Batesville WWTP

Occasionally, OED's staff gets to visit wastewater treatment facilities.  It's not nearly as exciting as a wind farm, but water and wastewater treatment facilities consume quite a bit of energy.  So when we have the chance to help out, we do.

Batesville was the recipient of a 2010 grant from OED under our Energy Efficiency for Wastewater Treatment Facilities.   Seven of the city's motors had been operating for nearly thirty years, so an upgrade was long overdue!

These seven motors were replaced with newer, high efficiency motors, four of which are aerator motors and three of which are lift station motors.  Electricity consumption dropped significantly with the installation of these motors, decreasing by 12%.  Coupled with the 24% of process energy already saved by the plant through implementation of strategies such as sleep modes, the city is saving quite a bit of money.

The City of Batesville was a recipient of EEWT grant funds, a sub-program of the State Energy Program, administered by the Indiana Office of Energy Development through the U.S. Department of Energy.

Water Treatment Program Recipients Announced

A few days ago, Lt. Governor Becky Skillman named seven communities -- Batesville, Boonville, Brownsburg, Kokomo, Monticello, Noblesville, and Rensselaer -- recipients of Energy Efficiency for Water Treatment (EEWT) program grants.  The $350,000 program was funded through the U.S. Department of Energy's State Energy Program.

These communities will use grant dollars to replace or upgrade existing pumps, motors, and/or controls for water and/or water treatment facilities.  Bottom line -- these significant improvements will help keep costs low for taxpayers.

As these projects get off the ground, we'll follow up and highlight their successes, so stay tuned!