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3 <br /> <br />• Four changes to win a $25 gift card <br />• FREE events childcare <br /> <br />Crew Installs the Energy Measures and Explains Energy Savings <br />Small Business Energy Saver Program <br />Small Business Energy Saver offers turn-key energy efficiency upgrades with significant <br />discounts exclusively for small business customers. <br />The program offers: <br /> A free, no obligation energy assessment <br /> Specific energy-saving recommendations for small businesses <br /> Complete, upfront coverage for up to 80 percent of all materials and installation costs <br /> Convenient installation scheduled around the small business’s needs <br /> Interest-free financing availability <br /> <br />SBES Program Details <br />• Eligibility <br />o Non-residential customer accounts with average annual demand of 100kW or <br />less <br />• Measures <br />o Lighting (T5 and T8 fluorescents, LEDs: interior and exterior) <br />o Refrigeration (improvements for small groceries and convenience stores) <br />• Incentive <br />o Up to 80%: Based on est. kWh savings vs. project cost <br />• Program Administrator: lime energy <br /> <br />Commissioner Price asked if long-term sustainability is possible, and if services are <br />provided more than once. <br />Valencia Roner said the information that is provided will hopefully encourage the <br />customers to engage and be proactive. She said neighborhoods are hit once, and not again. <br />She said sometimes a resident may miss out, and staff will be dispatched back out on a per <br />request basis. She said there are other energy efficiency programs of which residents can <br />take advantage, including a lighting program that will provide free light bulbs every 4 to 5 <br />years. <br />Commissioner Price said she was more concerned about weatherization, as these are <br />lower wealth neighborhoods that may not be able to maintain repairs or up fits. <br />Valencia Roner said the average cost of labor and installation is below $300. She said <br />if a home has greater weatherization needs, the customer will be referred to the state <br />weatherization agency. She said there is also a weatherization program that is in the process <br />of identifying ways to reach customers that would not necessarily apply on their own. <br />Council Member Buansi asked if there are any outreach efforts regarding the small <br />business energy savers program. <br />Valencia Roner said no, not for this program. She said any small businesses that are <br />interested in learning more are referred to the program manager, who will follow up. <br />Indira Everett said the program manager for this program often attends Chamber of <br />Commerce expos, and talks with many small business owners. <br />Mayor Hemminger said she looks forward to the community meeting in the Northside <br />neighborhood.