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Joint Energy Seminars
 Increase your energy I.Q. by attending all of the energy efficiency seminars presented by PG&E's Food Service Technology Center in San Ramon. Each seminar provides valuable information on a different aspect of energy efficiency in foodservice operations. The FSTC staff is friendly and knowledgeable, and seminars are always free of charge. |
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Who should attend? Facility Managers Foodservice directors & managers Foodservice equipment dealers & reps Kitchen designers & consultants |
Operators of chain accounts Purchasing Managers Restaurant owners Code agencies |
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 Energy Efficiency in Cook, Chill and Retherm Technologies Date: Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 9:00 am to Noon Location: Southern California Gas Company Food Service Equipment Center (FSEC) Downey, CA 90241 Information will be added as it becomes available Speaker: Richard Young Click here to register on the SoCalGas website |
 Specifying Foodservice Lighting for Energy Efficiency Date: Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 9:00 am to Noon Location: Southern California Edison Customer Technology Application Center (CTAC) 6090 N. Irwindale Ave Irwindale, CA 91702 Proper lighting is critical to food preparation, dining ambiance, safety and security, and can influence customer and employee satisfaction in restaurants and foodservice operations. Strategic lighting design options using the latest energy-efficient technologies will be discussed. Actual case study examples will be highlighted. Speaker: Richard Young Click here to register on the SoCal Edison website |
 Specifying Foodservice Lighting for Energy Efficiency Date: Thursday, July 29th, 2008 9:00 am to Noon Location: Food Service Technology Center 12949 Alcosta Blvd, Suite 101 San Ramon, CA 94583 Proper lighting is critical to food preparation, dining ambiance, safety and security, and can influence customer and employee satisfaction in restaurants and foodservice operations. Strategic lighting design options using the latest energy-efficient technologies will be discussed. Actual case study examples will be highlighted. Speaker: Richard Young Click here to register |
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Green Building Practices for Commercial Foodservice Date: Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 9:00 am to Noon Location: Southern California Edison Customer Technology Application Center (CTAC) 6090 N. Irwindale Ave Irwindale, CA 91702 Discover what it means to "green" a restaurant, who's doing it and how you can benefit from it. This seminar will discuss some of the practical issues around greening a restaurant from cleaning supplies and recycling to energy and water efficiency. Learn whether it's possible to green certify your foodservice operation and how this will help your bottom line. Interested in green building? Come hear about the US Green Building Council's LEED program and what it means for foodservice. Speaker: Richard Young Click here to register on the SoCal Edison website |
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Commercial Kitchen Ventilation: Advanced Level Date: Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 9:00 am to Noon Location: Southern California Gas Company Food Service Equipment Center (FSEC) Downey, CA 90241 Arranging equipment under a commercial kitchen ventilation system can be more important than it appears. This seminar will provide guidelines, based on ASHRAE research, to optimize equipment placement and ensure capture and containment. The seminar will review hood specifications and enhancements including side panels and closing in the rear gap behind equipment. Optimizing the introduction of makeup air into the kitchen space as well as integrating the CKV system with the restaurant HVAC system will be a feature topic. The benefits of demand-controlled (variable speed) ventilation will be highlighted. Speaker: Don Fisher Click here to register on the SoCalGas website |
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Foodservice Facility Design: Advanced Level Date: Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 9:00 am to Noon Location: Southern California Edison Customer Technology Application Center (CTAC) 6090 N. Irwindale Ave Irwindale, CA 91702 Whether you're starting from scratch or remodeling a long-established and successful food service operation, kitchen design decisions will affect your bottom line and the eventual success of your location. Energy efficiency has become a leading driver for equipment selection and facility design, and ventilation systems have taken on increased importance in the complex intermix of equipment in today's modern commercial kitchen. This seminar will explore the critical concepts that lead to highly functional and systematically efficient food service operations. Speaker: Richard Young Click here to register on the SoCal Edison website |
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Fundamentals of Energy Efficiency in Foodservice Date: Thursday, September 25th, 2008 9:00 am to Noon Location: Food Service Technology Center 12949 Alcosta Blvd, Suite 101 San Ramon, CA 94583 Knowing the fundamentals of energy use and how kitchen appliances use energy is vital to making smart business decisions about how to buy and operate kitchen equipment. This seminar will help you understand basic energy terms and concepts, help you better manage your energy consumption and demonstrate how efficient appliances can improve your bottom line. Speaker: Richard Young Click here to register |
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Specifying Dishwashers and Water Heaters for Energy Efficiency Date: Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 9:00 am to Noon Location: Southern California Gas Company Food Service Equipment Center (FSEC) Downey, CA 90241 Making, delivering and using hot water consumes a significant amount of energy within a restaurant. These hot water systems are crucial for proper sanitation and are basic workhorses of the foodservice industry, yet many of these systems are not very efficient. Because so much hot water is used in foodservice, small increases in system efficiency can add up to real energy, water and wastewater savings. This seminar will cover the major components of hot water systems used in foodservice: dishwashing and hand washing, water heating, and the plumbing that connects the two. System efficiencies and techniques for reducing water and energy use will be presented in the context of increasing productivity and improving profitability for different foodservice operations. Speaker: Richard Young Click here to register on the SoCalGas website |
 Specifying Foodservice Equipment for Energy Efficiency Date: Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 9:00 am to Noon Location: San Diego Energy Resource Center 8690 Balboa Ave San Diego, CA 92108 When replacing or purchasing new commercial kitchen equipment, your decisions can make a huge impact on the success of the operation. In many cases, the overall operating costs of an appliance can be many times larger than the initial purchase price. Does investing a bit more up front for energy-efficient equipment really pay off in the long run? This session will cover the concept of life-cycle cost analysis and demonstrate how to use ASTM performance test data in tandem with online tools to model and compare appliance energy use. These simple tools will help you choose appliances that are the most cost-effective performers for your operation. Speaker: Richard Young Click here to register on the SDGE website |
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Specifying Foodservice Lighting for Energy Efficiency Date: Thursday, November 6th, 2008 9:00 am to Noon Location: San Diego Energy Resource Center 8690 Balboa Ave San Diego, CA 92108 Proper lighting is critical to food preparation, dining ambiance, safety and security, and can influence customer and employee satisfaction in restaurants and foodservice operations. Strategic lighting design options using the latest energy-efficient technologies will be discussed. Actual case study examples will be highlighted. Speaker: Richard Young Click here to register on the SDGE website |
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Foodservice Refrigeration: Advanced Level Date: Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 9:00 am to Noon Location: Southern California Edison Customer Technology Application Center (CTAC) 6090 N. Irwindale Ave Irwindale, CA 91702 Information will be added as it becomes available. Speaker: Richard Young Click here to register on the SoCal Edison website |
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Supermarket Delicatessen Refrigeration: Advanced Level Date: Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 9:00 am to Noon Location: Food Service Technology Center 12949 Alcosta Blvd, Suite 101 San Ramon, CA 94583 Information will be added as it becomes available. Speaker: Richard Young Click here to register |
The Food Service Technology Center program is funded by California utility customers and administered by Pacific Gas and Electric Company under the
auspices of the California Public Utility Commission.
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