Lime Energy Awarded Direct Install Contract With The New Jersey Clean Energy Program
A continuation of a partnership to provide energy efficiency to small
and medium-sized businesses in New Jersey
Lime Energy Co. announced today that it has received a multi-year direct
install contract from TRC Energy Solutions, program manager for the
Direct Install program of New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program, to deliver
energy efficiency solutions to small and medium-sized businesses in New
Jersey. Lime Energy will be a participating contractor for the Direct
Install program and will exclusively serve commercial customers in the
following counties: Bergen, Hudson, Passaic and Sussex.
The Direct Install program is designed to reach small and medium-sized
businesses with peak demand under 200kW, offering to pay up to 70
percent of the project cost to install energy efficiency measures in
their commercial space. The available energy efficiency upgrades
comprise of energy-efficient lighting for both interior and exterior
applications including new LED technology as well as the replacement of
qualified heating, cooling, and refrigeration equipment. The program
will provide customers with a completely turn-key experience – Lime
Energy will provide a free energy assessment of their facility, identify
potential savings opportunities, install the new energy-efficient
technology, and safely recycle the old equipment.
This contract validates Lime Energy’s ongoing commitment to New Jersey
businesses. Since 2010, Lime Energy has provided comprehensive energy
efficiency upgrades to 2,118 customers through the Direct Install
program and delivered $12,670,978 (estimated annual energy savings)
worth of economic benefit to the state. According to an analysis of the
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), the
reinvestment of realized energy bill savings is expected to create
hundreds of new jobs. In total, Lime Energy has saved commercial and
municipal entities over 72,000 MWh and 1.6 million gas therms annually.
For its leadership, Lime Energy recently was awarded the 2016 New Jersey
Clean Energy Achievement Award by the New Jersey Board of Public
Utilities.
“Lime Energy is thrilled to continue serving small and medium-sized
businesses in our home state of New Jersey,” says Adam Procell, Lime
Energy President and CEO. “Energy efficiency is the fastest and most
cost-effective method to accelerate economic growth, reduce energy
consumption, and drive job creation. At Lime Energy, we are bringing
clean energy solutions to everyone from the small pizza shop and grocery
store to larger warehousing and manufacturing facilities – the
businesses that accounted for 65% of job creation over the last 20
years.”
To learn more about Lime Energy, please visit www.lime-energy.com.
To
learn more about the Direct Install program, please visit www.njsaves.com
or call 855-600-5463.
About Lime Energy
Lime Energy is building a new energy future. As a leading national
provider of energy efficiency for small business customers, Lime designs
and implements direct install programs for our utility clients which
consistently exceed program savings goals. Our award-winning, integrated
services programs provide utilities with reliable energy efficiency
resources while delivering the highest levels of customer satisfaction.
This next generation approach is helping utilities across the country to
go deeper and broader with the cheapest, cleanest and fastest energy
resource that we have – energy efficiency.
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