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EXAMPLES OF PAYBACK PERIODS
On Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs)
Q1 . What rate of return or interest rate is your money
currently
earning at your local bank? Stock? Bonds?
Q2. Why not invest in your buildings for significant
near term and
long term ROI , positive NPV and
increase the asset value of
your properties
| CLIENT |
SIMPLE PAYBACK |
R.O.I. |
| Federal Building | 0.1 | 1000% |
| Office Building Complex | 0.2 | 500% |
| Apartment Buildings | 0.3 | 333% |
| Rubber Mfg. plant | 0.4 | 250% |
| Corporate HQ | 0.5 | 200% |
| Computer Center | 0.5 | 200% |
| Hotel | 0.5 | 200% |
| Office Building | 0.6 | 166% |
| Office Building | 0.6 | 166% |
| Office Building | 0.8 | 125% |
| Distribution Center | 0.8 | 125% |
| Computer Center | 0.8 | 125% |
| Non-Profit Agency | 0.9 | 111% |
| Retail Store | 0.9 | 111% |
| Paper Manufacturing Plant | 1.0 | 100% |
| Apartment Building | 1.0 | 100% |
| Bank HQ | 1.0 | 100% |
| Branch Bank | 1.0 | 100% |
| Manufacturing Plant | 1.1 | 91% |
| Regional Transit | 1.1 | 91% |
| Regional Bank HQ | 1.1 | 91% |
| Chemical Manufacturing Plant | 1.2 | 83% |
| Engineering Firm | 1.2 | 83% |
| Telephone Company HQ | 1.2 | 83% |
| Bank | 1.3 | 77% |
| Heat Treating Plant | 1.3 | 77% |
| Office Building | 1.3 | 77% |
| Retail Store (national chain) | 1.3 | 77% |
| Supermarket | 1.4 | 71% |
| Telephone Company | 1.4 | 71% |
| Office Building | 1.5 | 67% |
| Plastics Manufacturing Company | 1.5 | 67% |
| Metal Stamping Plant | 1.5 | 67% |
| Refrigerated Distribution Center | 1.5 | 67% |
| Hotel | 1.6 | 63% |
| Savings & Loan HQ | 1.6 | 63% |
| Prefab Housing Manufacturing Plant | 1.7 | 59% |
| Builders Supply | 1.7 | 59% |
| Computer Center | 1.8 | 56% |
| Office Building | 1.8 | 56% |
| Restaurant | 1.8 | 56% |
| Supermarket | 1.9 | 53% |
| Museum | 1.9 | 53% |
| Branch Bank | 1.9 | 53% |
| Regional Bank HQ | 1.9 | 53% |
| Restaurant | 2.0 | 50% |
| Distribution Center | 2.0 | 50% |
| Auto Dealership | 2.0 | 50% |
| Bank | 2.0 | 50% |
| Computer Center | 2.0 | 50% |
| Printing Plant | 2.2 | 45% |
| Hotel Chain (29 properties) | 2.3 | 43% |
| Bank (50 Branches) | 2.5 | 40% |
| Office Building (28 stories) | 3.0 | 33% |
These are
documented payback periods
based
on customers
actual utility bills, using their local EDC & LDC utility rates . . .
and the true
incremental value of the energy units saved.
'Typical' payback
periods
of some
Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs)
Energy Management payback periods
vary based on conditions
found while
conducting the ENERGY AUDIT on a facility.
Factors
affecting payback periods
include your
local electrical and
natural gas costs, mechanical & electrical
systems, hours of operation, present manual and automatic controls, condition
of building systems
and other factors.
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