Building retrocommissioning improves comfort and saves thousands of dollars

The numbers were telling Mark Jensen that something wasn't right at the Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation's Corporate Center building. "Complaints about comfort were above average, and the square foot utility costs were high compared to our other buildings," said Jensen, vice president of business and office services for WPS.

The building should be the company's best performing facility. It has the most up-to-date control system, and WPS staff worked hard to deliver comfortable building temps and air quality. But the employee feedback and high utility bills proved something was amiss.

Learn how retrocommissioning helped WPS reduce energy costs.

MGE is a leader in electric system reliability

MGE provides reliable electric service according to the results of a national survey. Out of 62 utilities and two international affiliates, which serve 67 million electric customers, MGE ranks 3rd for lowest frequency of customer interruptions and 2nd for fewest average minutes of interruption.

Read more about the reliability survey.

MadiSUN helps Madison area embrace solar power

MadiSUN is funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. They provide free solar consultations for area businesses.

Interested in solar? Learn how to get started.

Focus on Energy Offers retrocommissioning help

Would you like to tune-up your building to improve its efficiency and operation? Focus on Energy can help building owners identify low-cost operational and maintenance improvements that save money and energy.

Find out how Focus on Energy can help your business.

Commission sets 2011 MGE gas and electric rates

New electric and gas rates went into effect on Jan. 13. Overall electric rates are increasing by 2.3%. Natural gas service rates increased 1%.

Find out more about new rates here.

What's new under the sun?

Solar technology is on the fast track! In this report, see some exciting new projects like our solar path lighting and other local solar installations that are putting the sun to work for all of us. Watch the story.

Electric outage information on mge.com

MGE launched electric service outage information on mge.com. See current outage information including the number of reported outages, number of customers impacted, when the outages were first reported and if MGE has assigned crews to fix them. It's updated every 15 minutes.

Visit our outage information page.

Energy-saving information for your business

MGE features updated energy information on mge.com. It's called Business Energy Advisor and it offers energy-saving ideas for specific types of businesses and business equipment. Find information about managing energy costs in retail buildings, restaurants, office buildings and grocery stores.

Energy-saving information for your business