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Associated helps members take control of their energy Investing in rural economies benefits member communities

Take Control & Save, a branded portfolio of energy efficiency services and rebates funded by Associated and its Associated’s Power for Progress economic development initiative is designed to provide cooperative systems
member systems, provides significant financial incentives for members to save energy. Energy efficiency materi- with resources to develop, lead and participate in activities that provide economic and community growth
als and resources are promoted to help educate member-system employees and their members about saving within their service territories. This effort is led by a member-led Economic Development Planning Commit-
energy and reducing their electric bill. See www.takecontrolandsave.coop. tee on behalf of the member systems throughout Associated’s service territory. Programs include:
• Matching grant program.
• Rural economic development loan and grant program.
• Training: basics of site selection, principles of community development and more.
• Distribution cooperative rate analysis.
• Industrial properties database.
Rebates are provided to help increase efficiency over a wide
range of products and services: Drive for electric vehicles fueled by charging station, vehicle incentives

• Air conditioners Through 2023, Associated is encouraging the growing electric vehicle market by offering a reimbursement of
• Electric water heaters up to $5,000 to each distribution and G&T cooperative for the purchase or lease of electric vehicle charging
• Heat pump water heaters stations for public and/or cooperative use. Each station must be a level-two or level-three UL-approved station.
• Smart thermostats
• Programmable timer – engine block heaters Each distribution cooperative and G&T member through 2023 can also access up to $5,000 toward the pur-
• High efficiency motors chase or lease of one new electric (zero emissions) fleet car and an additional $5,000 toward the purchase or
• Variable frequency drive motors for HVAC systems lease of one new electric (zero emissions) fleet pickup truck.
• Ground source heat pumps
• Basement/crawl space/slab insulation rebates
• Air source and mini-split heat pumps
• Home energy audits
• Home energy weatherization
• Small commercial/industrial and nonprofit energy audits
• Business, school and nonprofit lighting
ChooseEV is a web-based
resource toolkit designed
to educate consumer
members on the benefits
of owning and operating
an electric vehicle. The
toolkit can be integrated
directly into each cooper-
ative’s existing website or
offered as a stand-alone.
All 57 member systems
have access to the base
package. Each system has
the option to purchase
additional modules.
Participating co-ops have invested more than $66 million
from 2008 – 2020, resulting in projected lifetime kilowatt-hour
savings of about 2.7 billion kilowatt-hours – enough energy to
power about 188,000 member homes for one year.

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