Rate Switch Enabled by Solar + Storage Dramatically Reduces Demand Charges for Lodge in San Bernardino

EcoForce Solutions, a Santa Ana-based project developer, was eager to find a solution for a hospitality facility wishing to address the increasing expenses caused by skyrocketing electric rates. Located in San Bernardino, Budget Lodge, a budget motel near the University of California Riverside, faces exorbitantly high demand charges under SCE TOU-GS-2 Option D (at $34/kW summer on-peak and $22/kW noncoincident max). The customer was interested in switching to the Option E electric rate to reduce the facility’s max annual peak demand, meaning they would need to acquire qualifying technologies like solar + storage to make the switch. EcoForce Solutions was prepared to find a solution by procuring tier-one ESS equipment and an energy management system to pair with the facility’s existing 405 kW solar array.