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WOOD PELLET CENTRAL HEAT

WOOD PELLET CENTRAL HEAT. The Changing Landscape for Financing Systems Does the investment still make sense without grants and credits? Pitfalls and Successes. WOOD PELLET CENTRAL HEAT. For Large Facilities... Does the investment still make sense without grants and credits?.

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WOOD PELLET CENTRAL HEAT

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  1. WOOD PELLETCENTRAL HEAT The Changing Landscape for Financing Systems Does the investment still make sense without grants and credits? Pitfalls and Successes

  2. WOOD PELLETCENTRAL HEAT For Large Facilities... Does the investment still make sense without grants and credits?

  3. Does the investment still make sense without grants and credits? WOOD PELLETCENTRAL HEAT Rephrase the ? What value will reducing the operating cost add to your organization? How strongly does your organization value such reduction? Is there urgency or a need to act quickly? What is an acceptable payback period or ROI? A town may have a different perspective than a business or a church.

  4. What’s Available Grants & Programs Discovering what’s available is a challenge FINANCING • Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency • dsireusa.org • All States • Financial Incentives by State • Identifies Federal Incentives • Provides specific program links…greater detail

  5. Municipalitites / Schools Bonds Commercial Loans Coastal Enterprise Industries (example) $25k - $150k 4 – 7 years FINANCING • Equipment Leasing Alternatives • National Commercial Capital (example) • Numerous Leasing Programs • Including special ones for municipalities • May qualify for tax breaks

  6. NEW INDUSTRY… Quick Growth It can,,, PITFALLS

  7. NEW INDUSTRY… Quick Growth It can… be like the Wild West PITFALLS

  8. Be wary of ESCOs • Energy Service Companies… • Arrange entire projects. • Financing, installation, maintenance, monitoring for facilities from 7-20 years. • Generally assume all risk that the project will save a guaranteed amount of energy. • Basically pay a reduced rate with considerable savings over original but they are making a good margin on actual costs • Some better than others… PITFALLS

  9. AVOID PITFALLS PLANNING

  10. AVOID PITFALLS • AND OVERCOME PLANNING

  11. Vet the Company • Get References • Like sized facility or similar style operation • Ensure the Equipment is Qualified • Tested to UL Specs • Is ASME Stamped • Pellet Quality & Pellet Delivery PLANNING

  12. Conjoined Efforts… big payback • MSAD 74 • 4 Schools in 1 district used one large grant of $250,000 • Result: 47% savings to district ($87k/yr); ROI 4.4 yrs • Keep in mind project costs often grow larger than just boiler install • Room renovations, moving walls, other systems, etc. SUCCESS

  13. Creative Solutions & Alternatives • Energy Boxes • External unit combines boilers and pellet storage (delivered onsite) • Exterior Boiler Box & Silo • Partial Load Heating BE CREATIVE

  14. CONTACTUS Skip Bennett skip@maineenergysystems.com 207-824-6715 Maine Energy Systems MaineEnergySystems.com

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