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Partnering to Help Businesses Succeed

By Steve Stackhouse (Dec/Jan 08)

A little ESP would sure help business run more smoothly. We’re not talking about extrasensory perception, but rather the help that comes from Energy Solutions Partner (ESP), a program of ElectriCities of North Carolina.

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ESP is an alliance involving municipal power providers and private-sector energy expertise. It’s a one-stop shop for the latest ways that companies can improve their relationship with energy. ESP can help set up distributed generation systems, and can consult with manufacturers and others to uncover issues that might be affecting their power quality.

The ESP program also will find new ways companies can save on lighting, and it’s a source of expertise on the latest, most energy-efficient heating and cooling technologies.