Energy Automation Systems, Inc. (EASI) said that Verizon Center is installing its technologies that are estimated to save more than 10% on the Verizon Center's electric bill, or some $25,000 per month. EASI said that the Congressional Country Club has seen an 18% drop in its electricity usage in the four months since it installed energy conservation technologies from EASI. The company helps reduce energy usage and foreign oil dependence by projecting and guaranteeing customer energy savings.

Initially skeptical of technologies he thought sounded too good be true, Mike Troyner, the operations director of the Congressional Country Club, says an 18% energy use reduction results in yearly savings of more than $122,000.

“We guarantee the savings our equipment will produce after we survey the customer’s energy usage and savings potential,” said said Joe Haley, owner of EnergyPro LLC, of Potomac, Md., an affiliate of EASI.

The Congressional Country Club is highly pleased with the results, said Troyner.

“Out of the gate I was somewhat skeptical of what they could do for us, particularly when you’re looking at a project of this size,” Troyner said. “Initially they promised us savings a little under 13% but it’s trending at 18% in kilowatt hours saved.”

“My skepticism has evaporated,” added Troyner. “We’re going to be putting even more equipment online, so our savings should become even greater.”

In 31 years in business, thousands of installations of EASI’s 11 technologies have been made in the US and 65 foreign countries. Client energy savings generally range between 10 and 30%.

General Electric, BP, Conagra and the Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) are some of the companies that use EASI equipment to cut their energy costs.

“Until a few years ago business owners were only interested in what our equipment would do to reduce their electric bills; however, today there is almost a corresponding level of interest in how EASI equipment can add to a company’s environmental status,” said Joe Merlo, EASI’s chief executive officer.

“We have refined, perfected and grown our inventory of technologies that require no maintenance, can be installed without interfering with a company’s operations and have a life cycle of over 20 years,” Joe Merlo added.

EASI technologies can be immediately employed by businesses to reduce their energy consumption and bills, said Paul Bleiweis, EASI president. Bleiweis earned his doctorate in nuclear science and engineering from UCLA.

“Our products eliminate the inefficiencies and excess heat carried by virtually all electrical systems,” Bleiweis said. “Any business that pays an electric bill is a candidate to have their bottom line helped by EASI.”

Merlo said EASI or its affiliates conduct an energy survey of potential clients. From the review an estimate of energy savings is provided to the customer. If the actual savings fails to meet the projection, EASI would make up the difference. Its guarantees are through Lloyd’s of London.

“In the 17 years we’ve been offering this guarantee we’ve never had to pay out a dime,” Merlo said. “That’s another illustration of the efficiency of our technologies.”

Verizon Center, managed by Washington Sports & Entertainment, LP, is home to the NBA’s Washington Wizards, the NHL’s Washington Capitals, the WNBA’s Washington Mystics, and the Georgetown Hoyas Men’s Basketball team.

EASI is a US-based developer and marketer of energy-reduction and cost-saving technologies.