How Do You Stack up? Using the New Energy Efficiency Index Tool
November 12, 2024 10:30AM - 12:00PM
Registration Deadline: November 11, 2024 - 11:59PM
Ottawa County MSU Extension Office, 12220 Fillmore St. Conference Room F, West Olive, MI 49460
Contact: Heidi Lindberg wolleage@msu.edu or 616-994-4701
Energy use is the second largest operational expense for greenhouses after labor. Do you wonder how your energy usage and costs stack up against other growers of comparable size?
Aluel Go, Michigan Farm Energy Program Manager will talk about the new Greenhouse Energy Index Decision Support Tool that was recently developed courtesy of a grant from Western Michigan Greenhouse Association. The new tool helps growers to determine their own business' energy efficiency levels and how implementing common energy conservation measures would affect your usage. It will assist greenhouse businesses in prioritizing energy efficiency projects and determine how their energy efficiency measures up to similar sized operations in Michigan.
In order to get the most out of the session, growers should bring a laptop and the following metrics from their own businesses:
- Square footage of their heated and cooled areas.
- Annual energy usage; Electricity (kWh), Natural Gass (MMBTU or Therms)
- Average or latest energy cost per kWh, MMBTU or Therms
Speakers: Aluel Go, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Department Faculty and Manager of the Michigan Farm Energy Program
Cost: FREE, Registration required.
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