Transcript Reduce, Reuse & Recycle!

Why It Makes Cents…for your bottom line!
 We help our customers reduce Energy Costs by
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implementing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Technologies. (Start with an Energy Audit)
Product neutral (whenever possible)
Focus on technology specific solutions that are designed to
each customers needs
Work with Local, State and Federal agencies to get Grants
and Incentives for your Energy Reduction Projects
We are:
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Partners with WI Focus on Energy
LEED Accredited
Energy Star Certified
Site Assessors for Renewable Energy
 Global Demand for Energy Resources is on the Rise!
 More people = More stuff
 Costs go UP as Supply goes DOWN
 Est. 6% inflation = 20 year average for electricity
 Five year average is much higher!
 A Kilowatt Hour (kWh) will cost you about $0.50 in 20 yrs
vs. $0.11 today
 Powering our Economy: NOW vs. FUTURE
 Past 100 yrs = COAL, OIL & GAS
 Dirty, Expensive to Clean Up, Hazardous to our Health
 Next 100 yrs = New Clean Technology
 Biofuels, Renewable Energy, New Emerging Technologies
 Lighting – the low hanging fruit
 A cheap bulb usually costs a lot to operate
 The true cost of lighting:
 Install costs +Operational costs
 If you have HID’s (MH, MV, HPS) or incandescent or
T12’s
 It’s time to REPLACE them
 Operating them costs you LOTS OF MONEY!!!
 New Technology: LED’s, CFL’s, T8’s & T5’s, Induction:
 They all use 40 – 80% less energy than the bulbs they replace
 According to the US Dept of Energy:
 Low Power Factor will cause power losses in your distribution
system… including voltage drops
 Inductive loads are the primary cause of low power factor
 Motors, compressors, pumps, HID Lighting, etc.
 Low Power Factor can cause overheating and premature
failure of motors and other inductive equipment
 If you pay a demand charge on your bill… you WILL
BENEFIT from IMPROVING POWER FACTOR
 Study done within the same billing cycle
 45,000 sqft Manufacturing Facility:
 Before install: 1,032 kWh/day (10 days)
 Before install: Power Factor 80.0%
 After install: 859 kWh/day (19 days)
 After install: Power Factor 97.8%
 100% is perfect PF
 kWh Savings = 16.7%
 Monthly Savings ~ $450
 Return on Investment = 0.8 yrs
 Take treated air from one area where you don’t need it and
move it to another area where it is needed
 Heating & Cooling = Big cost for businesses in WI
 If you have a process that creates heat… Don’t waste it.
 Reclaiming & Filtering previously treated air will:
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Lower Heating and Cooling Costs
Maintain Building Temperatures
Improve Employee Comfort
Significantly Lower Energy Usage
 Research, Design & Install a Heat Recovery System to
re-circulate 13,000 CFM of exhausted, treated air back
into the building.
 Est. Savings $16,000 (Year 1)
 Incentives Include:
 Focus on Energy
 Epact 2005 (tax deduction)
 Return on Investment = 1.75 yrs
 Solar can provide electricity (photovoltaic / PV) or
heat (solar thermal) or hot water (solar hot water /
SHW)
 Every $1 spent on Energy Efficiency will save you $3-$5
on your Renewable Energy System
 First work on Energy Efficiency, Then work on RE
 Bonde’s Quik Mart – Cleveland, WI
 Perform a Site Assessment: Determine:
 Is the site is good for solar. If so, Where? What are the costs?
 What type system will work the best? Ground, Pole, Tracker?
 Design and Install a 19.92 kw Solar Electric System
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Incentives Include:
30% Federal Tax Credit
WI Focus on Energy
USDA Grant (pending)
 Geothermal Heating/Cooling systems
 Veriable-frequency drives (VFD’s) on motor’s
 Perform routine maintenance on all equipment
 Motion Controls, Occupancy Sensors and Daylight
Harvesting offset lighting costs
 Upgrading old heating and cooling equipment:
 New equipment can be 30 – 40% more efficient
 Replace old filters, clean and service existing equipment
 Our mission is to educate the local community about
sustainability, energy efficiency, renewable energy
 We also promote and network with local businesses,
organizations and groups that promote sustainablilty,
conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy
 We believe achieving our mission will help boost
economic development, improve public health and
reduce overall waste and pollution
 Go online to find our upcoming events
 We do sustainable business tours such as:
 Orion Energy Systems
 Johnson Controls
 Grassway Organics (farm)
 Growing Power (urbane sustainable farming)
 LTC Sustainability Tour
 High Winds Society (Plymouth, WI on June 5th)
 Much More… Any Ideas?
 Learn about our upcoming events online:
 We put on and help promote:
 Earthfest Sheboygan 2012
 We’re looking for area businesses
 Sponsors? Or Set up a booth for the weekend.
 United Way “Day of Caring”
 Compostable Cups and Solar Power Music Stage
 Old Plank Road Trail Clean Up – Earth Day
 Thinking Green Thursdays – Educational Series
 Providing different speakers with different areas of
expertise up to 9 times per year (free to the public)
 Online “Resources” and “Articles”:
 Sheboygan County’s ONLY - Ecology Directory
 Thank you Rich and Joyce Jordan
 Ecology Directory Includes:
 2011 Recycling Directory
 Environmental Projects and Groups
 Ecology Actions – Local Business
 Examples of Sustainabilty & Energy Efficiency Initiatives
 Please contact Brian Schwaller if you know any businesses that
could be added to the Directory
 Brian Schwaller
 Owner, EcoManity, LLC
 President, the Sustainable Living Group
 www.eco-manity.com