Energy data will empower schools to cut electric bills and make smart
energy investments; program is part of larger deployment of up to 400
facilities
HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
All public elementary, middle, and high schools in the Hawaiian Electric
Companies’ service territory are receiving new, intelligent,
energy-monitoring devices and software through a unique collaboration
among Stem,
Inc., a California-based leader in software-driven energy
storage; Hawaiian Electric Companies; Energy Excelerator and the Hawai‘i
Department of Education (DOE).
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As more public schools add classroom cooling, solar power, efficient
lighting and other energy efficiency equipment, balancing costs and
energy use become increasingly critical. It will require active
monitoring and management of high-use devices like air-conditioning
systems.
Stem’s high-resolution PowerMonitors will collect and transmit real-time
energy use and cost data through its associated PowerScope software.
Individual schools and DOE energy managers will be able to access this
new level of energy data through PowerScope’s interactive web-supported
applications on laptops, tablets and smart phones to adapt efficiency
measures and uncover savings opportunities at each school site.
Installation at all public schools on Maui, Lānaʻi, Moloka‘i and Hawai‘i
Island has been completed, and O‘ahu public schools are expected to be
complete in the first week of July.
“The Hawaii State Department of Education's heat abatement efforts
depend on working with energy partners to ensure that we can cool as
many classrooms as possible,” said Dann Carlson, assistant
superintendent for the office of school facilities and support services.
“Stem’s software, installed with the support of Hawaiian Electric, will
give us the information we need to efficiently and cost-effectively add
climate controls to the ultimate benefit of our students, faculty and
the broader community.”
Support for installation of energy monitoring equipment comes in part
from Hawaiian Electric Companies’ Smart Power for Schools
(formerly Sun Power for Schools) program, funded by donations
from customers and the utility. Hawaiian Electric will also have access
to data from these energy systems to more effectively assist customers
and help manage grid operations across the five islands.
“Hawaiian Electric is committed to meeting Hawai‘i’s 100 percent
renewable generation goals and continually improving the services we
provide,” said Shelee Kimura, vice president for corporate planning and
business development. “By working with leading technology providers like
Stem and through collaborative partnerships like that with the DOE, we
will meet our goals cost-effectively and efficiently while enhancing the
services available to our valued customers.”
The collaboration is part of a larger PowerScope Deployment Program
offered by Hawaiian Electric to help up to 400 commercial and industrial
customers monitor and manage energy use and make wise alternative energy
decisions, including selection and right-sizing of PV solar or energy
storage systems. Commercial and industrial customers (including private
schools) interested in participating should contact their Hawaiian
Electric commercial account representative for more information.
“This partnership is an outstanding example of utilities, customers and
technology providers coming together to support even the loftiest
renewable energy goals while benefitting all parties,” said John
Carrington, Stem Inc.’s CEO. “Stem is excited to provide Hawaiian
Electric with this new, advanced service and, at the same time, expand
the services offered to our utility customers.”
This marks Stem’s first expansion beyond intelligent energy storage to
provide monitoring and management software as a service for utilities
and their customers.
The collaboration is also supported by the Hawai‘i Energy Excelerator, a
program of the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research
(PICHTR). Last year, Hawaiian Electric and Stem announced another
first-of-its-kind collaborative project through the Energy Excelerator
to install 1 MW of customer-sited intelligent energy storage on O‘ahu to
provide additional grid response capability to deal with the variability
of solar generation and help customers reduce electricity bills.
About Stem, Inc.
Stem, a leading provider of intelligent energy storage, combines big
data, predictive analytics and energy storage to simultaneously reduce
electricity costs for businesses and in aggregate, deliver services to
the grid. Stem’s software learns a customer’s unique energy profile to
maximize savings and displays real-time and predicted energy use
alongside actionable recommendations. When aggregated, Stem’s
customer-sited storage network offers flexible, cost-competitive
capacity to the grid. Headquartered in Millbrae, California, Stem is
funded by a consortium of leading investors including Angeleno Group,
Iberdrola, GE Ventures, Constellation Technology Ventures, Total Energy
Ventures, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., RWE Supply & Trading and Mithril Capital
Management. For more information visit www.stem.com
About Hawaiian Electric
Hawaiian Electric and its subsidiaries, Maui Electric and Hawaii
Electric Light, serve the islands of Oahu, Maui, Lāna‘i, Moloka‘i and
Hawai‘i Island, home to 95 percent of the people of Hawai‘i. Hawaiian
Electric’s parent company is Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE: HE). In
a changing world, the Hawaiian Electric Companies are taking the lead in
adding renewable energy and developing energy solutions for their
customers to achieve a lower cost, clean energy future for Hawai‘i. For
more information, visit www.hawaiianelectric.com.
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For Hawaiian Electric:
Peter Rosegg, 808-543-7780
peter.rosegg@hawaiianelectric.com
or
For
Stem:
Alana Herro, 415-977-1918
stem@antennagroup.com
Source: Stem, Inc.