Walking into the Ontario Convention Center, one might first notice large windows showcasing the best of Southern California’s sunshine over swaying palm trees. Nestled just outside of Los Angeles and Orange counties, the Convention Center is a popular destination for special events, such as Comic Con, tournaments and conferences. With the City-owned facility bringing in hundreds of thousands of performers and tourists each year, few would suspect that it has some of the most outdated infrastructure and highest operating costs of all of Ontario’s facilities.
Fortunately, the City’s latest energy efficiency initiative, deemed “Smart Ontario,” is changing that.
