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Energy Saving Opportunities for Businesses
Presented by Anna Selgert, Outreach Representative
Where Energy Efficiency Started . . .
• Part of Illinois energy legislation passed in 2007
• Utility companies required to reduce end-user energy consumption
• Electric Programs – ComEd – Ameren Illinois – Illinois Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity
• Natural Gas Programs added in 2011 – Nicor Gas – Peoples Gas – North Shore Gas
• Ratepayer funded programs
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Smart Ideas Energy Efficiency Goals (MWh)
How Ratepayer Funding Works
• Energy Efficiency Programs charge on your monthly bill
• Based on kWh usage
• How much are you contributing?
ComEd Smart Ideas for Your Business®
• Custom Projects
• Commercial Real Estate
• Load Response
• HVAC
• VSD
• Transformers
• Battery Chargers
• Refrigeration
• Comm. Kitchen Equipment
• Lighting
• Industrial Systems
– Compressed air, process cooling, industrial refrigeration
• Data Center Efficiency
• Opportunity Assessment
Joint Utility Energy Efficiency Programs
• ComEd, Nicor Gas, Peoples Gas, and North Shore Gas:
– Commercial Building Incentive Assessment
– Retro-commissioning
– Small Business Energy Savings (SBES)
• ComEd and Nicor Gas:
– Monitoring based-commissioning
– Comprehensive Process Heating Study
– New Construction
Small Business were not participating
Accounting
Customer Service
Business Development
Maintenance
Legal
Daily Operations
Small Business Owner
SMALL BUSINESS ENERGY SAVINGS (SBES)
What is the SBES program?
• Offered through the ComEd Smart Ideas for Your Business® and the Nicor Gas, Peoples Gas, and North Shore Gas Energy Efficiency Programs
• Available to: – ComEd customers with a peak electric demand of ≤ 100kW – Natural Gas customers using ≤ 60,000 therms per year – Businesses must be owned or managed by an individual (non-national
chain) with less than 10 businesses in the utilities’ service territory
• A simple and cost effective approach to: – Empower small business owners to invest in energy efficiency – Reduce operating costs through upgrades – Improve marketability through environmental stewardship
Is my demand ≤ 100 kW?
• The right side of your ComEd bill should display “0 to 100 kW”
0 to 100 kW
What does the SBES program provide?
• Free energy assessment for most small businesses, such as: – Convenience stores – Coin laundry facilities – Restaurants – Offices – Lodging – Light manufacturing facilities
• Free installed energy saving products, such as:
– Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) – Low-flow faucet aerators – Vending machine controls – Pre rinse sprayers – Low-flow shower heads
What does the SBES program provide?
• A list of recommendations for energy efficiency capital investment improvements, such as: – More efficient facility lighting – Lighting controls – Exit signs – Furnace and boiler tune-ups – Programmable thermostats
• Recommendations qualify for incentives up 70% of the cost of the
efficiency improvements (depending on improvement)
• Installation of recommended energy efficiency capital investment improvements by a SBES Trade Ally
Eligible lighting improvements
• T12 to T8 Upgrades • Incandescent to CFL • HID Upgrades to High Bay
Fluorescent • LED Exit Sign Retrofits • Delamping • Occupancy Sensors • Upgrades to LED Bulbs • Outdoor Lighting Upgrades • Electronically Commutated
Motor (ECMs)
Eligible* mechanical improvements
• Steam Trap Repair or Replacement
• Boiler Reset Control
• Boiler Tune-up
• Condensing Furnaces
• Furnace Tune-up
• Programmable Thermostat
• Water Heater
• Guest Room Energy Management Controls
*Eligibility depends on natural gas utility.
• Aerators
• Infrared Heaters
• Condensing Unit Heaters
• Pipe Insulation
• <75 MBTUH Water Heater (residential size)
• Hot Water Heater insulation jacket
• Roof Top Unit (RTU) Tune-up (limited pilot)
Energy efficiency is good business
• Bills – reducing energy costs improves cash-flow
• Equipment – energy efficiency reduces Operations & Maintenance (O&M) costs
• Payback – operating budget savings pay for energy efficiency upgrades – Program incentives are targeted to
provide your business with simple paybacks of less than 1.5 years
• Ratepayer funded – already paying into the programs
• Competition – the competition is making the case for energy efficiency, customers like to see a commitment to “being green”
Case Study: Second Systems, Itasca, IL
Contacting the program
What if I have questions?
• Program Call Center: 888.806.2273
• E-mail: [email protected]
• Program Webpage: ComEd.com/SmallBiz
How do I apply?
• Over the phone: 888.806.2273
• Paper/PDF application
• Online application: ComEd.com/SmallBiz
Want to become a Trade Ally? Stop by the SBES booth.
Questions and Comments
Anna Selgert ComEd/Nicor Gas SBES 630.480.8154 [email protected]
Dana Olden ComEd/Peoples Gas/North Shore Gas SBES 312.765.7730, Ext. 4210 [email protected]
