Nevada FOCUS Benefits to Employers

Learn how to reduce building energy costs.

A Nevada:

• manufacturer reduced its annual natural gas usage cost by $25,948 by investing $96,000 in new and upgraded boilers – resulting in a 27% return on investment and a 3.7 year payback period.
• prison reduced its annual electricity usage cost by $54,000 by investing $52,000 in more efficient lighting fixtures – resulting in a 104% return on investment and a 1 year payback period. Additionally, they improved the lighting quality.
• convention center reduced its annual electricity demand charge by $96,000, at no cost, by changing the way its chillers cycle on and off.
• community college reduced its annual electricity usage cost by $16,000 by investing $5,200 to install a variable frequency drive (VFD), then re-sequencing its chiller and cooling tower operations – resulting in a 305% return on investment and a 4 month payback period.
• city reduced its annual electricity usage cost by $5,200 by investing $2,500 to install a variable frequency drive (VFD) on a cooling tower fan motor – resulting in a 206% return on investment and a 6 month payback period.

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