Michaels Energy was founded in 1984 in the wake of the 1970s energy crises when fear of energy starvation gripped the nation and world. Forecasts indicated natural gas and crude oil reserves would soon be depleted. Policymakers were so freaked out that, for a short period, natural gas was banned from new buildings, not for greenhouse gas reductions, but because we needed to save it for, I don’t know, manufacturing or something. Indeed, Michaels’ first office building, located at 811 Monitor Street in La Crosse, was all electric, with a horrifically designed HVAC system with perimeter ceiling diffusers delivering heat…
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