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LONG's Better Buildings 2006 Program

An incentive program to help you invest in the technology of your building

LONG is pleased to offer to our institutional, commercial and industrial customers an incentive package for reducing peak electrical demand during the hottest parts of the summer. By implementing certain HVAC and lighting system upgrades, customers can qualify for a financial incentive that helps offset the first cost of the building improvement while making the ensuing energy savings even more attractive as a reason to invest.

WHY?

In sponsoring our program with funds from its latest DSM effort called Customer Efficiency, Public Service Company of Colorado hopes to optimize front-range system consumption to avoid purchasing additional generating capacity. Due the significant growth here in Colorado over the last few years, we now have a "summer peak" problem, with the occasional brown-outs in the region as evidence that the necessary capacity is not always available to meet demand. Your participation in the program will help avert a coming energy crisis for the front-range.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

Those building owners along the front range and eastward who currently purchase their retail electric service from PSCo in Colorado are eligible to participate.

WHAT TYPES OF UPGRADES QUALIFY?

Building upgrades must reduce electric demand during PSCo's summer peak demand period (defined as all weekdays, between the hours of 3 pm and 7 pm, during the months of June, July, and August) and may be obtained through an improvement in efficiency, a shift in load, or a substitution of another fuel for electricity.

TYPICAL PROJECTS INCLUDE:
  • Installing more efficient Roof Top Units that provide air conditioning (RTUs)
  • Installing more efficient refrigeration machines (chillers)
  • Load shifting strategies, such as ice storage
  • Retrofitting more efficient lighting systems
  • Switching to alternative fuels (e.g. natural gas absorption machines)
  • Custom HVAC designs such as indirect/direct evaporative cooling systems
  • Retrofitting more efficient industrial heating/ventilating systems
HOW DO I GET STARTED?

Contact LONG at 303-975-2165 and ask for a Better Buildings 2006 program representative, or contact the energy solutions professional listed below. Over the phone we can pre-qualify your facility and arrange for an on-site, preliminary audit. Once that is complete, LONG will recommend applicable technology investments that meet your payback criteria. Your subsequent approval will unlock the true operating potential of your building!

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