Asessing the Feasibility of Comprehensive Energy Efficiency Upgrades at Potawatomi Carter Casino Hotel. Final Technical/Scientific Report.

摘要

The Forest County Potawatomi Community (FCPC or Community) has established an aggressive goal of energy independence using carbon-free or carbon-neutral renewable resources. In connection with this goal, the Community regularly implements energy efficiency improvements at its various facilities. These measures have significantly reduced the Communitys energy use, costs, and associated carbon emissions on a per square foot basis. However, not all facilities have demonstrated the same reductions. In particular, Potawatomi Carter Casino Hotel (PCCH) in Wabeno, Wisconsin, showed an increase in energy use, costs, and associated carbon emissions. Seeking to investigate and ultimately address energy use at PCCH, the Community sought and obtained Department of Energy (DOE) funding to conduct an energy efficiency feasibility that would identify actionable recommendations to yield at least a 30% reduction in overall energy use at PCCH. The Community selected Grumman/Butkus Associates (G/BA) to conduct the study at PCCH as well as at the adjacent Potawatomi Carter C-Store and Smoke Shop (the CStore).