JULY ISSUE: Intelligent HVAC | Commercial PropertyExecutive

July 8, 2014

Ray Pustinger on Energy Reduction, Utility Incentives and the Smart Grid

Ray Pustinger, president of Enerliance, spoke with CPE editorial directorSuzann D. Silverman about energy conservation trends and his company's efforts to reduce energyconsumption by heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in large commercial buildings andcampus settings. Enerliance was recently purchased by Yardi Systems Inc. (which also owns CPE).Enerliance's LOBOS software is reducing electricity expenses by an estimated $5 million annuallyfor clients that include office buildings, regional malls, convention centers, airports, universities,hospitals and other large properties.

Q. How does your product fit into current sustainability and energy conservation trends?

A. Sustainability means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. It can mean anythingfrom recycling plastic water bottles to buying products that are made with recycled materials,recycled paper. There are all sorts of sustainability issues, and they're all important.

Enerliance's product really goes toward the consumption of natural resources: energy, electricity.When you think of electricity, that's a pretty generic form of energy. It's the underlying fuels thatcreate electricity that are really the sustainability issues. Fossil fuels, nuclear power, natural gas,biomethane--there are all sorts of ways to produce electricity. Enerliance is working on reducing theneed to consume electricity. Sustainability upstream could be, "Let's use the cleanest power source."Sustainability where Enerliance lives is, "Let's reduce the amount of electricity needed to heat andcool a building."

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