Efficiency retrofits from Siemens Building Technologies delivers energy savings and more BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- With impeccable timing, prominent California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) today presented Monterey Peninsula College's (MPC's) board with a $349,000 rebate check from its Community Colleges and Universities Partnerships Program, an incentive initiative that rewards schools for retrofitting campus buildings with energy-efficient systems. The facility improvements that prompted the PG&E rebate were part of a comprehensive performance-based solution delivered last year by Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. However, rebates are not the only return from the community college's relationship with Siemens. Over the 10-year life of the contract, MPC is guaranteed to save the equivalent of more than $2.4 million in avoided annual energy costs. "This is a win win," says MPC's Superintendent/President, Dr. Douglas Garrison. "The rebate from PG&E will be used to help offset the cost of energy efficient measures installed. Since Siemens audited our campus and is nearing completion of the retrofit of our campus buildings we will experience energy cost savings, better overall control of facility environments and that will mean better student, faculty and staff comfort, not to mention a significant reduction in environmental emissions." Facility-wide energy efficiency improvements -- system upgrades and other retrofits that are central to PG&E's incentive program -- include new building automation systems and controls, HVAC mechanical upgrades, interior/exterior lighting upgrades, IT network management software and vending machine controls and motion sensors. "We instituted the Community Colleges and Universities Partnerships Program to prompt just this kind of response and presenting Monterey Peninsula College with one of largest rebates in the program's history seems an entirely appropriate way to celebrate Earth Day here in California," says PG&E Account Executive Rob Cruz. "Monterey has taken a big step toward sustainability and proves good things can happen with the right relationships and the will to act. Congratulations!" With new systems operating as specified, energy savings for all facilities are anticipated to reach 1,636,765 kWh per year. According to Siemens Building Technologies' Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculator, this will reduce emissions of CO2 by approximately 2.2 million pounds/year, take the equivalent of 336 passenger cars off the road, or preserve 1,287 acres of forest from deforestation. As a leading provider of energy and environmental solutions, building controls, fire safety and security systems solutions, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., makes buildings comfortable, safe, secure and less costly to operate. With U.S. headquarters in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Siemens Building Technologies employs 7,200 people and provides a full range of services and solutions from more than 100 locations coast-to-coast. Worldwide, the company has 28,000 employees and operates from more than 500 locations in 51 countries. For more information on Siemens Building Technologies, visit: http://www.usa.siemens.com/buildingtechnologies DATASOURCE: Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Steven E. Kuehn of Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., +1-847-941-6047, Web site: http://www.usa.siemens.com/buildingtechnologies

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