Pepco Energy Services will install energy savings measures in 28 buildings that encompass over 1.6 million square feet. All of the equipment and system improvements will be paid from energy savings over the 13-year contract term. Energy savings measures include building automation controls, high-efficiency chillers and air handlers, geothermal heating and solar thermal water systems, building lighting including new LED lighting equipment, hot water conservation equipment, high-efficiency data center infrastructure, Dark Sky compliant campus lighting, and steam system improvements.

“Appalachian State University is very excited to have Pepco Energy Services back on campus for what we like to call Phase II of our ESPC efforts,” said Michael J. O'Connor, director of the physical plant at Appalachian State. “The university has been a leader in sustainability and reducing our energy use. Our first project with Pepco was instrumental in the campus reducing overall energy use by 30 percent. The next phase will be even more impressive as we aim to halve our energy use in our largest lab building that uses 20 percent of total campus energy. None of this would be possible without the support of our Pepco teammates.”