AVSD and CEL will partner on a Dynamic Rate program at Knight High School.
Antelope Valley School District (AVSD) recently signed an agreement with CEL to participate in a new utility Dynamic Rate program. The project will take place at Knight High School. AVSD has a large amount of solar, brand new HVAC, and an advanced Building Automation System (BAS) that can control and monitor buildings' energy usage. However, the district still struggles to manage its energy. This is due to the mismatch between when its HVAC system is using energy and when its solar arrays are producing energy. On top of that, they face multiple sets of prices and tariffs.
These challenges present an opportunity for a win-win scenario. It's a great opportunity for the utility to find ways to unify and declutter all of these tariffs, sending important signals to customers who help protect the grid. It's also a great opportunity for AVSD to layer CEL's technology on top of its existing BAS and uncover the benefits. CEL will handle the complexity of the tariffs for AVSD while keeping building occupants comfortable, all while identifying potential energy reduction and cost savings.
This partnership has the potential to reap the same benefits as CEL's pilots. These include reducing up to 24% of total peak power and up to 30% of HVAC peak power, as well as shifting up to 16% of the load from high-price periods to low-price periods. We are excited to see what benefits we can bring to AVSD!