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Municipalities
FVB Energy has guided the development and implementation of many new municipal energy systems, and helped expand existing systems. We have worked directly for municipal governments or agencies and in other cases worked for, or with, energy utilities that are wholly or partly owned by municipal entities. For information about some of FVB Energy's work for municipalities, click here.
District energy systems can be a catalyst for economic development -- by reducing capital costs for building development, stabilizing energy costs, providing employment and reducing air pollution. District energy systems can use many sources of energy, and can provide an important community role by linking sources of waste energy to consumers of thermal energy. For this reason they are sometimes called "community energy systems." Waste energy can come from power plants, industrial facilities, biomass waste materials such as tree trimmings, natural sources of energy such as the cooling power of lake water, and other sources.
FVB Energy has the expertise to cost-effectively evaluate the potential market and communicate the value of district energy service to potential users in the community. We can evaluate the technology options based on our extensive experience in designing and managing district energy systems, and assess the economics for the users and for the community. Development of a new district energy system requires many stakeholders -- the city, building owners, engineers, local utilities, developers and financing institutions -- to recognize the benefits and act together. This requires sound information and careful, informed and experienced negotiation. FVB Energy can help.
FVB Energy has the connections and expertise to help communities, if they desire, bring involve the private sector in a partnership to develop, finance, own and/or operate a district energy system. We can help the community and the private sector understand and allocate risks and rewards of developing a district energy system.
Our services to municipalities include:
Business Assessment - FVB Energy has the experience and knowledge to help you evaluate new business opportunities, improve current businesses or evaluate businesses for sale or acquisition. Our services include:
- Community Energy Assessment to identify potentially usable sources of waste energy
- Conceptual design and financial feasibility assessment of new community energy systems
- Organizational and staffing evaluations
- Strategic planning
- Market and business development planning
- Evaluation of current management and operations practices and preparation of recommendations for improving operations and enhancing growth
- Business valuation for potential sale
- Acquisition due diligence
Marketing - what does your market want and need? We have worked face-to-face with customers and know what customers consider important and how they make decisions. FVB can provide the following marketing consulting services:
- Market characterization and assessment
- Awareness, perception and attitude research
- Customer service programs and policies development
- Energy service agreement development and negotiation
- Energy service rate design
- Public relations program development
- Marketing and communications planning
- On-site marketing and sales support
Engineering - FVB's engineering professionals have skills and knowledge to design all elements of district energy systems, including:
- end-user energy and equipment needs analysis
- pumping and piping network design
- production design and storage option analysis
We can work in a variety of engineering roles, including:
- Conceptual Design Engineer
- Owner's Engineer in projects being delivered through Engineer/Procure/Construct, Design/Bid/Build or other procurement approaches
- Part of Design/Bid/Build or other team
- Final design, specifications and construction drawings and field supervision
- Utility system plant and distribution system planning and modeling for system expansion and operational optimization
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