Flex Your Power Case Study: San Diego State Office Building

In order to reduce energy usage in the San Diego State Office Building the building manager collected all directives from the director of the Department of General Services (DGS) regarding energy usage, temperatures for offices and domestic hot water and lighting levels for office workers. The manager then reviewed the building's compliance with those directives, and found that the building was providing more than what was required. Building staff proceeded immediately with project implementation, targeting an overall reduction of 25 percent or more depending upon the good will and tolerance of the clients. Areas identified for operational changes were: heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), lighting and plug-in loads.

The goal of this program was to reduce energy usage at the San Diego State Office Building.

In June 2000, the San Diego State Office Building at 1350 Front St. had a total peak KW load of 1,106. In June 2001, total PKW load dropped to 873.6. In June 2001, compared
with June 2000, the San Diego State Office Building realized:
- A 21 percent reduction in peak KW demand,
- A 33.9 percent reduction in overall energy use for the month, and
- Cost savings of approximately $6,800 for the month.