Case Study: InterContinental San Francisco achieves 4.5% energy savings and $10,000+ OPEX reduction with Gridium

InterContinental San Francisco Refines Sustainable Operations, Saves 4.5%

InterContinental San Francisco is a 32‑story, 550‑room luxury hotel with a Michelin-starred restaurant, pool, spa and multi-level garage. Director of Engineering Harry Hobbs and his team faced the challenge of balancing complex, guest-facing operations and events while meeting sustainability goals—specifically lowering costly monthly peak demand charges and eliminating intermittent demand spikes without disrupting service.

Gridium’s cloud-based Snapmeter and Billcast analytics—deployed with no onsite hardware or BMS integration—provided automated load-curve monitoring, Monday peak‑demand alerts, and one‑click utility bill budgets and variance reports. The tools helped the team identify three efficiency opportunities during the free trial (smoothing spikes, trimming peaks, and refining off‑hours schedules), delivering a 4.5% reduction and over $10,000 in savings; monthly forecasts have been accurate to about ±5%.

InterContinental San Francisco

Harry Hobbs

Director of Engineering