Energy Plus Associates
Troy, Illinois
Justin Harrell
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Energy Plus Associates is a multi-service facility energy management company
that provides a single source for energy-related improvement projects, products,
and services to industrial, commercial, and municipal customers. Typical
areas that are considered for energy improvements include lighting, motors,
energy management systems, HVAC, compressed air, and process steam.
Energy Plus Associates serves as the coordinator for the City of Edwardsville’s
Rebuild America Community Energy Program. The program is carried out on
the local level through community partnerships that include a coordinator
and a representative of local government, but are otherwise free to take
whatever form is most appropriate. The intern was involved in a host of
energy savings projects on implemented projects.
Results:
The intern was able to:
- Determine that four retrofit projects are saving the city
of Edwardsville over 84,000 kWh or $7,000 per year. An estimated 266,000
kWh or $17,000
additional savings could be realized for proposed equipment replacement
and retrofits.
- Verify that the energy and monetary savings for the Montclaire
City Hall, Public Safety, Fire Station, and a stoplight LED retrofit
has saved the
city over 84,000 kWh or $7,000 annually. The retrofits included
the use of higher efficiency florescent fixtures, LED traffic signals,
and HVAC
systems.
- Collect data and determine that in the Sugar Creek Lift Station,
a variable frequency drive would work and provide savings. This retrofit,
in addition
to other items identified at the public library, and remaining
LED traffic signals would save them over 266,000 kWh or $17,000 collectively
per year.
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