Cutting electricity usage in Gurnee has been a gradual process. Over time the results have been significant.
The savings have come without diminishing the plant’s performance. In 2020, the Gurnee plant (23.9 mgd design, 14 mgd average) received a Gold award from the NACWA, its 18th Gold since 1990, to go with eight Silver and three Platinum awards.
“This is what we work for — zero violations on our permit,” says Ted Sowa, manager of the plant in northeastern Illinois. “Now we’re trying to reduce our energy costs associated with getting that. We’re trying to get better at it, more efficient at it.”
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