Customer Testimonials
Read the customer testimonials below.
Atlantis Marine World
On June 19, 2000, Atlantis Marine World aquarium opened its doors, providing an enjoyable and educated experience for all visitors. Atlantis' marine life is sustained by a LIPA-supported clean energy technology that utilizes the energy available in the ground. This was a perfect solution for an environmentally sensitive habitat.
LIPA’s Energy Specialists assisted with the design of a 150-ton geothermal system to support the Atlantis Shark Tank Exhibit. The system uses the passive energy of the earth to heat and cool the saltwater tank through a geothermal water source heat pump. A geothermal loop is located underground, beneath a picnic area on the grounds of the aquarium, and therefore has no unsightly above ground equipment. The system uses five 30-ton WaterFurnace heat pump units and two 7-1/2 horsepower pumps to push water through the loop.
LIPA is dedicated to bringing the cost effective and environmentally responsible energy-efficient technologies to Long Island. Financial incentives were provided for the projects as part of our Clean Energy Initiative. The financial incentives offered by LIPA made the project more affordable. The geothermal system will continue to save energy dollars throughout the lifetime of the equipment.
"We’re able to maintain a good constant temperature in that tank on five heat pumps. With a chiller system, the cost to heat and cool 120,000 gallons of water would be great. We’re very pleased." - Joe Petrocelli, Co-owner
Danford's Inn
Danford’s Inn, the popular hotel and gathering spot in scenic Port Jefferson, is a perfect example of a customer who has employed Geothermal technology to achieve significant energy savings.
Danford’s boasts a seventy-ton open loop system that has been in place for over seven years. This system originally replaced traditional, in-room Packaged Terminal Air Conditioning (PTAC) units.
The comfort of its patrons is a key concern at Danford’s. The Geothermal System provides the security that the clientele will be comfortable, while Danford’s enjoys savings of 40 to 50 percent over the original, electric heating and cooling system.
"The geothermal system is great. It is almost maintenance free and the savings have been significant. The LIPA rebate made it even more of a good decision to upgrade the system." - Jack Miller, Chief Engineer
The Inn at Foxhollow
The Inn at Foxhollow, is a 145-room luxury hotel in Woodbury. A technical study was performed by a Commercial Construction Program consultant, including a review of existing building plans to maximize potential energy savings, at no cost to the customer.
Based on the findings in the study, a Geothermal Cooling system was recommended and incorporated into the building plans. As a result, Scotto Brothers Enterprises received $180,000 in rebates and saves approximately $40,000 annually in energy costs. The project approximately results in 425 Mwh of energy savings annually.
"We are extremely pleased with the technical
assistance and cash incentives LIPA is providing…The program
will help us save on both construction and operating costs.
It couldn’t have been easier."
- Anthony Scotto, Scotto Brothers
"LIPA has been of tremendous assistance
to us as we designed the heating and air conditioning system
for the Inn. In fact, we were not originally considering a geothermal
system. LIPA sent in a team and demonstrated the many benefits
of an energy efficient geothermal system. LIPA also showed us
how to incorporate energy efficient motor drives for the geothermal
system, which will make it as energy efficient as possible."
- Jack Kulka, President, Kulka Construction
Theodore Roosevelt Center
Working in collaboration with New York State, LIPA installed a geothermal heat pump at the newly renovated New York State Nature Center located at Jones Beach State Park. Also installed was a 20 kW Atlantis Energy Sunslate PV grid parallel system (consisting of individual roof tiles, each having a PV cell).
The geothermal system supplies all of the heating and cooling required by the building, with the PV system offsetting the site’s energy requirements.
Questions?
Call the Energy Efficiency Infoline at 1-800-692-2626.
