Company
Date Published
Author
Julie Dam
Word count
1535
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

New City Energy, led by Andrew Rodgers, has implemented Grafana to enhance sustainability efforts in Washington D.C.'s municipal buildings, aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050. By utilizing Grafana to visualize key metrics, the platform monitors energy usage across 46 buildings, collecting vast amounts of data to optimize energy efficiency and enhance operational comfort. The initiative, rooted in the BuildSmart DC platform, has saved the city $4 million, largely through data-driven retro commissioning processes. By integrating with the VOLTTRON platform and tools like Prometheus, Logstash, and Elasticsearch, the system aggregates data for public access, promoting transparency and accountability. Rodgers highlights the importance of continuous commissioning and distributed energy resources as future goals, aiming to inspire similar sustainability practices beyond D.C., with a focus on empowering all organizational levels to take ownership of energy management challenges.