Savings at a Glance By participating in the BGE Energy Solutions for Business program, the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront was able to use financial incentives to install LED lighting in the common areas and add VFDs to the hotel’s air-handling units. 1.62 years until payback on project costs 1,745,004 kWh/year in energy savings $101,210/year in cost savings $91,980 in incentives paid Just steps from Baltimore’s vibrant Inner Harbor stands the Marriott Waterfront. Built in 2000, the 32-story high-rise hotel offers 750 guest rooms and two large ballrooms for events. Ensuring that the common areas—from hallways and lounges to meeting rooms—are well lit and comfortable for guests is a top concern for Nick Novella, the hotel’s director of engineering. As a member of the hotel’s green team, he’s also charged with identifying ways his department can help reduce energy use and costs. Two recent energy efficiency projects made possible through BGE’s Smart Energy Savers® Program helped Novella achieve both those goals and more. Read the story Energy-efficient lighting brightens up classrooms like this one in the College of Liberal Arts building. The cafeteria in the West Village Commons includes high-efficiency lighting and commercial kitchen equipment. More than 4,000 lights were retrofitted in the Albert S. Cook Library, saving $100,000 per year in energy costs. 012