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Cornhusker Public Power District offered
two new ENERGYWISESM incentive
programs in 2014; the residential LED
lighting program and the hog mat in-
centive program.
Efficiency programs make
sense for the customer
by reducing their energy
costs. They make sense
for the environment by
reducing the amount of natural resources required
to produce electricity.
In 2014, $76,464 was incented to customers in the
form of rebate checks or bill credits. The demand
reduction caused by customers installing ENERGY-
WISESM efficiency measures was 127.1 KW and the
energy reduction was 9,013,032 kWh. In 2015,
$95,775 was incented to participating customers
with a demand reduction of 206.3 KW and an
energy reduction of 13,614,732 kWh.
ENERGY WISESM brochures, complete program
guidelines, and application forms are available on
our website: .
Incentive programs offered
New automated meters installed
In March 2014, Cornhusker Public Power District started
switching-out customer meters with new automated me-
ters (AMI). The new digital meters benefit both Cornhusk-
er Public Power District and our customers. The benefits
are: improved meter reading capability; improved power
quality and reliability; and improved outage notification.
“By improving the efficiency of both operations and elec-
tricity delivery we can keep costs down for customers,”
said Metering Director Terry Ludden.
“With meter information received in real-time, it helps
when operating irrigation load and with the self-discon-
nect on the meter, it also cuts down on service calls,” he
IT/Communication Supervisor Brett Olson (left) and Me-
tering Director Terry Ludden (right) display a new AMI
meter. February, 2014
added. In addition to reducing operational costs,
the AMI meters receive and send meter data to
computers in our office. The new technology
allows detection of problems quickly and the lo-
cation of outages more precisely. “In some cases,
we can fix the problem before customers know
their power is off,” said Ludden.
The meters, which provide information about
power use, will help customers understand how
and when they are using electricity. With this
information, Cornhusker Public Power District
customer service representatives can help cus-
tomers address billing inquiries.
2014 $86,100,000
2013 $81,400,000
2012 $78,500,000
2011 $75,100,000
2015 $90,400,000
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