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Optimizing efficiency: paving the way for sustainable savings
Optimizing efficiency: paving the way for sustainable savings
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American Bath Group’s award-winning strategy for saving on energy
Learn how American Bath Group used data to optimize energy and cost savings with NRG.
Driving results with a data-focused plan
Our team started with a portfolio-wide analysis to identify sites with the largest opportunity for efficiency savings based on Energy Usage Intensity and Energy Cost Index. This analysis provided a list of sites with the highest potential rate of return for additional study; after considering customer feedback, four sites were selected.
The next step was to conduct ASHRAE Level 2 energy audits at each site. These audits provided in-depth observations of operations, major energy consuming equipment and systems, and the full building envelopes to develop customized energy conservation measure (ECM) recommendations for energy and cost savings.
After completing all audits, our team analyzed the shared learnings across all reports. From this data, we developed best safety and maintenance practices, energy savings tips, and low-cost/no-cost improvement suggestions to be shared across the ABG portfolio.
These best practices have the potential annual savings of 1.22 million kWh and 3,078 MMBtu of natural gas across the four sites, totaling $212,000 in utility cost savings and 1,045 tons of avoided CO2.
THE PATH FORWARD
Saving money, energy, and the environment
After implementing a number of the identified ECMs and resulting best practices suggested by our team, ABG achieved:
- An efficiency standards program for all plants as well as shared learnings trainings
- Routine best-practice maintenance standards
The findings from the ABG audits and analyses showcase the importance of building an efficient energy strategy and establishing a sustainability program. With careful planning and a data-driven approach, cost savings and progressive energy goals can be achieved.
"We are delighted with the guidance and recommendations offered by the NRG Energy Efficiency team. We've not only recouped our investment through a 6% savings in energy and costs, but we've also begun to successfully extend these efficient practices across our additional locations with great success.”
Mark Thompson
American Bath Group