Community Energy Use Survey

K-12 Energy Education Program

The purpose of this activity is to help you identify local businesses in order to understand their roles in the community, how they use energy, and if they are major or minor energy users.

Steps

1. Print out this survey to help in your investigation (MS Word or PDF Version).

2. Contact two or three businesses or institutions to survey. 

3. Find a contact to help you answer the questions.

4. Submit answers if required by instructor. 

(If you are not an enrolled participant please do not submit this activity. Print out the provided information sheets and try to complete it on your own. If you have questions contact KEEP at energy@uwsp.edu. Thank you!)

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Business 1

Type of business or community institution:
Commercial business
Industry
Farm or agricultural business
Government institution
Nonprofit organization
Other (describe)
Name and job title of person(s) being interviewed:

Briefly describe what the business does.

What are the main ways that this business uses energy? 

What special equipment, machinery, or manufacturing processes does the business use, what is its purpose, and is it a major or minor user of energy?


Business 2

Type of business or community institution:
Commercial business
Industry
Farm or agricultural business
Government institution
Nonprofit organization
Other (describe)
Name and job title of person(s) being interviewed:

Briefly describe what the business does.

What are the main ways that this business uses energy? 

What special equipment, machinery, or manufacturing processes does the business use, what is its purpose, and is it a major or minor user of energy?


Business 3

Type of business or community institution:
Commercial business
Industry
Farm or agricultural business
Government institution
Nonprofit organization
Other (describe)
Name and job title of person(s) being interviewed:

Briefly describe what the business does.

What are the main ways that this business uses energy? 

What special equipment, machinery, or manufacturing processes does the business use, what is its purpose, and is it a major or minor user of energy?

 

NOTE: If you are NOT enrolled as a participant in NRES 733 - Energy Education: Concepts and Practices please do not submit this activity. 

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