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Alliant honors Vi-Cor for going “green”

MASON CITY, IOWA – April 17, 2012 – Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), an Alliant Energy company, recognizes Varied Industries Corporation (Vi-COR®), for its commitment to using energy efficiently and being green.

Vi-COR was honored with a 2011 Excellence in Energy Efficiency Award for its leadership and vision in integrating energy efficiency in to the design, construction, or operation of their business. The company accepted this award today at the 2012 Iowa Energy Summit, held in Cedar Rapids.

“Looking for energy savings forced us to not only evaluate our equipment, but also our processes,” said Michael Lunning, CFO of Varied Industries. “The Custom Rebate program was a great way to maximize our savings and gave us some great ideas that we could implement to make our business even stronger.”

Vi-COR was able to update the process they use to dry their product and save 35,341 kilowatt-hours (kWh) in annual energy savings – which translates to a dollar savings of over $47,000 a year. This project qualified for a custom rebate from Alliant Energy.

To help reduce costs, Varied Industries looked at ways of becoming more efficient with their process and their equipment. Their prior method of removing excess moisture from their products was inefficient for two reasons; hot air was exhausted out of the drier and a carrier had to be used.

With the new process, Vi-COR is now drying product using a double drum dryer that does not require the use of a carrier. The double drum dryer uses indirect heating and the steam condensate produced is then returned to the boiler and re-used.

“Energy efficiency addresses both energy cost concerns and our environment,” said Tom Aller, President of IPL. “We’re recognizing Vi-COR for the impact and leadership shown.”

Alliant Energy awarded the 2011 Excellence in Energy Efficiency Awards to its commercial and industrial customers who underwent energy efficiency initiatives that yielded the highest cost and energy-savings. The 2012 Energy Summit provided attendees with a variety of energy-related educational sessions, technical information and energy solutions.

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