Decarbonization, Especially Relating to Existing Infrastructure — A Conversation with Nick Balster of Dalkia

The bluEPrint by Executive Platforms

At the 2023 edition of the North American Sustainability & Responsibility Summit series we sat down with Nick Balster, the SVP of Operations for Dalkia Energy Solutions, EDF Group, to talk about reducing the carbon impact of companies’ global footprint, especially as it related to existing infrastructure.

Any conversation about improving Sustainability has to acknowledge most of the underpinnings of today’s economy we put in place before environmental performance was viewed as anything more than a nice-to-have. There are enormous opportunities to reduce impacts by taking an informed approach to looking around the facilities and other infrastructure your organization uses and identifying opportunities to eliminate waste. Many of these opportunities are inexpensive, and the savings they would generate not only pay for themselves, but can also go towards funding other improvements that may sound capital intensive at first, but will actually create a snowballing effect of savings paying for further savings, all of which is also paying immediate dividends into dramatically improved EHS metrics. To learn more and hear how this can apply to you and your operations, give this episode a listen!

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Dalkia Energy Solutions, EDF Group provides comprehensive energy solutions for municipal, commercial, industrial, and institutional customers within the United States. We design, install, finance and maintain efficiency upgrade projects across the US, helping our customers save money while positively helping them reach their greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals.

Our applications include street lighting, building controls, compressed air, HVAC, LED lighting, refrigeration and steam systems, and the management of utility financial incentives that reduce capital investment requirements. Dalkia brings our customers on-site generation with combined heat and power from our Dalkia affiliate, Dalkia Aegis, solar and storage solutions from EDF Renewables and electricity, and gas and load management services from EDF Energy Services.

Dalkia has evolved through applying its skills, know-how and the advancing energy technologies to continuously provide reliable, cost-effective solutions to resource and sustainability challenges. We’ve also collaborated with a wide array of other energy companies, building an extensive international network of partners with complementary areas of expertise--all of which adds up to unmatched solutions delivered to our customers.