Huge Energy Savings for Healthcare Client

Customer Challenges

The healthcare client was experiencing power surges lasting 15–30 minutes that were disabling the hospital’s cogeneration system, causing 700 kW+ electrical demand spikes, resulting in a monthly max demand charge from the utility of over $11,900.

Supply Fulfillment Improvements

• Strategic planning that resulted in a reduction of natural gas procurement by 24% over four years
• Hedging of natural gas supply costs to generate predictable annual electricity savings (aka Spark Spread) via their cogeneration plants totaling $437,562
• Annual entry in Direct Access lottery and evaluation of Community Choice Aggregation for electricity procurement

Delivery Optimization Improvements

• Migrated natural gas and electricity meters to optimal rate categories, providing $51,372 in first-year savings
• Identified a utility error with their natural gas delivery rates, resulting in first-year savings in excess of $349,000
• Advised and assisted in moving to Non-Core natural gas delivery rate status, resulting in first-year savings of $84,475

Demand Management Improvements

• By implementing and monitoring CE360 InSite, we identified a utility capacity exchange error, which resulted in avoided utility electricity demand charges, saving on average $9,084 per month
• Evaluated a Microgrid project and in turn developed feasibility studies for onsite generation, which resulted in a PPA agreement for a 370 kW garage rooftop solar project, with first-year reduction of 583,137 kWh, which will deliver utility bill savings over the term of $437,423

Tailored Solutions Provided