Berkshire Renewable Energy

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• Berkshire Renewable Energy
• Leadership Summit
• Energy Efficiency
• Whats Happening in the Berkshires?
• Andrew Bloom
• Lighting Retrofit Specialist
• Northeast Sales Representative

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

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• Energy Efficiency
• WIN WIN
• ESCO Energy Services Company Lenox, MA
• Lighting Upgrade Case Studies

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• ESCO Identifies, designs, installs, and
  finances large turnkey energy efficient lighting
  upgrade projects.
• Industrial, commercial, institutional facilities
  
• 13th Year

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• 8M Sales
• Employs 18 people
• ESCO sales provides business for
• Electrical contractors, material suppliers,
  finance companies, waste handlers, etc
• (Trickle down benefits)

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• Energy savings, maintenance benefits, and
  improved lighting
• Utility Incentives
• Immediate Positive Cash Flow

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Energy Savings Light Level Verification

• Before after digital metering
• Test drive new lighting systems
• Eliminate risk

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Case Study 1 Becton Dickinson Replaced MH with
T5 Fluorescent
Before 455W/ea.
After 235W/ea.
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• Becton Dickinson Lighting Project
• Annual kWh Savings 2,494,528
• Rebate Incentive 22
  NJ SmartStart Buildings Program
• Simple Payback 1.66 Years

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Case Study 2 Rodney Hunt Co.Replaced HPS with
T8 Fluorescent
Before
After
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• Rodney Hunt Co. Lighting Project
• Annual kWh Savings 1,303,226
• Rebate Incentive 29 MECO Energy
  Initiative Program
• Simple Payback 1.93 Years

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Case Study 3 Schweitzer-Mauduit Replaced MH
HPS with T5 Fluorescent

• Schweitzer-Mauduit Lighting Project
• Annual kWh Savings 1,251,852
• Rebate Incentive 73 WMECO RFP
  Program
• Simple Payback 1 Year

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10-YEAR REDUCTIONS 3 PROJECTS 5,049,606
Annual kWh Savings

• 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

• Oil-Fired Plant
• Barrels of Oil 61,573

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WIN - WIN - WIN - WIN!!!
Savings Environment
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• Andrew Bloom
• 413-551-0055 ext. 109
• abloom_at_lightingretrofit.com
• www.lightingretrofit.com