Future Focus Initiative

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Active Pilot Programs EERD Emerging Technology

Future Focus Process

Focus on Energy’s Future Focus process reviews new concepts and technologies that have the potential to expand the range and value of services available to Wisconsinites, as well as help the program achieve desired outcomes of energy savings, customer satisfaction, and/or market transformation. The process also helps test offerings for future expansion/inclusion in the Focus on Energy Program portfolio. The team screens these ideas every quarter. Any questions about future opportunities may be directed to focusinfo@focusonenergy.com.

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Integrated Controls

Integrated Controls, Integrated Network, Lighting, BAS, Building Automation System, BACnet

Virtual Commissioning™ (VCx™)

Meter Data, Utility Meter, Meter Data, Pilot, Business, Virtual Commissioning,

Save to Give Challenge

Challenge, My meter, interventions, rural, behavioral, community based, nonprofit, energy audits, energy savings packs, smart thermostats, campaign

Cold Climate Variable Refrigerant Flow

Multifamily Strategic Energy Management

Pilot, Multifamily Strategic Energy Management, Multifamily, Strategic Energy Management, Energy Modeling

HVAC Career Exploration

HVAC Career, Schools, Pilot, Careers, Students, Training

Multifamily Strategic Energy Management

Pilot, Multifamily Strategic Energy Management, Multifamily, Strategic Energy Management, Energy Modeling

Healthy Homes Pilot

Healthy Homes, Pilot, Health, Healthcare, Pediatric Asthma.

Our collaborative approach to ensuring better relationships between utility companies and their customers.

Building Performance Consultant Training

The proven method of increasing the number of Energy Star Certified Building Performance Consultants (BPC).

Electrifying rural and historically unreached communities through heat pump trainings and educational sessions for Trade Allies.

HVAC Career Exploration

HVAC, renewables, insulation, and air sealing technical support while growing Trade Ally partnerships.

120V HPWH Research (Phase I)

Heat Pump Water Heaters in Wisconsin, and the market feasibility.

Healthy Homes

An approach to increasing the quality of life for households with a member experiencing pediatric asthma.

Environmental & Economic Research and Development Program

Focus on Energy supports energy efficiency and renewable energy research through the Environmental & Economic Research and Development Program (EERD). EERD research projects allow Wisconsin to further its efforts towards reducing energy waste, costs, and environmental impacts. EERD projects are selected through a targeted competitive request for proposals (RFP) process that occurs approximately once per year. Focus on Energy also accepts research concepts or ideas on a rolling basis.

Energy Efficiency and Load Shaping