Provident Energy in the News

Provident Energy was mentioned in an article from the Daily Commerical News that discussed condominiums and different energy saving solutions.

The Article: Condos Have Various Energy Saving Management Tools. Please visit the Daily Commerical News website to read the article --> Link To Article

Free Energy Assessments

If your building is interested in energy efficiency retrofits, Provident Energy offers free energy assessments. The first step would be a site visit where Provident Energy will examine all common areas to indentify potential energy saving retrofits (lighting, mechanical equipment, etc). We will then send you a report which will outline the cost of the various retrofits (as installed by Provident Energy), the estimated energy savings, and the estimated incentive. This energy assessment and proposal is free. Please also note that all quotations are complete turn-key solutions: supply, installation, recycling, incentive applications, and project management by Provident Energy.

Some of our retrofit options include:

• Building Automation Systems (BAS)/ Energy Management Systems (EMS) with 24-hour a day Energy Management System Monitoring
• Variable Frequency Drive Installations on make-up air units, pumps, and cooling towers
• Lighting Retrofits (corridors, garages, stairwells, etc)    
• Lighting Controls/Occupancy Sensors in Common Areas                                
• CO Monitoring for Underground Garages
• Individual Sub-metering Utility Systems (electrical, thermal, water)         

If you are interested in this free energy assessment, please contact the retrofit sales department at info@pemi.com or 416-736-0630, ext 5 to arrange for a site visit.

Season’s Greetings!

On behalf of the entire staff at Provident Energy, we would like to wish you and your families a very happy and safe holiday season! We look forward to seeing you in the new year!

CO Monitoring Systems in Underground Garages

When looking for areas in a building where energy savings can be attained, there are many variables to consider. One of those variables is whether the retrofit proposed will hamper the comfort of residents. Ideally, we want a retrofit that will not only save energy but also maintain, or even increase, resident comfort.

One of those possible retrofits is the installation of Carbon Monoxide (CO) sensing technology to an underground garage. The CO Monitoring System will control the exhaust fans to run only when a certain level of carbon monoxide is detected.

Exhaust fans in the underground garage of your building should be running 24 hours a day, seven days a week if you do not have a CO Monitoring System installed. Contrary to popular belief, it is a violation of the building code for exhaust fans to be cycled or shut down at any time during the course of a day unless there is a CO Monitoring System in place. Section 6 of the Ontario Building Code states that an enclosed storage garage should have (a) a mechanical ventilation system to limit the concentration of carbon monoxide to not more than 100 parts per million of air or (b) provide, during operating hours, a continuous supply of outdoor air at a rate not less than 3.9L/s for each square metre of the floor area. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas It can be toxic, even causing death, for humans.

Not only will the installation of a CO Monitoring System in your garage save electrical energy and ongoing maintenance costs, but it will also make the garage warmer in winter and cooler in summer. With a CO Monitoring System, the exhaust fans will run only when required, instead of constantly circulating cold or hot air from outside. On top of that, most fluorescent lamps and ballasts in garages are not designed to withstand colder temperatures – with the garage now being warmer with a CO Monitoring System, there will be an increase of light output and lifespan of any fluorescent lights in the garage. If that isn’t reason enough to contemplate a retrofit like this, than perhaps the addition of a healthy incentive to help offset the cost will warm you to the idea of introducing CO Monitoring to your building. 

Provident Energy supplies and installs CO Monitoring Systems for garages - we offer complete turnkey solutions, including incentive applications. For more information or for a quote on a CO Monitoring System, please contact the sales department at Provident Energy at 416-736-0630, ext 5, to schedule a free assessment of your garage.

We Are Hiring!

The holidays are just around the corner but we are keeping very busy and we're looking for a few people to join the Provident Energy team!

Energy Management Systems Technician - 1 position available.

Billing Administrators - 2 positions available.

Sustainable Building/LEED Professionals - 3 positions available.

For more details, including job descriptions and how to apply, please visit our career section.

What Products and Services Does Provident Energy Offer?

Provident Energy offers a wide range of products and services to help your building optimize and reduce energy bills.

• Free Energy Assessments that outline potential retrofits, energy savings, and payback periods                      
• Energy Management Systems
• 24-hour a day Energy Management System Monitoring
• Variable Frequency Drive Installations on make-up air units, pumps, and cooling towers
• Lighting Retrofits (corridors, garages, stairwells, etc)    
• Installation of Lighting Controls/Occupancy Sensors                                
• CO Monitoring Installation
• Turn-Key Sub-metering Systems (electrical, thermal, water)         
• Sub-metering Billing & Collections       
• Energy Modeling
• Energy Measurement & Verification     
• Renewable Energy Consultation
• LEED Certification & Project Management
• Re-Commissioning or Retro-Commissioning
• Utility Aggregation Programs (bulk natural gas contracts)

For more information regarding any of these services or to arrange a free energy assessment, please contact the sales department at Provident Energy at 416-736-0630 or visit our website, www.pemi.com

Small Metering Projects

Many condominiums have recreational facilities and commercial units as part of their common areas. If these areas are not separately metered, the electrical consumption is based on estimates, not on the actual usage of the facility or units.

Provident Energy can install a small metering system (either electrical, natural gas, thermal, or water) into your recreational facility or commercial units. This type of metering system is also available to condominiums that currently do not have individual suite sub-metering. The cost will depend on the number of units and the number of loads required to be metered. For example, if there are 5 commercial units and each unit has 4 electrical loads to meter (in-floor heating, exterior wall heaters, heating/AC units, and suite power), then the entire project would require 20 meters.

The data will be available online for property managers and accountants to read and bill. The invoices will be issued by property management. Provident Energy will simply host the data over the internet, along with providing maintenance services to the meters as required.

For more information on these small metering projects, please contact the sales department at Provident Energy at 416-736-0630, extension 5.