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Steve O’Neil, owner of Applied Energy Conservation Systems, gathers name plate information from a motor control panel during a recent energy audit at Baylor School. O’Neil’s company focuses on making small-scale energy efficiency upgrades that have a payback for businesses.* What: Energy conservation equipment installation and auditing services for commercial and industrial clients, providing a way to reduce electricity dependence.
* Company: Applied Energy Conservation Systems
* Location: 3914 St. Elmo Ave. Suite J; www.appliedenergyconservation.com
* How it’s green: Though clients won’t see a 50 percent reduction in their electricity costs, they will be able to get a 10 percent to 20 percent kilowatt hour savings in about a three- to four-year payback with most upgrades, said the company’s President Steve O’Neil. “Efficiency is really doing the same job with less electricity, so we don’t have to reinvent a lot of things,” he said. “We just try to make their equipment more efficient.”
* How long will it last? Most upgrades or retrofits last between 10 and 20 years.