(NASHVILLE, TN) -- Installation of Energy Automation Systems, Inc. (EASI) technologies at the Verizon Center, home to Washington D.C.’s National Basketball Association and National Hockey League teams and hundreds of concerts and events annually, has been completed. This installation is projected to save approximately $25,000 per month on the Verizon Center’s electric bill for the next 20-30 years.

EASI’s Easiliners, Powerliners, Frigitech, and lighting technologies, which are all designed to reduce excess heat and improve power quality by eliminating inefficiencies in the Verizon Center’s existing electrical system, were installed.

EASI and its affiliate EnergyPro LLC of Potomac, Md., worked together to provide the savings. EnergyPro LLC conducted a detailed energy survey of the Verizon Center . Using these data EASI designed an energy saving system consisting of a variety of EASI’s technologies that were installed and will provide an estimated monthly energy savings of over 10 percent. The payback period for this installation of EASI’s energy saving technologies is projected to be less than three years. This payback is guaranteed and the guarantee is backed by Lloyd’s of London.

 “We installed these EASI technologies without interfering with Verizon Center operations,” said Joe Haley, owner of EnergyPro LLC. “The technologies were applied to the Verizon Center’s existing electrical system, so no construction or renovation work was necessary.”

The Verizon Center hosts some 220 events and concerts annually. Managed by Washington Sports & Entertainment LP, the 12-year-old facility has hosted NBA All-Star games, the World Figure Skating Championships, the Stanley Cup finals, and several rounds of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.  U2, Beyonce, Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones are performers who have appeared at the Verizon Center.

“The $200 million facility uses about $250,000 a month in electricity, and the energy savings, guaranteed by EASI, goes straight to the bottom line”, said Joe Merlo, EASI founder and chief executive officer.

“The Verizon Center will be able to pay for the EASI system through the savings it will realize in a short period of time,” Merlo said. “Additional factors are that EASI technologies require little or no maintenance and have a 20-30 year life cycle. That eliminates the requirement for constant monitoring and expensive upkeep. Our goal is to make life easier for customers.”

EASI and its affiliates have performed thousands of installations in the U.S. and more than 60 foreign countries. Among EASI customers are General Electric, Conagra, the Congressional Country Club, British Petroleum, the Saudi Basic Industries Corp. and the Statue of Liberty.