Metro Energy Solutions Announces Contract with Comcast Cable

West Caldwell, NJ- February 2005 – Metro Energy Solutions announced today it has been hired by Comcast Cable to implement a new lighting system, lighting controls and computer software application at their Union, NJ facility. 

Comcast Cable, the nation’s leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products, contracted Metro Energy Solutions, a full service consulting, engineering and design build firm, to reduce their energy costs through energy efficiency by assessing the existing mechanical and electrical equipment in the facility. Metro Energy Solutions was also tasked with obtaining any utility incentives that were available by upgrading their existing lighting system, installing occupancy sensors and computer software system.

The project involves a lighting retrofit of 1,250 inefficient lighting fixtures with new T8 lamps and electronic ballasts, installing occupancy sensors throughout the facility, and installing a computer software system onto Comcast’s network. The project is estimated to save Comcast over $52,000 per year in reduced energy costs, in addition to reducing its maintenance costs.

Metro Energy Solutions worked with the New Jersey SmartStart Buildings Program to capture the available utility incentives for this project.  Comcast self financed this project and will be able to achieve a 3.25 year payback due to the energy savings and utility incentives that Metro Energy Solutions was able to obtain for them.

Comcast Cable was looking for ways to reduce their operating costs while improving the lighting of its facility and the energy savings and utility incentives that Metro Energy will be able to obtain for them, will allow Comcast to achieve their goals” stated Pete Pirrello, Metro Energy Solutions Vice President of Business Development.