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Greetings from the Retrocommmissioning
Services & Incentives Program! The Program's
financial incentives and technical services are still
available to help Pacific Gas & Electric
Company (PG&E) commercial customers save energy and
money through retrocommissioning (RCx).
RCx can help building owners and
managers improve the performance of their
building's systems, achieve energy savings, and improve
occupant comfort. Through
low-cost, quick-payback operational improvements,
an RCx project can reduce total building energy costs by
5-20%. Visit www.RCx-Program.com to learn more about the Program's
incentives and process.
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Program Update
In its first months, the Program has
received applications for buildings totaling over 7.4
million square feet of building space! The first
set of projects to pass screening have potential to save
a combined 5 million kilowatt hours of energy, or nearly
20% of the total program goal.
The Program continues to accept
applications from PG&E commercial
customers that have more than 100,000 square feet
of conditioned space. To find out if your building
qualifies for the Program, contact a program
representative today! Our Field Energy Analysts, Kate Merrill and Greg
Murphy, are available to help answer your questions
and assist you in getting started.
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Project Spotlight: W
Hotel
 The W Hotel, a 300,000 square
foot, 410 room Starwood Hotel and Resorts property
located in downtown San Francisco, joined the Program in
early May, seeking to further Starwood Hotel and
Resorts' mission to become a leader in sustainable
hospitality.
The
customized, in-depth RCx investigation of the W Hotel is
currently underway, and is being conducted by
Architectural Energy Corporation (AEC). Investigation
efforts are focusing on finding energy savings with the
building's chillers, cooling towers, boilers, pumps,
central air handlers, and lighting and HVAC control
systems. Implementation of selected energy-saving
measures is expected to commence later in the year.
According to
Terry Haney, General Manager of the W Hotel,
"The
RCx Program presented us with an appealing package that
included high caliber engineering services and a
generous investigation incentive that will cover the
full cost of the RCx study. The application
and screening process was swift and the Program team has
done a great job so far of working with our staff. We are confident
that we'll soon be seeing significant energy savings as
a result of this project."
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Catch the
RCx Program on the Road
 This
summer, the Retrocommissioning Services & Incentives
Program is hosting two free half-day RCx workshops for
building and facility managers, building engineers,
operations and maintenance staff, and project
managers:
- July
31 at the Pacific Energy Center in San
Francisco
- August
1 at the San Jose City Hall in San
Jose
The workshop will highlight the typical
benefits and costs and provide real-world examples of
retrocommissioning projects, straight from experienced
project engineers. For more information and to register,
please visit our
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New RCx
Resources
 What are
some common retrocommissioning measures and how are
they implemented? Visit the RCx Resources
section of the Program website to learn about five
common measures.
In addition, a new RCx success story
is posted on the Program website! Read about
how Marriott International's San Diego Marriott Hotel
& Marina RCx project resulted in significant
energy savings, increased guest comfort, and a 2006 San Diego Excellence in Energy award
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on a first-come,
first-served basis. This Program may be
modified or terminated without notice. Actual
energy savings and incentives will vary with each
project, including but not limited to the actual
measures or equipment installed, building
construction, customer operation, age of existing
equipment, and location.
California customers are not obligated
to purchase any full fee services or other services not
funded by this Program. This Program is
funded by California utility ratepayers uncer the
auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC).
Los consumidores de
California no están obligados a comprar servicios o
adicionales que no esten cubiertos bajo este
programa.
Este programa está financiado por los usuarios de
servicios públicos en California bajo la jurisdiccíon de
la Comisión de Servicios Públicos de California
(CPUC).
The
Retrocommissioning Services & Incentives Program is
administered by Portland Energy Conservation, Inc
(PECI).
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