Notes from Energy-efficient and Money-saving Lighting Strategies
Free workshop, Tuesday, July 29th 2008
Nexus Green Building Resource Center
38 Chauncy Street, Boston
Content
Speakers
NSTAR assistance for businesses
Lighting design – basic terms and concepts
Lighting tips
Further resources
Speakers
Cherie Miles, Program Manager
Energy Efficiency Services
NSTAR Electric & Gas Corp.
cherie.miles@nstar.com
781.441.8037
Paul Chabot, President
Boston Light Source
pchabot@bostonlightsource.com
617.788.2443
Dan Weissman
(Former) lighting designer
Lam Partners Inc
NSTAR assistance for businesses
NSTAR has a variety of programs to incentivize your business to increase energy efficiency:
(1) Small Business Solutions Program, for businesses with demand under 200kW
• NSTAR covers 70% of the total installed cost for qualifying energy efficiency projects
• Energy savings typically pay for improvements in less than one year
• Financing available
(2) Performance lighting program
• For businesses aiming to reduce demand below the DOE wattage standard
• Rewards for lighting design and efficiency
• COMcheck: DOE’s software tool to simplify commercial building energy code compliance
(3) Training courses
(4) Energy fairs
(5) Energy link, metering
(6) Commercial Lighting Business Solutions
(7) Construction Solutions Commercial Applications
First Steps
Start by calling Cherie to set up a free audit from NSTAR.
Call NSTAR prior to purchasing or installing equipment in order to ensure that equipment qualifies for
incentives. There are minimum watt reduction criteria, as well as specifications for fixture efficiency, to
qualify for incentives.
NSTAR has a custom application form for actions your business may want to take that are not
described in an existing form. Call Cherie to discuss potential projects.
Lighting design – basic terms and concepts
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