MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Progressive Lighting & Energy Solutions of Los Gatos and Tustin, Calif., has announced the January 2012 start of California’s most comprehensive and ambitious green project in an existing building. The project was designed for Tarlton Properties, located in Menlo Park, Calif., and consists of cutting-edge building efficiency controls and lighting retrofit at the 47-acre, 13-building campus (approximately 1MM sq. ft. gross).
Progressive Lighting & Energy Solutions, in participation with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), secured funding through a combination of utility 3rd Party Program and core incentives from RightLights, California High Performance Lighting Program (CHCLP), PG&E’s Express Efficiency Program and Automated Demand Response Technical Incentives. Tarlton Properties will garner over $1 million in rebates and technical incentives.
The balance of the project will be financed by Pacific Gas & Electric, which makes this the largest “On-Bill Financing” project for the utility. Tarlton Properties will realize an annual utility bill savings of more than $400,000, with an annual return on investment of 20%+.
Progressive Lighting & Energy Solutions Inc. is California’s leading “Green Lighting Provider”. Its energy-efficient lighting designs and wireless building control systems reduce energy consumption up to 60 percent by retrofitting existing commercial and industrial buildings. Founded in 2004, Progressive Lighting & Energy Solutions helps businesses comply with energy codes, earn valuable rebates from local electric utility providers and qualify for federal tax deductions.
Karl Gee, Senior Energy Specialist for Progressive Lighting, said, “The Tarlton Properties project is designed to maximize building efficiencies through an integration of HVAC and lighting systems that will future proof the campus for demand response, tiered rate pricing and changes in California Title 24.
“This project emulates the CPUC’s interest in promoting a loading order for best practices in conservation, management, demand response and ultimately self-generation. We have taken the concepts of the ‘smart grid’ down to the tenant end-user level.
“With Wireless control granulation to each fixture, we have provided user vacancy control, task tuning by fixture, daylight harvesting and space temperature monitoring via the IP-based building system.”
The use of the wireless mesh network controlling power levels on an individual fixture basis allows for seamless integration with advanced automated demand response protocols and load shedding in participation with “smart grid” notifications to the property to dispatch loads as needed. Bottom-line savings in utility-generated pricing signals are automatically conveyed to building systems and ultimately translate to energy participation dollars for the participating tenant spaces.
Continuous commissioning and task tuning both the HVAC systems and lighting systems will create further savings with increased tenant comfort. Presently the Tarlton Properties project is projected to generate energy savings in excess of $400,000 per year and reduce greenhouse gas emission by 1,000,000+ pounds per year.
William Tauber, 714-743-2563
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