Sony Pictures Entertainment
At a Glance
Industry
Arts, Media and Entertainment
Project Type
Commercial Energy Efficiency
Year
2013
Location
Culver City, CA
Summary
Julia Moshkin showed Sony the low-cost projects that could save them millions of kilowatt hours.
Goals
Julia Moshkin focused on identifying short and long term energy efficiency investment opportunities, customized financing strategy for recommended energy efficiency projects and helped re-evaluate renewable energy potential for the historic Studio Lot.
Solutions
Through stakeholder engagement and a customized approach to financing, she generated momentum for investment in energy efficiency projects at Sony Pictures Entertainment. In particular, Moshkin identified scheduling adjustment and lighting retrofits as the lowest cost and highest return on investment projects. She proposed LEDs for interior parking structures, exterior floodlights and billboards.
Potential Impact
When combined with customized operation schedules, these projects could save over 1 million kilowatt hours per year and could be fully funded through the local utility on-bill financing program.