Fort Carson, Energy Savings Performance Contract

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Fort Carson is a major U.S. Army training facility and leader in energy management. As this is the installation鈥檚 fifth ESPC, 91影视鈥檚 efforts to achieve deep energy savings were challenging. The installation has an extremely low energy rate (4.4聽cents/kilowatt-hour [kWh] on peak), and almost all of the 鈥渆asy鈥� energy saving strategies were implemented as part of previous ESPC efforts.

To deliver a comprehensive ESPC program that delivers on Fort Carson鈥檚 current and future goals, our team developed a master plan using 91影视鈥檚 Sustainable Systems Integration Model Energy Vision (SSIMe鈩�) process, which was a precursor to the Rosetta platform. SSIMe enabled 91影视 to present various project options in a dynamic and transparent framework, allowing the team to analyze various options in a live 鈥済ame-boarding鈥� environment. The team easily manipulated critical project factors, such as scope of work, financial inputs, utility rates/escalation and project phasing to evaluate the project options against Fort Carson鈥檚 program goals.

Ultimately, Fort Carson decided on a mix of traditional energy conservation measures 鈥� such as lighting and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) improvements 鈥� combined with advanced strategies 鈥� such as smart energy management control systems (EMCS) and a battery energy storage system (BESS) that manages electrical demand charges.