MCEC Local Funding Assistance Program/ Project Description of Recipients

MCEC Local Funding Assistance Program/ Project Description of Recipients

CITY OF FREDERICK/ Nexus New Energy Homes                                                    $70,000

Nexus has created a unique partnership with the local housing authority to build affordable new net zero energy homes within the city. The cutting edge design of these dwellings will advance energy efficient and renewable generation technologies, and create hundreds of jobs in the building trade and construction sectors as the project is completed.  Funds will be used to satisfy minimum equity requirements and leverage additional private sector investment. Project developers have also agreed to provide a financial return to MCEC that can be used in future projects.

BALTIMORE COUNTY/ Amidius                                                                                  $73,100

A 9 kW solar photovoltaic electric system will be installed to generate power for the facility and a touch-screen monitoring display will be installed in the lobby of the Clean Energy Technology Incubator at the University of Maryland – Baltimore County. Management, tenants and visitors to the facility will be able to view real time measures of this renewable power generation technology at work. MCEC will be able to recycle some of the funding provided with this solar project through the sale of SRECs providing a return on investment.

CHARLES COUNTY/ Crain Memorial Welcome Center                                           $50,000

County leaders plan to install a 20 kilowatt wind energy generating system at the Welcome Center and ultimately envision the project to be part of a Renewable Energy Education Center to be established in the future at the site in Charles County.

CECIL COUNTY/ Fair Hill Nature Center                                                                   $58,000

Funds will cover costs of installing a geothermal energy system to increase heating, ventilation and cooling efficiency at this non-profit environmental education center.

TOWN OF RIVERDALE PARK/ Town Hall and Public Works Building                  $30,000

Staff look forward to a more comfortable work environment in the months ahead as a result of this funding that will allow for upgrades to heating, ventilation and cooling system in the town offices.

CITY OF HAGERSTOWN/ Public Garage Lighting                                                   $69,000

Over 151,000 kilowatt hours of electricity generation won’t be needed anymore and the town anticipates saving over $15,000 per year in energy costs by replacing 92 metal halide lights with new LED fixtures in the Hagerstown public parking garage.

TOWN of EASTON/ Traffic Signals                                                                            $24,364

Drivers may not notice but the town will certainly see the savings from retrofits of traffic signals with LED (light-emitting diode) bulbs. Changing out the old to the new bulbs is estimated to reduce demand for energy by 88,334 kilowatt hours and $8833 per year.

CITY OF BALTIMORE/ SavWatt                                                                                  $26,000

Funds will be used for the installation of an “Eco Pole”, which utilizes energy efficient LED lighting combined with wind and solar power generation, on the roof of the Maryland Science Center in the Inner Harbor. An education component is included in this project that calls for an integrated monitoring system to be visibly placed in a main floor kiosk by Baltimore based manufacturing company, SavWatt.

CITY OF FROSTBURG/ Hydro Electric Power Generation                                      $40,000

The city plans to utilize these funds in part to purchase equipment and install low head hydroelectric plant allowing for recovery of energy costs associated with pumping raw water up the west face of Big Savage Mountain from sources in Garrett County.  Estimated to reduce power demand by 240,768 kilowatt hours per year along with the associated costs, the project allows the City to keep public water operations supplied with locally-generated energy in the event of problems with the electrical grid.

HOWARD COUNTY/ Morningside Senior Living Community Lighting Retrofit    $11,121

The Howard County Housing Authority will use these funds to replace current lighting in their senior living facility with more efficient high performance units and CFLs. The project is estimated to generate energy savings exceeding 37,000 kilowatts per year and save over $7500 in energy costs.

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY/Town of Edmonston Town Hall Solar Installation $18,000

Town leaders want to stabilize energy costs and insure reliability with installation of a 2 kW solar photovoltaic system on the Town Hall. Funding will help cover the costs associated with purchasing the panels.

CITY OF SALISBURY/ Fire Department Lighting Retrofit                                       $24,812

Funds will be used to facilitate a lighting retrofit the oldest fire station in the town, built in 1930. Fire Chief Simpson said the project entails,“replacing 69 fixtures with CFLs and installing 4 supporting cord reels in the ceiling infrastructure  both in the apparatus bay and living quarters.” This effort will not only result in cost savings estimated to exceed $6,000 annually, it will also improve lighting and  safety for employees.