Case Study: City of Washington, D.C. achieves centralized real-time energy transparency with Aquicore

City of DC Publicizes Real-Time Energy Consumption with Aquicore

The City of Washington, D.C., sought to reduce citywide energy use by 50% by 2032 but faced challenges due to a lack of centralized energy data from its 410+ public buildings and high installation costs that stalled projects. The city partnered with vendor Aquicore to implement its enterprise platform for real-time energy monitoring as part of its Build Smart DC initiative.

Aquicore’s solution provided a centralized platform that aggregated energy data and made it publicly available through a website and building kiosks. Within just three months, Aquicore successfully metered all 410 buildings. This real-time data transparency allows the city to conduct portfolio-wide assessments, strategically focus its capital on efficiency projects, and serves as a public model for future initiatives.

City of Washington, D.C