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Energy information to help you manage your operation • October 2016 Make it Electric My Energy Use Monitor and manage your energy use online. Be sure to try a free 12-month subscription to PowerProfiler, a web-based service that provides customized electric-load reports with up to 25 months of your business’s electric-use history. And participating in our energy control program allows you to buy electricity for 30 percent to 50 percent less than the price of our standard (uncontrolled) service rate—while helping us reduce and better manage the load on our lines. New otpco.com helps make business information easier to find See what’s relevant to you Homepage Select your state and toggle to For My Business. Your custom settings will remain the same every time you visit our website. Ways to Save Find out about money-saving programs and incentives, including programs specific to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC); lighting; water heating; refrigeration; and motors and adjustable-speed drives. You also can learn about renewable energy options, electric vehicle rates and rebates, and energy-efficiency grants to help you get your energy-saving project done. In August we released a major upgrade to our company’s website, otpco.com. As part of this upgrade, we made it easier for you to find information specific to your business needs. Check out these new features:
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Energy information to help you manage your operation • October 2016
Make it
Electric
My Energy UseMonitor and manage your
energy use online. Be sure to try a free 12-month subscription to PowerProfiler, a web-based service that provides customized electric-load reports with up to 25 months of your business’s electric-use history. And participating in our energy control program allows you to buy electricity for 30 percent to 50 percent less than the price of our standard (uncontrolled) service rate—while helping us reduce and better manage the load on our lines.
New otpco.com helps make business information easier to findSee what’s relevant to you
HomepageSelect your state and toggle to For My Business. Your custom settings will remain the same every time you visit our website.
Ways to Save Find out about money-saving
programs and incentives, including programs specific to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC); lighting; water heating; refrigeration; and motors and adjustable-speed drives. You also can learn about renewable energy options, electric vehicle rates and rebates, and energy-efficiency grants to help you get your energy-saving project done.
In August we released a major upgrade to our company’s website, otpco.com. As part of this upgrade, we made it easier for you to find information specific to your business needs. Check out these new features:
Cut costs with energy-efficient lightingLighting is an essential part of your business. In fact, it can account for 40 percent of your building’s electricity costs. So it’s no surprise that switching to high-efficiency options can make a big difference when it comes to your energy bills. Efficient lighting also can help with productivity, quality control, security, safety, and reduced maintenance costs.
Light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs use 85 percent less energy and last about 25 times longer than incandescent bulbs. When shopping for LEDs, look for products that meet the ENERGY STAR® requirements or visit the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) at designlights.org for details on DLC-qualified products.
Otter Tail Telcom in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, replaced warmer-colored fluorescent lamps (left panel below) with LED lamps more closely matching actual daylight (right panel below).
The LED upgrade reduced wattage from 128 watts per fixture to 36 watts per fixture—a 72 percent reduction in energy consumption—and improved light quality in the office area. And Otter Tail Telcom received a $6,300 rebate through our company’s Minnesota Conservation Improvement Program.
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Business ServicesThis section still includes information for economic development contacts and energy experts who can help you with rate analysis and research assistance. Minnesota customers can learn about commercial new construction design assistance.
Ready to get started with your own lighting retrofit? Contact one of our Energy Management Representatives for assistance in calculating
rebates or selecting energy-efficient lighting products.
Lighting can account for 40 percent of your building’s electricity costs.
Heat pumpsHeat pumps
move heat instead of creating it. A geothermal heat pump can reduce annual
heating and cooling costs by 70 percent. And an air-source heat pump operates at more than 200 percent efficiency. Receive a rebate for heat pumps labeled as ENERGY STAR® or that show proof of efficiency of meeting or exceeding ENERGY STAR ratings.
Water heatingRebates are available for new electric water-heating installations with proof of a minimum 90 percent efficiency (energy factor of .90 or higher) when
you include them in one of our controlled-service programs. Another option is direct water-heating control through a firm-service rate.
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ABU Trailer saves with thermal storageABU Trailer in Dwight, North Dakota, added in-floor hydronic heat when they expanded last year and now will save over $3,300 annually in electric heating costs. Their electric boiler heats the liquid that is circulated under the building in tubing buried in 12 inches of sand. The new thermal-storage heating system also earned ABU Trailer a $4,800 Otter Tail Power Company rebate to help maximize the value of our off-peak programs.
Ways to save with heat pumps, water heating, and thermal storageReady to make energy-efficient updates to your business? Here are a few technologies to consider:
Thermal storageDuring off-peak hours thermal-storage heating systems generate and store heat in sand or specially designed bricks and use it to heat spaces during peak periods. These systems can provide heating for a whole building, a single floor, or an addition.
Thermal-storage cooling systems are well suited to commercial installations and generate ice or cooled water that’s used to cool spaces during peak periods.
Save with off-peak rates that are up to 50 percent less than our standard price per kilowatt-hour. And earn a rebate when you install a thermal-storage system on an off-peak rate.
Learn more about available rates
and rebates for your business at
otpco.com/business.
Discover more energy-saving ideas
for your business with Business Energy Advisor.
Try it at otpco.com/BEA
Scott SigetteEnergy Management Representative for Rugby, Langdon, and Devils Lake areas701-662-4876 ext. 740 [email protected]
Ken Johnson Energy Management Representative for Crookston area 218-739-8530 [email protected]
Roger Garton Energy Management Representative for Bemidji area 218-739-8542 [email protected]
Dale UmlaufEconomic Development Consultant 218-739-8948 [email protected]
Make it Electric provides information for industrial and commercial customers interested in energy efficiency, increased productivity, and new technologies.
Industrial Services Otter Tail Power Company 215 South Cascade Fergus Falls, MN 56537
800-493-3299
www.otpco.com
215 South CascadeFergus Falls, MN 56537
Increase your efficiency through technologyOur Industrial Services Engineers and Energy Management Representatives can help you identify and evaluate energy-efficient productivity-increasing technologies for your business. In addition to helping you understand operational requirements and advantages, they’ll conduct rate and payback analyses. Contact your representative today!
Contacts
Bill KlyveEnergy Management Representative for Morris [email protected]
Mark RemerSenior Industrial Services Engineer218-739-8967 [email protected]
Bob SitzmannEnergy Management Representative for Jamestown, Oakes, and Garrison [email protected]
Chris WaltzSenior Commercial Industrial [email protected]
Kevin Disse Senior Industrial Services Engineer 218-739-8995 [email protected]
Brad Nelson Energy Management Representative for Milbank and Wahpeton areas 605-432-4713 ext. 6602 [email protected]
