A Note From Con Edison’s Small Business Team About How Local Biz Owners Can Save Some Cash

We received this from Micah Rome, an energy efficiency consultant with Con Edison’s Small Business Team, who has been doing outreach in Sheepshead Bay to save our business owners some cash. Here’s what he had to say:

ConEdison’s Small Business Energy Program offers FREE energy efficiency assessments that can help small businesses throughout New York City save money on their ConEdison electricity bills and help protect the environment.  The way the program works is that each qualifying ConEdison account is eligible for a free energy efficiency assessment to determine measures that can be taken to reduce electricity usage.  Any efficiency measures identified in the assessment are then eligible for up to a 70% subsidy for materials and installation from ConEdison.  You can find more information about the program at http://www.coned.com/energyefficiency/businessdirect.asp.

One Sheepshead Bay business that took advantage of the ConEdison’s program was Monica’s Bridal.  The store replaced all of there standard lighting with energy efficienct LED lighting last year.  Since then the store owner has reported that the electricity bill has dropped from $5,000 to $1,400 per month.

Small business owners should also be aware that as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 the production of T12 fluorescent lamps has been discontinued as of July 14, 2012.  More information here: http://www.pacificpower.net/bus/se/tr/flsc.html.  T12 lamps are the most common type of fluorescent lamps and ConEdison’s Small Business Energy Program can help you upgrade your lighting.  If you have T12 lamps or if you are not sure, call 646-770-7623 for your free small business energy efficiency assessment.