Compressed Air Best Practices-August 2008

| 08/08 Focus Industry COMPRESSED AIR AUDITS | Managing Incentive Programs Compressed Air Best Practices™ spoke with Mike Bailey (Senior Engineer) and Brian Setness (Program Administrator) of Ecos Consulting. Good afternoon. Please tell us about Ecos Consulting. Good afternoon. Ecos is a 15-year old consulting company driven to provide solutions for clients to manage their carbon emissions, implement environmentally sustainable practices and reduce their energy use. We are a privately held company with 125 employees. Our headquarters is in Portland, and we have offices in Seattle, San Francisco, Durango (Colorado) and Las Vegas. Plans are also underway to open an office in Texas to support our field staff there. Carbon mitigation is an opportunity we pursue with some clients. Methanerecovery projects, landfills and/or agricultural operations are also some examples. We also do project development and management of forest sequestration and soil recovery projects. What does your “Sustainability Solutions” group do? This group addresses many areas. One is to identify new heating, cooling and energy sources. New sources can include renewable generation like combined heat and power (CHP) and solar. The industrial use of water is managed by this group. Analysis of water consumption in heating and cooling applications is done and water conservation opportunities are identified. Wastewater and treatment load assessments are also done by this group. They also will identify potential water pollution sources. Waste and recycling is another area of expertise. We do analysis of disposal means and costs. Ecos will develop a program to reduce waste stream and increase recycling rates. Finally this group helps companies develop sustainable action plans. How is business? Demand from corporate America and from utility companies has been very strong over the past year. Corporate America has developed “Go Green” strategies and we find demand for all our services is increasing. Utility companies are hiring us to implement and execute their energy efficiency incentive programs. We have added 30 employees over the past seven months and are interviewing many more. Staffing is our primary challenge right now. Demand is exceeding supply right now. Last but not least please describe your Energy Efficiency Solutions Group. The company started with optimizing lighting efficiencies in residential. We then moved into all kinds of industrial processes including lighting, pumps, controls, motors and HVAC systems. Compressed air has become a significant portion of our energy-efficiency auditing activity and a segment we expect to grow under the “Ecos Air” name. How do you manage carbon emissions for clients? Coca Cola and Yellowstone have hired us to assess their greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories and provide management plans to reduce their carbon footprints. Our engineers work with companies like these to create baseline and current-year emissions profiles. The deliverable is the creation of a Climate Action Plan™ identifying methods for GHG reduction, their impact and costs. The group can also develop onsite energy generation capabilities for customers for sub 10 MW projects — including renewable energy development opportunities. 32 www.airbestpractices.com http://www.airbestpractices.com

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Compressed Air Best Practices- August 2008 Contents From the Editor Utility-Air News The August Audit of the Month: A Vacuum System Audit Energized for Savings at Seattle City Light and Tacoma Power Know Your System CASE: Compressed Air Supply Efficiency Ecos Air: Managing Incentive Programs Kaeser Compressors: Loyalty, Energy and Growth Building Relationships at Cummins-Wagner McIntire is Moving Forward The 2008 A.I.C.D. Conference & Exhibition Tuthill Vacuum and Blower Systems Resources for Energy Engineers: Training Calendar & Product Picks Wall Street Watch Advertiser Index Job Market

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