Captivate Energy Solutions
FOCUS: Energy Efficiency, Generation & Storage
OVERVIEW: Filters harmonic distortion at the electrical panel level to potentially reduce kWh consumption by ~10% and extend equipment lifespan.
Tune advances zero energy and zero carbon goals through reducing kWh use ~10% in existing buildings in a simple, low cost manner. Tune accomplishes this in the built environment by reducing wasted electricity caused by harmonic distortion in electrical systems. Our solution installs at the electrical panel level and filters harmonics created by modern equipment such as computers and TVs, VFDs, LED lighting, motors, and automation systems. These harmonic distortions increase billed electricity use, generate excess heat, and contribute to equipment wear. Tune passively filters harmonics to address that hidden inefficiency directly. The result is longer equipment lifespans and measurable kWh reduction typically in the range of 8–12%, sometimes more, with no operational change required. Our typical customer is a multi-site business owner or a commercial or industrial facility operator seeking measurable energy savings, better equipment health, and straightforward implementation. In near-term deployments, success is measured through reduced electricity consumption and validated ROI, which is typically achieved within 8–24 months. We’ve used ASHRAE 14 and IPMVP methodology for M&V, and we’ve done interval testing with meters on panels and MDP’s for precise kWh readings for M&V. Tune works, and we can show it works.
Modern facilities waste electricity, money, and produce excess carbon emissions without realizing it. Equipment such as computers, monitors, battery chargers, VFDs, LED lighting, motors, and automation systems create harmonic distortion in electrical systems, which leads to wasted power, excess heat, equipment wear, and reduced efficiency. Tune solves that problem at the source. Our devices install at the electrical panel level and filter harmonic distortion, typically reducing electrical waste by 8–12% or more with simple installation, no operational disruption, and payback period of 8–24 months. Tune provides simple, measurable energy savings, improved equipment health, and a straightforward path from pilot validation to larger deployment.
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Captivate Energy Solutions is Promising for California
AB 802 — Energy Benchmarking Creates the "Before" That Tune Improves California Assembly Bill 802 requires owners of nonresidential buildings (50,000+ sq ft) and qualifying residential buildings to report annual energy use via ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, giving them a documented baseline and reputational incentive to show improvement — an opportunity Tune can meet using ASHRAE 14/IPMVP-based measurement and verification to demonstrate a measurable kWh reduction in the next benchmarking report. This turns Tune's pitch into a compliance narrative rather than just a savings pitch: an 8–12% reduction, achievable in under a day with no operational disruption, delivers roughly half of the 20%-by-2030 target set by California's complementary Existing Buildings Energy Efficiency Action Plan.
Local Benchmarking Ordinances Go Even Further San Francisco, Berkeley, San Jose, Los Angeles, and San Diego all have local energy reporting ordinances that go above and beyond AB 802 requirements. San Francisco's Existing Commercial Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance applies to nonresidential buildings down to 10,000 sq ft and requires annual benchmarks. Berkeley's BESO requires energy assessments every five years. These hyper-local mandates create rolling pressure on building owners to show measurable efficiency improvements, creating a recurring, policy-driven sales cycle for Tune.
CARB's 2045 Carbon Neutrality Roadmap California's 2022 Scoping Plan outlines a roadmap for the state to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 or earlier. California's homes and commercial buildings account for 55% of the state's natural gas consumption, and on-site natural gas combustion in residential and commercial buildings contributes to about 10% of statewide GHG emissions. Tune reduces electricity consumption, lowering Scope 2 emissions, which contributes directly to this goal without requiring capital-intensive retrofits or operational changes.
The Existing Buildings Problem — Tune's Sweet Spot The hardest part of California's decarbonization challenge is the existing building stock. Full electrification is the long-term goal, but the price to electrify existing structures in California is expected to be in the multiple hundreds of billions of dollars. Tune occupies a critical intermediate position: it's not a replacement for electrification, but it reduces waste in the meantime and makes the electrified systems that replace gas equipment run more efficiently once installed. VFDs, LED lighting, automation systems, EV chargers — the very equipment that California is mandating as part of its clean energy transition — are the primary sources of harmonic distortion that Tune filters. California's clean energy buildout is literally creating Tune's customer base.