Berkshire Renewable Energy Leadership Summit

Energy Efficiency:What’s Happening in the Berkshires?

Andrew BloomLighting Retrofit Specialist

Northeast Sales Representative

“As our living systems deteriorate, traditional forecasting and business economics become the equivalent of house rules on a sinking cruise ship.”

Paul Hawken

Energy Efficiency WIN – WIN

ESCO Energy Services Company Lenox, MA

Lighting Upgrade Case Studies

ESCO Identifies, designs, installs, and finances large turnkey energy efficient lighting upgrade projects. Industrial, commercial,

institutional facilities 13th Year

$8M Sales Employs 18 people ESCO sales provides business

for:Electrical contractors, material

suppliers, finance companies, waste handlers, etc…

(“Trickle down” benefits)

Energy savings, maintenance benefits, and improved lighting

Utility Incentives

Immediate Positive Cash Flow

Energy Savings & Light Level Verification

Before & after digital metering

“Test drive” new lighting systems

Eliminate risk

Case Study #1: Becton DickinsonReplaced MH with T5 Fluorescent

Before: 455W/ea. After: 235W/ea.

Becton Dickinson Lighting Project:

Annual kWh Savings: 2,494,528

Rebate Incentive: 22% NJ SmartStart Buildings Program

Simple Payback: 1.66 Years

Case Study #2: Rodney Hunt Co.Replaced HPS with T8 Fluorescent

Before After

Rodney Hunt Co. Lighting Project:

Annual kWh Savings: 1,303,226

Rebate Incentive: 29% MECO Energy Initiative Program

Simple Payback: 1.93 Years

Schweitzer-Mauduit Lighting Project:

Annual kWh Savings: 1,251,852 Rebate Incentive: 73%

WMECO RFP Program Simple Payback: 1 Year

Case Study #3: Schweitzer-Mauduit

Replaced MH & HPS with T5 Fluorescent

Coal-fired Power Plant Pounds of Carbon Dioxide: 55,545,666 Grams of Sulfur Dioxide: 201,984,240 Grams of Nitrogen Oxide: 70,694,484

10-YEAR REDUCTIONS: 3 PROJECTS

5,049,606 Annual kWh Savings

Oil-Fired Plant

Barrels of Oil: 61,573

WIN - WIN - WIN - WIN!!!

$$$ Savings Environment

Solution: Renewable energy, efficiencySolution: Renewable energy, efficiency

America could produce 20% of our electricity from wind, solar, biomass energy sources by 2020

Two percent from renewables today

12 states already adopted RPSs, including Massachusetts

Andrew Bloom 413-551-0055 ext. 109

abloom@lightingretrofit.com

www.lightingretrofit.com