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FT Investing in a Sustainable Future March 24, 2010, New York

Case Study

Charlottesville City and Schools

By ConEdison Solutions

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PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Environmental Benefits 1,996 tons of harmful greenhouse gas emission reduced annually
Equivalent to: Preserving 12.6 acres of forest from deforestation* or Conserving 4,210 barrels of oil* Capital Costs $1,835,893 Annual Savings $198,059 Annual Utility Cost Reduction 10%

*Sources:
• Leonardo Academy's Cleaner & GreenerSM Emissions Reduction Calculator
http://www.cleanerandgreener.org/resources/emission_reductions.htm
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator
http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/calculator.html

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Energy Savings Performance Contract

Challenge: The City of Charlottesville's utility costs increased 35percent in a single year. With the rising cost of energy, the city faced a potentially significant impact on budgets now and into the future. This project involved 32 buildings, which included all the major municipal buildings (city hall, courthouse, detention center, central fire station, library, parks and recreation, etc.) and nine schools, totaling 1,478,499 square feet.

PROJECT SCOPE

Solution: ConEdison Solutions, was able to help the city decrease energy consumption and save taxpayer dollars by implementing lighting upgrades and water conservation measures.

In addition to those measures, a solar water heating system was installed in the city's fire station. Since the fire station is occupied twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, there is a large demand for hot water. The water heaters in the facility use natural gas to heat the water. The solar hot water system uses the energy from the sun to preheat the water. This allowed the city to reduce the amount of natural gas needed to heat the water to the appropriate temperature.

Contact:
Lance Stewart
Facilities Maintenance Manager
201 4th Street NW
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434.970.3665

Construction start date:
May 2008
Construction end date:
October 2008

ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES

Lighting System Upgrade Installed Solar Water Heater Water Conservation

...I have been extremely impressed with the team assigned by ConEdison Solutions. They have proven to be knowledgeable, flexible, detail-oriented professionals, whose first concern is always my first concern."

Lance Stewart
Facilities Maintenance Manager
City of Charlottesville, VA

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