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Bright Ideas

John Cutsey of Cutsey Business Systems discovers energy cost savings Running out of peak consumption energy, which can lead to brownouts, has prompted Hydro providers and consumers to work together to find efficiencies both financially and environmen


John Cutsey of Cutsey Business Systems discovers energy cost savings

Running out of peak consumption energy, which can lead to brownouts, has prompted Hydro providers and consumers to work together to find efficiencies both financially and environmentally.

North Bay Hydro has been proactive in the practice, reaching out to area businesses to share techniques they can use to become energy efficient. Today the power provider hosted ‘Bright Ideas’, a morning information session at Churchill’s on Lakeshore.

Business leaders discovered that by changing or updating their lighting systems they could realise up to 30 percent savings on their hydro bill.

“I think it most definatly relates to my business. In fact sometimes we don’t see the trees for the forest, we don’t look into all these lights that are on all the time,” says John Cutsey of Cutsey Business Systems Inc.

Cutsey understands the meaning of the bottom line and says he is ready to move the decimals over in his favour.

“We have a lot of lighting into our building (on Airport Hill) and even with all the glass, we still have lights on all day long. Some are on 24 hours a day. We have outside lights as well, so I thought it was very informative.”

“I’m here to inquire more about these sensors and the better quality light bulbs to reduce my costs.”

North Bay Hydro will run a full audit of current energy sources for business, and currently offer incentives to support a conversion. The Fur Harvester’s Building, which is completing their retrofitting from a recent audit, will realise $15,973 in savings per year based on changes. As well, their incentive from North Bay Hydro is just over $12,000.

“The Ontario Energy Board has encouraged that our customers become more efficient in their use of energy and they’ve approved the use of incentives like this to help customers reduce their consumption,” states Todd Wilcox of North Bay Hydro.

“So this very much is an important part for businesses to play in the provincial supply of energy to get us through the next few years.”