Air Force Base Sees Savings Take Off After Installing Submeters
Once the epicenter of America's aerospace industry, the Los Angeles basin hosts a variety of government installations, including Los Angeles Air Force Base (AFB) in downtown El Segundo, California. While you won't find any runways at this facility, energy cost savings nevertheless "took off" after the installation of electrical submeters and automatic meter reading (AMR) software at key locations around this sprawling, multisite facility.
A 150-acre expanse of government offices, research and development labs, military housing, and other facilities, the base is a prime example of how an electronic submetering system can accurately track energy usage, focus conservation efforts, and recoup operating costs. On the tenant side of the base's submetering project, the same data is used to implement dramatic cost savings that can have a real impact on an enterprise's bottom line.