Local firm saves money for Beaver Creek hotel

By scott miller

BEAVER CREEK — A recent energy audit and subsequent improvements to Chateau Beaver Creek by Impact Energy will save the hotel more than $57,000 per year on energy bills and operating costs, a 75 percent reduction in electrical consumption. An audit evaluates lighting efficiency, design and controls, and then provides recommendations for short-term and long-term improvements. Lighting can account for 35 percent or more of utility costs in a commercial building. “Our goal for the Chateau, as well as all of our lighting projects, is to make an existing lighting system more energy efficient while maintaining, if not improving, the …

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