Home -> Reduce Energy Use  Reduce Energy Use to Save Money Purpose The purpose of the Michigan Dialogue to Reduce Energy Use (MiDRE) is to increase the profitability, competitiveness, and effectiveness of Michigan industry by reducing energy use and associated costs.  By working through the program, Michigan industrial companies will learn more clearly the value of energy savings, and discover technical assistance tools to help them evaluate and reduce energy use. Educational Email Newsletters Periodically, the "Reduce Energy Use" electronic newsletter contains: 1) News about energy assessment opportunities and other courses of action, 2) Descriptions of energy saving technologies and/or case study applications, 3) Upcoming energy efficiency related events, such as trainings and meetings, 4) Direct links into the U.S. DOE BestPractices and Industrial Technology Program websites for materials of interest, and 5) Links to other articles that give insight into the importance of reducing energy use. To subscribe, please click the appropriate link: If you are a Manufacturer interested in reducing energy use at your facility. If you are a product or service Provider that reduces industrial energy use. If you are otherwise a Supporter of industrial energy efficiency. Bulletin Board Website Central to the program is www.reduce-energy-use.com, an open, interactive, user-content driven website exlusively focused on solutions for reducing industrial energy use.  The website includes links to a full host of national online resources, but also includes spaces for Industrial Energy Managers and Executives to post questions, requests and comments, as well as a space for solution providers to describe themselves and their services, and field questions from potential users.  The value and usefulness of the website grows with every new posting and reply.   Partners Shepherd Advisors is leading the effort, through a grant from the Michigan Energy Office (Department of Labor and Economic Growth), funded by the United States Department of Energy, Industrial Technologies Program. Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Archive In March 2006, Shepherd completed a 12-month Combined Heat and Power market development project.  The online archive includes a complete CHP Conference archive (including presentation PDFs and educational email series), case studies of CHP in Michigan, information for hospitals, and information for wastewater treatment facilities.