RMT Establishes Relationship With EnVise LLC

MADISON, Wis., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- RMT, Inc. (RMT), a leading energy and environment company, has joined forces with EnVise LLC to provide industrial companies with comprehensive, cost-effective energy management solutions. The two companies recently signed the first joint contract to develop an energy and greenhouse gas management strategy to help a leading packaging company meet its commitment to supply sustainable paper and packaging solutions and convert its energy issues into opportunities. The project's anticipated completion is the end of 2009.

"Climate change has created an even stronger tie between energy and the environment," said Sarah Burton, RMT's Director of Sustainable Business Services. "Working with EnVise allows RMT to better provide energy solutions that improve our clients' environmental footprint (including carbon) and create balance between growing energy, environmental, and financial demands."

"We share a number of industrial clients with RMT," said John Steinhoff, Principal for EnVise LLC. "This partnership helps our combined client base make the best decisions to maximize the benefits from their energy spend."

EnVise has a strong history of working in the energy arena with industrial applications. The company's core services include:

• Comprehensive strategic energy planning, including evaluating long-term supply and demand-side options
• Energy procurement services, including risk management, rate optimization, and negotiation
• Engineering services, including facility assessments, process optimization, infrastructure planning, and cogeneration analysis
• LEED® reviews and certification
  

"EnVise offers a set of tools for managing energy risks and opportunities at the strategic level," Burton continued, "and RMT can tie those to overarching sustainability strategy and objectives. Together, both firms will drive tactical implementation to improve our clients' environmental and financial performance."

About RMT
RMT creates energy and environmental solutions that balance our clients' business and sustainability goals. Headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, the company has over 900 employees located in offices throughout the US and UK. RMT has provided construction, engineering, design, and development services for over 3,400 MW of renewable energy across the US. RMT is a unit of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT), an energy holding company. Visit www.rmtinc.com.