Things were not looking good in the boiler room at Trinity Church in Canton as recently as November 2002. The original boiler, installed in 1969, was leaking significantly and had left about 2 inches of water on the floor. This boiler, even when it was working, rated a meager 67% in efficiency. When it stopped working - just in time for the holiday season, like clockwork - it created a serious crisis for Trinity Church as well as the Striar Jewish day care center housed there.

Luckily, MIP&L was able to work quickly with the Senior Warden at Trinity; Bay State Gas and RISE Engineering; as well as the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, to turn a lemon into lemonade.

With help from a financial incentive from Bay State Gas as well as a Stokes Loan from the Episcopal Diocese, Trinity Church in Canton was able to upgrade to a boiler with 93% efficiency while also improving its zoning and control systems.

This more efficient boiler will save Trinity Church approximately $33,700 over 20 years (in current dollars)! Even better, in the next 20 years this will reduce harmful emissions (CO2, NOx, SO2) from the building by an estimated 28%.

For full details and numbers, see the PDF document case study.