SERVICES
Spend less on utilities, more on mission
Nearly every small business and non-profit organization has to stretch its budget. None should spend any more on utility bills than necessary.
Our first Technical Services client, a church with aging facilities, saw a 63% drop in its LG&E bills after implementing just three of our top site-specific recommendations!
Another client received a credit of over $10,000 after LCAN found a billing error. Yet another is saving $6,000/year on its water bill, just by taking our advice to replace its toilets with more efficient models.
Hover over an icon for the facility type, then
click to review that sample energy assessment report:
LCAN's technical staff assists non-profits, congregations and the occasional small business with cutting their carbon footprints and utility costs using some form of the following process, as makes sense for them:
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LCAN asks most clients to authorize us to enter their utility bills into the time-tested USEPA's Energy Star Portfolio Manager software to help us analyze and benchmark their use of gas, electricity, water, sewer and drainage services. At minimum, we require a sample LG&E bill. We also look for any billing-tariff or other errors (possibly yielding a windfall savings). After Step 4, clients are asked to allow LCAN to see their utility bills online for two more years, so we can measure implementation effectiveness.
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LCAN's technical staff makes a site visit to look for savings opportunities, from site-specific no- and low-cost steps to larger, capital projects with reasonable returns-on-investment and payback periods. We ask clients to provide an escort to unlock doors, explain to staff why we're looking around, etc.
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LCAN provides a written, illustrated report, itemizing site-specific savings opportunities and noting which of them are eligible for LG&E-KU rebates. If at least one rebate-eligible recommendation is implemented, the audit also is eligible for a 25% rebate (up to $3,000).
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LCAN can assist with identifying reliable contractors, soliciting and reviewing bids, overseeing the selected contractors' work and reviewing invoices prior to payment. Need to make unexpected, time-sensitive decisions on a major capitol expenditure, such as replacing a failed water heater? It's a great time to upgrade. Want to consider adding solar panels? LCAN can help.
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After rebate-eligible recommendations have been installed, LCAN can file the applications for all applicable rebates.
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Optional: Want your customers or clients to know you care about their climate and environmental health? Consider applying to become an Energy Star certified building, so you may display this logo on it. LCAN can assist with that process, including the licensed engineer's role.
These fee-based services have fast pay-backs and high returns on investment!
A limited number of non-profit clients enrolled in our Urban Energy Partnership are eligible for no-cost services.
For more information, please e-mail (Services@louisvillecan.org)