Benchmarking - How does your building stack up?

Are you ready for another round of the Greener, Greater Buildings Plan benchmarking process for your building? Are you on track to increase your building's energy performance rating this year? Energy benchmarking helps you understand your building's energy use and monitor performance over time. It allows for comparisons among similar building types and helps identify which ones could operate more efficiently. If you own a commercial building with 50,000 s/f or more in N.Y.C., then you're probably aware of your building's Energy Star score by now. How does your building stack up? If your building isn't performing as well as you had hoped, or as well as similar buildings, the Con Edison Green Team can help you navigate the process and take the next step toward better building performance. While benchmarking helps you understand the current state of your building's performance, an energy audit can help you identify and prioritize opportunities for substantial energy and operational savings. If you commission a Level 3 energy audit through Con Edison's Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Energy Efficiency Program, you could save up to 50% (or up to $67,000). The Con Edison Green Team provides rebates, incentives and technical expertise to help you develop and implement your energy plan. Through the C&I Equipment Rebate Program, for example, you could save significantly on high efficiency gas and electric equipment including lighting and lighting controls, HVAC systems, boilers/furnaces, motors and variable frequency drives. If you are planning more complex projects such as upgrading a chiller and/or refrigeration system, industrial processes or compressed air systems, Con Edison's Custom Program may make more sense for you. Custom incentives are provided for cost-effective, energy-efficient technologies not included in the Equipment Rebate Program. The program focuses on total energy savings per project rather than rebates for specific equipment upgrades. Access to reputable, experienced and knowledgeable energy experts is another benefit of partnering with the Con Edison Green Team. Our market partner network consists of pre-approved and specially trained energy efficiency contractors, distributors and other energy professionals who will help you get your project done right. You can learn more ways to elevate your building's benchmarking score at the Con Edison 2012 Energy Efficiency Summit on May 1 at the New York Hilton. For more information about the Summit and the C&I Energy Efficiency Program, contact the Con Edison Green Team at 1-877-797-6347 or visit www.conEd.com/energysavings to learn more about how the C&I Energy Efficiency Program can assist with your energy efficiency needs. Join the discussion on LinkedIn (Con-Edison-Commercial-Industrial), Facebook (ConEd Green Team C&I), Twitter (ConEd Green Team C&I) and YouTube (ConEd Green Team C&I). The Con Edison Green Team has an energy efficiency program available for almost everyone. To learn which program is right for you, call the Green Team at 1-877-860-6118 or visit www.conEd.com/greenteam. David Pospisil is program manager of Con Edison's Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency Program, New York, N.Y.