Initiatives
Energy Independent Communities
What uses nearly seven million kilowatt hours of electricity per year? We recently learned the local answer to this question. A Chequamegon Bay partnership has been busy collecting data on their energy use as part of a state-wide Energy Independent Communities initiative. The partnership includes Ashland and Bayfield Counties, Cities of Ashland, Washburn and Bayfield, Towns of La Pointe and Bayfield, Red Cliff Tribal Government and the Bay Area Rural Transit Authority. The Alliance for Sustainability coordinated the local initiative and UW-Extension provi
Sustainability Movement Advances in Chequamegon Bay Region
In December last year, the Alliance for Sustainability submitted a $60,000 grant request to the Wisconsin Office of Energy Independence on behalf the Chequamegon Bay Region. The goal was for our region to become one of ten "Energy Independent Communities" in a first-of-its-kind state-wide pilot project.
EIC Grant Application
This document is a condensed (more printer-friendly) version of our application to the WI Office of Energy Independence for the 2009 Energy Independent Communities Pilot Project. See attached.