Park City company Powder Watts says its smart heat-cable controls saved Deer Valley Resort roughly $24,000 and avoided an estimated 262.6 tons of carbon dioxide emissions in one winter.
A company-published case study attributes the results to controls installed across the resort’s day lodges. It reports 344,531 kilowatt-hours of electricity savings.
The roughly $24,000 total combines $13,976 in electricity savings with about $10,000 in avoided demand charges. The case study attributes its project figures to a statement from Victoria Schlaepfer, Deer Valley’s former head of sustainability.
The system uses cameras mounted near existing rooftop heat cables to monitor snow, ice and melting conditions. Cloud-based software switches the cables on and off as needed, according to Powder Watts’ website.
The company advertises heat-cable energy savings exceeding 90%. That claim concerns electricity used by the cables, rather than a building’s entire power bill.
The Deer Valley case study also says Rocky Mountain Power covered 85% of the project’s cost.
Powder Watts lists Thomas Clardy as founder and CEO and Kai Kuck as chief engineer on its team page.
The company was listed among partners of the Mountain Towns 2030 Climate Summit, held Oct. 13–14 in Sun Valley, Idaho. The gathering brings together local officials, resort leaders, nonprofits and businesses working on climate action in mountain communities.
