LIPA and HBO Partner for Energy Efficiency Upgrades at Hauppauge Facility

LIPA to Host First Annual Energy Efficiency Conference for Long Island Businesses Conference will help businesses like HBO save energy and money

Uniondale, N.Y.—The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) has partnered with Home Box Office (HBO) to help fund energy efficiency measures in their expansion of an existing Communications Center facility by participating in LIPA’s Commercial Efficiency Program. The project is expected to save HBO approximately $200,000 annually in electric costs.

Together with the assistance of LIPA contractor, TRC, HBO participated in the Whole Building Component of LIPA’s Commercial Efficiency Program and expanded its facility in Hauppauge, Long Island. The energy efficiency measures implemented include high efficiency air conditioning equipment, LED lighting and occupancy sensors, roof and wall insulation, and variable speed controls on all system pumps.

“It is encouraging to have local businesses like HBO participate in LIPA’s Commercial Efficiency Program,” said LIPA Chief Operating Officer Michael D. Hervey. “By becoming more energy efficient, local businesses can sharpen their competitive edge by lowering operating costs, reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, and become true green leaders in Long Island’s business community.”

By employing LIPA’s Whole Building Comprehensive approach, it is estimated that HBO will save 1,300,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) for a reduction of $200,000 per year in electric energy costs. In addition, HBO received significant LIPA rebates to help offset the cost of the project.

The efficiency measures installed by HBO will reduce LIPA’s peak demand by 276 kilowatts (kW), which is enough to power approximately 144 average-sized Long Island homes, and represents energy cost savings that exceed NYS Energy Conservation Code by 19%.

LIPA is committed to working with business customers to implement energy solutions that help companies thrive on Long Island. On February 14, 2012, LIPA is hosting its first annual Energy Efficiency Conference for Long Island Businesses at the Hilton Long Island/Huntington in Melville, N.Y. Over 350 large and small businesses will have the opportunity to interact with LIPA’s energy efficiency staff and other industry professionals and energy experts, who will show them how energy efficiency can save their business energy and money and what LIPA rebates and incentives may be available to them. While the conference has sold out, businesses can find out more information about LIPA’s Commercial Efficiency programs at http://www.lipower.org/commercial.

Energy efficiency is the single most cost-effective way to reduce energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. It can provide long-term savings that go directly back to a company’s bottom line. LIPA’s Commercial Efficiency Program has already lowered energy costs for thousands of local businesses.

The Commercial Efficiency Program is one component of LIPA’s Efficiency Long Island. Efficiency Long Island is a customer–funded, 10-year, $924 million energy efficiency program which offers a wide array of incentives, rebates and initiatives to LIPA’s residential and commercial customers to assist them in reducing their energy usage and thereby lowering their bills. To learn more about Efficiency Long Island visit LIPA’s website at http://www.lipower.org

LIPA, a non-profit municipal electric provider, owns the retail electric Transmission and Distribution System on Long Island and provides electric service to more than 1.1 million customers in Nassau and Suffolk counties and the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens. LIPA is the 2nd largest municipal electric utility in the nation in terms of electric revenues, 3rd largest in terms of customers served and the 7th largest in terms of electricity delivered. In 2010, LIPA outperformed all other overhead electric utilities in New York State for frequency of service interruptions, and ranked second for duration of service interruptions. LIPA does not provide natural gas service or own any on-island generating assets. More information about LIPA can be found online at: http://www.lipower.org.

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