SEMCO is an Energy Management Company.
We help businesses save energy and reduce utility costs by providing turnkey energy efficient solutions, renewable energy systems, and utility bill consultations.
Whether it’s one facility, a region, or the entire country, we help customers roll out systemized upgrades that enable them to take advantage of best practices and the latest technologies. We design and develop custom solutions that minimize risk and maximize value, and are optimized for each facility, its uses, and users. Also, we make these energy solutions feasible by helping customers take advantage of all potential financial incentives. On average, the incentives obtained cover 30-40% of our solution’s costs.
Full Service Solution
Step One:
Make a Commitment to Reduce Energy Costs & Set Goals
- Determine if projects will include asset renewal planning, are strictly payback-driven, or both.
- Preliminary evaluation of sites to determine facilities with the highest energy costs and best incentive candidates.
- Set project paybacks goals and determine what a successful project will look like.
Step Two:
Preliminary Evaluation & Proposal
- Collect 12 months of utility bills.
- Interviews with site personnel and site walkthroughs for data collection.
- Present preliminary costs, savings, incentives and payback projection for all projects.
Step Three:
Investment Grade Audit (IGA) and Proposal
- Investment grade audits performed on the selected projects.
- Two weeks of metering data will be required on some measures.
- A final proposal is presented with firm project costs, savings, and incentive estimates.
Step Four:
Project Implementation and Measurement and Verification
- All projects are installed turnkey around your operating schedule.
- Projects will be measured and verified.
Rebates, Grants, and Tax Incentives
On average, 20% – 40% of our project costs are covered with incentives. Over the years our team has become proficient in taking advantage of all incentive opportunities to minimize the needed capital expenditure from our customers and maximize ROI.
Our team has an entire division dedicated to sourcing all available utility incentive programs including rebates and finance options, state incentives and financing programs as well as federal tax deductions and grants. Each building and application will offer its own unique incentive opportunities, which we will apply for and secure in-house.
Cash Flow Positive Solutions
One benefit of implementing energy efficiency projects is that you are already paying for them through higher utility bills. SEMCO offers a wide array of financing options to help your company shift dollars away from your utility budget to create cash flow positive solutions from day one. Energy efficiency financing is a low-risk investment with big rewards and can be structured in several ways, each offering their own unique benefits.
A traditional loan from a bank is also an option. This can often time be paired with state subsidy programs, such as AlabamaSAVES to reduce the effective interest rate on the loan. It’s also the structure most likely to provide the lowest interest rate.
Energy Service Agreements (ESA)
Efficiency-as-a-service is performance-based and is a completely off-balance sheet financing method. ESAs allows businesses to begin energy savings projects without any upfront capital costs. The financing lender pays for planning, implementation, and ongoing maintenance costs. After the project is complete and online, the client pays for the service based on the actual energy savings and other equipment and energy performance goals. ESAs allow SEMCO to offer customers a cashflow positive solution from day one.
Biggest advantages:
Off-balance sheet, no use of credit, most projects include any ongoing maintenance costs.
