Press Releases: Past Years

2010

Dairy Energy Efficiency Program Provides Rebates for Dairy Customers

Cash rebates are available for dairy customers in northern and central California through the Dairy Energy Efficiency Program. Operating since 2006, the Dairy Energy Efficiency Program offers rebates on a range of energy efficient equipment. Download

EnSave Attends World Ag Expo

Two EnSave representatives attended the 2010 World Ag Exp held in Tulare, CA. As an exhibitor, EnSave met with colleagues from across the agricultural industry, and also reconnected with several farmers who had participated in EnSave's programs. Download

EnSave Continues Audits for North Carolina

EnSave is continuing to provide farm energy audits for the North Carolina Farm Bureau. Since 2009, EnSave has provided over 30 farm energy audits for North Carolina Farm Bureau members, with several more on the way.Download

EnSave to Provide Farm Energy Audits in Indiana

EnSave has partnered with Indiana's Delaware County Soil & Water Conservation District to provide farm energy audits over the next three years. Download

2009

EnSave to Provide Farm Energy Audits In New Hampshire

EnSave has partnered with Southern New Hampshire Resource Conservation & Development Council to provide 25 farm energy audits to farmers throughout the state. Download

EnSave Becomes Technical Service Provider

EnSave is pleased to announce that it has become a registered Technical Service Provider (TSP) with the USDA to provide Agricultural Energy Management Plans (AgEMPs). Download

EnSave Provides Data Collection Trainings

EnSave has recently provided Data Collector Trainings to qualified applicants in Florida, Maryland, New Hampshire and Vermont. It has also recently hosted an online training. Download

EnSave CEO Attends Rural Electricity Resource Council Conference

EnSave CEO Craig Metz recently attened the Rural Electricity Resource Council (formerly the National Food and Energy Council) Conference, which was held April 21st and 22nd in Cincinnati, Ohio. Download

EnSave CEO to Attend Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Meeting

EnSave CEO Craig Metz will be attending the Annual Soil and Water Conservation Society Meeting, to be held July 11th through the 15th in Dearborn Michigan. Download

EnSave CEO Attends National RC&D Conference

EnSave CEO Craig Metz recently attended the Partnerships Delivering Positive Change in America's Communities conference, which took place June 14th - 17th in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This was also the National Association of Resource Conservation and Development Council's (NARC&DC) annual meeting. Download

New Statewide Energy Efficiency Program for Maryland Agricultural Producers

A new program is now available for all agricultural producers in Maryland. This program will help farmers reduce their energy costs through farm energy audits and equipment incentives for qualifying energy saving projects.Download

EnSave Holds Data Collector Training in North Carolina

EnSave President Steve Faust recently traveled to North Carolina to provide farm energy audit data collector training to area Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Councils. The training was held in collaborations with the North Carolina Farm Bureau. Download

EnSave CEO presents at the Simple Ways to Save $$$ on the Farm Symposium

EnSave CEO Craig Metz recently traveled to South Carolina to present at the South Carolina Soil and Water Conservation Society’s Simple Ways to Save $$$ on the Farm Using Energy Conservation Symposium. The symposium kicked off the larger “Farming for our Future” Conference, January 14-16, 2009.  Download

EnSave Holds Data Collector Training in Virginia

EnSave Energy Engineer Illari Vihinen recently traveled to Virginia to provide farm energy audit data collector training to area Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Councils. Download

EnSave to Hold Data Collector Training in Iowa

EnSave President Steve Faust and Audit Specialist Corey Conant will be traveling to Iowa to provide farm energy audit data collector training to area Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Councils. Download

EnSave CEO Attends Harvesting Clean Energy Conference

EnSave CEO Craig Metz recently attended the Harvesting Clean Energy Conference, January 25-27, 2009 in Billings, Montana. Download

EnSave to Exhibit at California Agricultural Conferences

EnSave is proud to announce their attendance at the upcoming World Ag Expo and Western United Dairymen conventions, both to be held this February in California. Download

EnSave Exhibits at International Poultry Exposition

EnSave recently exhibited at the 2009 International Poultry Exposition, held in Atlanta, Georgia January 28-30, 2009. Download

2008

EnSave Signs Memorandum of Understanding with National Association of Conservation Districts

EnSave is pleased to announce its partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD). Download

EnSave Attends American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Forum on Agriculture

EnSave, Inc. CEO Craig Metz and Program Development Manager Amelia Gulkis recently attended the 2008 American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Forum on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture, held February 20-22nd, in Des Moines, Iowa. Download

EnSave CEO Attends Dairy Sustainability Summit

EnSave CEO Craig Metz recently attended the invitation-only Sustainability Summit for US Dairy, held June 16th-19th in Rogers, Arkansas. Download

EnSave Attends Soil and Water Conservation Society Meeting

EnSave’s Government and Special Projects Coordinator Lynn Knight recently attended the 2008 Soil and Water Conservation Society annual meeting, held July 26-31st, in Tucson, Arizona. Download

EnSave Presents at American Agricultural Economics Association Meeting

EnSave is pleased to announce that CEO Craig Metz and Government and Special Projects Coordinator Lynn Knight recently presented at the 2008 American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA) annual meeting, held July 27-29th, in Orlando Florida. Download

EnSave Provides Data Collector Trainings for Arkansas Resource Conservation and Development Councils

EnSave President Steve Faust recently traveled to Arkansas to provide data collector training to area Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Councils. Download

EnSave President Attends Deep South Fruit and Vegetable Conference

EnSave President Steve Faust recently attended the 10th Annual Deep South Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference, December 3 and 4, 2008. This conference is a cooperative effort between Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana Fruit and Vegetable Growers. Download

EnSave Awarded Conservation Innovation Grant in Colorado

EnSave is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Conservation Innovation Grant (CIGs) in the state of Colorado. Download

EnSave Awarded Conservation Innovation Grant in Montana

EnSave is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Conservation Innovation Grant (CIGs) in the state of Montana. Download

EnSave Awarded Conservation Innovation Grant in New Jersey

EnSave is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Conservation Innovation Grant (CIGs) in the state of New Jersey. Download

2007

EnSave Completes Pilot Program of Farm Energy Audits in Alabama

EnSave, Inc. has completed a pilot program to perform farm energy audits for Alabama farmers. The Alabama Farm Energy Audit Program was a partnership between EnSave and the Alabama Mountains, Rivers & Valleys Resource Conservation & Development Council (RC&D). Download 

EnSave Presents at National Agricultural Organization's Leadership Forum

EnSave, Inc. was invited to speak at the National Association of Resource Conservation & Development Councils (NARC&DC) annual Leadership Forum. The Forum was held in Washington, DC from February 26-28, 2007. Download

EnSave Exhibits at World's Largest Farm Show

EnSave, Inc. exhibited at the 2007 World Ag Expo, held February 13-15 in Tulare, CA. The World Ag Expo is the world's largest farm show with over 1,500 exhibitors and 100,000 attendees. Download

EnSave Completes First Phase of Maryland Farm Energy Audit Program

EnSave, Inc. today completed the first phase of the Maryland Farm Energy Audit Program. This program provided energy audits to 25 Maryland farmers, and identified the opportunity for those farmers to save over 470,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity and over 46,000 gallons of propane. Download

2006

EnSave Announces Pilot Audit Program for Maryland Farmers

EnSave, Inc. is pleased to announce the creation of the Maryland Farm Energy Audit Program, a pilot program developed in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Maryland Energy Administration. Download

California Dairies Get Help with Energy Efficiency

EnSave, Inc. has been awarded a contract to operate the Dairy Energy Efficiency Program for Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E). Download

EnSave Begins Conservation Tillage Program

EnSave, Inc. has partnered with two resource conservation and development (RC&D) councils on an U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 grant to reduce diesel emissions. The Diesel Emission Reduction Program is a multi-year project that offers growers a cash incentive to convert from conventional tillage to conservation tillage. Download

EnSave Presents Program Results at NYSERDA Conference

EnSave presented the results of the Montgomery/Schenectady County Dairy Development Energy Program at NYSERDA's 6th annual 'Innovations in Agriculture' conference.

2005

EnSave Receives ACEEE's Champions of Energy Efficiency in Industry Award

The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) named EnSave one of its three champions of energy efficiency for 2005. The award was presented July 20 at the Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry held in West Point, New York. The ACEEE selected EnSave for its leadership and innovation in the design and delivery of energy efficiency programs for America's farms. Download