An Energy Savings Performance Contract was offered by Air Force leaders at Tinker. The project will be jointly conducted by Honeywell, Tinker AFB, the Department of Energy, Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency and the Air Force Material Command.
This contract will help enhance energy efficiencies for around 70 buildings, some dating back to the 1940s and save sufficient amount of energy to supply power to 12,424 average homes every year.
The Air Force Sustainment Center commander, Lt Gen Bruce Litchfield stated that one of the topmost priorities is to bring down the size of its energy footprint. According to Air Force Civil Engineer major General Timothy Byers, he is elated to see this ESPC project move forward as it is a win-win situation for Tinker, the Air Force, tax payers and the company’s private investment partners.
ESPCs are used by federal agencies to contract for energy conservation projects with minimal up-front cost to taxpayers. An Energy Service Company executes the ESPC, which acquires financing for the equipment or infrastructure.
The ESPC program has been revived by the Air Force recently. A lighting ESPC recommended at Lackland, AFB is being evaluated; and an ESPC incorporating process energy savings along with facility energy savings is in the works at Hill, AFB, Utah.
The Air Force finally awarded an ESPC at Joint Base Mc Guire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.in 2009 with a $48 million capital investment and yearly energy savings of 37%. The project is almost complete.
Source: http://www.af.mil
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