Energy Strategies and Incentives for Existing Facilities

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Running a business requirescontinual improvements tomeet customer expectations,improve productivity, and controlexpenses. Energy efficiency is a key to reaching these criticalsuccess factors.

Innovative energy-efficient tech-nologies offer business ownersand operations managers numer-ous opportunities to enhancereliability and reduce energy use. High performance lightingsystems, premium efficientmotors, efficient heating/cooling,and updated mechanical systemsquickly pay for themselvesthrough improved performanceand cost reductions.

At National Grid, we’re committed to offering practical and cus-tomized opportunities to upgradethe performance of existingequipment and systems.Experienced energy efficiencyprofessionals at National Gridcan assist you to transform your business practices. We canthen help defray some of thecosts with incentives that reduceyour overall costs for systemsimprovement and, at the sametime, enhance your operations.

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Think GreenPracticing green design allows your business to addressthe impacts of climate change. Better energy practices,enabled through innovative efficiency planning, not onlyreduce your operating costs, but make your businessmore sustainable for the long term.

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Premium efficiency motors, vari-able speed drives, and improvedcompressed air systems arechanging the way work getsdone. This new generation ofhigh performance equipmentallows manufacturers to increaseproduction, enhance reliability,and reduce energy consumption.

Best of all, plant managers gaingreater control of the productionprocess without compromisingquality. Through consulting andfinancial incentives, National Gridmakes it easy to increase pro-duction power with less energy.

ThinkA better visual environment andcomfortable temperatures literallybring out the best in your people.High efficiency lighting fixtures and controls coupled with betterperforming HVAC systems notonly create an environment that is conducive to improved produc-tivity, they consume up to 30%less energy.

Maximize the visual and thermalcomfort of your facility with readilyavailable technologies, while mini-mizing your costs with financialincentives from National Grid.

Think BenefitsIn addition to significant energy cost reductions, many smartenergy choices also yield greater comfort for building occu-pants, allowing real improvements in productivity and morale.And a smaller carbon footprint benefits the planet too.

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Think GlobalIncreasing energy efficiency not only savesmoney and improves productivity — it alsoaddresses climate change and promotes the environmental call for action.

Energy-efficient technologies canmake a big difference when theyare cost-effective to implement.That’s the basis for National Grid’sretrofit program, Energy Initiative.Through this program, financialincentives and technical solutionsare bundled together in severalways to enhance your operations:

Incentives cover up to 45% of the equipment and labor costs ofinstalling new, high performanceequipment. These incentivesaccelerate the payback periodand maximize the opportunity to reduce operating costs andenhance building value.

Technical studies identify theroadmap to better practices andhow to get there by identifyingopportunities for high performanceequipment and quantifying thebenefits from these investments.

We look forward to discussingyour options for transforming theoperations of your businessthrough greater energy efficiencyand better building practices.

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nsReal solutions demand solid plans.National Grid offers expertise inengineering and architecture for alltypes of buildings. In addition, wecan pay up to 45% of the cost forthese systems improvements. Weare pleased to offer a broad rangeof related services:

Technical AssistanceTechnical experts assist in identify-ing opportunities for upgrading theperformance of existing equipmentand systems.

CommissioningProvided by an independentcontractor, this service verifiesthat complex building systems are operating according to theirdesign intent.

Project ExpediterThis service connects customerswith qualified vendors to provideturnkey installation services forenergy-efficient equipment andsystems.

Buyers’ Alliance and ProcurementThe Buyers’ Alliance providesclients with low, fixed prices for lighting materials such ashigh efficiency fixtures, lamps,electronic ballasts, and controls.

Not all programs are available in all states.Please see your Account Executive for additional details.

Better building. Better business.

Energy Strategies and Incentives for Existing Facilities

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