In central Missouri, the City of Rolla is home to Missouri University of Science and Technology. The city boasts a wide variety of outdoor recreational activities, contributing to a high quality of life for the nearly 20,000 residents who call Rolla home. In 2010, the City of Rolla engaged Siemens Industry, Inc., to help make city-wide energy efficiency improvements that would help reduce annual utility costs. The City of Rolla established the following goals for this project:

• Improve the municipal infrastructure and energy efficiency efforts

• Avoid capital outlay

• Reduce the City’s carbon footprint

• Lead other Missouri municipalities by example