RELEASE: IMMEDIATE, August 29, 2002
CONTACT: Ryan Moore
1-866-NYSERDA, ext. 3267.
Niagara County Community College and NYSERDA Partner
on a $3.4 Million Project to Improve Energy Efficiency
Niagara County Community College (N.C.C.C) and NYSERDA announced
today a $3.4 million project to identify and install a comprehensive
set of energy efficiency measures, including lighting upgrades, energy
efficient motors, variable-speed drives and a chiller. To offset the
cost of the $3.4 million dollar project, the New York State Energy
Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) provided nearly $450,000
through its New York Energy $martSM program. The
College is now expected to save more than $350,000 in annual energy
costs.
"As a part of SUNY (State University of New York), Niagara
County Community College provides people of the Niagara region an
opportunity to get a quality education at affordable prices,"
said NYSERDA President William M. Flynn. "By improving their
energy efficiency, the College will be able to save hundreds of thousands
on energy costs and provide a comfortable atmosphere for students
and faculty. These upgrades will help the College remain affordable,
while also improving the quality of the campus."
"I am extremely pleased that the State, through the technical
expertise and financial assistance of NYSERDA, was able to help our
community college reduce its electrical energy consumption and lower
its operating costs," said Assemblywoman Francine DelMonte. "Helping
our public institutions become more energy efficient and cut costs
is a goal we all share, and I applaud the fine work NYSERDA and Johnson
Control has exhibited in this project."
Interim President James Klyczek stated, "This energy conservation
project has literally brightened the entire campus." Klyczek
went on to say, "Without this cost saving contract, NCCC's budget
would be seriously impacted. The project will allow NCCC to focus
its resources on other important institutional priorities. In the
end, the dollars from NCCC's future energy savings will be used to
enhance the institution's already exceptional educational programs."
"Niagara County Community College will save millions in energy
and operational costs during the next 15 years through an energy performance
contract with Johnson Controls, Inc. Johnson Controls, with the assistance
of NYSERDA, was able to develop a project that not only improved the
learning environment but exceeded the financial needs of the college,"
said Danny Friend, spokesperson for Johnson Controls.
This project was done through NYSERDA's Commercial/Industrial Performance
Program, which provides financial incentives to energy service companies
and engineering firms that work with municipal, industrial, and commercial
utility customers to identify and implement energy-saving strategies.
The incentives, combined with the energy savings, help to pay for
the capital improvements. The level of incentives that NYSERDA provides
depends on the level of energy savings achieved in a given project
as well as the types of efficiency measures implemented.
Johnson Controls, Inc., located in West Seneca, was the energy service
company involved in this project. After assessing the energy use and
need profiles at NCCC, Johnson Controls, recommended and installed
a highly efficient chiller to improve the heating and cooling of the
campus, updated lighting with more efficient, compact fluorescent
bulbs and installed premium-efficiency motors with variable-speed
drives to reduce electricity use. This project is estimated to save
more than 3.7 million kWh annually or enough electricity to power
more than 615 homes for a year.
NYSERDA's Commercial/Industrial Performance Program began in 1999
and has improved energy efficiency for more than 450 business, municipalities,
institutions and not-for-profits. Through this program, NYSERDA has
provided approximately $73 million dollars in incentives for project
that have produced an energy savings of more than 490 million kWh
or enough electricity to power more than 80,000 homes for a year.
Since 1998, NYSERDA has provided more than $26 million to support
more than 500 projects in Erie and Niagara Counties. Combined with
co-funding from NYSERDA's partners, the value of these projects is
more than $65 million. Among some of the other customers NYSERDA is
working with in Erie and Niagara Counties, are: State University of
New York at Buffalo, eBidenergy.com Inc., Kreher's Poultry Farm, HSBC
Bank USA and Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority. Additional
information about NYSERDA can be obtained at www.nyserda.org
or 1-866-NYSERDA.
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