Case Study: Hamilton County achieves energy reductions and improved asset utilization with ARCHIBUS Energy Management

Hamilton County Reduces Energy Consumption and Improves Asset Use with ARCHIBUS

Hamilton County, Ohio — a long-time ARCHIBUS user responsible for more than 3,000 properties, 275 buildings and 3.5 million sq. ft. of space — faced growing pressure to reduce volatile energy costs and improve asset utilization across its major facilities. The Facilities Department needed accurate, automated metrics to benchmark performance (targeting an EPA Energy Star score of 75), verify utility consumption, and cut large annual expenses (roughly $2.5M for electricity and $2.1M for natural gas, excluding T&D).

The county implemented ARCHIBUS Energy Management alongside Asset Management to automate utility data collection (via EDI), aggregate and audit consumption, incorporate weather and degree-day data, and support what-if planning and performance contracting. The system eliminated manual entry errors, sped reporting and decision-making, helped track Energy Star benchmarking (three buildings earned EPA Energy Star awards), enabled performance-contract ROI tracking on a $17M investment, and delivered measurable administrative and cost-saving benefits.

Hamilton County

Ralph Linne

Director of County Facilities