Energy Education Council
Springfield, Illinois
Intern: Luan Daves
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
The Energy Education Council (EEC) is an educational non-profit organization
that focuses on electrical safety, energy efficiency, renewable energy and
power quality. The organization is composed of representatives from investor-owned
utilities, electric cooperatives, electric municipalities, educators and others.
EEC’s main office is located in Springfield and is affiliated with the
University of Illinois Extension offices.
The intern was tasked with developing a central repository of information
on energy efficiency and renewable energy to help create content for an energy
portal on the EEC web site.
Results:
The intern performed the following tasks:
- Created a comprehensive database of energy efficiency topics that focused
on residential customers and renewable energy programs. The database included
information on energy tax credits, rebates, grants, loans and technical assistance
programs. The financial assistance resources included both state and federal
programs, along with utility assistance programs.
- Contacted educational
institutions to collect information on their energy efficiency and renewable
energy projects. Prepared articles on four university and college projects.
- Submitted
the articles and website links to the EEC web developer for incorporation
into an energy website portal entitled Energy Efficiency Resource Center.
The website link can be found at www.energyedcouncil.org
The new online Energy Efficiency Resource Center highlights important efficiency
programming for Illinois and the nation, and contains information for residential
and business electricity consumers who are interested in reducing their carbon
footprint and their bottom line.
From regional public and private to state and national programs, the resources
range from informational to technical, to financial assistance through incentive,
grant and loan programs. Information is available within residential, business
and Not-For-Profit/government sections.
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