The Path to Resilience: Maximizing Energy Savings at Wastewater Treatment Plants
Wastewater treatment facilities can account for up to 30% of a municipality’s energy use. Plants that set energy efficiency as […]
Water Pumping Efficiency Technical Tip
Fluid pumping is a major component of many water and wastewater plants’ energy consumption. For most potable water plants, pumping […]
Kishwaukee Water Reclamation District WWTP Case Study
The Kishwaukee Water Reclamation District (KWRD) has been pursuing energy efficiency and energy recovery opportunities for many years. In October […]
Village of Heyworth WWTP Case Study
In 2022, the Village of Heyworth wastewater treatment plant, a 1.0 MGD lagoon system, faced an electric supply hike of […]
Herrin WWTP Case Study
In 2018, SEDAC performed an energy assessment for the Herrin IL Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The assessment identified several energy […]
Downers Grove Net Zero Wastewater Treatment with Bio-gas
Innovative leadership and collaboration with the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation has allowed the Downers Grove Sanitary District WWTP to become a net-zero energy plant. Read how the district has reduced costs and increased resiliency by running their plant with bio-gas produced on site.
John A. Logan College Pool Cover Case Study
John A. Logan College (JALC) has a history of implementing energy efficiency improvements to reduce energy costs and to demonstrate […]
Heartland Community College Net Zero Plan
Heartland Community College has an impressive sustainability record. Their accomplishments include the installation of a 1.65 MW wind turbine, geothermal […]
Caseyville Wastewater Treatment Plant Case Study
Recently, the Caseyville Township Water Reclamation Facility received a free facility assessment from Illinois EPA's Wastewater Treatment Plant Energy Assessment […]
Village of Annawan Wastewater Treatment Plant
Most energy assessments identify energy efficiency measures to save facilities between 10% and 30% on annual energy costs. Sometimes the […]
Carbondale City Hall and Civic Center
The City of Carbondale’s City Hall and Civic Center is the heart of Carbondale. The city hall provides office space […]
Pekin Community High School
Since 2013, Pekin Community High School has been working with SEDAC to save energy and money. Measures implemented from a 2013 […]
Woodridge Park District Athletic Recreation Center
How do you build a new facility in an environmentally sustainable and fiscally responsible way? An energy efficient building design […]
Joliet Junior College
Joliet Junior College has made sustainability a priority. They work to make their campus as “environmentally healthy, economically sufficient, and […]
Brookfield-LaGrange Park School District 95
Rich Batka, director of buildings and grounds at Brookfield-LaGrange Park School District 95, is committed to identifying and pursuing energy […]