RE-AMP is an engaged and active network of nonprofits and foundations working on climate change and energy policy in an eight-state region in the upper Midwest. This ambitious project is aimed at transforming the upper Midwest energy sector into a model of clean, efficient and safe energy use, while 
reducing global warming pollution economy-wide 80% by 2030.
Member organizations form the backbone of RE-AMP. The network of member organizations elects a steering committee, which guides the policy formation, fundraising, and evaluation of the system as a whole. Member organizations can get involved by participating in one of five working groups that provide a platform for networking, strategy development, and fundraising for the group as a whole.
MEEA has been a member of RE-AMP since 2006. Since May 2008, Anne McKibbin, Senior Policy Manager, has served as the elected Working Group Leader for RE-AMP's Energy Efficiency Working Group. Jessica Collingsworth, Office Associate, also serves as the Working Group Associate for the EE Working Group.
Energy Efficiency Group Priorities
- Put policies in place that result in aggressive ratepayer funded programs in RE-AMP states AND participate in regulatory, technical and administrative proceedings to ensure that the policies are implemented and projected savings are achieved.
- Make it possible for utilities to be genuine partners in energy efficiency through adoption of appropriate regulatory mechanisms, and by creating regulatory, political and public expectations that utilities will put energy efficiency first.
- Adopt and ensure enforcement of “supercharged” incentives and codes for buildings in at least one state or community to ensure that new buildings are at least 30% more energy efficient than current national code standards and that new buildings are essentially carbon neutral by 2030.
- Enact a comprehensive suite of energy efficiency policies in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, including appliance standards, building codes and innovate rate designs for electric and natural gas utilities.
2009 Annual Meeting—Chart of the RE-AMP Energy Efficiency Working Group Activities
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