St. John's University
St. John’s University Replaces Inefficient Steam Traps Through Incentive Program
Total project cost: $42,780
Con Edison incentive payment: $32,540
% of project cost covered by Con Edison: 76%
Annual Therms savings: 19,284
Overview
St. John’s University is a private Catholic university with multiple campuses in the New York area. Motivated by the need to replace aging infrastructure and optimize energy use, they decided to make energy efficiency upgrades at their Queens location.
The school worked with Con Edison’s Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency Program to come up with a plan to replace inefficient steam traps that were wasting fuel, raising operating costs, and compromising the integrity of the steam and condensate systems.
The new steam traps have helped St. John’s comply with New York City’s Local Law 87, and have reduced greenhouse gas emissions in compliance with Local Law 97. The school took advantage of limited-time bonus incentives that made it possible to save 76% of the project cost, including the costs of the steam trap survey.
As a result of the success of this project, St. John’s University has plans to make additional energy efficiency upgrades with Con Edison.