CASE STUDY: ARIZONA CHARLIE’S Economizers Cut Cooling Costs For Hotel & Casino At 57,000 square feet, the casino facility at Arizona Charlie’s Decatur includes a gaming area, race and sports book, multiple restaurants, bufet, back-of-house areas, a large bingo hall, ballroom, ofce spaces, various retail shops, and hotel registration. Cooling is provided 24 hours a day using chilled and hot water coils, variable-air volume terminal boxes and 31 packaged rooftop air conditioners (RTUs). The RTUs represent a signifcant portion of the facility’s total energy consumption. With expert guidance from NV Energy, Arizona Charlie’s chief engineer decided to upgrade the facility’s most energy-intensive RTUs. The hotel installed dry bulb economizers on 28 RTUs, which w

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