UNDERSTANDING HIGH ROI ENERGY UPGRADESfor Bank Buildings

March 2011

Is it Possible to Capture Hidden Savings in Your Bank Buildings?

• Brick & Mortar Here To Stay

• Precise Measurement Provides Maximum Savings

• The Triple Bottom Line

• Rooftop to Foundation - Savings in Every Branch

• Extraordinary Returns

• Lime’s Services

OVERVIEW

• MORE THAN HALF of major banks expect to maintain or add to their branch networks.

• Brick and mortar will never go away; so how can banks efficiently manage their branch infrastructure portfolio? Intelligent energy analysis, upgrades and monitoring are all part of the formula.

BRICK & MORTAR HERE TO STAY

Intelligent Energy Management

Permanently Lowers Costs,

Enhances Customer Experience

& Corporate Identity

BRICK & MORTAR HERE TO STAY

• IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE WHAT CAN’T BE MEASURED.

• Lime Energy’s bank building analytics and software partnerships make precise measurement possible for building energy, maintenance and carbon footprint management.

• User-friendly web interface, no software to install or maintain

PRECISE MEASUREMENT = MAXIMUM SAVINGS

• Lime Energy does the start-up work for you including:

– building and meter set-up– quality audit of historical utility bills– connection to weather data – carbon emission tracking setup

• Software tracks and reports consumption, costs, and carbon footprint from electricity, natural gas, wastewater, solid waste, recycling, vehicle fuel and any other resource that can benefit from accurate record keeping and trend analysis.

PRECISE MEASUREMENT = MAXIMUM SAVINGS

• Bankers can aggressively improve management of assets they control — recovering hidden, permanent savings in bank buildings is a sure way of adding to the FIRST BOTTOM LINE.

 • The SECOND BOTTOM LINE is more comfort and productivity

in bank environments: branches, administration buildings and data centers. More satisfied employees and customers.

• The THIRD BOTTOM LINE is an improved natural environment — lower carbon footprint, cleaner air and water. Increasing numbers of customers expect a commitment to sustainability... and often vote with their feet.

THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE

• SAVINGS IN EVERY BRANCH

• How? An energy audit followed by a detailed energy plan.

• A prioritized list of your bank’s most inefficient facilities will rank the buildings that provide the best payback opportunity.

ROOFTOP TO FOUNDATION

TYPICAL ANNUAL SAVINGS FROM BANKS IN 46 STATES

• A traditional measure for bank productivity, the efficiency ratio — the cost required to generate a dollar of revenue — can be improved by lowering energy and operating costs.

EXTRAORDINARY RETURNS

VERIFIABLE ANNUAL ROI FOR OVER 5,500 BRANCHES 

• Lime Energy has delivered energy upgrades producing a 20 – 40% ROI for over 5,500 bank buildings in 46 states.

• The high ROI goes beyond dollars. Quality energy upgrades yield more comfort and productivity in work and common spaces — more satisfied employees and customers. And more pure air — indoors and outdoors.

EXTRAORDINARY RETURNS

LIME ENERGY’S EFFICIENCY SERVICES

NATIONAL PRESENCE IN KEY METROPOLITAN/ GOVERNMENT TARGET MARKETS

400 employees in 23 offices

By Function

• Office/facility name, address, primary use and (importantly) square footage for each location that carries a utility bill expense.

• Name of the electrical utility provider; name of the gas utility provider (if different).

• Most recent 12 month utility bills – electric and gas (or equivalent data from online resource or internal report).

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