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Hotel Carlton First in SF to Add Solar Panels

SAN FRANCISCO-The rooftop solar array is expected to reduce 161-room hotel's electricity usage by 12%.

By Brian K. Miller | Updated on April 09, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO-Already certified by city officials here as a green business, the Hotel Carlton in San Francisco’s lower Nob Hill area recently became the first hotel in San Francisco to install solar panels on its roof. Hotel manager Joie de Vivre Hospitality says the array is expected to reduce the 161-room hotel’s electricity usage by 12%.

The installation is a partnership of Hotel Carlton and Sunlight Electric, a locally based provider of photovoltaic systems for the commercial market. The duo installed 105 solar panels that cover 1,332 sf of the hotel’s roof and a computer monitor in the lobby whereby guests can monitor the total kilowatt energy generated by the solar power system. The balance of the energy used is being offset through the hotel’s participation with Carbonfund.org.

Located at 1075 Sutter St., Hotel Carlton last year became certified as a green business by the city. The hotel has a comprehensive recycling program and uses environmentally-friendly non-chemical cleaning products, recycled paper and soy-based inks. Hotel rooms have motion light detectors in the closets and low flow shower heads and toilets. Instead of a soda machine the hotel has installed a complimentary filtered water machine.

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