Church Recommissioning Project Yields Energy Savings, Utility Rebates
Payback Period for the Church Will Be Less Than Eighteen Months
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Grace Church, a non-denominational congregation in Eden Prairie, Minn., is saving more than $100,000 annually in utility charges as a result of completing a recommissioning of its facility. The church partnered with a member firm of the InsideIQ™ Building Automation Alliance, an international alliance of independent building automation contractors, and Xcel Energy, the local utility, on the $182,000 project. Uhl Company Inc., based in Maple Grove, Minn., implemented several energy conservation measures in the church facility that save energy and qualified the church to earn utility rebates.
The Grace Church recommissioning study conducted by Uhl identified many opportunities to save energy in the 343,000-square-foot facility. Uhl also assisted the church to qualify for $38,000 in utility rebates from Xcel Energy to help cover the upfront costs of the project. By reducing energy usage more than 800,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, the payback period for the church will be less than eighteen months.