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In a step that moves the energy management company Budderfly in shops with manufacturers, the company is the company today announced An agreement on the updated and managed energy infrastructure of OEM controls in a project that contains a solar system on the roof that retrofitted 18 HLK units with ultra-high power models and LED lighting.
The project is expected to reduce the annual energy consumption in the 75,000 square meter Shelton in Connecticut, Connecticut, the establishment of the Electrohy buildings The manufacturer of control systems by more than 30%, said Budderfly.
The agreement is a new focus for the energy-as-a-service company because it tries to expand its services to the production market and other economic sectors in which not many EAAS deals were seen. Budderfly mainly focused on commercial franchise locations, with customers like McDonald's, Dunkin ', Planet Fitness and Goodwill.
“This partnership proves that the future of production has not been removed for decades,” said Al Subbloie, CEO of Budderfly, in an interview. “It is happening. Since the energy costs and the pressure of the supply chain mount, the manufacturers who move first will win.”
Aging infrastructure and rising energy costs are common challenges in manufacturing, says Keith Simons, co-president of OEM controls.
“By modernizing our systems, we prove that even medium -sized manufacturers can take decisive and inexpensive steps to a more sustainable, more resistant future,” he said in the announcement.
In an agreement with another manufacturer at the beginning of this year, Budderfly concluded a 15-year contract with the Gilman Brothers Company, a foamboard manufacturer in Connecticut based in Connecticut. This project includes A 1.5 million US dollars solar installation The company's energy costs are expected to reduce up to 30% and reduce carbon emissions from electricity.
The move to the economic sectors, on which the company has not yet concentrated, such as manufacturing, fitness centers and state institutions, has contributed to this for three years Early this month in a profit publication. In the past 12 months, it has expanded its managed energy from 233.8 megawatts to 340.8 MW by 46%, while energy savings and carbon reducing in its customer portfolio were increased by 39%.
“We add a few thousand websites a year,” said Subbloie. “We are still the majority of a majority restaurant, multi-location, but we have a great thing. [Manufacturers] seem to be a little ignored in this room. ”
When the company moves into these other areas, the size of the buildings it serves increases, although it changes, as it determines which energy -saving strategies make sense, Subbloie said.
“Building much larger than 200,000 square foot [are] A big difference to a 3,600 square meter McDonald's, ”said Subbloie.
Moving to larger, more complex buildings is a challenge for the company, which achieves income through its EAAS model by generating larger energy distortions than the customer company has recorded.
“A Gilman or an OEM control … could be in the 4 or 5 US dollars [electrical cost per square foot range]”, Subbloie said.” We do a little to manage the stuff. They could be certain controls for them, but they will still get a lot of HLK. They will get a lot of the lighting. They would be surprised that their lighting in this market is still a bit behind the time. “
Regardless of whether it is a production facility, a franchise restaurant or another trading building, many of the energy improvements implemented by Budderfly remain the same according to subbloie. “We're still beating [out] Many HLK units, ”he said. The HLK state is in“ a terrible state … as bad as you can imagine. We replace between 70% and 85% of what we need. I think we are the greatest demand in the cranes nowadays because this is [HVAC units] are difficult and we get pretty good at it. “
This year, the company will have used 1,000 new HLK units with a reduction in energy consumption by about 55% compared to the replacement reduced reduction, Subbloie said.
The OEM control project will also integrate the real-time energy monitoring and data management platform from Budderfly in order to pursue the manufacturer savings and to check the emission reductions in order to comply with the sustainability reporting requirements of customers in accordance with the publication.