WESTBOROUGH, Mass.,
July 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- NORESCO, a national leader in energy efficiency and
infrastructure solutions, is implementing $43 million in facility improvements at Hanscom
Air Force Base (AFB), in Massachusetts, through a guaranteed energy
savings performance contract (ESPC). The distributed generation
solution, along with other measures, will deliver more than
$94 million in guaranteed savings
over the life of the project and will improve energy resiliency on
base, supporting the Air Force initiative to provide mission
assurance through energy assurance. NORESCO is a part of UTC
Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies
Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
"NORESCO is honored to continue our long-standing support of the
U.S. Air Force through this exciting ESPC project for Hanscom AFB," says Michael Beccaria, senior vice president,
NORESCO. "This project will augment energy resiliency and
significantly reduce energy costs to support the critical mission
at Hanscom AFB."
The cornerstone of this project is a new 4.6-megawatt
cogeneration plant that will deliver significant utility cost
savings and improve electrical and steam generating reliability.
The cogeneration plant will operate on a microgrid to provide
emergency power to critical locations on the base during utility
outages. The central steam plant will be powered by the electric
and steam output of the cogeneration plant if power from the
traditional grid is unavailable.
The project will also improve lighting quality, reduce
maintenance costs and provide a more reliable supply of lower cost
fuel as NORESCO:
- implements long-lasting LED technology
- extends natural gas service to select buildings and
- replaces oil-fired boilers and burners with gas-fired
equipment
The project is among the first developed through a memorandum of
understanding between the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center and
the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville. Team
members from the Air Force, Army and NORESCO worked together to
meet an aggressive project development timeline of eleven months
from selection to award, expediting realization of project benefits
to Hanscom AFB.
For more information about NORESCO services, visit
www.noresco.com.
About NORESCO
As one of the largest energy service
companies in the United States,
NORESCO uses design/build, performance-based contracting vehicles
and asset monetization solutions to deliver energy and maintenance
savings and significant infrastructure upgrades to existing
facilities. NORESCO has guaranteed more than $3 billion in energy and operating cost savings
at more than 7,000 facilities throughout the United States and abroad. NORESCO also
offers a full suite of consulting services to integrate sustainable
design strategies into new construction and existing buildings.
NORESCO is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit
of United Technologies Corporation, a leading provider to the
aerospace and building systems industries worldwide. For more
information, visit www.noresco.com.
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