Trying to decarbonize your business?

Direct Efficiency can help you meet your net zero goal and decarbonize many technologies. Our experienced team of engineers and construction managers have successfully helped businesses improve technologies and electrify and optimize their systems. Direct Efficiency offers solutions to help businesses reach net zero carbon emissions and become more energy efficient as well.

Direct Efficiency Benefits

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    Decarbonize your Business

    Our engineers turn energy usage data into actionable energy insights to help your business identify ways to meet net zero goals with decarbonization strategies.
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    Business Modernization

    Optimize your space, meet sustainability goals and help create the working environment your employees want with our comprehensive solutions.
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    Minimize Risk to your Business

    Our resiliency solutions minimize interruption to your business and help provide peace of mind.
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    Flexible Financing

    You can make a cash purchase or choose from several options that require no upfront cost including shared savings, pay-as-you-go and as-a-service.

Our Services and Technologies

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    Lighting

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    HVAC & Mechanical

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    Refrigeration Optimization

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    Monitoring & Controls

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    Solar

Customer Stories

Find out how our customers are saving on energy and maintenance costs with their new lighting retrofits from Direct Efficiency. Don’t miss out – you can start saving, too!

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    Coats Case Study

    Learn how Coats completed a lighting retrofit project of its facilities with the added benefits of modernized lighting, improved lighting quality and a safer work environment for employees.
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    The Knights Case Study

    Read how the Charlotte Knights improved their baseball stadium lighting. Direct Efficiency helped them meet the requirements of Major League Baseball and save money too.
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    A Brighter Education

    Learn how Direct Efficiency has helped schools and universities reduce the cost of lighting in libraries, classrooms, sport complexes, gyms and more.
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    Concord Padgett Regional Airport Case Study

    Learn how Concord-Padgett Regional Airport reduced energy and maintenance costs, improved customer experience, optimized operational safety, and most importantly, freed up capital to help with their continued expansion.

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    MR Williams Case Study

    Learn more about how MR Williams updated their lighting retrofit and reduced their operational costs with Direct Efficiency.
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    Broad River Retail Case Study

    Discover how Broad River Retail reduced their energy and maintenance costs while freeing up capital to help their business grow.

Not sure where to get started?

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    Electrification

    Discover the possibilities for electrifying your business or fleet.
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    Resiliency

    Keep your business up and running with more resilient systems and backup power solutions.
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    Resources

    Read how Direct Efficiency has helped current businesses make upgrades and save.

Contact Us

For questions, email DirectEfficiency@duke-energy.com or phone 844.343.0833.

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