1. 1/20/2009
REGEN Energy
Swarm Energy Management™

2. What is Swarm Logic? Traditional Method Swarm Logic Method
Auto DR Event

3. Swarm Energy Management
Easily Deployed using Your Existing HVAC Service Team, without IT Modifications
A ZigBee network allows Controllers to “talk to each other” in a swarm.
A Gateway provides Internet communication without the need to access the site’s network. Power readings and decisions are uploaded every 5 minutes.
Swarm Energy Cloud
HVAC
Swarm Energy Management
Web 2.0 APIs
HVAC
Controllers are monitored and adjusted via a web based portal.
LIGHTING
HVAC
PUMPS
Controllers measure power readings every 30 seconds.
Each Controller makes a decision every 10 minutes.
ELECTRIC HEATING
Customer Portal

4. Simple OpenADR Communications
Event Info communicated via web between the DRAS Server and REGEN’s Standalone DR Client
Event Info automatically sent to customer site. Two-way
communication provides real-time
load drop verification.
Southern California Edison
REGEN Standalone
DR Client
AutoDR Event Signal
Automatic Schedule Population of Upcoming DR Events
REGEN Energy 24x7 Support Center
Customer Site RTU

5. OpenADR Landscape

6. Easy Demand Response with Minimal Impact on Comfort
T-stat rebound
Smoother exit
Swarm Energy Management’s Benefits:
Schedules DR events automatically using AutoDR
Maintains comfort better than t-stat setback
Provides fine-grained, predictable DR curtailment
Reduces rebound during/after DR events
Power
Immediate increase
Gradual effect
Interior Temp./Humidity
Thermostat Setback
Swarm Energy Management DR

7. Decentralized Control Provides Easy, Simple Access to Multiple Users
Web-based Portal
No software installation required
Secure Control
Site-level permissions
Allow view only or manager roles
Scheduling
Ability to group loads per zone
Schedule load duty cycles for recurring or one-time events
Analytics
View real-time or historical load profiles
Can export as spreadsheets
Alerts
Receive when warning conditions exist
Ensures sufficient Demand Response curtailment achieved

8. Swarm Energy Management Even Provides Benefits to BAS-Equipped Sites
1/20/2009
Swarm Energy Management Even Provides Benefits to BAS-Equipped Sites
Internet-based remote monitoring & control aids recommissioning efforts
Real-time & historical sub-metering per load, site, or portfolio of sites
Monitoring Benefits
Proven occupant comfort benefits vs. load-limiting strategies
Seasonal benefits well beyond summer peaks alone
Demand Management Benefits
Simple AutoDR participation, automated event scheduling
Superior occupant comfort compared to temperature setback strategies
Demand Response Benefits

9. Swarm Energy Management Benefits
1/20/2009
Swarm Energy Management Benefits
Sample Building:
20 RTUs, avg tons & 180kW
700 S. Telshor
Las Cruces, NM 88011
Reduces Peak Demand while Maintaining Comfort (~15-25% = 25-40kW)
Provides Intelligent Demand Response, incl. AutoDR (adtl. ~20-50kW)
Minimizes Off-Hours Consumption (~10-30% = 35, ,000 kWH/year)
Remote Monitoring and Scheduling with Ability to Lock Out Thermostats
Rapid ROI for a Building Enhancement

10. Case Study: Allen Theatres
Problem:
Employees playing with thermostats, overriding set schedules
Very high energy costs
Solution:
Installed REGEN’s Swarm Energy Management at 11 different theaters in 2010 and 2011
2012 RESULTS
Total Peak Demand Reduction (kW)
Average kW Reduction (%)
Total Consumption Reduction (kWh)
$ Savings
572
16%
446,185
$ 34,227
Since implementing Swarm Energy Management, Allen Theatres has saved over $85,000

11. REGEN Small Site Case Study
Site Name
# of AC Units with controllers
ACE Hardware 4
Fitness Center 14
Fitness Center #2
Chevrolet Dealership 11
Office Building 9

12. Customer Comfort
Responses to Baseline Day: How comfortable are you with the temperature today at work?

13. Customer Comfort Responses to DM event:
How comfortable were you with the temperature between 4-7 PM?

14. Customer Comfort Responses to DR1 event:
How comfortable were you with the temperature between 4-7 PM?

15. Customer Comfort Responses to DR2 event:
How comfortable were you with the temperature between 4-7 PM?

16. Additional Savings
kWh savings realized by utilizing REGEN’s scheduling functionality

17. Swarm Energy Management™
Energy Management Naturally™
REGEN Energy
Contact:
James McPhail