State Energy Office announces Illinois Energy Now Trade Ally program
New
program will support energy efficiency in Illinois; website will
help increase number of Trade Ally partnerships
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[March 12, 2012]
CHICAGO -- The
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity's State
Energy Office announced the Illinois Energy Now Trade Ally program
to further energy-efficiency efforts in Illinois. The new Trade Ally
program will help forge partnerships between trade allies and their
public sector clients to provide more energy-efficient building
solutions that will result in increased energy savings in schools,
municipality buildings and government facilities.
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Trade allies are general contractors, lighting
contractors, HVAC contractors, engineers, architects, energy service
companies and energy-saving product wholesalers, distributors and
retailers who are trained on the Illinois Energy Now program to
deliver more energy-efficient building solutions to their public
sector clients.
"The Trade Ally program is an important tool to help public
sector building owners connect with contractors, engineers and
others trained in providing energy-efficient solutions to help
achieve energy savings," said Warren Ribley, DCEO director. "More
than 100 trade allies have already registered for the program by
word of mouth, and the new website will help us reach an even wider
audience."
Since they are fully trained on the portfolio of
energy-efficiency programs, trade allies have a solid understanding
of Illinois Energy Now program rules and procedures and play an
important role in educating their clients about energy-efficiency
programs and rebates. Through ongoing support and guidance from
Illinois Energy Now program staff and engineers, DCEO trade allies
can help their clients navigate the incentive process, including
completing DCEO incentive applications.
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The Illinois Energy Now Trade Ally program is a collaborative
initiative between the Illinois Energy Office of DCEO, the Energy
Resources Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the
Smart Energy Design Assistance Center at the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign.
For more information about the Trade Ally program, visit
www.erc.uic.edu/tradeallies.
[Text from
Illinois Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity
file received from the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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