For Release: 09/16/2014
The Challenge is on! Local Non-Profits Compete in the 2014 Wisconsin Public Service "Energy Challenge" Green Bay, WI - Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) announces this year's participants in the 2104 Energy Challenge. The following 17 non-profit organizations will now be challenged to meet assigned tasks in energy efficiency and weatherization during the months of October and November.- Brown County United Way: Emerging Leaders Society
- City of Peshtigo Fire Department
- Friends of the Lac du Flambeau Community
- Integrated Community Solutions Inc.; Green Bay
- Lac du Flambeau Waswaagoning YouthBuild
- Lakeland Retirement Foundation; Minocqua
- Marinette County Crime Stoppers
- Midnite Trail Riders Snowmobile Club; New Franken
- Minocqua Winter Park Trail Fund
- Northwoods Childrens Museum; Eagle River
- NWTC Energy & Conservation Club; Green Bay
- Rotary Club of Green Bay
- St. Vincent de Paul; Green Bay District Council
- Sunshine for Humanity Inc.; Eagle River
- Wrightstown 4-H Club
- Wrightstown Full Court Club
- Wrightstown Lions Club
- Install ten home weatherization kits provided by WPS in ten residences within their community
- Ten of the organization's members pledge to reduce their home electric consumption during the two months of the challenge (October and November) as compared to the same two months of last year
- Secure ten new enrollments from a variety of residential programs offered by WPS
- Track group members' energy awareness and efficiency efforts
Information about the contest is available at the Wisconsin Public Service website. Last year's results showed a cumulative energy savings of about 56,460 kilowatt hours of electricity. (An average home uses about 600 kilowatt hours each month.) The organizations realized that along with the decrease in energy use, a substantial increase in energy awareness was realized as minor lifestyle changes by each individual resulted in cumulative energy saving totals. This is the fourth year of the WPS Energy Challenge.
For More Information, Contact:-
Lynn Kroll
920-617-5160
Green Bay Area -
Jenny Short
906-863-4376
Marinette, Menominee, Wabeno, Wausaukee -
Leah Van Zile
715-369-7179
Rhinelander, Tomahawk, Minocqua, Eagle River -
Kelly Zagrzebski
715-848-7342
Wausau, Merrill, Antigo, Stevens Point, Waupaca -
Dayna Watson
920-236-5945
Sheboygan, Chilton, Oshkosh, Two Rivers, Kewaunee, Sturgeon Bay -
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