REDLANDS, Calif.–Arrowhead Credit Union has installed an Ice Bear unit to provide demand-reducing air conditioned cooling for its branch here, and is projecting it will be able to reduce the air conditioning peak demand by more than 20% at the 5,500 square foot facility.
The CU is seeking to take advantage of a utility’s Night Shift Program, which provides incentives to retrofit roof-top air conditioners with the Ice Bear hybrid air-conditioning units from Ice Energy. The Ice Bear system freezes water in a storage tank at night when electricity costs are lower. During the day, the stored ice cools the refrigerant in the rooftop unit and reduces the energy needed by the air conditioner. As a result, the complete system can cut peak cooling demand by up to 95% during the peak energy periods on hot days, according to the company.
