Constellation
today announced that it has been awarded a contract by The
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for the installation of
2,300 energy efficient, light-emitting diode (LED) lights in the
Lincoln Tunnel. Under the terms of the contract, the $2.1 million
lighting upgrade is expected to provide more than $283,000 in energy
savings annually to the Port Authority. The resulting energy savings
will be used to fund the cost of the project, which is scheduled for
completion in February of 2014.
In 2012, Constellation was selected by competitive request for proposal
to provide $8.7 million in energy conservation measures for the Port
Authority Bus Terminal and the Lincoln Tunnel. Together, the projects
are anticipated to provide more than $1 million in energy savings
annually over 15 years.
“Constellation is proud to support the Port Authority’s commitment to
energy efficiency and environmental responsibility,” said Gary Fromer,
senior vice president, energy management programs, for Constellation.
The 45-watt Lincoln Tunnel LED lights will consume roughly half the
energy of the existing 70-watt high-pressure sodium and 100-watt metal
halide fixtures and reduce electricity use by an estimated 1.2 million
kilowatt-hours annually. Facilities
Solution Group, located in Perth Amboy, N.J., installed the system. Green
RG Management, based in North Arlington, N.J., provided the LED
lighting fixtures. Green
Econometrics, in Clifton, N.J., conducted the energy efficiency
analysis of the project.
Bernie Erickson, Northeast regional manager for Facility Solutions Group
stated, “FSG values our longstanding relationships with both
Constellation and the Port Authority, and we were pleased to play a part
in this exciting project.”
Al Heyer, founder and CEO for Green RG Management said, “We are
delighted to work with Constellation and Facilities Solution Group to
deliver a state-of-the-art solution to the Port Authority. Almost all of
our products are assembled in North Arlington, N.J. This enables
Green-RG to produce robust, uniquely feature rich products that include
custom settings and controls specific to the Lincoln Tunnel’s project
requirements.”
A NAESCO-accredited Energy Services Provider, Constellation and its
fulfillment partners have assisted commercial
customers and public agencies throughout the U.S. to implement
energy efficiency programs. Customers interested in energy
efficiency and environmental
solutions may contact Constellation at 1-866-237-7693.
About Constellation
The Constellation family of retail electricity and natural gas suppliers
(www.constellation.com),
are subsidiaries of Exelon Corp., and are leading competitive retail
suppliers of power, natural gas and energy products and services for
homes and businesses across the continental United
States. Constellation’s retail businesses serve more than 100,000
business and public sector customers, including more than two-thirds of
the Fortune 100, and nearly one million residential customers.
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) is the nation’s leading competitive
energy provider, with 2012 revenues of approximately $23.5 billion.
Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon has operations and business activities
in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Exelon is one of the
largest competitive U.S. power generators, with approximately 35,000
megawatts of owned capacity comprising one of the nation’s cleanest and
lowest-cost power generation fleets. The company’s Constellation
business unit provides energy products and services to approximately
100,000 business and public sector customers and approximately 1 million
residential customers. Exelon’s utilities deliver electricity and
natural gas to more than 6.6 million customers in central Maryland
(BGE), northern Illinois (ComEd) and southeastern Pennsylvania (PECO).
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