Simple Energy Saving Steps | Northeast Solar & Wind Power, LLC

Inexpensive smart ways to reduce your electric bill without installing Solar Photo Voltaic panels with “no sacrifice” to the comfort and productivity of your Commercial/Industrial building.

Presently electricity in the North East is more expensive than any other form of energy available to us in the USA. Some fossil fuels such as Oil and Propane are increasing in price similiar to electricity.

For advanced commercial and industrial energy saving steps, please fill out the Energy Audit Contact form.

Unplug small chargers for battery operated devices when not in use.
Use only Energy Star rated appliances, TV's, Air conditioners etc.
Keep your appliances, condensing units and evaporator coils in good working order by routinely changing filters and keeping them clean.
Turn off computers and other electrical devices when not in use.
Install timers and motion sensors on inside ventilation fans. Install motion sensors and daylight harvesting sensors on all interior/exterior lighting when needed.
Properly maintain all appliances including AC units, electric dryers, refrigerators and dehumidifiers.
- AC units, dryers and dehumidifiers all have filters that need to be cleaned or maintained on a regular basis.
Refrigerators have coils underneath that accumulate large amounts of thick air clogging dust and need to be cleaned annually. Coils located underneath a refrigerator can not be seen and get unintentionally neglected.
Make sure to allow adequate space between the wall and fridge if the coils are located on the back of the fridge.
Use ceiling fans in every room as opposed to AC.

Limit the number of times hot summer outside humid air is let into your building.

Properly vent your roof or attic with the solar powered attic fan.

Use a light colored shingle when replacing your roof.

Use high SEER (seasonal energy efficiency energy rating) AC split units and energy star window units.

Use a dehumidifier to add heat and remove moisture to your indoor pool in the winter months

Plant deciduous trees on the south east, south or south west side of your building to reduce your AC cost.

Co or trigeneration combined CHP (combined heat and power) from a renewable energy called bio gas:
If you are a large commercial or industrial facility and have access to bio gas consider co or trigeneration to produce your own electricity, steam or hot water for winter space heating and hot water consumption. Steam can also be used in the non winter months (trigeneration) for air-conditioning. The limiting factor in co or trigeneration is a sufficient waste heat thermal load from generating electricity and distance to the thermal load also called buildings. Electricity can travel vast distances with less power loss than miles of pipelines with super heated steam. Co or trigeneration should only be considered after your facility has exhausted all forms of energy conservation to include thermal and electrical improvements to your building.