Abstract

ABSTRACT In response to growing energy costs and in support of small business, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) has developed the Smart Energy Design Assistance Program to provide businesses and the public sector with help in identifying opportunities to save energy and money while reducing overhead and operational costs. The program is implemented by the Smart Energy Design Assistance Center (SEDAC), operated by the Building Research Council (BRC) at the University of Illinois at Urb ana-Champaign in partnership with 360 Energy Group, LLC. In the past four years, the program has assisted over 1,560 Illinois clients. These Illinois entities have more than 43,000 employees, representing a geographical cross section of the state. Of these clients, 427 have received quantitative energy-saving project recommendations. Our analysis suggests that, with an additional first-year investment of $81.7 million, these clients could accrue annual energy cost savings of $17.3 million. ...

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