Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Thank you to Onbe for sponsoring the 2025 Midwest Energy Solutions Conference! Your support helps power this great event! Interested in sponsoring #2025MES? ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e2MR2RV4 Register for 2025 MES ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gCPnUMA6

2025 IEA Spotlight 🔦 Education: Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program The Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program designed the Market Development Initiative (MDI) to ensure that utility energy efficiency offerings are made available to underserved communities through a network of diverse trade allies with a highly trained local workforce through two paths. Read more about this program and the other 2025 IEA winners 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gDA78DEq

Mark Your Calendars for our January Webinar 💻 Strategies for Improved Single-family Home Efficiency at the Municipal Scale 📆 Thursday, January 16 | 12 p.m. Municipalities are increasingly setting climate goals with the intention of not only addressing climate change, but also providing their citizens with the economic, resilience, cost, comfort and long-term affordability benefits provided by a more energy-efficient building stock. Learn about MEEA’s study that seeks to help by providing useful data that could be used to take meaningful action on building-related climate goals. Register 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g2tS5BCM

Thank you to AM Conservation for joining #2025MES as a Partner sponsor. We’re excited to see you in Chicago this January! Register to attend today 👉 https://lnkd.in/gCPnUMA6

2025 IEA Spotlight 🔦 Innovation: Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC) With FlexCharging, MVEC launched a one-year study in October 2023 to compare EV telematics data directly from the vehicle against utility submeter readings. The study results confirm that telematics data is sufficiently accurate to serve as a viable and cost-effective replacement for utility submetering and offers specific program recommendations for other utilities looking to implement these programs at scale. Read more about the 2025 IEA winners 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gDA78DEq

2025 IEA Spotlight 🔦 Marketing: Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Energy Efficiency Program The ‘Inspire to Save’ campaign spans five years, features highly visible activities and leverages partnerships with diverse enterprises and community organizations to effectively reach customers. The campaign has successfully improved customer engagement and trust in energy efficiency programs, setting a scalable model for future initiatives. Read more about the 2025 IEA winners 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gDA78DEq

As America transitions from traditional heating and cooling systems to heat pumps, it is vital to prioritize equity. We must adopt an approach that ensures all communities, including those historically excluded, can benefit from the advancements in heat pump technology without bearing undue financial burdens. Read Joe R.'s first blog of this two-part series on equitable access to heat pump technology ⬇️ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gNj7TRsG

A big thank you to Nicor Gas for their support of the 2025 Midwest Energy Solutions Conference as a Gold Sponsor ✨ Register today to be part of this incredible event! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gCPnUMA6

2025 IEA Spotlight 🔦 Impact: Michigan Farm Energy Program In response to Michigan's low numbers of USDA-REAP funded energy efficiency projects (tied for 50th in two of the initial seven years, no higher than 46th), the Michigan Farm Energy Program’s (MFEP) was created in 2009 by the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at Michigan State University. The activities of the MFEP and participating organizations resulted in a dramatic rise to fifth by 2012. Michigan has maintained a top 10 ranking ever since. Read more about the 2025 IEA winners 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gDA78DEq

2025 IEA Spotlight 🔦 Impact: SEEL LLC (Solutions for Energy Efficient Logistics) Grant Writing Program Leading into 2023, SEEL, LLC with funding from the Ameren Illinois Market Development Initiative designed and launched the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act Grant Writing Program. The program offered all participating agencies a grant writer and coaching for teaming agreements and program design at no cost to the organization. Read more about the 2025 IEA winners 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gDA78DEq