Energy Management
- Usage articles & tips
- Tour a "smart" home
- Lightbulb calculator
- Home energy audit
- Electronics calculator
- Kids zone
1,000 Word Photos

What happened here and what else could happen as a result? Find out...
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Quick Contacts
If you smell gas, or to report an emergency or electric outage:
Gas or electric, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week call:
(608) 752-4550 or
(866) 752-4550
Here's what happens next
Report a streetlight that is not working here
For bill paying assistance programs:
WI - (888)543-8153 or
homeenergyplus.wi.gov
IL - (815)624-7788 or
www.illinoisliheap.com
Before you dig:
3 days before you dig, call
Digger's hotline in WI:
(800) 242-8511
Julie in IL:
(800) 892-0123
Energy Management Makes Sense
Does the 'Energy Star' label really mean something?
Initial purchase prices aren't the best guides to great value
Today's appliances and home electronics products all need to pass federal standard tests for safety and efficiency. Some of them go far beyond the minimums and continue to prove themselves great values year after year. Read more...
Smart home energy management tour
You can reduce your energy use and your monthly bills
There are many things you can do in your home to make it more energy efficient from turning off the lights when you leave a room, to plugging drafts through electrical outlets. Taken together, they can add up to big savings as you'll see in this fun, interactive tour of an energy "smart" house. Take the tour...
Energy Smart Tips
Tour an energy "smart" home for ideas you can put to use today.
Safety Tips
What should you do...and not do...after you've called to report your power is out?
Electric outage safety tips
Do you smell gas? Here's what you need to know and do BEFORE you call us:
Gas leak safety tips
Calculators
How big a bargain was that big screen TV? How many light bulbs does it take to save a dollar? What changes will have the biggest impact on your next energy bill? Here are a few places to find answers:
Home energy audit
Electronics calculator
Lightbulb calculator