👋 Meet Pebblebrook

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust owns and operates 46 hotels and resorts across the United States. Each property sits in a different market, with different utilities, regulations, and economics. Energy decisions at that scale are complex, and mistakes are expensive. Sustainability is part of how Pebblebrook thinks about long-term performance. The company has set clear targets, including a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30% by 2030, alongside annual goals to reduce energy and water use by 5% or more at each property.
Solar was one of the clearest ways to make progress, but they had to ensure they selected a path that made financial sense.

🛑 The Challenge

👍 Bringing Structure to the Process

• 11 bids submitted using the same project information
• $5 million spread between the highest and lowest bids
• Visibility into what pricing was actually market
• Shorter path from provider selection to contract execution

💰 The Outcome

At the San Diego Paradise Point property, Pebblebrook selected a provider and moved into permitting and documentation. The project is tracking toward a 5–6 year payback, consistent with Station A’s original analysis from roughly a year earlier. From selecting a provider to executing a contract, the process took six weeks, rather than the six to twelve months Pebblebrook had experienced in the past.

🔭 Looking Ahead