Las Vegas casino cuts back electricity bill

Fitting energy saving technologies to lifts and escalators can save a Las Vegas casino thousands of dollars a year in energy costs.

Power Efficiency, a developer and manufacturer of advanced energy saving technologies for electric motors, has announced that tests conducted on its new technology installed at a major Las Vegas casino showed significant energy savings.

A Nevada Power Company field test, performed by its contractor, Paragon Consulting Services, on two escalators and one elevator validated energy savings of approximately 35% on the escalators and 21% on the elevator.

The results of these tests demonstrate how drastically power costs can be cut at commercial and industrial locations.

Las Vegas hotels and resorts consume large quantities of electric power and have hundreds of escalators and elevators, making them ideal candidates for energy conservation measures like those delivered by Power Efficiency.

Another test report is anticipated shortly on escalators located at another major Las Vegas gaming property.

"Paragon Consulting conducted a comprehensive test over a ten-day period at the strip casino".

"During that time they monitored the energy consumption on the designated escalators and elevator".

"Those energy savings were then computed into actual expense reductions", said Steve Strasser, Power Efficiency Corporation's Chief Executive Officer.

"The bottom line is that the savings were significant and will result in a rapid payback on investment, particularly on the escalators".

"We believe these positive test results will serve as a catalyst to promote a broad rollout of our technology in the hospitality industry in Las Vegas".

"With energy costs reaching all time highs across the country, we believe that our technology can significantly contribute to conservation efforts by industry".

"Las Vegas-based gaming and hospitality properties just might lead the way".

Two escalators were tested, each with dual 20 horsepower motors operating virtually non-stop 24/7.

The "up" escalator showed 34% energy savings, resulting in projections of over 18,000kWh in savings per year.

The "down" escalator showed 36.5% energy savings, resulting in projections of over 20,000kWh in savings per year.

The elevator has one 60 horsepower motor and is operated 24/7.

The elevator showed 21% energy savings, resulting in projections of roughly 5000kWh in savings per year.

Estimated annual energy and demand-charge cost savings, based on the Nevada Power Company tariff rate were US $1,598, US $1,775, and US $432 for the "up" escalator, "down" escalator and elevator system, respectively.

Nevada Power Company also said that the Power Genius features such as soft start capability and the resulting potential for extended motor life were not included for evaluation in their analysis, but, if included, these additional benefits would tend to reduce the life cycle costs.

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