For 13 years, Cherryland was included in a state mandated energy waste reduction (EWR) program. The mandate required us to incentivize a 1% reduction in annual electric sales by offering specific rebates to members for things like energy star rated appliances and lighting upgrades. When that mandate expired in 2021, it opened a door to expand and adapt our energy use programs in a number of ways. Now, Michigan lawmakers are considering reinstating that mandate for cooperatives and even increasing it. In this episode of Co-op Energy Talk we sit down with GDS Associates Managing Director Rich Hasselman and Cherryland CEO Rachel Johnson to talk about the programs we developed in the absence of the mandate, how they’ve expanded our offerings to our members, and whether or not this proposed mandate will be beneficial for cooperatives, like Cherryland.
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S6E2 - Go Electric And Everybody Wins
S6E1 - Gemini Solar Project
S5E11 - A Gubernatorial-Sized Ask For Rural Michigan
S5E10 - Sky's The Limit for Cherry Capital Airport
S5E9 - Co-ops Climb Capitol Hill
S5E8 - On Air With Rep. Jack O'Malley
S5E7 - You, Me, And The MPSC
S5E6 - Habitat Partnership Brings Home Repair Program To Life
S5E5 - The Carbon Game Plan
S5E4 - Cherryland Meets Great Lakes Stainless
S5E3 - Electrical Tape, Virtual Reality, & A Skunk – The Jim Carpenter Story
S5E2 - One-stop Shop For Diverse Power Supply
S5E1 - Renewables—Go Big Or Go Home
S4E12 - Electrifying The Auto Industry
S4E11 - Election's Over! What Now?
S4E10 - "That Would Never Happen To Me"
S4E9 - Out With Fossil Fuels, In With Electricity
S4E8 - Craft Beer & Spirits Take Michigan By Storm
S4E7 - Everything Energy With Jim MacInnes
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