BUILDING AUTOMATION IN Los Angeles County
Energy Costs
21.95¢/kWh
LADWP commercial bundled average, 2024 · EIASCE commercial bundled average (2024): 23.09¢/kWh
U.S. commercial average (2024): 12.75¢/kWh
High electricity costs create a strong case for better cooling schedules, controls, and load management.
LADWP serves much of the City of Los Angeles; SCE serves other parts of LA County. The property address determines the utility.
Building Requirements
Within the City of Los Angeles, EBEWE requires energy and water benchmarking and periodic audits or retro-commissioning for qualifying existing buildings. It generally covers privately owned buildings of 20,000+ sq ft.
Controls and optimization can address measures identified through audits, as part of a property’s compliance strategy.
City EBEWE is specific to Los Angeles. California building energy codes and state benchmarking rules apply to qualifying properties elsewhere in the county.
Potential Incentives
LADWP’s Business Offerings for Sustainable Solutions (BOSS) supports qualifying commercial energy-saving projects, including HVAC, ventilation, lighting, and control-related efficiency measures.
LADWP and SCE have separate territories and programs. Project review and approval determine incentive eligibility.
EIA Table 7 reports 2024 revenue per kWh for bundled commercial utility customers, excluding separate third-party supply. The U.S. reference covers all commercial customers and provides context rather than an exact like-for-like comparison. These historical averages differ from current tariffs and individual building bills.
Existing Building
Modern building automation can help reduce unnecessary heating, cooling, ventilation, and lighting use while giving your operations team a clearer picture of building performance. IBIS can explore a wired, wireless, or hybrid approach based on what is already installed and the disruption your property can tolerate.
With electric cooling and diverse building systems across residential and commercial properties, tighter control over operating schedules and demand is a compelling owner conversation. Retrofit scope should be tailored to each property’s existing HVAC and electrical infrastructure.
Explore RetrofitCoordinate occupancy-aware controls, schedules, zone settings, and monitoring around your project design.
Evaluate connections to existing plant and equipment. Bisly Aurora wireless can reduce new cabling in suitable spaces.
Coordinate supported systems through one building-management interface.
New Construction
Specify an integrated building automation platform early so HVAC, lighting, metering, and other supported systems can be designed as a coordinated whole. The Bisly wired portfolio is the preferred starting point for new construction, with flexibility for project-specific requirements.
Specify wired automation early and avoid fragmented building controls across disciplines.
PROVEN PERFORMANCE
Bisly is updating lighting and HVAC controls across a roughly 22,000 m² former bank headquarters for multi-tenant offices. The project remains in progress.
Explore IBIS project examplesTell us about your property, planned project, or building operations priorities. We'll explore how Bisly can help.
Electricity: EIA 2024 commercial bundled utility averages. National reference: 2024 all-commercial average. Regulations and programs depend on property and utility territory. Reviewed 2026-10-25.
