Case Study: Brookdale Senior Living reduces energy costs and risk with ENGIE Insight

Helping Meet the Needs of Retirement Communities

Brookdale Senior Living, which operates more than 650 assisted and independent living centers and retirement communities across 36 states, faced a complex energy portfolio with numerous contracts spread across multiple territories. The company partnered with ENGIE Insight to support its energy management team and help streamline sourcing and management of its deregulated energy needs.

ENGIE Insight developed a risk-aware hedging and procurement strategy, consolidated and reviewed Brookdale’s contracts, and provided ongoing portfolio audits and benchmark reporting. The vendor identified unmanaged sites, reduced unnecessary marketing costs, and helped Brookdale capture utility savings; results included an estimated $1,077,760 in year-over-year savings in the first year and an additional $784,924 by 2011, along with a 10% reduction in energy demand over two years.

Brookdale Senior Living

Jeff Patton

Vice President of Procurement