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Facilities review finds potential multimillion-dollar savings if county trims Engie energy contract
Summary
Plumas County staff and supervisors said a facilities review identified about $3.7 million in potential savings by removing or deferring some HVAC and generator work from the NG/Engie energy-efficiency and resilience contract; the county will pursue contract amendments and consult its financial advisers before committing to changes.
Plumas County facilities staff reported April 1 that a line-by-line review of the county’s energy-efficiency and resilience contract with NG/Engie (referred to in the meeting as NG) identified substantial potential savings if some items are removed or delayed.
Facilities Director Nick (last name not provided in the meeting record) told the Board of Supervisors he and his team analyzed installed and proposed equipment across county buildings and recommended scaling back or phasing certain HVAC replacements and several backup generators that facilities staff judged to be nonessential for county emergency operations.
The facilities analysis calculated potential local-cost savings of roughly $1.63 million by staging and competitively bidding HVAC replacements instead of replacing all units at once. The same review…
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