Humboldt County - EnergyMiser Device Partnership
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The Humboldt Vending Machine Efficiency Initiative, a collaboration of the county's largest vending machine distributor, Rendezvous Music & Vending, and the Redwood Coast Energy Authority, will install EnergyMiser energy-management technology on more than 400 refrigerated vending machines in Humboldt County and is expected to save local businesses and public agencies at least 644,000 kilowatt-hours (~520,000 pounds CO2), or about $100,000 in energy costs, annually. EnergyMiser's manufacturer, USA Technologies, says that its VendingMiser technology is capable of reducing the electricity consumption of a cold drink vending machine by an average of 46%. VendingMiser is a plug-and-play device that utilizes a Passive Infrared (PIR) Sensor to power down the vending machine when the area surrounding it is vacant, yet maintains the temperature of the drinks inside. Last year, the South Bay Cities Council of Governments led an effort to install VendingMiser technology (PDF, 200 KB) on vending machines in 15 cities south of Los Angeles.