Case Studies

Luthin Associates was involved in negotiating a Power Purchasing Agreement (PPA) that helped a well-established New York City university build the largest solar system installed in New York City. The 3.1-megawatt solar collection will offset a significant share of the electricity used by this university and its sister school located in the Bronx. This project is in support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s clean energy goal authorizing 50% of electricity to come from renewable energy sources by 2030.

The analysis revealed that the block supply product offered better value than current fixed price offers. We communicated the deal structure in a way that enabled the client to understand the amount of market risk they were incurring and the potential savings they could achieve.

A major New York City medical center decided to develop a comprehensive energy cost savings program with respect to existing building locations and future construction and renovation projects. Luthin Associates was engaged to identify, analyze and manage a wide range of energy related cost savings opportunities. An enterprise-wide review of their capital construction plans was initiated. We also reviewed their utility bills. Central to this initiative was the exploration and identification of energy grant funding, and energy incentive program opportunities as well as energy conservation measures.

One of our clients saved over $1.2 million on its electricity contract and over $1.3 million dollars on its fossil fuel contract during a commodity procurement RFP powered by a web based auction platform, which Luthin Associates helped to develop.

A major university approached us to help them develop a plan to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 30% over a ten year period.

One of NYC’s largest and most renowned Hospitals was considering a Combined Heat & Power (CHP) plant to increase reliability and safeguard against rising electric costs. Luthin Associates was hired to conduct a feasibility study to determine the economic viability of a co-generation system for their main facility.

When the customer approached us with the delayed, incorrectly calculated utility bills, we reviewed the utility's application of the tariff provisions; the misleading communications with the customer when they applied for service; and, the method used to calculate the cost of constructing the "excess" facilities.

Energy budgeting, unlike other disciplines, requires analysis of futures markets, pending regulatory actions and many other factors. A large University has worked with Luthin Associates for over ten years in the development of an energy management program. One of the annual program deliverables is the development of both fossil fuel and electricity cost projections for the coming year.