Business Existing Facilities Program

This program provides BED’s commercial customers with rebates, lower energy bills and a more comfortable work place.  To facilitate the process, BED offers positive cash flow loans making it immediately less expensive to operate with no out-of-pocket investment.  These improvements often have a positive effect on sales and employee productivity, which can have a greater impact on the bottom line than energy costs.

BED provides the following services:

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A free energy audit of the facility to identify cost-effective, energy efficiency improvements;

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Financing options for recommended improvements and equipment installation;

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Assistance in locating and selecting contractors and consulting engineers;

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Assistance in dealing with other energy issues.

How the program works:

An energy services specialist from BED visits the business and identifies cost-effective energy efficiency improvements. The specialist checks lighting, motors, heating and cooling, refrigeration, and other energy systems. The customer receives a proposal and written report that includes:

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Recommended energy efficiency improvements;

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Projected savings;

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Financing options;

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A description of other energy-saving projects that need further study;

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Additional energy-saving tips.

Be sure to check out our popular Smartlight program which has leased more than 73,000 screw-in compact fluorescent bulbs to BED customers. Compact fluorescent bulbs use about 75 percent less electricity than incandescent bulbs and last up to 10 times as long. Energy-efficient lighting improvements make a real financial difference.

With BED's Energy Services Staff recommendations, your business is cleaner, more cost-effective and more competitive, and the entire community benefits from a cleaner, lower cost power supply. Call now, and put our staff to work for you!

For more information, contact BED's Energy Services Area at 802/865-7342

 

 

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