NAVFAC ESC Invests in Energy Savings, Conservation
Story Number: NNS081009-07
Release Date: 10/9/2008 5:47:00 AM
By Darrell Waller, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Public Affairs
PORT HUENEME, CALIF. (NNS) -- The Naval Facilities Engineering Command's Engineering Service Center (NAVFAC ESC) awarded a $250 million contract Sept. 4 to three private firms to support the Advance Metering Infrastructure Program (AMI) at facilities worldwide.
The AMI Program allows the Navy and Marine Corps to monitor and control daily energy usage at military installations, ensuring cost-efficient allocation of energy resources, including water, gas, steam, electricity and other commodities. The solution is an AMI network that provides two-way communication from the advanced meter (solid-state, IP enabled, open standards) to a meter data management center.
"This program is part of the Navy's ongoing commitment to achieving the energy efficiency goals specified by Presidential Executive Orders, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007," said Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center Commanding Officer, Capt. Gregory J. Zielinski. "Those strategic directives and policies are crucial to bringing the nation closer to the desired goal of total energy independence. More importantly, they mean better utilization of our existing energy resources and translate to huge benefits and cost savings for our warfighters and taxpayers."
American Systems, Chantilly, Va.; Square D, Palatine, Ill.; and Weston Solutions, San Antonio, Texas, will share the $250 million award, one of the highest ever for a military energy management project. Each of the three selected contractors will design, test, procure, install and maintain numerous advanced metering solutions at naval shore facilities globally through September 2013. Funding is concurrent through that date.
The Engineering Service Center is responsible for managing, through NAVFAC, the Navy's AMI Program for the Commander, Naval Installations Command.
