Energy as a Service for Javits Convention Center, New York - USA
Energy as a Service for Javits Convention Center, New York - USA
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
Manhattan, New York City United States of America
New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is an organization that has leveraged
strong partnerships to drive rapid sustainability
improvements. Perched alongside the Hudson
River on the west side of Manhattan, the Javits
Center is one of the busiest convention centers in
the country, hosting more than 175 events with
40,000 exhibitors and 2 million visitors annually.
With nearly 19 acres of exhibit space, the Javits Center is a major power consumer.
Javits Center sought ways to offset the facility’s
considerable electricity needs and partnered with
the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to advance
the clean energy goals of the state and city. New
York State is on track to reach 1,500 megawatts of electricity storage by 2025, and to double that capacity by 2030. New York City is planning to have 70 percent of its electricity come from renewable energy by 2030, and 100 percent by 2040.
Working with Siemens, the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City developed an innovative microgrid featuring the largest rooftop solar array and battery storage system in Manhattan to date. Siemens Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) approach is helping the Javits Center push the possibilities of sustainability, become the most sustainable convention center in the nation, while simultaneously contributing to New York’s state clean energy goals.
For more
than 30 years, the Javits Center
has served as an economic
engine for New York, but with
this project, we can continue to
reinforce our reputation as an
environmental beacon, serving
as an inspiration to other
venues nationwide.
— Alan Steel, New York Convention
Center Operating Corporation
President and CEO
The rooftop solar farm at the Javits Center provides 906.3 kW megawatts of solar energy, including 3.5 megawatts of battery storage. The Siemens microgrid empowers the building to be more resilient to outages, more reliable overall, and more sustainable. When finished, the Center will have more than 2,014 solar panels on 34 canopy-style solar arrays on its 7-acre green roof.
The Javits Center microgrid system offers a glimpse to municipalities for how they can apply energy management benefits to their own existing energy generation and management structures.
The technology components are now commercially proven and can be tailored to meet specific objectives, maximizing economic benefits and providing reliable, resilient, and sustainable power while mitigating stress on the grid.
