New York City passed a set of laws under the Climate Mobilization Act to transition New York toward clean electricity and drastically lower Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. This new legislation intends to counter the threat of climate change and involves four local laws which require:

A big-box retailer in Mexico with more than 400 locations was evaluating purchasing options without a centralized strategy or decision-maker for a large electricity load, more than 600,000 MWhs per year. Their inefficiency and confusion, coupled with their inexperience about the regulatory market framework, led the company’s CFO to engage 5 to advise the client through their procurement process.

Lifoam Industries is an innovator in storage and packaging solutions for consumers, commercial and life science systems. Lifoam manufactures and distributes everything from foam coolers to insulated containers used by food, pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms for shipping temperature-sensitive contents. Lifoam is also committed to sustainability and recycling. In 2016, Lifoam recycled over 118 million pounds of material which is the equivalent of 79 million 24-can coolers. With over 13 material patents, Lifoam remains committed to continued sustainable research, development and optimizations as the cold chain and consumer landscapes continue to evolve.

Irving, TX - May 7, 2019

Controlling one of the largest line-item costs in operating budgets – energy – is now within reach for San Angelo Independent School District as a result of a partnership with energy advisory firm, 5.

With over 100 years of cold storage experience, the management team at Premier Refrigerated Warehouse provides personalized service and customized reporting for their clients. Additionally, Premier makes safety and cleanliness a top priority for their 8,000 pallet positions across two million cubic feet of warehouse space.

A major New York City medical center originally engaged 5’s Luthin Associates team to review low-cost power options under the New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) Power for Jobs program (now known as ReCharge New York), which saved this client more than $3 million compared to market rates over the life of the award. Luthin Associates provided management and oversight of the entire process which included issuing rebate checks, on-going bill reviews, and acting as a liaison between NYPA and the client to ensure compliance with program requirements. The successful nature of this engagement prompted the medical center’s financial executives and operations team to expand its relationship with Luthin Associates to find additional ways to lower its energy-related expenses.

With over 26,000 students and 3,000 educators and support staff, Midland ISD focuses on graduating students ready and prepared for college or career.

Before working with the team at 5, this thriving school district in West Texas was managing electricity costs on its own. In the spring of 2018, Midland ISD selected 5 to serve as the energy advisor for the entire district, and we started working together to analyze existing energy usage and build a proactive strategy for energy cost control and management.

One of NYC’s largest and most renowned hospital systems was considering a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant to increase reliability and safeguard against rising electric costs. 5 was hired to conduct a feasibility study to determine the economic viability of a co-generation system for the hospital’s main facility. Hospitals and healthcare systems are often ideal candidates for CHP systems because of their continued demand for both heat and electricity.

Luthin Associates was involved in negotiating a Power Purchasing Agreement (PPA) that helped a well-established New York City University build the largest solar system installed in New York City. The 3.1-megawatt solar collection will offset a significant share of the electricity used by this university and its sister school located in the Bronx. This project is in support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s clean energy goal authorizing 50% of electricity to come from renewable energy sources by 2030.

Luthin Associates partnered with a host of other firms and ConEdison in the NY Prize competition, a first-in-the-nation challenge to help communities create microgrids.

A microgrid is a standalone energy system that is capable of operating on its own in the event of a power outage. One purpose of the project is to create a network of users who rely on the same microgrid. This community of microgrids will allow for local power generation using clean and efficient energy sources including, but not limited to, wind, solar, and combined heat and power (CHP).