The Offices of South Coast Plaza Just Got Greener
LOBOS Automated Demand Response system delivers 1 megawatt of peak electric load
reduction
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Costa Mesa, Calif. (PRWEB) May 12, 2014 — Three office towers at South Coast Plaza in Costa
Mesa, already among the greenest in the country, are now greener with the installation of the
patent-protected LOBOS (Load Based Optimization System) Demand Response system. The
system, developed by Enerliance Inc., which was recently acquired by Yardi Systems adds
intelligence to large-scale air conditioning systems, making it possible to automatically curtail
energy consumption in response to peak electric grid congestion.
During a Southern California Edison commissioning test, the buildings equipped with the
breakthrough technology of LOBOS delivered 1 megawatt of automated demand response to the
Southern California electrical grid. That was three times the amount that had been expected by
Southern California Edison.
”I am pleased the LOBOS system performed so well; it more than met our expectations,” said
Gary Spore, Director of Engineering and Facilities at South Coast Plaza.
In the fall of 2012, South Coast took advantage of incentives from Southern California Edison Co.
to install the LOBOS automated system in order to help control energy usage and costs and to be
prepared for future rate changes. Edison pays up to 100 percent of the cost to install fully
automated demand response technologies such as LOBOS in qualifying buildings.
“We have verified we can reduce energy levels on demand without disrupting facility occupants or
operations, which is the key for sustainable demand response participation,” said Spore.
Scot Duncan, P.E., Enerliance founder, applauds the effort.
“LOBOS is delivering owner-friendly, tenant-friendly demand reduction which benefits the
community, owners and occupants alike. This is a great example of the facilities community
working with the utility to prevent brownouts and blackouts, reduce the need to build new power
plants, and to manage energy costs for the facility.” Duncan said.
Being good environmental citizens is nothing new for South Coast Plaza. The three towers were
the first Class A office buildings in California, and three of the first four buildings in the United
States to be awarded LEED Gold certification by the US Green Building Council for Operations
and Maintenance in 2009. The green initiative was rewarded with a letter of acknowledgement
from the Obama Administration in recognition of the significant reductions in CO2 and water
consumption achieved inside the towers.
The three South Coast Plaza buildings include two of the tallest buildings in Orange County, the
21-story Plaza and Center Towers, and the 17-story Park Tower with a total square footage of 1.5
million. With LOBOS Automated Demand Response, the next time Southern California Edison
issues an alert, the South Coast Plaza office towers will have the ability to add 1,000 kilowatts of
power back onto the grid.
About Enerliance: Enerliance, founded in 2005 and acquired by Yardi Systems in 2014, is the
company behind the Load Based Optimization System (LOBOS), an intelligent optimization
system for large-scale air conditioning systems that offers improved comfort, energy efficiency
and fully automated demand response capability that improves bottom lines for building owners
and occupants.
LOBOS delivers more than 32 megawatts of fully automated demand response capability to the
grid along with more than $5 million in annual energy savings.
Enerliance has earned numerous industry accolades, including recognition by CIO magazine, one
of the most highly regarded publications in the information technology industry, as one of the 20
most promising utilities
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About South Coast Plaza – Office Division: South Coast Plaza’s Office Division is the center
of urban activity in Orange County. It encompasses the finest in office buildings, cultural arts,
restaurants and retailing, representing a business and cultural core that is the heart of Orange
County’s downtown.
South Coast Plaza's Office Division totals approximately 1.5 million square feet of office and
commercial space including the 21-Story Plaza Tower, 21-Story Center Tower, 17-Story Park
Tower, 7-Story California Bank & Trust. The center also includes the 400-Room Westin South
Coast Plaza Hotel, Orange County’s Theatre District, South Coast Repertory Theatre,
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, and the Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.
www.officesofsouthcoastplaza.com
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