April 11, 2019 – Westchester County Executive George Latimer delivered his State of the County address in White Plains, NY. The remarks recounted the accomplishments made by Latimer and his administration throughout the first year of his term.
Among the many initiatives listed of working together to achieve more for the residents of Westchester County included program participation for Demand Response as managed by NuEnergen, LLC.
The Energy Utility marketplace is filled with dozens of rebates, incentives, programs and credits that are available for Clients to take advantage of. Time and time again, we find there is one of several credits that is often overlooked regarding Cooling Tower sewage fees.
Sewage fees are based on the amount of incoming water supplied by water suppliers. Water suppliers assume the amount of water sent down the drain, is the same amount of water coming in. With Cooling Towers, this is simply not the case due to evaporation.
Demand response is used as a resource for balancing energy supply and demand and helps protect against unplanned power outages. Demand response programs offer financial incentives to owners of facilities, in this case the County, which can reduce the need for kilowatts (kW) during times of high stress on the region’s electric grid.
This December, the New York Public Service Commission approved two initiatives to address climate change:
1. An ambitious energy storage target of 3,000 MW by 2030
2. The acceleration of progress toward meeting New York state’s energy efficiency goals.
On December 4th, 2018, the Jacob Javits Convention Center was presented with a check from NuEnergen Energy Management and Consulting for more than $500,000. The check represents their largest-ever Demand Response earnings thanks to their summer 2018 participation. Demand Response is a program run by the utility and power grid to balance energy supply and demand and helps protect against unplanned power outages. Clients get paid for curtailment participation when the grid is stressed and at risk of failure.
New York City stays cool this summer as they actively work to reduce energy usage. Spectrum News NY1 got a tour of the command center used by citywide administrative services. Through NuEnergen’s online dashboard, EnerTrac, DCAS can instantly access their energy usage. DCAS uses this web-based tool to track energy use at facilities across the five boroughs.
On April 11, 2018, The NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) received a check for over $10 million due to its enrollment in our Demand Response program with NYISO and Con Edison. DCAS manages the utility accounts for all City government agencies and the City of New York is the single largest participant in the Demand Response programs.
On April 26th, 2018, GSA Region 2 celebrated Earth Day with a $429,430.54 check from NuEnergen Energy Management and Consulting. This check was earned by GSA throughout the 2017 year for their enrollment in Demand Response programs in New York and New Jersey. These programs enable GSA property managers to reduce energy use at the enrolled buildings during peak high demand periods and help reduce the strain on the electric power grid to avoid blackouts and brownouts.
Representatives from the Division of School Facilities and Department of Sustainability were there to speak and offer words of praise for the various facilities that participate in the program. NuEnergen along with ConEdison spoke about the DR offerings in the City and provided updates on the impending summer season.
The Green Business Partnership, a program of the Business Council of Westchester in affiliation with Westchester County and Green Team Spirit LLC honored 7 organizations at the 8th Annual Green Business Partnership Awards in Peekskill, NY on Tuesday.