Mayport To Save $421,000 Annually In Energy Costs
Navy News Service
Story Number: NNS120913-14
9/13/2012
By Sue Brink, NAVFAC Southeast Public Affairs Officer
MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast's Public Works Department (PWD) Mayport awarded a $3.2 million Utility Energy Services Contract (UESC) Sept. 10 to TECO Peoples Gas., of Jacksonville, Fla.
The contract is for an energy conservation project at Naval Station (NS) Mayport, Mayport, Fla.
"Our energy Team here at Mayport has worked extraordinarily hard to meet our very aggressive goals of reducing our energy appetite," said Capt. Doug Cochrane, NS Mayport Commanding Officer. "The UESC project is a very important 'next step' in our integrated Energy Conservation program that returned $3 million dollars to our Government this year."
"The annual energy savings from this project is anticipated to be more than 5,000 MWHs or a dollar savings of over $421,000 per year, based on current utility costs," said Ryan Howard, PWD Mayport Facilities Management Division Director.
The project includes installation of Direct Digital Controls (DDCs) for efficient management of the Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Systems of 55 facilities aboard NS Mayport.
Prior to the contract award, the PWD Mayport staff audited multiple facilities on station to determine which facilities would yield an adequate return on investment based on more efficient control and management of their HVAC systems. This included reviewing facility energy usage data, analyzing prior maintenance work orders and assessing the risk of implementing new technologies as well as validating the projected savings.
Additionally, the energy savings will make significant contributions toward the mandated requirements of the Energy Independence Security Act of 2007 which requires specific reductions in energy in federal facilities of at least 30 percent by fiscal year 2015.
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