Case Studies

Pharmaceutical giant Roche Bioscience manages California energy crisis with Vykon Energy Suite

• One of five global Roche research sites
• 1000 people employed in Palo Alto
• Discovery and early clinical development of innovative medicines to treat diseases affecting people worldwide

• System enabling instantaneous response to Independent System Operator (ISO) load reduction requests
• Mechanism to measure and verify energy usage and reductions
• Internet access to critical energy information
• Integration of multiple metering and automation systems including Invensys and Trane via BACnet

• Integration platform to integrate legacy systems, BACnet, and meters
• Real-time control from any onsite web browser
• Automated demand response sequences

• System assists Roche in ability to shed 1.5 MW load within 30 minutes notice
• Sophisticated measurement and verification tools to use in financial settlement
• Possibility of project expansion due to flexibility of Niagara Framework