Invention claims to slash businesses' energy bills

Business owners looking for a way to cut utility costs might be interested in a new device which the inventor claims can save them significantly on their electricity bills.

An East Stroudsburg inventor says his Electrical Pod and Induction Controller (EPIC), patent pending, has been installed at several test sites at Verizon Communications and has demonstrated approximately a one-third reduction in energy consumption.

Guy Lestician, a 49 year old self-described problemsolver/inventor/scientist," originally set out to design a device that would save buildings from lightning storms and power surges.

It took Lestician six months to create EPIC, which works by storing extra energy that comes into a circuit breaker panel.

This excess is deployed by the device whenever a large inrush of current is needed, before the electrical system draws in new energy from the outside power company.

The unit is built to hold twice the amperage of the building, typically 200 to 400 amps. Consequently, the capacity of EPIC can vary according to the needs of the site.