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Click here to read a news article, as published in the Northwest Indiana Times, about ESG's Munster Centennial Park Landfill Gas to Energy Project.
Centennial Park is a closed landfill which has been transformed into a centerpiece for the Town's recreational and community activities, and now includes a 9-hole golf course, water features, amphitheater, a restaurant and banquet facility, walking trails and public art.
In partnership with Energy Systems Group (ESG) and through funding made available by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Munster Redevelopment Commission approved development of this $4.3 million beneficial-use electric generation project. The Town plans to sell the power it generates as a part of this project back to the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) at their Renewable Feed-in Tariff rate for biomass projects.
This project includes a GE Jenbacher engine/generator which utilizes the landfill gas (LFG) from the municipally-owned Centennial Park Landfill site to produce approximately 1.1 MW of electricity. In addition to a new flare and blower, the project employs a heat conversion technology which will take excess heat off of a large generator at the site. This heat will then be transformed into additional electricity.
By capturing these landfill gases, this sustainable project is helping provide environmental benefits equivalent to the removal of emissions from more than 1,100 cars per year or the planting of about 1,200 acres of forest annually.
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Have you enjoyed reading our recent blog posts, which have discussed the many benefits of energy efficiency in all industries? To learn more, explore the resources provided below. If you think it is time to have an energy performance contractor assess and improve your buildings and energy infrastructure, call Energy Systems Group at (812) 618-4699.
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ESG Energy Coaches help District earn $260,000 rebate
St. Petersburg, Fla. – ESG Energy Coaches joined Progress Energy Florida to present the Pinellas County School District with a rebate check for more than a quarter of a million dollars for the district’s long-term, energy-efficient investments. The rebate check is mainly for the first two-phases of a three-phase energy-efficiency improvement program that ESG began to implement for the district in 2009.
During the multi-year project, Energy Systems Group worked collaboratively with the schools to ensure the district would obtain the maximum benefit from its energy-efficiency upgrades. The improvements included upgrading the lighting systems to energy-efficient fluorescent fixtures and adding automated lighting controls. The annual energy savings for the Pinellas County Schools from this project are more than $900,000. Another $100,000 in rebates for the final phase of the ESG Lighting project is forecast by Progress Energy to be delivered this year.
To learn more about the energy efficiency improvements ESG has implemented at Pinellas County Schools, click here.
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Buildings in the U.S. account for more than half the nation’s electricity consumption and more than a third of our carbon dioxide emissions. Going green is about lowering energy use, minimizing carbon footprints, and reducing costs in an environmentally-friendly way.
The initial expenses of green building and retrofitting are often overestimated by up to 300 percent. LEED certification encompasses all aspects of buildings. It can offer tax breaks to improved buildings and is an excellent way to become green, sustainable, and efficient.
Energy Systems Group can help your building or project become LEED-certified and reduce your operating costs by implementing energy conservation and building improvement measures. Visit our website to explore our range of services, or call (812) 618-4699 to make an appointment with our consultants today.
Last updated 25 days ago
Click here to read the Water Efficiency article that highlights Energy Systems Group (ESG) and the water meter improvements that ESG implemented for the City of Brooksville, Florida. Below is an excerpt from the article:
"Chris Summers, regional director with Energy Systems Group, says his company began replacing Brooksville’s meters in July of 2011. The company finished the project, including the upgrade of several of the city's larger meter stations, in October of that same year. By the time the project finished, Energy Systems Group workers had replaced every meter in Brooksville that had been installed before 2006.
“We replaced a variety of meters on this project,” says Summers. “Some meters dated back to the 1950s. Others came in during the early part of the housing boom. The bulk of the meters that we replaced, though, fell between 15 and 20 years in age.”
“A lot of cities, especially smaller cities, know the benefits of upgrading their meters and water equipment, but they lack the capital dollars to make infrastructure improvements,” says Summers. “With a performance contract, you guarantee the results for clients. They can improve their systems without worrying about how they are going to pay for the improvements.”
