MEEA History
This person was MEEA's first executive director.
Who is Alecia Ward?
The 3 staff members that have been at MEEA the longest (in order of seniority)
Who are Greg Ehrendreich, Stacey Paradis and Bill Angelos?
This is the residential and commercial energy code currently in IL.
What is 2018 IECC?
Name 5 EE-related businesses on our board
Who are Slipstream, Staples, Franklin, ICF, Leidos, Lockheed/TRC, Navigant, Nexant, SEEL and Willdan?
This man was responsible for building the Civic Opera Building
Who is Samuel Insull?
The number of MES conferences held (including February 2020)
What is 19?
This MEEA staff person plays the tin whistle.
Who is Nick H?
Medicinal or recreational cannabis is legal in this many states in our footprint.
Medicinal only: ND, MN, MO, OH; Recreational as well: IL, MI
Name MEEA's coop members
Who are CFU, Wabash Valley, EKPC and Ohio's Electric Coops?
These are the meanings behind the 4 stars on the Chicago Flag.
Bonus: This event would have been the 5th star on the Chicago Flag.
What are:
1. Chicago Fire?
2. Columbian Exposition Worlds Fair?
3. Fort Dearborn?
4. Century of Progress Worlds Fair?
5. 2016 Olympics!
Name the last 5 hotels that MEEA held MES, including 2020 MES
What are: The Drake, Intercontinental, The Fairmont, The Hilton, The Marriott
This MEEA staff person wanted to be a sanitary worker or a Supreme Court Justice when they grew up.
Who is Bill Angelos?
This is the number of states with DSM and/or Low-Income Working Groups in our footprint?
What is 4? MI, IL, IA, MO.
IL, MI, MO have both.
THE DAILY DOUBLE
These two utilities have been members since our inception
Who are ComEd and Xcel Energy?
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation was a founding member, but dropped for a while before recently rejoining.
The modern air conditioner was not invented to solve a comfort issue, but rather a production issue that was impacting this industry
What is printing?
Number of years the IEAs have been presented (including February 2020)
What is 16?
Name the staff members from Illinois
Jen, Molly, Nick M, Chris M, Bill, Maddie, Anna, Natalia, Melanie, Nicole, Alison
The year the first ENERGY STAR qualified product line introduced by the EPA
What is 1992?
This member company's name derives from a kaleidoscope.
Who is Leidos?
This is the year the Chicago River was reversed.
What is 1900?
THE DAILY DOUBLE
The states MEEA covered when the organization was first incorporated
What are: MN, IA, MO, WI, IL, IN, MI and OH?
It was during this year that Chris Burgess last saw his chin.
What is 1978?
This person is recognized as the godfather of energy efficiency
Who is Art Rosenfeld?
These two states are currently not members of MEEA.
Museum Campus, home of Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium and Field Museum, is built on top of this.
What is a coal ash field?