Community Energy Challenge - Commercial

Commercial Conservation Specialist Program

Businesses know that conserving energy means saving money.
We provide the know-how to make it happen.

Advantages of Energy Efficiency

• Save valuable financial resources for your business
• Reduce our dependence on fossil fuels
• Stay ahead of the game by reducing the risks associated with high fuel costs
• Become a community leader; look smart by increasing awareness of energy efficiency so that others can reap the benefits too!

Our Commercial Conservation Specialist - Martin Selch

Puget Sound Energy supports Resource Conservation Managers (RCM) for large-scale organizations spending over $1,500,000 per year on energy. Now Sustainable Connections is making this proven effective service available to small and medium sized businesses. RCMs have on average reduced energy costs by 5-20% - mostly through good maintenance and occupant habits. Your business can get this same individual attention, plus additional retrofit recommendations, through our Commercial Conservation Specialist - Martin Selch. 

Services and Benefits to You 

Fuel Neutral Assessment: provides quick fix, low cost, and long term recommendations for all of the sources of energy your business uses, with estimated savings of dollars and green house gases.

Facility Action Plan: a thorough guide to saving energy and other resources including payback time, identification of energy hogs, and demonstrated benefits of a holistic approach.

Benchmarking and Monitoring: tracking success through ongoing monitoring provided by Sustainable Connections using direct utility data.

Follow-Up Technical Support: an energy specialist available to consult on resource conservation issues as they arise.

Financial Assistance: guidance with standard utility rebates and tax incentives as well as exclusive access to enhanced rebates and preferential term loans.

Publicity: Celebrate your success! We provide community-wide recognition of your conservation success via cooperative marketing.

Sign-Up

To get your business on its way to improving energy efficiency, contact Emily at emily@sconnect.org or 360-647-7093 ext 113.

For more information on the process, pricing, time and deliverables click here.

For frequently asked questions click here.

Did you know?

• Energy efficiency is the cheapest, cleanest, and fastest energy source.
• Energy efficiency delivers cost savings straight to the bottom line.
• Partnering with Sustainable Connections is like having someone on your staff dedicated to driving down your energy costs.
• Buildings meeting an efficiency standard show a 6% premium in effective rent and a 16% premium in valuation.

This project was supported by Subcontract No. DE-EE0000139 awarded by U.S.
Department of Energy.  Points of view in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Energy. Subcontract funds are administered by the Washington State University Extension Energy Program.