Over the last few years, The Hotel Carlton in San Francisco has celebrated several initiatives that have lead to its official Green Business certification but now this luxurious hotel is embarking on something new. The Hotel is committed to offsetting it's energy use through solar power. Hotel Carlton is the first hotel in San Francisco to install solar panels - it partnered with Sunlight Electric, to install 104 solar panels that cover 1,332 square feet of the hotel's roof. The Hotel estimates that the solar panels will reduce the hotel's electricity usage by 12 percent. And, guests will be able to view the total kilowatt energy generated by the solar power system through a computer monitor stationed at the front desk. 

Other green initiatives at Hotel Carlton in San Francisco include the usage of environmentally friendly non-chemical cleaning products, recycled paper, soy based inks, as well as a well designed recycling program, motion light detectors in closets, low flow shower-heads and toilets, complimentary filtered water to reduce bottled water use and the availability of organic products in their restaurant. 

“The operational changes we’ve made along with the new solar array will lessen the environmental impact of the hotel,” said Pamela Flank, general manager of the Hotel Carlton. “We are proud to have met the strict San Francisco Green Business certification standards so that we can offer an environmentally-sustainable experience to our guests, our employees and the community.”

Hotel Carlton, located at 1075 Sutter Street in San Francisco welcomes all new guests.

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