- July 2, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
A call to local businesses from the Waterbury Town Energy Plan Committee resulted in 14 Waterbury companies getting free energy-efficiency check-ups from Efficiency Vermont.
The 60-90 minute visits by an energy-efficiency expert aimed to provide recommendations for each business to save energy and money.
Efficiency Vermont’s Customer Engagement Manager Paul Grenier did the tours to look at each business’s energy use. Grenier inspected the systems that draw energy — lighting, heating and cooling systems, and special equipment. He also inspected building insulation and air sealing to suggest improvements based on projected savings, cost-effectiveness, health, and safety.
Grenier provided each business with a prioritized list of recommendations for steps to take to save energy, information about financial incentives and custom rebates to minimize project costs, and a plan of action to start saving energy.
One of the businesses that Grenier…