BOILERSOURCE DELIVERS $135,685 IN SAVINGS TO BERNER FOODS
Updated: 6 days ago
$135,685.00. That’s the amount of the rebate earned by Berner Foods in Dakota, IL, from its gas utility, NICOR, for installing a HeatSponge condensing economizer on a 400-HP fire-tube boiler.
Berner Foods’ application was ideal for installing a fully condensing HeatSponge economizer. While economizers limited to preheating boiler feedwater are constrained by the higher incoming water temperature, the availability of a large amount of cold water allows the use of a fully condensing economizer design, dramatically increasing potential heat recovery.
Tony Ranallo of Boilersource provided on-site support to properly size and install the HeatSponge condensing economizer and coordinated with NICOR Gas to obtain a rebate. Access to the “Bruce” online rating software was invaluable in helping all parties quickly and easily select the optimum economizer for the application. The result was a dramatic and documented increase in efficiency of the boiler system. In addition to the rebate, the condensing economizer provides an annual reduction in fuel use of 15,242 mmbtu, which equates to an estimated savings of $83,830.00.