Sponsored by New England Energy Management, a leading Connecticut-based energy service company with a national client base, PaceControls’ PACE2/PACE3 product suites were recently approved for deployment in a new Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control-administered program, aimed at reducing peak-load demand on the electric grid.
Under the Electric Efficiency Partners Program, PACE2/PACE3 retrofits installations on air conditioning equipment are eligible for incentive awards of $46 per ton of air conditioning, up to a maximum of $625 per HVAC unit.  These incentives make PACE2/PACE3 retrofit projects an excellent, quick-payback cost-saving measure for nearly all commercial and industrial properties.  They also provide substantial electric grid benefits, by lowering the electric demand from air conditioning – since air conditioning is a large contributor to middle-of-the-day peak electric loads.
Scott Hinson, president of New England Energy Management, noted “We are excited about the large potential to expand our services to our clients in Connecticut under the EEP Program.  In addition to lighting retrofit services – we are now able to implement demand response technologies and deliver 15%-20% average HVAC electric savings to our clients.”
For further information, visit www.NEEMGoGreen.com , or e-mail EEP@newenglandenergy.com.

About PaceControls
PaceControls, an ENERGY STAR Partner, develops and manufactures eco-smart, easy-to-install, energy-saving HVACR solutions.  Designed for a wide variety of commercial, industrial and residential heating, cooling and refrigeration equipment, PaceControls technology is a highly flexible retrofit solution.  The patented technology establishes optimal run times for compressors and burner units, “pacing” the equipment’s consumption of electricity, natural gas, fuel oil or propane saving 10 to 20 percent or more on energy bills.  A typical payback for a project ranges from just one to three years.  The technology — designed and refined with significant input from the HVACR maintenance industry and equipment manufacturers — complies with all accepted industry standards for control equipment.  PaceControls products have proven successful in thousands of installations, including installations by electric utilities under demand side management programs.