ERS maintains complete responsibility for implementation of the Silicon Valley Power (SVP) commercial and industrial (C&I) programs. ERS efforts involve a wide range of services for this highly successful Santa Clara program portfolio. One of the team’s focuses has been on technical assistance for data centers, providing program assistance, validating implemented efficiency measures, and processing rebates. ERS has inspected and provided technical assistance, review, and project validation services for both new construction and retrofit of data centers.
Efficiency measures implemented include economizer retrofits, evaporative cooling, air management (aisle containment), wireless micro-grid controls with real-time cooling load management, and advanced lighting systems. In 2012, ERS redesigned the data center program into a pay for performance program. The new program design aligned rebates with project performance and the fast-evolving nature of data centers and IT technologies. Since 2010, ERS has processed more than 70 million kilowatt hours of energy savings and nearly $6 million in rebates for data center projects.