Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)
General Information:Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) strives to provide its customers with an environment that is comfortable, safe, energy efficient, and productive. As many forward-thinking companies have discovered, a properly designed and operated facility can be a major contributor to an organization's mission and bottom-line goals by reducing operating costs and improving employee productivity. JCI designs, manufactures, installs, services, operates, and maintains mechanical and electrical systems that control energy use, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, lighting, security, and fire management for non-residential buildings. JCI provides a full range of energy efficiency and performance contracting and other technical services to a wide range of facilities.
Awards:In both 1999 and 2001 JCI was recognized as ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its outstanding commitment to preventing pollution through the integration of energy-efficient systems in numerous facilities throughout the United States. JCI is also the first company to receive the Level 1 Certified Cleaner and Greenersm Seal from the Leonardo Academy, a non-profit organization devoted to environmental improvement. Recent projects:Recent Colorado projects of note include a lighting retrofit, irrigation controls, steam traps, and direct digital controls for various buildings on the University of Southern Colorado campus; and lighting retrofit and controls, chiller and cooling tower replacement, solar hot water system, domestic hot water system scheduling, boiler plant improvements, and energy management and controls upgrades for various buildings on the Denver Federal Center Government Services Administration campus. Use of savings guarantees:JCI offers customers a variety of savings guarantee options aimed at improving the energy efficiency of buildings and facilities for a low and predictable cost. Assured Performance Guarantees allow customers to purchase self-funding - paid through the energy savings - building improvements that lower energy and operating costs; Uptime Guarantees provide building and power systems reliability; Plant Services Guarantees enable customers to purchase central energy plant outputs at a lower and predictable cost; and Comfort Services Guarantees allow customers to purchase a conditioned environment for a lower and predictable cost. JCI utilizes industry standard protocols to predict and monitor energy savings, and assumes all risk relating to predicted energy savings. Financing options:JCI works with the customers, the financing community, and its own financing partners to design a financing plan to best meet a customer's needs. Financing options available include tax-exempt capital leases, tax-exempt operating leases, bonds, and certificates of participation. Customers may also arrange for their own project financing. For more information, visit www.johnsoncontrols.com/publish/us/en/products/building_efficiency/energy_efficiency.html. |
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