Bellin and Gundersen Health System have teamed up with a utility company to help create an energy-efficient healthcare campus.
The newly rebranded Emplify Health has launched the project with Excel Energy, which will result in the first 100% resilient and renewable energy healthcare campuses in the United States.
The all-renewable energy microgrid on the health system’s Onalaska Campus will combine a new battery energy storage system with Gundersen’s existing solar panels and energy generated through a longtime partnership with the La Crosse County Landfill for even greater sustainability and resiliency during power grid outages.
Heather Schimmers, Gundersen’s Region President for Emplify Health said, “This project is an incredible example of Bellin and Gundersen — and Emplify Health’s — commitment to care when people need it and to continued innovation for the people we serve.”
This project is part of Xcel Energy’s EMPOWER Resiliency program and is expected to be completed in 2026.
