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How an Energy Performance Contract Has Helped a Growing County Save Over $1 Million

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Are you thinking about entering an energy performance contract for your organization and want to know more? Then you’ve come to the right place.

Six years ago Cumberland County entered an energy performance contract with Constellation, which included a series of energy efficiency measures including installing energy efficient lighting and lighting controls, expanding its energy management system, replacing heat pumps with Energy Star rated units, and more. In 2008, the county expanded the project to include the implementation of an additional $2.2 million in energy efficiency measures through the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program…
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How Developing & Maintaining a Stadium’s Energy Infrastructure Has Helped the Steelers

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An aerial view of Heinz Field, the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers

Which team does your office want to win the Big Game this Sunday? While the employees of our large, national company are likely to be evenly divided between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers, we can’t help but look back on the work we’ve done on Heinz Field, the home of the Steelers.

When the Steelers found themselves faced with escalating construction costs for their new stadium and…
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The $11 Trillion Question About Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Programs

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Property owners in more than 20 states have been able to use PACE bonds to finance energy efficient systems.

Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Programs have been making headlines recently. At issue is a challenge posed by federal agencies surrounding who gets paid first if the borrower of the long-term loan defaults.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which own or guarantee about half of the nation’s $11 trillion in mortgages, released an industry letter on May 5 to their servicers stating “an…
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Easy Ways to Conserve Energy & Water During Summer

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Compact fluorescent bulbs use 75% less energy.

The Fourth of July is almost here and some areas of the country have already broken record-high temperatures. Nationwide, utility companies have begun to encourage the public to follow easy measures to reduce electricity use. The value of this, of course, is that conserving electricity often results with lower electricity bills.

To reduce your energy and water usage at work and home, here are some quick tips that I’d like to share with you.

Adjust your thermostat. The recommended…
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How PACE Bonds Could Help You Finance an Energy Efficiency Project

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It’s well known that facilities and energy managers are extremely interested in reducing their overall energy costs. And according to the U.S. Dept of Energy, residential and commercial retrofits have the potential to cut energy bills by $40 billion annually.  With this in mind, why aren’t all building owners investing in energy efficiency (retrofitting windows, lighting, and HVAC) measures?

Because most managers are looking for ways to cut costs that either has a short payback, or a demonstrable improvement in their top line – in other words, they’re conservative and reluctant to invest capital. The challenge is to…
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Let New Energy Infrastructure Pay for Itself

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Fourth part of a five part series on Ways to Green Your Energy Profile WITHOUT Increasing Cost.

The savings that result from improving the efficiency of your existing energy infrastructure can be used to finance upgrades.  Replacing ore repairing aging and in efficient heating, cooling, lighting and other energy equipment will result in a reduction in your overall power costs.  With a performance contract, an energy services company designs, implements and obtains the necessary financing for an energy savings project, and then you can make payments over time from the energy cost reductions realized.  Performance contracting allows you…
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