Case Study: California State University, Long Beach achieves 15%+ utility cost savings with Enlighted

California State University, Long Beach teams with Enlighted to significantly reduce utility costs and achieve the campus's sustainability goals

California State University, Long Beach, one of the largest campuses in the CSU system with 110 buildings and roughly 3 million square feet, faced rising utility costs and ambitious sustainability targets—retrofit all state‑operated buildings within 10 years and hit carbon‑neutral goals—while working with limited annual capital for energy upgrades. The Energy & Utilities team needed an IoT foundation to better control lighting and HVAC across a sprawling campus and reduce waste without disrupting operations.

CSU Long Beach partnered with Enlighted to deploy LED fixtures with integrated sensors, BACnet integration, and a cloud‑based enterprise energy manager, starting with a 1,000‑fixture pilot funded by an EPIC grant. Standardized components, pre‑wired installation kits, and workforce training sped rollouts; the program cut overall utility costs by more than 15%, significantly reduced lighting and HVAC energy use, and established a scalable, centralized platform for ongoing campus optimization.

California State University, Long Beach

Shawn Cun

Energy & Utilities Manager