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New Municipalities Join Focus on Energy
The financial savings and environmental benefits keep adding up for the state of Wisconsin as more municipalities join the Focus on Energy Program. In the past six months, more than 50 municipalities, and the hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses they service, officially became members of Focus.
Click here for a complete list of new members.
Cash-Back Rewards Make Energy Efficiency More Lucrative For You
Focus on Energy offers Cash-Back Rewards to Wisconsin residents and businesses to encourage and help subsidize the purchase of energy efficient equipment or the implementation of projects that increase energy efficiency. Below are a few of the Cash-Back Rewards Focus is offering right now:
Up to $150 in Cash-Back Rewards are available on the purchase of a high efficiency gas furnace installed by a contractor partnering with the program.
A $75 Cash-Back Reward on a home energy evaluation performed by a consultant partnering with the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Program.
Up to $250 in Cash-Back Rewards are available on the purchase of a new energy efficient water heater installed by a contractor partnering with the program.
Focus will pay 60 percent of the cost to have a residential renewable energy site assessment - the first step toward incorporating renewable energy into a home.
Focus on Energy also offers financial incentives to business customers on lighting upgrades, heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, as well as industry specific equipment for commercial, industrial and agricultural applications.
Act now - find out what Cash-Back Rewards are currently available for residents and
businesses.
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Have your heating bills been on the rise? For most Wisconsin residents and businesses, heating bills typically go up when temperatures drop. Before you turn your thermostat up, ask yourself if your heating system is working as it should. Is the system energy efficient? Is your home or business allowing the equipment to operate at its highest efficiency? The answers to all of these questions play an integral role in keeping you comfortable throughout the cold Wisconsin winter. Moreover, with heating costs continuing to go up, taking a look at
what's in the basement or equipment room is imperative. 
Homeowners need the basics like heat, electricity and water, but what many forget is that energy consumption really boils down to making smart energy choices. The type of heating and cooling equipment used, the appliances you own, as well as how airtight your home is built all determine the amount of energy you will consume. Lifestyle choices also play a role in how much energy is used on a daily basis. 
Did you know you can harness energy from the sun to fulfill your hot water and electricity needs at home or even for an entire business? You can even use wind to supply you with electricity or manure to produce heat and electricity. For homeowners and businesses wanting to reduce the footprint they are leaving on the environment, renewable energy should be strongly considered. Renewable energy is essentially taking elements from the earth or waste products - wind, sun, biogas and biomass - and converting them into heat or electricity needed to
operate homes and businesses while at the same time offsetting the harmful effects of fossil fuel emissions. Intrigued by the thought of it? Well then Focus on Energy can help you turn this idea into a reality...