Dordt University received a $38,135 rebate from Sioux Center Municipal Utilities through the Bright Energy Solutions program for installing qualifying energy-efficient technology in recent campus additions.
Dordt University received a $38,135 rebate check from Sioux Center Municipal Utilities this month for choosing energy-efficient technology in campus additions in Sioux Center.
The energy rebates are part of the Bright Energy Solutions program, which offers cash incentives to business and residential energy customers of community-owned utilities who choose qualifying energy-efficient equipment.
“Dordt University values stewardship, both financial stewardship and environmental stewardship. The opportunity and decision to install energy-efficient lighting and HVAC equipment in our buildings is one way of showing our commitment to stewardship. We are thankful for the partnership with the City of Sioux Center for providing a rebate so Dordt can reach this goal,” says Josh Dorhout, Director of Facilities and Services at Dordt.
Dordt staff chose energy-saving technology in the university’s new dining commons, recital hall, offices, cottages, and other spaces, including adding ice storage, which makes ice at night and uses it to help cool spaces during the day, and energy-efficient LED lighting.
“Dordt continues to pursue choices that help reduce our community’s peak energy demand, which helps keep energy costs lower for us all,” says Kris Pieper, who administers the Bright Energy Solutions program at Sioux Center Municipal Utilities. “Through these choices, they will also save energy and money long-term.”
Sioux Center Municipal Utilities provides power to more than 2,600 homes and businesses and is one of 61 members of wholesale power provider Missouri River Energy Services, which offers the Bright Energy Solutions energy-efficiency incentive program. The Bright Energy Solutions rebates are designed to help member utilities reduce electric energy costs and operate more efficiently. Learn more at siouxcenter.org/rebates.
About Dordt University
As an institution of higher education committed to the Reformed Christian perspective, Dordt University equips students, faculty, alumni, and the broader community to work toward Christ-centered renewal in all aspects of contemporary life. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, Dordt is a comprehensive university named to the best college lists by U.S. News and World Report, the Wall Street Journal, Times Higher Education, Forbes.com, Washington Monthly, and Princeton Review.
The Dordt University Music Department will present a concert on Thursday February 26 at 7 p.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium, featuring the 4th Avenue Jazz Singers, 4th Avenue Jazz Band, and Campus-Community Band.
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