Touching All Bases

With summer here, OED staff has been a bit busier than usual.  The state's fiscal year end is in a few weeks, so we're busy getting payments wrapped up and the books closed for the year.  We're busy preparing for WIndiana (Psst -- If you're interested, visit energy.IN.gov for more info!).  And our staff has been visiting our grant recipients all around the Hoosier state, so we will be back soon with more regular posts to highlight the work our program partners have done in the past year or two.

In the meantime, we wanted to highlight the City of Noblesville, which has partnered with us on a few different initiatives.  The city's waste water treatment plant was recently highlighted in Treatment Plant Operator, and we wanted to make sure you had the opportunity to read all about their good work.  So when you have a spare moment, head on over to TPO Magazine to read about the city's anaerobic digesters and controller systems.  Maybe Noblesville's success will give you some ideas that you can implement in your community!

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!