Celebrating energy-savings results

On April 19, 2011, Otter Tail Power Company announced preliminary energy savings associated with the Campus Energy Challenge. In 2010 we achieved metered kilowatt-hour savings of approximately 7 to 8 percent. When all technology improvements and behavioral change initiatives have been in place for a full year, and when results are adjusted for changes in weather and normally occurring growth, we are on track to save 17 percent of our prior electricity use. The goals are based on sustained savings over a five-year period. Pending regulatory review and approval that means the campus is on track to surpass our energy-savings goals.