According to the Oregonian, Mt. Hood Community College is planning on saving up to $600,000 a year on energy bills.
Under a 17-year energy savings performance contract with Milwaukee-based building ventilation company Johnson Controls, 13 campus buildings and three pools will receive energy efficiency upgrades. The work includes an overhaul of the central utility plant, which was completed in November – about three months ahead of a typical six month installation period.
The improvements are expected to reduce annual carbon emissions by more than 3,000 metric tons, about equal to the annual electricity use of 287 homes, as well as the carbon sequestered annually from 233 acres of pine forests.
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