Better Plants: USDA Rural Development Programs and the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Webinar
May 20, 2020

Better Plants: USDA Rural Development Programs and the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Please join the Better Plants team for a NEW Online Learning Series covering a range of topics that support energy management goals. Understanding energy management best practices can not only help you identify critical improvements in your facility, but also realize tangible energy and cost-savings benefits that can be reinvested into other areas of a business.

Participate in this session and learn about other federal resources for industry besides Better Plants, including the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development programs and the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers. Venus Welch-White from the USDA and David Stieren from NIST will discuss how to tap into grants, loans, loan guarantees and technical assistance to support manufacturing and energy efficiency.

Better Plants partners with leading manufacturers and water utilities to improve energy efficiency and competitiveness in the industrial sector, saving money in the process. Through Better Plants, partners voluntarily set a specific goal, typically to reduce energy intensity by 25% over a 10-year period across all their U.S. operations.