Heating, cooling, chiller, water pressure boosting, fire safety and wastewater systems in commercial buildings may incorporate pumps that consume more than 35% of the building’s energy. What if those buildings could unlock energy savings and subsequent cost savings?
According to the EPA’s greenhouse gas equivalency calculator, an estimated 162.9 TWh of untapped energy savings — and $14.6 billion in cost savings — live in expected pump purchases that could be upgraded, leading to greenhouse savings that would represent carbon sequestered by more than 1.9 billion tree seedlings grown for 10 years. It’s equivalent to the CO2 emissions from more than 12.9 billion gallons of gas consumed and a year’s worth of electricity for more than 13 million homes.