For more information, please contact the utility office at (608) 527-2913 or via email ngutilities@newglarusvillage.com

Sophisticated motors, drives and other electrical devices in today’s workplace require a high level of power stability. When dealing with sensitive, high-tech equipment, even the slightest disruption in electrical service can result in costly production delays.

If your operations suffer from unpredictable power disturbances that result in downtime, lost data, equipment damage or other adverse outcomes, we can help.

Our Power Quality service will:

When motors stall, circuit breakers trip, lights flicker or computers lock up, it could be signaling a power quality issue within your facility.

Many power-related operating problems originate from the customer’s side of the meter. Most minor issues can be solved quickly and simply. Others more subtle in nature may require more in-depth analysis. Whatever the case, our community-owned utility is here to assist.

If you are experiencing an energy-related problem, give us a call. We’ll meet with you to gather the facts and discuss your concerns. An energy engineer from our power supplier, WPPI Energy, will use the best technology available to identify the problem. We’ll inspect your facility inside and out, monitor your equipment and conduct readings to help pinpoint the source.

We’ll develop a plan to collect the data needed to improve the electrical performance of your operations. Using sophisticated monitoring equipment, our power quality specialist will analyze the data and discuss various approaches to solving your power quality issue.

In circumstances where you may be experiencing problems as a result of disturbances on our system, we’ll keep you informed as we work to quickly remedy the situation.

When the problem is rooted within your facility, we will assist your staff or electrical contractor in devising a plan to correct the matter. Or, if you need help identifying someone to do the work, we can even provide a list of qualified experts in the area.

Even if you are not currently experiencing power quality problems but would simply like more information on power quality issues for planning purposes, consider giving us a call. We have useful information available at no cost to you, as well as other resources that you may wish to use or purchase.

Managing the demand for electricity when temperatures soar is critical to maintaining a reliable and affordable power supply. Large power customers who have the ability to shift energy usage and turn off equipment for brief stretches of time can reduce their monthly power costs while helping to ensure electric reliability during peak demand periods. 

Our Interruptible Load Credits provide participating businesses with a financial incentive to reduce the strain on the electric system when the demand and price for power surges. By shedding load upon request during high-demand periods, customers can save money on their energy bill while allowing utilities to reduce peaks and control their costs. 

The Interruptible Load Credits are available to commercial and industrial customers with an average peak monthly demand of at least 1,000 kilowatts (kW) who have the ability to shed a minimum of 500 kW of electrical load when notified.

Participants contract directly with our power supplier, WPPI Energy. Flexible contracts are available for either 5 or 10 years and are customized to fit individual customer needs. 

In exchange for reducing energy consumption during periods of extreme demand for power, participants receive a payment each month from WPPI Energy. Monthly program payments are guaranteed regardless of whether or not participants are actually called upon to reduce their energy use.

During peak usage times, typically occurring in the hottest days of the summer, interruptions will be limited to no more than 40 hours per month and 300 hours per year. WPPI Energy will contact program participants at least 55 minutes prior to the need to cut energy usage and will provide an estimate of the interruption duration. When the interruption has ended, WPPI Energy will notify participants so normal operations can be resumed.

Call us for more details on this energy management program designed to enhance system-wide electric reliability by rewarding large power customers for significantly reducing energy consumption when the demand for power peaks.  For more information please contact our WPPI Energy representative, Beth Carlson at (608) 834-4500 or via email at bcarlson@wppienergy.org

During the summer of 1998, daily and hourly wholesale electric prices hit record highs that were exponentially above previous highs. The price spikes drew the attention of many, including some large commercial and industrial customers who indicated that they would be willing to curtail their consumption of firm electric service if compensated at such levels. WPPI Energy’s Market-Based Pricing: Curtailable Option was designed in response to this expressed customer interest and was the first offering of its type in Wisconsin.

The Market-Based Pricing: Curtailable Option provides retail customers with the option (but not the obligation) of curtailing firm usage during high price conditions for a payment tied to the market price of energy at the time the customer curtails load.

This curtailable option is designed to produce demand elasticity, which should dampen price spikes and protect customers that must have an uninterrupted supply of power.

The Market-Based Pricing: Curtailable Option is available to any customer who meets the following eligibility criteria.

The sum of the monthly peak demands during the last complete calendar year must be greater than 60,000 kW.

The Participant must have 2000 kW or greater of firm load that they are able to curtail during emergency situations.

For more information please contact our WPPI Energy representative, Beth Carlson at (608) 834-4500 or via email at bcarlson@wppienergy.org

We know that electric costs can be a significant part of your operating budget.  Community-owned utilities tend to have lower electric rates than their competitors.  Simply put, doing business here – in a public power community – just makes sense.

Through membership in WPPI Energy, New Glarus Utilities provides reliable, reasonably priced power and innovative energy services to meet your needs.  We’re committed to keeping our businesses and communities strong.  Let our team of energy experts and account management professionals serve your business by providing the following and more:

Being served by a nonprofit, community-owned utility will help keep your operating costs as low as possible over the long term. We can demonstrate this “public power advantage” with operating cost estimates and energy cost comparisons based on your production forecasts. We’ll also work with you to identify innovative ways to use energy more efficiently and help you determine potential cost savings so you can assess the impact on your bottom line.

WPPI Energy’s energy experts use advanced technology to identify electrical problems in a facility and achieve a high level of power quality. We’ll collect and analyze the data needed to help you evaluate power quality solutions and improve the performance of your operations.

To help make your new construction project as energy efficient as possible, we’ll provide design-phase technical assistance to help you acquire energy savings and demand reduction in new buildings, additions or major renovations.

We can assist with up-front costs of energy efficiency projects at your facility by providing grants for feasibility studies as well as incentives to support your conservation efforts.

Through our Green Power for Business program, you can harness the marketing power of green energy and reduce your business’s environmental impact by purchasing blocks of power made from renewable resources such as wind, hydroelectric and biogas. We also offer grants and incentives for the use of wind power, microturbines, fuel cells, co-generation and other renewable energy technologies at your own facility.

We’re committed to help make local businesses strong. To learn more about how our programs for business and industry can be customized to meet your unique needs, contact our WPPI Energy representative, Beth Carlson, at (608) 834-4500 or via email at bcarlson@wppienergy.org

Commercial and industrial businesses have tremendous potential to realize cost savings through improving the energy efficiency of their facilities without sacrificing productivity. By conducting a comprehensive technical energy analysis of your building and reviewing your rate components, we can help you make smart decisions for your operations.

Our Energy Management Services are designed to promote the wise use of electricity by providing recommendations for energy cost savings customized for your business. We’ll analyze your energy consumption and, more importantly, recommend how to improve your facility’s usage patterns and more efficiently manage your energy costs.

And, we provide our services at no cost to your business.

An energy engineer from our power supplier, Wisconsin Public Power Inc., will inspect your facility and suggest cost-effective ways to reduce your monthly energy bill. We’ll provide an in-depth analysis of your operation’s energy use and a detailed report outlining specific recommendations and projected savings.

Working with you, we’ll break down the various components of your rate schedule to maximize your opportunities for savings. We’ll examine your demand and energy charges and your load factor, and discuss methods to reduce electrical peaks and shift usage to off-peak hours when the price of power is typically much lower.

From conducting energy audits and metering specific equipment to analyzing energy usage trends and reviewing electric rate comparisons, we’ll supply the technical assistance needed to identify valuable opportunities to cut your energy costs and enhance your profitability.

In many cases, implementing the efficiency measures can be achieved with little or no investment. For larger initiatives, we’ll review equipment options with you, provide cost estimates, supply energy-saving projections and calculate payback periods. We’ll even return to verify the actual savings following the completion of your conservation projects.

Whether you’re upgrading equipment, renovating your facility, thinking about expanding or simply looking to reduce your energy costs, give us a call. We’ll put our energy expertise to work for you to identify efficiency opportunities that will improve your bottom line.

The Efficiency Improvement Incentive program is designed to help business customers enhance the energy efficiency of their facilities and improve their bottom line in the process.

When you are planning efficiency improvement projects in your facility, we can help you determine the potential cost savings and payback, and even assist in evaluating new equipment options. If the project will reduce energy consumption and power demand during our peak periods, you may be eligible for a cash incentive.

To qualify for an incentive, customers should receive pre-approval prior to implementing any efficiency improvements. Many types of efficiency improvement projects are eligible. Eligible measures include, but are not limited to:

Specialty measures (e.g., anti-condensate heater controls, LED refrigerated case lighting, guest room energy management controls, PC network management, vending machine control)

Energy efficiency studies

Minimum efficiency requirements and other terms and conditions apply. For more information, contact WPPI Energy representative, Beth Carlson, at (608) 834-4500 or via email at bcarlson@wppienergy.org

Focus on Energy also offers financial incentives to eligible business customers for installing qualifying energy efficiency measures. These measures include a variety of technologies including energy efficient lighting, motors, compressed air, and HVAC equipment.

Incentives are also available for maintaining equipment and studying the feasibility of a proposed energy efficiency project.

To find out more, visit Wisconsin Focus on Energy or call (800) 762-7077.

Many businesses delay the replacement or improvement of inefficient equipment and building components because the initial purchase costs are perceived as an obstacle. Despite attractive returns on investment and other long-term benefits of energy efficiency projects, many customers simply cannot pursue energy cost reduction opportunities because of these “first-cost” barriers.

The Shared Savings Program is designed to help commercial customers overcome these initial cost barriers by providing up-front capital, based on estimated energy savings, to advance energy efficiency improvements. Projects may include any new electrical energy-saving or demand-reducing measure that results in lasting impacts for the facility. All projects must meet our minimum energy efficiency requirements for consideration for Shared Savings funding.

Under the program, a customer may receive from $2,500 up to $50,000 to implement qualifying projects. The customer then repays the funding through sixty equal installments on their monthly utility bill. A 2% annual fee, compounded monthly, is included in the payments. Often the payments are less than the energy cost savings, resulting in a positive cash flow for the customer.

Customers that have at least a three-year, clean payment history with the utility are eligible for this program. In addition, a full credit review will be performed before Shared Savings funding is provided.

Our Energy Services Representative can assist you in determining whether this program would be a good fit for your efficiency project and your business.

For more information, contact WPPI Energy representative, Beth Carlson, at (608) 834-4500 or via email at bcarlson@wppienergy.org

 

The New Construction Design Assistance Program works with prospective building owners and developers, design professionals, and construction contractors to deliver high performance buildings that provide improved energy efficiency, peak load reduction, improved systems performance, and greater comfort.

Energy savings will be accomplished by simulating incremental improvements of efficiency in lighting, HVAC, and other building systems. The program seeks to capture synergistic energy savings by encouraging the design and construction of buildings as integrated systems.

For more information, contact WPPI Energy representative, Beth Carlson, at (608) 834-4500 or via email at bcarlson@wppienergy.org

We, along with our power supplier, WPPI Energy, have committed significant funding to our Request for Proposals (RFP) for Energy Efficiency. The program is designed to encourage investment by large commercial and industrial utility customers in energy efficient improvements. Up to $250,000 of incentive funding is available for each bid cycle.

The RFP seeks large efficiency projects that reduce annual total energy consumption by 100,000 kilowatt-hours or more, and/or projects that will reduce the on-peak electrical demand by at least 20 kilowatts from 1 PM to 4 PM during the months of June, July, and August

Proposals may include multiple energy saving measures. Proposals may include energy savings measures from multiple facilities, as long as each facility is in a WPPI Energy member service and is owned and operated by the same parent company.

For program details and application materials, visit www.wppienergy.org/rfp.  For more information, contact WPPI Energy representative, Beth Carlson, at (608) 834-4500 or via email at bcarlson@wppienergy.org

The Schools Program provides technical guidance, expert support services, and financial assistance to improve the management of energy use and costs in existing and planned school facilities.

Energy management services include energy benchmarking, facility energy assessments, construction plan reviews, equipment efficiency comparison, energy cost saving estimates, load monitoring, retail rate analyses and explanations and technical training.

For more information, contact WPPI Energy representative, Beth Carlson, at (608) 834-4500 or via email at bcarlson@wppienergy.org

Supporting the use of renewable energy is a real “win-win” for your business and for the community. We make it easy with the Green Power for business program. 
Through Green Power for business, you can contribute to a cleaner environment and sustainable energy future. Every dollar you invest in renewable energy is used to foster the growth of renewable resources. 
“Buying green” is also good for business. Studies show that people have a more favorable view of — and are more likely to buy services from — companies that demonstrate concern for the environment.

Supporting renewable energy is a simple decision to make. There is no special equipment to install, and no change in the way your organization receives or uses energy. To sign up, just choose an amount of renewable energy that’s equal to some or all of your monthly electric usage. You can change your participation level or withdraw from the program at any time. 

You pay just $2.00 additional per month for each block of renewable energy, the equivalent of 300 kilowatt hours (kWh). If you are interested in purchasing blocks, be sure to ask your Energy Services Representative about our discounted rate for large purchases. 
 

For more information, contact our WPPI Energy representative, Beth Carlson, at (608) 834-4500 or via email at bcarlson@wppienergy.org