by Brianna Crandall — January 16, 2012—Pepco Energy Services, a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. and provider of energy savings performance contracting, has been chosen to implement a comprehensive energy savings performance contract project for the Virginia Department of Military Affairs. Pepco Energy Services provides commercial, institutional, government and industrial customers with competitive energy efficiency services, including renewable energy and combined heat and power (CHP).
The $11 million contract calls on Pepco Energy to install new direct digital controls, energy-efficient boilers, and geothermal heating and cooling systems, as well as implement water conservation measures for Army National Guard Armories throughout Virginia. Pepco Energy will also provide much-needed infrastructure improvements for the facilities, many of which have roofs that are leaking.
The project will impact 58 facilities, including 24 Army National Guard Armories. Over the 15-year contract term, the Virginia Department of Military Affairs anticipates saving more than $15.8 million, a total sum that includes maintenance savings. The project is expected to reduce carbon emissions in the Virginia facilities by approximately 720 metric tons and to reduce energy use by more than 15 percent each year.
Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, expressed the DMA’s appreciation of the support of Governor Bob McDonnell, Secretary of Public Safety Marla Graff Decker, and the Virginia General Assembly in providing funds for the facilities improvements, noting that the DMA turned their $6.7 million investment into more than $24 million with the addition of federal matching funds. Maj. Gen. Long added that the facilities improvements will help the DMA’s efforts to “provide a premier, ready, relevant, resilient and rapid responding force to meet the needs of the Commonwealth.”
Construction began in November 2011 and is due to be complete in December 2012.
