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Beets Hospitality Group: Learn how one customer combined business and sustainability success.

Sustainability that makes sense and saved dollars

Melody O’Shea, COO, Beets Hospitality Group and Ryan Porter from PG&E

“I’ve always had an interest in sustainability, but anything I do for our

business first needs to make financial sense.”

- Melody O’Shea, COO, Beets Hospitality Group.

Like many businesses, Beets Hospitality Group—

an event and catering company in the picturesque

Livermore Valley Wine Country—knows that

economics is a driving factor in making business

decisions. Beets had thought about investing in

energy-saving equipment for their venues, Palm

Event Center in the Vineyard and Casa Real at Ruby

Hill Winery, but it hadn’t made sense until they

talked to HVAC specialists, Marina Mechanical*

Together, they discovered heating, ventilation and

air conditioning (HVAC) solutions for the Palm Event

Center that had the technology to help Beets improve

their sustainability and be a better business.

“There are a lot of challenges running a business.

We knew we wanted to upgrade our HVAC system,

but until we could find the time and money we

learned to deal with those challenges.”

Tyler Giovanetti, Property & Inventory Manager,

Beets Hospitality Group.

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$11,010REBATES

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Tyler Giovanetti, Property & Inventory Manager, Beets Hospitality Group.

• Financing from $5,000 to $4,000,000of project cost, after incentives

• Loan terms up to 10 years

• 0% interest financing

• No minimum credit requirements

• Loan repayment is based onprojected energy savings

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Making Upgrades Financially Feasible with Energy Efficiency Financing

Marina Mechanical, a member of the PG&E Trade

Professional Alliance, provided solutions centered on

enhancing Beets’ HVAC demand controlled ventilation:

Advanced Digital Economizers (ADEC), Carbon dioxide

controls (CO2) and Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs).

These upgrades addressed nagging issues Beets had

been dealing with—hot and cold spots, cooling units

freezing up, and excessive noise—that too frequently had

Property and Inventory Manager, Tyler Giovanetti, up on

the roof to perform maintenance.

With the help of Elizabeth Nushwat and Ryan Porter,

their PG&E Customer Relationship Managers, Beets was

able to take advantage of a no-cost energy assessment,

rebates, and Energy Efficiency Financing to bring these

upgrades to the Palm Event Center with the lowest

impact to their bottom line.

Palm Event Center Savings by the Numbers

Working together, the Carbon

Dioxide Controls monitored CO2

levels and the Advanced Digital

Economizer control opened the

economizer damper to pull in fresh

outside air as needed. That means

when hundreds of people are

dancing, they’re doing so in comfort.

The HVAC solution has a virtual

desktop and mobile dashboard

that allows Beets’s staff to easily

adjust the settings from anywhere

and also make updates based on

upcoming weather forecasts.

The demand controlled

ventilation technology maintained

the ideal temperature for

different rooms, so Beets could

manage the comfort of cooks

in the kitchen and brides in the

bridal suites alike.

CONSISTENT COMFORT A BREATH OF FRESH AIR SIMPLE MAINTENANCE ADJUSTMENTS

The mobile dashboard allows the Beet’s staff to quicky make adjustments remotely.

Tyler can adjust the demand control ventilation without having to leave his desk.

Solutions that impact guest experience “We’ve been truly surprised and delighted by the results.”

- Melody O’Shea, COO, Beets Hospitality Group.

The HVAC technology was not only an energy effecient solution that made

financial sense, but it also had other unexpected benefits:

Opening the economizer just the right amount to pull in air from outside.

The Barrel Room at the Palm Event Center Casa Real Foyer

Birds-eye view of Casa Real

Due to the enormous success Beets Hospitality Group experienced at The

Palm Event Center, they quickly decided to repeat the process and do the

same upgrades at Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery, their sister property.  

Benefits that inspire action

“I’ve been so impressed just how

well everything has worked between

all of us. We can’t wait to get started

on the next project.” -Melody O’Shea, COO, Beets Hospitality Group.

Discovering lasting partnershipsThe success and surprising simplicity of the work at both locations has inspired

Beets to consider further improvements. Next up, they’ll look to complete an 800

lamp LED lighting upgrade, and PG&E will be there to help them.

* PG&E IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY THIRD PARTY SELLING ENERGY-RELATED GOODS OR PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES AND DOES NOT ENDORSE ANY SUCH BUSINESSES, GOODS OR SERVICES.

Tyler and Ryan show off the HVAC technology upgrades they made to Casa Real.

Additional Resources

JOIN THE HVAC OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM https://www.pgehvacoptimization.com/customers/program-summary

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SEE BENEFITS OF SWITICHING TO LED https://www.pge.com/en_US/business/save-energy-money/business-solutions-and-rebates/lighting/led-lighting/led-lighting.page

TAKE THE BUSINESS ENERGY CHECKUP https://www.pge.com/en_US/business/save-energy-money/analyze-your-usage/business-energy-checkup/business-energy-checkup.page

CHECK YOUR RATE https://m.pge.com/#rateanalysis

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