Performance Contract to Cut Energy Use by 30 Percent at Appalachian State
Energy Savings Measures Will Be Installed in 28 Buildings Encompassing over 1.6 Million Square Feet
ARLINGTON, Va. — Pepco Energy Services Inc., a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings Inc., has signed a $16.3 million comprehensive energy savings performance contract (ESPC) with Appalachian State University.
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.