Success Stories
Companies and organizations across New York State are realizing the benefits of having an on-site energy manager. Read more about their experiences participating in the OsEM Program below.
Commercial and Institutional
| Case Study | Description |
|---|---|
| 55 Water Street | On-site energy manager helps Manhattan's largest office building achieve 14.7% energy savings. |
| Albany Medical Center | Medical center achieves $640,000 in annual cost savings through efficiency upgrades and community solar. |
| Ballston Spa Central School District [PDF] | On-site energy manager identifies efficiency upgrades and operational improvements, resulting in 11.2% annual energy savings. |
| City of Rochester | City implements energy efficiency measures and achieves 977,000 kWh of electricity savings. |
| Icahn School of Medicine [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps medical school reduce electricity and natural gas use by 15% and 42%, respectively. |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps performing arts center implement efficiency upgrades and reduce annual energy costs by $43,900. |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | Hospital reduces energy consumption by 10%, resulting in energy cost savings exceeding $1.5 million. |
| Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps 25-building art campus identify improvements to reduce electricity and natural gas use by 30% and 3%. |
| Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority | Transportation authority identifies efficiency upgrades and improves energy tracking across 18 facilities. Check out the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Engagement Road Map [PDF]. |
| NYU College of Nursing, College of Dentistry, and Bioengineering Institute | On-site energy manager helps identify energy efficiency measures and develop energy management plan for NYU’s Dental Campus. Check out the NYU College of Nursing, College of Dentistry and Bioengineering Institute Engagement Road Map [PDF]. |
| South Colonie Central School District |
Campus learns about energy efficiency then leverages staff and student engagement for big savings. |
| SUNY Jefferson Community College [PDF] | College campus achieves 14.8% annual energy savings via conservation upgrades and capital improvements. |
Industrial and Manufacturing
| Case Study | Description |
|---|---|
| 3M Company [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps manufacturer identify and implement efficiency improvements, resulting in 2.2% energy savings. |
| Beech Nut [PDF] | Food manufacturer implements energy efficiency upgrades, resulting in a simple payback of 1.4 years. |
| Berry Global Group [PDF]. | On-site energy manager helps manufacturer develop utility tracking and monitoring system to assess impact of efficiency improvements. |
| Byrne Dairy | Dairy processer implements 11 energy projects, resulting in $131,575 in cost savings and a simple payback of 2.5 years. Check out the Byrne Dairy Engagement Road Map [PDF] |
| Byrne Dairy Ice Cream Center | On-site energy manager helps identify replicable efficiency upgrades to adopt across multiple dairy processing facilities. |
| Calspan [PDF] | Tech company achieves 2% reduction in annual energy consumption and leverages incentive programs. |
| Camso | Manufacturer evaluates and implements energy efficiency projects, resulting in deep energy savings. |
| Corning [PDF] | Company integrates energy management into business practices and achieves significant energy saving. |
| Corning [PDF] | Company decreases energy use per unit of production by 10% for electricity and 9% for natural gas. |
| Fresenius Kabi | Manufacturer identifies and implements energy conservation upgrades to reduce annual energy use by 4%. |
| General Electric Research Center [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps research center implement system optimization and energy conservation upgrades. |
| Greenpac Mill | Manufacturer evaluates and implements energy efficiency projects, resulting in 7.1% energy savings over a 12-month period. |
| Gutchess Lumber [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps lumber business implement efficiency improvements and clean energy projects while leveraging incentives. |
| Hollingsworth & Vose | Manufacturer reduces electricity use by 10% and fuel use by 6.5% with efficiency improvements identified by on-site energy manager. |
| Huron Real Estate Associates | On-site energy manager helps firm develop energy management plan and implement a large portfolio of clean energy and efficiency projects. Check out the Huron Real Estate Associates Engagement Road Map [PDF]. |
| IBM - Armonk [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps tech firm implement control system improvements and efficiency upgrades toward savings target of 2.5%. |
| IBM - Poughkeepsie [PDF] | Tech firm exceeds energy savings goal of 4% with facility upgrades and building system optimization. |
| IBM - Yorktown Heights | Research center implements a mix of capital investments and no-cost improvements to achieve 3.1% energy savings. |
| Kyndryl [PDF] | Data center develops energy manager plan and implements equipment upgrades and building system optimization. |
| Lydall [PDF] | Manufacturing plant reduces energy use by 17% with support of on-site energy manager, saving $360,000 annually. |
| Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc. | Manufacturing facility makes efficiency improvements amounting to 5.5% electric savings and 10% natural gas savings. Check out the Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc. Engagement Road Map [PDF]. |
| Pactiv Corporation [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps foodservice manufacturer implement energy efficiency projects and share lessons across plant locations. |
| Philips Medical Systems | On-site energy manager helps healthcare manufacturer double its energy reduction target and achieve $95,000 in savings from energy conservation measures. |
| RED Rochester [PDF] | District energy supplier identifies more than 100 energy efficiency projects with help of on-site energy manager. |
| Rochester District Heating [PDF] | Nonprofit cooperative improves energy tracking and savings tools to identify energy-saving opportunities. |
| Xerox [PDF] | Tech company conducts a campus energy study to identify efficiency projects and set an energy reduction goal of 6%. |
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