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Huge Shift Occurring in Corporate Energy Usage

·  26% of corporate respondents say their company has used Less energy than normal over the past 6 months

·  Only 16% say they’ve used More

Reducing Energy Usage

·  22% report their company is Very Concerned about reducing energy usage

·  35% Somewhat Concerned

Spending on Energy Efficient Products And Technologies – Next 6 Months

·  23% say they will Increase Spending

·  8% say they will Decrease Spending

Top Alternative Energy Technology – It’s Solar Power

·  8% say company currently uses alternative energy technologies

·  21% say they’ll install alt energy equipment in next 5 years

Leading Types of Alt Energy Equipment to be Installed

·  Solar (72%)

·  Wind (19%)

Biggest Barriers to Installation

·  39% initial capital investment

·  24% unattractive payback period

Top Product Being Purchased Next 6 Months

·  28% Energy efficient lighting

·  13% Solar power

·  13% Energy efficient computer hardware

·  10% HVAC Systems

·  9% Fuel efficient vehicles

·  7% Server Virtualization

LED Has Momentum

Lighting Purchased –
Past 6 Months

·  Regular Florescent (42%)

·  Compact Florescent (39%)

·  LED Lighting (14%)

Next 6 Months

·  Compact Florescent (36%)

·  Regular Florescent (31%)

·  LED Lighting (21%)

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