Kirk visits AIEC
Posted on 01-20-2012
U.S. Senator Mark Kirk visited the AIEC on Thursday, Jan. 19 and addressed the board of directors. He stressed his support of coal-fired power plants and natural gas and how important those issues are to the state of Illinois and the nation.
Federated presents check to AIEC
Posted on 01-20-2012
Carl Schroer (left), Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange, presented a check for $41,686 to AIEC Board President Darrell Shumard and Jim Riddle, General Manager of Egyptian Electric Cooperative at the January meeting of the AIEC board of directors.
The check represented a 3 percent return of the general and auto liability premiums for 2011.
HomE program recipient of MEEA Impact Award
Posted on 01-16-2012
The AIEC's highly successful HomE program was recently recognized with the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance's (MEEA) 2012 Inspiring Efficiency Impact Award. The program helped 25 distribution cooperatives in Illinois perform nearly 3,500 home energy audits and deliver more than 3,000 energy efficiency rebates to Illinois homeowners, making it one of the largest and most effective in Illinois history.
HomE's high success rate - more than 90 percent of participating homeowners followed through with at least some of the audits' recommended improvements - allowed the AIEC to use $2.5 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding which spurred more than $25 million in energy efficiency investments in just 15 months.
"Through HomE, we were able to encourage cooperative members to improve the energy efficiency of their homes, and also make them more aware of their everyday energy use," said John Frietag, vice president of operations for the AIEC. "Additionally, for the first time in the Illinois Electric Cooperative's 70-year history, every cooperative in the state is now providing energy audits to homeowners."
"The HomE program not only helped Illinois homeowners save money and save energy, but brought jobs and increased economic activity to the region as well," said Jay Wrobel, MEEA executive director. "MEEA is proud to recognize AIEC's efforts with this year's Inspiring Efficiency Impact Award."
