Utilizing Utilities: EDF Climate Corps Fellow leverages rebates and finds savings

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After meticulously filing through old energy bills and speaking to numerous representatives, it happened. I found the savings. It is only week four, and I have barely scraped the surface of the lighting improvements by analyzing just five of Sunrise’s 27 preschool sites. Today I discovered that the implementation of the lighting retrofits will more than cover my salary in energy savings in just one year. In terms of the value of these projects over their lifetimes, I have calculated savings of over six times my salary at those five sites alone. The letters ROI come to mind.

Now I can’t wait to find more savings. With just over six weeks to go, I’m thrilled to see what other nuggets are out there for me to find.

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