Manufacturer to help upgrade systems at Tobyhanna Army Depot in Pennsylvania
MINNEAPOLIS — Honeywell and the U.S. Army announced a $29 million modernization project at Tobyhanna Army Depot in Pennsylvania. The project will provide critical facility upgrades that are expected to lower the Army depot’s annual energy consumption by more than 20 percent and water consumption by more than 8 percent. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) calculator, such a reduction in energy consumption each year results in a 9,500 metric ton reduction in greenhouse gas emissions annually, which is comparable to removing 2,000 cars from the road every year.
The project will be funded with a 23-year energy savings performance contract (ESPC) awarded to Honeywell by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The ESPC will enable the Army to fund the upgrades using annual energy and operational savings that are guaranteed by Honeywell, and the contract eliminates the need for any upfront capital investment.