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SCE can help your hospitality business increase energy efficiency, reduce operating costs and increase net operating income.

What’s in it for my restaurant1?

One restaurant could realize

$6,500

in annual bill savings.

Find out what areas of your business are using the most electricity, then read the tips below to learn how to conserve.

Item percentage
A Ventilation 2%
B Office Equipment 4%
C Cooking 8%
D Water Heating 38%
E Lighting 29%
Item percentage
F Misc. 9%
G Cooling 5%
H Refrigeration 3%
I Heating 2%
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Item percentage
A Ventilation 3%
B Misc 4%
C Cooling 7%
D Water Heating 14%
E Cooking 43%
Item percentage
F Lighting 14%
G Refrigeration 10%
H Heating 4%
I Office Equipment 1%
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Did you know...

that electricity use can be reduced by up to 75% with energy-efficient lighting2?

Lighting

Start saving with these tips:
  • Install controls, such as occupancy sensors, to turn lights on only when the area is occupied and automatically turn off when the area is not
  • Establish regular preventive maintenance schedules for lighting systems to maintain maximum lighting levels
  • Upgrade fluorescent T12s with magnetic ballasts to T8s, T5s or T5HOs with electronic ballasts
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Did you know...

cooking can account for over 40% of a restaurant’s energy consumption3?

Food Service

Start saving with these tips:
  • Cut idle time by implementing a startup/shutdown plan to make sure you’re using only the equipment that you need, when you need it.
  • Stop waste by staying on top of maintenance and repairs of equipment.
  • Cut down on ventilation spillage by adding inexpensive side panels to hoods
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Did you know...

that ENERGY STAR®-qualified commercial refrigerators can lead to savings of as much as 35%4?

Refrigeration

Start saving with these tips:
  • Clean coils and replace worn gaskets
  • Swap out incandescent light bulbs for low-temperature ENERGY STAR®-qualified CFLs to reduce the lamps’ heat output by 75%
  • Add strip curtains and automatic door closers to your walk-in refrigerator: they are inexpensive and easy-to-install. Strip curtains can cut outside air filtration by about 75%
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Did you know...

electricity use accounts for 60%-70% of the utility costs of a typical hotel2?

HVAC

Start saving with these tips:
  • Calibrate, check, and adjust thermostats to accurately heat and cool different building zones; implement setback strategies to reduce or turn off HVAC use during low use or unoccupied hours
  • Identify and correct any HVAC systems that are fighting each other with simultaneous heating and cooling, such as humidity control fighting a static control
  • Schedule and perform regular maintenance on key HVAC units; clean/replace air filters and dampers, repair/replace damaged ducts and pipe insulation
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Did you know...

that in some cases, a pump’s energy cost can account for up to 90% of the total cost of owning a pump5?

Pumping

Start saving with these tips:
  • Schedule pumping in a way that shifts energy use away from peak electricity hours to lower cost
  • Minimize pump demand through the use of holding tanks and the elimination of bypass loops
  • Consider VSD-based pumping systems to help cut down on motor noise, improve production efficiency, and cut costs
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Solutions to Help You Use Less Energy and Save Money6

Working together, we can develop a long-term energy management strategy that combines Energy Efficiency and Demand Response solutions to lower your energy demand, as well as your operating and capital costs.

Energy Efficiency Solutions

Permanently reduce energy usage by updating equipment and optimizing building system design.

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Demand Response Solutions

Reduce your electrical load when electricity costs are high or when the system is constrained.

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Other Options and Resources

Resources and Online Tools
Customer Success Stories

Learn how other businesses like yours are saving money and energy using our Energy Management Solutions.

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Energy Centers

Find free information, training, and support to make better energy efficiency choices.

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SCE Energy Manager

Get access to usage information and detailed cost analyses of your business’ energy use.

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Financial Offerings
On-Bill Financing

Zero-interest financing towards the purchase and installation of qualifying energy efficient equipment for commercial, industrial and agricultural customers. For more information, please contact your account representative.

Regulation & Compliance Support
The Cool Planet Project

Assists customers with recent installations or efficiency projects resulting in excess of one million kWh of energy in joining the Climate Registry.

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Energy Star Benchmarking

Benchmarking your buildings' energy performance is a key first step to understanding and reducing energy consumption and your carbon footprint.

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Renewable Alternatives
Solar Leadership

Help create a cleaner energy future with innovative solutions that make it possible for you to join the solar movement.

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Self-Generation

Earn financial incentives for installing self-generation equipment to meet all or a portion of your facility’s energy needs.

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Specialized Services for New and Existing Buildings
New Buildings

Receive technical assistance in the design and construction of new energy efficient buildings.

  • Savings by Design

    New construction builders and buyers can receive design assistance, owner incentives, and design team incentives.

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  • California Advanced Homes

    Incentives, design assistance, and technical education and services to encourage home builders to build home that exceed California’s Title 24 code standards by at least 15%.

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Existing Buildings

Qualifying customers can receive assistance in identifying and evaluating energy efficiency opportunities within existing buildings. Contact your account representative for more information.


1 These scenarios are based on projects involving various levels of complexity and technology that were completed by various SCE customers in the 2006-08 incentive funding cycle. Each project is unique, and your final savings (energy and utility) may vary.

2 California Hotel and Lodging Association: Energy Efficiency Resources

3 E Source, October 2002: “Restaurants.”

4 http://www.energystar.gov/

5 An ENERGY STAR® Guide for Energy and Plant Managers, March 2008.

6 Terms and Conditions apply. For complete Terms and Conditions, see the Incentives Application and Solutions Directory.


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