Enigin Update - $55 Million Saved Despite Missed Energy Efficiency Target
THE NORTH Carolina (N.C.) state government in the U.S. saved taxpayers $55.3 million in energy costs last year but failed to meet the state's own energy efficiency goal.
An energy efficiency programme was started in 2003 to reduce energy costs at state government agencies and universities. The goal of the programme was to cut energy consumption by 20 percent by 2010 and by 30 percent by 2015. The state has missed that first goal.
According to information issued today by the N.C. State Energy Office, the agency that administers the programme, North Carolina has achieved a 12 percent savings so far. In hard terms it means that $325 million have been achieved in reduced energy costs. The state invested $11 million to achieve those savings.
Energy office spokesman Seth Effron says that state agencies and institutions have an additional $12 million now to invest in the initiative thanks to grants from the Federal Recovery Act.
"The main reason the state hasn't achieved the 20 percent goal is because there hasn't been funding available to do that," Effron said.
Another factor is that the program adds new buildings every year, which means that the proportion of real estate without conservation upgrades keeps growing.
"A lot of the space coming online is energy-intensive space," Effron said. Examples include college dorms and university laboratories.
Enigin Distributors in North Carolina can aid the State Government and universities with energy efficiency technology from Enigin for new builds and upgrades to current buildings.
Using Enigin Plc's Eniscope Real-time and Analytics along, with cutting edge energy saving technology energy saving targets can be achieved and exceeded, leading to greater savings plus a great return on energy efficiency investment.
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