Case Studies

When the city of Appleton, Wis., was incorporated in 1857, the population was just above 2,000 residents and natural water abounded in local rivers and streams. Within a few short years though, the population was competing with commercial industries for access to water and the community mobilized to form a city water works system in 1881. Today, the Appleton Utilities Department (AUD) provides...

Lane-Scott Electric Cooperative Inc. (LSEC) believes strongly in the importance of community. All employees are intricately tied by the concept that working together makes everyone stronger. The company was founded 67 years ago as part of a cooperative to help bring electricity to rural areas around Kansas. Banded with five other electric cooperatives, LSEC has followed through on this...

The 1973 Arab oil embargo sent a strong message to American consumers and businesses. It reinforced that reliance upon foreign oil is both foolhardy and a risk to national security. Accordingly, U.S. electric utility companies responded by replacing petroleum with domestically mined coal, nuclear energy and natural gas. Subsequently, the U.S. is currently not dependent on any foreign sources...