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8. Maximizing Energy Efficiencies and Cost Segregation Tax Savings
ID: 58568
Wednesday October 25, 2023 11:00AM - 12:15PM
- Walkthrough how energy reduction and environmental performance have many financial benefits including tax reductions
- Discuss strategies for investing in energy efficiency and sustainability projects for biggest tax benefit
- Understand who should consider a cost segregation study and the advantages from a tax savings perspective
Speakers
Justin Kale
Justin Kale co-founded Energility in 2015 providing energy management services to non-profits, small businesses, and commercial enterprises. They have conducted over 200 energy audits and supported over 150 projects ($12+M) for their clients reducing over 8,000 metric tons of CO2 and savings over $1.8M annually. He is partner in Metropolitan Building Solutions since 2019 focusing on real estate owners maximize the energy, environmental, and financial benefits. He has a background in commercial real estate spending 15 years with Hines in a 1.4M SF Class-A high-rise office tower and parking structure where he worked with the facility engineering team. For 4+years, he consulted on energy efficiency projects for commercial and industrial clients for AMP-Ohio’s Efficiency Smart program. Justin holds the Counselor of Real Estate (CRE), Certified Energy Manager (CEM), and Systems Maintenance Technician (SMT) designations.
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Justin Kale co-founded Energility in 2015 with a retired Honda engineer to provide energy management services to non-profits, small businesses, and commercial enterprises. They have conducted over 200 energy audits and supported over 150 projects ($12+M) for their clients reducing over 8,000 metric tons of CO2 and savings over $1.8M annually. Energility believes every business deserves access to an energy manager. Nonprofit organizations, small businesses, and commercial enterprises benefit from our proven energy intelligence. The cornerstones of our mission: transfer our operations knowledge to owners of buildings, create action plans to improve equipment and operations, establish results which lower environmental disruption, and support local economies by collaborating with resources in the community.
Energility builds Energy Plans using a comprehensive energy audit of a commercial and industrial business and include a feasibility of on-site renewable energy generation. We work with stakeholders to assess the implementation by collaborative review of measures and programs from the Energy Plan. Then we support their approach to design, manage, and commission energy conservation and energy efficiency measures. We consult on the addition of onsite renewable energy projects and energy purchasing contracts.
• Reduce use/ costs through energy conservation
• Effectively use/ spend through energy efficiency
• Use or offset renewable energy for all necessary consumption
Once sustainable building outcomes are achieved, we conduct verification of ENERGY STAR® or other building performance rating achieved and generate reports on progress.
For 4+years, he consulted on energy efficiency projects for commercial and industrial clients for AMP-Ohio’s Efficiency Smart program in Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. He was responsible for reviewing customer projects, performing analysis, conducting technical walk-throughs and providing recommendations for energy efficiency improvements. His results on nearly 300 projects yielded over $3.4M in annual benefits.
He has a background in commercial real estate spending 15 years with Hines in a 1.4M SF Class-A high-rise office tower and parking structure. He delivered successful results with the facility engineering team. He established skills in operations of boilers, chillers and the energy management systems, and managed preventive maintenance. His last four years were in an engineering leadership role where he strengthened his knowledge by leading efforts for energy procurement, management, and efficiency and coaching eight building engineers.
Justin holds the Counselor of Real Estate (CRE) designation as a trusted advisor and problem solver for real estate owners across multiple asset classes. He holds the Certified Energy Manager (CEM) designation through the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) and American National Standards Institute (ANSI). He also has the Systems Maintenance Technician (SMT) designation through BOMI International.
John MacFarland
General management, operations, product, and marketing corporate officer with experience in the Energy (FirstElement Fuel, Portland General Electric), Automotive (General Motors), and Consumer Products (Procter & Gamble) industries.
Currently, Chief Operating Officer of FirstElement Fuel helping lead a company dedicated to the transformation to clean fuels for transportation. Under FirstElement’s True Zero brand, we operate the world’s largest network of hydrogen fueling stations. Operating in California and rapidly expanding, FirstElement is accelerating the adoption of hydrogen as a clean and cost-effective fuel source.
Previously a Corporate Officer of Portland General Electric, a Fortune 1000 publicly-traded company and Oregon’s largest utility, serving as Chief Customer Officer and Vice President. Proud to have led Portland General to become the #2 utility nationwide for customer experience (Forrester CXI, 2021) and a Most Trusted Brand (Escalent, 2021). Led the largest residential renewable energy program in the country.
Former Executive at General Motors leading Global Digital Experience and Connected Vehicles and Chief Marketing Officer of OnStar. Former Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble.
Professional highlights include being named one of Adweek Magazine’s Top 10 Marketers of the Year and NG Visionary CMO of the Year. Proven expertise in product launch, brand management, customer experience, business strategy, innovation, marketing, agency collaboration, and P/L management.