The Glenbard Wastewater Authority has significantly reduced electricity consumption while increasing power production and changing its culture — one project at a time.
“We’ve developed a culture of energy efficiency,” says Matt Streicher, executive director of the utility, which serves the Illinois villages of Lombard and Glen Ellyn. “For example, we have redundant pumps for everything. If one pump runs a little bit more efficiently, our staff will notice and favor that pump more.”Since it took part in a Department of Energy ISO 50001 Ready program, the authority established an energy management system to track the rated and actual power usage
