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Charleston County to recommend energy performance contract after ESCO bids; projects could be financed by savings
Summary
Facilities staff briefed the committee on energy-saving projects already completed and a pending recommendation to County Council to engage an energy service company (ESCO) to finance up to $20-25 million in facility upgrades paid back through energy savings.
Charleston County facilities staff briefed the Resilience & Sustainability Advisory Committee on completed energy-efficiency projects and on a pending energy savings performance contract that would finance larger retrofits.
Phil, director of facilities, summarized completed projects across county sites and outlined the procurement process for an energy services company. "We retrofitted both garages with LED lighting... we saw 50% decrease in our energy in our light," Phil said, describing earlier lighting upgrades. Phil listed other upgrades completed at the detention center, library support center, magistrate facility, judicial center, EMS stations and…
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