WASHINGTON — A Sempra Energy Solutions executive testifying on behalf of the Federal Performance Contracting Coalition (FPCC) told a Senate committee recently that reducing the skyrocketing energy bills at military and federal installations goes beyond “fiddling with the thermostat” and that time is running out for a successful, privately funded program that has saved the government millions in energy costs.
“A significant amount of the $4 billion annual energy bill for the federal government’s 500,000 buildings is ‘wasted money’,” said Erbin Keith, senior vice president for Sempra Energy Solutions at the U.S. Senate Energy and Resources Committee’s hearing on Energy Efficiency and Conservation.