A new program created by the Illinois Department of Commerce and
the Community Affairs Bureau of Energy and Recycling offers
small-business owners free energy audits.
Creating Energy Management Opportunities for Industries (CEMOI)
is operated in conjunction with Central Illinois Public Service Co.
and trains college students majoring in engineering and marketing
to identify areas where a business can conserve energy and save
money.
Prior to an audit, the students and their advisors review a
firm's utility bills. A team of two to three auditors then
spends up to 15 hours at the company's facility examining
energy usage; when the audit is complete, they present written
recommendations to the business owner. While the audits are not
guaranteed to save money, past audits have been successful in
helping companies reduce energy costs.
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Currently audits and recommendation reports are free; however,
CEMOI is considering charging a fee for the reports.
For more details, contact Southern Illinois
University-Carbondale at (618) 453-3221 or the Edwardsville campus
at (618) 692-2161.
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