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Tick Tock Energy is a dedicated to helping our clients upgrade
their lighting systems, install solar photovoltaic systems, wind
turbines, and manage energy costs with energy submetering and
energy consulting services.
We provide comprehensive turn-key service from conceptual
project development through final project completion. Our goal is
to help you lower your utility costs. We strive to make the energy
retrofit process simple and easy for your organization.
Though we have diverse experience our primary areas of focus are
currently:
Lighting Retrofits and Upgrades (REDUCE)
A quality lighting system provides a productive, visually
pleasing, and safe working environment. Poor lighting can cost your
organization more than just high energy bills. Our goal at Tick
Tock Energy is to make sure your lighting system provides the
appropriate level of light for the task while minimizing energy
consumption.
Our lighting services include a comprehensive analysis of both
interior and exterior lighting systems. Initially, our lighting
survey and analysis report will show pre- and post- energy
consumption, light levels, financial payback, and identify utility
incentives, grants and certify projects for the EPACT tax
incentive.
During the lighting survey phase we will identify if your
current fixtures are best suited for a lighting upgrade or
retrofit. We then procure the necessary lighting equipment, provide
the installation labor, administer all utility incentives, and
perform final EPACT tax certification as part our service.
Energy-Efficient
Lighting Upgrade
A lighting upgrade involves replacing existing fixtures with new,
energy-efficient light fixtures such as high-intensity fluorescent
fixtures. Facilities that have older high intensity discharge (HID)
lighting as often found in warehouses, industrial facilities,
vehicle maintenance garages and others are prime candidates for a
lighting upgrade. Installing new fixtures using fluorescent T5 or
T8 lamps and electronic ballasts. In most cases, a one-for-one
fixture replacement can offer at least 50% energy savings, boost
light levels, lower the internal heat gain to the building space,
and improve safety and worker productivity.
Energy-Efficient Lighting Retrofit
A fluorescent lighting retrofit involves removing the existing
magnetic ballast, older lamps, and perhaps other components and
replacing with new high-efficiency electronic ballast, new
lower-wattage fluorescent T8 or T5 lamps and possibly adding an
reflector to boost fixture efficiency and light output.
Retrofitting older fixtures can often reduce the electricity
required by each fixture typically from 30 to 60% while maintaining
or improving existing light levels and light quality.
Skylights /
Daylight Harvesting
Skylights are a powerful way to improve the look and feel of your
facility and can boost your retails sales, employee or student
productivity, and raise your property's value all while minimizing
your electricity costs for lighting. Though this powerful strategy
costs more upfront, the greater energy savings often provide the
lowest life-cycle operating cost along with other benefits. If
you're looking to sell your building in the future, this is a
powerful to improve the look and feel of your facility.
Exterior Lighting
Upgrades
Traditional exterior lighting fixtures consume typically 50% more
energy than new energy-efficient fluorescent T5 high output
fixtures. They are night-sky friendly by focusing light toward the
ground preventing excess glare and light pollution. New
energy-efficient exterior lighting offers greater light output,
cold-start capability, instant on / off capability, and provides
high color rendering index (CRI). Green grass should be green at
night and not "yellow" or "blue" which inefficient HID lighting
often provides.
A Tick Tock Tip:
In facilities with high fixture density, reducing fixture count
may be possible to eliminate fixtures. A redesign of the
light fixture layout can boost energy savings further. This
approach may cost a little more but offer the greatest value to
your bottom-line over time.
Renewable Wind and Solar Energy Systems (PRODUCE)
By generating clean renewable electricity via wind or solar
equipment located at your business, school, farm or home you
diversify your energy supply and become more energy independant. As
you lower your energy use with energy-efficiency and energy
management strategies, installing too much power generation may
cost you money. Let Tick Tock optimize your investment dollars by
evaluating your total facility energy needs and "right-sizing" a
wind turbine or solar photovoltaic system to fit your needs.
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy Systems
Turn your rooftop into a green power plant by generating your own
power. Solar PV is a great option for all types of buildings and
can range from small systems for homes or larger systems for
commercial facilities.
Tick Tock Energy provides turn-key solar project development from
start to finish. We'll evaluate your site, size the appropriate
system for your load, perform the installation, coordinate with the
local utility company's interconnection requirements, and provide
energy-monitoring equipment. We make it easy for you!
10 kW Bergey
Wind Turbines for Home and Farm A 10 kW Bergey is a great
option for rural homes and farms or small businesses and schools.
As a Bergey Dealer we are factory trained to install and service
your wind system. Our comprehensive service includes evaluating
your utility history, evaluating your site for wind energy
generation potential, financial analysis, turn-key project
installation and on-going inspections and maintenance support.
Since wind turbine power output typically increases the higher off
the ground the turbine is located, we normally only recommend
100-foot up to 140-foot tower options, though 60-foot and 80-foot
also exist. Project price will vary based on tower types.
50 kW to 750
kW Wind Turbines for Business, Municipalities, and
Schools
If your facility is located in a windy area and has annual
electricity costs of at least $10,000 per year, you have a
candidate site for a larger wind turbine in the 50 to 750 kW
capacity range. These wind turbines offer a great on-site "green"
power generation option for businesses, schools, municipalities,
large farms and other applications. Tick Tock Energy can provide
turn-key development and installation along. Let us start with a
detailed energy analysis of your facility to optimize the best
solution for your site.
Energy Management Services (MANAGE)
Continuous energy management is fundamental for keeping your
utility costs low and under control. If your internal
resources are stretched thin, Tick Tock Energy can serve as your
Energy Manager and offer multiple products and services to conserve
and manage energy and reduce the rate you pay for energy.
Electric Submetering & Energy
Monitoring
Could you run your business without an accounting staff? Of
course not! Similarly, why rely on just one utility meter for
electricity and one for natural gas or other utilities?
Information is power and in turn reveals information about where
energy is used, how much, when, etc. Tick Tock Energy can
devise a cost-effective facilitiy energy metering hardware and
software plan that can provide real-time energy reporting to help
you manage your plant energy use better. Information offers
clarity on where to invest time and financial resources for further
energy project investments. MANAGE - without this strategy in
place, you may struggle as energy prices rise and new energy loads
creep up over time.
3rd Party Electricity Commodity Procurement
If your facility is in a state that has completed deregulation,
you may qualify to purchase your power for a 3rd party commodity
supplier instead of your traditional utility company. This is
a "no-cost" option for potentially lowering the rate you pay for
energy immediately. Please inquire further about this service
to see if your facility qualifies.
Energy Incentives / Grants / Financing
Utility Incentives, Energy Tax Incentives, Custom Grants,
Project Financing and Creative Buying Programs. We
identify and assist obtain financing options and other solutions
which can lower your project cost and boost your
cashflow.
The programs we have experties include:
- EPACT tax incentive
- Federal Energy Investment Tax Credits
- Illinois Clean Energy Foundation (ICEF) grant
- Ameren's Act on EnergyTM program
- ComEd and other utility incentive programs
- Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
incentives
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
- Community Renewable Energy Program grant
- Electric Efficiency Program
- USDA grants
- Lease Financing Programs
 and more!
Other Services:
Geothermal Heat
Pumps
More Info coming soon.
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