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Smarter controls, priceless art: Cutting bas costs 30% at the currier

Currier Museum of Art (Manchester, NH)

Client

Currier Museum of Art (Manchester, NH)

Service Area

Energy Efficiency Engineering

Timeline

8 months

Primary Outcome

GDS operated in parallel with the controls contractor to deliver 113,431 kWh and 17,870 therms of gas savings with a nearly $250,000 incentive from the sponsors of the NHSaves® program.

Challenges

The Currier Museum of Art (The Currier) is a beloved art and history museum in the heart of Manchester. The Currier was having issues with space comfort and humidity as the result of equipment issues and a faulty building automation system (BAS). These issues were detrimental to the priceless art exhibits. In addition, The Currier noted several other concerns that were not being reported as a result of the BAS issues.

Solutions

GDS conducted an engineering scoping study to identify potential energy saving opportunities which lead to a detailed focus study. The focus study included:

  • Collecting and benchmarking historical electric and gas consumption to define a usage profile.
  • Performing a site visit to document existing conditions and review existing BAS sequences and deficiencies.
  • Collecting and analyzing around 130 BAS trend and meter data points to validate the existing conditions
  • Developing detailed energy savings and cost estimates for the energy conservation measures identified
  • Documenting the results in a comprehensive report and providing The Currier all information necessary to qualify for an incentive

Results & Impact

30% LOWER BAS COST THROUGH NHSAVES

GDS helped The Currier reduce the cost of the new BAS by 30% by leveraging the NHSaves program.

PARALLEL DELIVERY KEEPS BAS UPGRADE ON SCHEDULE

GDS operated in parallel with the controls contractor to ensure the critical BAS upgrade project timeline was not negatively impacted.

NEW ENERGY-SAVING OPPORTUNITIES UNCOVERED IN EXISTING BAS

GDS identified numerous opportunities for improving the existing BAS energy performance including enhanced energy savings sequences of operation.

Why It Matters

GDS provides more than program administration. Our work with Efficiency Maine demonstrates the people, processes, technical resources, contractor relationships, and quality controls required to deliver complex C&I efficiency programs at scale. The same implementation model can support utilities and program administrators seeking to launch, expand, or improve customer energy programs.