Responding to customer needs is a long-standing commitment. In the 1980s, when the United States faced an energy crisis,
MGE stepped up its conservation efforts. Our home energy audit program ranked second in the
nation in 1983.
More recently, open
discussions at our town-hall meetings, called
Community Energy
Conversations, helped
us better understand our
customers’ preferences
for future energy supply. The discussions shaped
our Energy 2015 plan.
Former MGE Chairman Frederick Mackie (above) explained our position well in 1976: “We do want our customers and stockholders
to understand the decisions
we must make are for
the sake of running our
business properly and in response to their needs. This presents a real challenge, but we believe it can be met.”
It’s a challenge we still meet today.