NextEnergy Partners with DTE Energy, Consumers Energy on Advanced Lighting Controls Summit

DETROIT, May 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

Available for interviews about the available training, pilot programs and incentives:

• Jim Saber, President & CEO, NextEnergy
• Gina Schrader, LiTES Program Manager, NextEnergy
• Sean McCoy, Assistant Operations Manager, DTE Energy
• Mark Atkinson, Senior Energy Advisor, DTE Energy
• Aaron Kwiatkowski, Consultant, Consumers Energy

Advanced Lighting controls professionals available for interviews

• Jim McGrath, Executive Director, Lighting Controls Specifications, Crestron Electronics
• Ron Marcissuk, Regional Sales Manager, Crestron Electronics
• Kandice Cohen, Owner, Bright Light Energy Consulting

PROGRAM BACKGROUND:

ABOUT LiTES:
The Lighting Technology Energy Solutions is a three-year program supported by the Department of Energy (DOE) that will reduce the energy footprint of small and medium commercial buildings by introducing and supporting the adoption of advanced lighting controls.

Now in its second year, the day long LiTES SUMMIT on Tuesday, May 15 will provide contractors and building owners with training on networked lighting control technologies, installation methods, and more. Attendees will also have the opportunity to hear success stories on the Whitney project, Washtenaw Community College and the American Geophysical Union in Washington, DC. The day will end with a tour of IBEW Local 58's Zero Net Energy Center in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood.

Under this program, DTE and Consumers Energy are offering incentives that will alleviate the capital costs to install cost-effective, energy efficient systems in commercial buildings under 100,000 sq. ft.

Visit www.nextenergy.org/litessummit to register for this program open to all Michigan business owners and contractors.

SOURCE NextEnergy

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