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Energy Efficiency Solutions in Small Town
Main Street and Historic Districts
Small and Medium-sized Commercial Buildings
account for 95 percent of building stock and consume half the energy in a
sector of the economy responsible for 20 percent of the total energy
consumption. Owners of smaller buildings are often unaware of the amount of
energy wasted and the opportunity for savings that building automation systems
provide. This sector hasn’t BAS for the following reasons: the high cost of
tailoring software and acquiring hardware components is beyond the reach of
most small- and medium-sized properties; the owner is not always the tenant
that pays the utility bill, hence limited incentive to invest in the building’s
energy efficiency.
Building Leases spell out how energy
costs are divided between tenants and owners. Often, these leases are not
structured in a way that promotes energy savings. Tenants have no incentive to
save energy in their leased premises because energy costs are based on tenant
square footage. Building owners have no incentive to invest in energy efficiency
because the operating expenses are passed onto tenants.
Green Leases promote energy efficiency by creating lease structures which equitably align the costs and benefits of efficiency investments between building owners and tenants.
Green Leases promote energy efficiency by creating lease structures which equitably align the costs and benefits of efficiency investments between building owners and tenants.
Energy Management Systems can be used
to centrally control devices like HVAC units and lighting systems across
multiple locations. EMS also provide metering, sub-metering and monitoring
functions that allow facility managers to gather data and insight to make more
informed decisions about energy activities across their sites.
Distributed Generation occurs on a
property site when energy is sold to the building occupants; here, commercial
PPAs enable businesses and governments to purchase electricity directly from
the generator rather than from the utility. Power Purchase Agreements PPA is a legal
contract between an electricity generator and a power purchaser.
Financing Energy Efficiency Projects
face several financial impediments, including information. Financial
institutions often lack a full understanding of energy efficiency technologies
which are almost always investments with long repayment terms. Small towns and
rural communities require specific and unique knowledge, expertise and funding
sources.
A Power Purchase
Agreement PPA is a legal contract between an electricity generator and a
power purchaser. Contractual terms may last anywhere between 5 and 20 years,
during which time the power purchaser buys energy, and sometimes also capacity
and services, from the electricity generator. Such agreements play a key role
in the financing of independently owned electricity generating assets. The
seller is typically an independent power producer - IPP.
PPAs Facilitate the Financing of Distributed Generation Assets
Distributed Generation
occurs on a property site with energy is sold to the building occupants; here,
commercial PPAs enable businesses and governments to purchase electricity
directly from the generator rather than from the utility. The parties involved include: The Seller is the entity that owns the project. In most cases, the
seller is organized as a special purpose entity whose main purpose is to facilitate
project financing, and The Buyer is
typically a utility or building occupants under the distributed generation
scenario. More
Water
Resources Strategies on Main Street and Historic Districts
Urban Flooding many small towns across the country lose drinking
water because of aging pipes, in addition, asphalt and concrete prevent rainwater
from soaking into the ground. The solution to inadequate storm water and drinking
water management: green infrastructure like rain gardens and bios wales.
Aging Pipes and
Outdated Systems Waste 14 percent of Daily Water Consumption
Water Losses from aging infrastructure and faulty metering lead to lost
revenue for utilities and higher rates for water users. Also, increasing
demand, maintenance and energy costs are responsible for a 90%
increase in utility rates. This trend can be countered by best management practices BMP that include state-of-the-art audits,
leak detection monitoring, targeted repairs and upgrades, pressure management,
and better metering technologies. More
Integrated Water Systems in Small Towns and Rural
Communities by 2030 the world will need to produce 50 percent
more for food and energy and 30 percent more fresh water. Solar pumps are
reliable technology which can compete with conventional pumping technologies
such as diesel pumping. Large amounts of energy are used in the entire water
cycle. Water Pumps play a major role in all water and waste water processes.
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