Utilities

The Building Retro-Commissioning is offered jointly with Efficiency Works and is designed to achieve cost-effective electricity, natural gas and water savings in commercial and industrial facilities through retro-commissioning (RCx).

Savings are achieved through the systematic evaluation of facility systems and implementation of low- or no-cost measures targeted to improve facility operation. The program:

• funds the cost to perform RCx services
• helps customers achieve low or no-cost energy and water savings by tuning up their existing equipment

Eligibility
(Must meet all)

• Fort Collins Utilities business customer
• Committed to contributing a minimum of $0.05 per square foot for implementing identified measures (typically 25% of cost)
• No scheduled major renovations or capital investments
• Facility at least 2 years old

Program Rules

• Must be pre-approved.
• Must use approved list of retro-commissioning service providers (RSP) available through Efficiency Works.
• May be required to get three bids from approved RSPs.
• Time to complete a retro-commissioning project is typically one to nine months.

Details

The application, program manual and a list of qualified retro-commissioning service providers are available at Efficiency Works.

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