Case Study: Sutter Health achieves LEED Gold hospital sustainability goals with Bloom Energy

Sutter Health cuts carbon footprint 19% with Bloom Energy

Sutter Health, a not-for-profit Northern California health system, was designing a new state-of-the-art medical center in Santa Rosa and sought to incorporate advanced technology and green building practices to achieve LEED Gold certification. To meet this objective, they partnered with vendor Bloom Energy to install an on-site Bloom Energy Server.

The solution implemented by Bloom Energy was a 375 kW fuel cell that generates clean electricity through an electrochemical process. This installation provides a substantial amount of primary power for the hospital. The results included a significant reduction in the facility's carbon footprint, cutting CO2 emissions by more than 600,000 pounds annually, which equates to a 19 percent reduction.

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