The government’s central purchaser is starting to put the $3.4 billion it received under the climate law to use, announcing on Wednesday a series of building efficiency projects across its portfolio.
Included in the General Services Administration’s new spending is $43.5 million for building infrastructure upgrades and new technology installations at four federal buildings in the Dallas area and six in Louisiana aimed at reducing energy consumption.
Under a contract awarded to Ameresco, Inc., two of the buildings will undergo significant retrofits that will cut emissions at least 40% using technologies such as magnetic levitation chillers, building automation improvements, and high-efficiency transformers.
Not all of the $43.5 million contract comes from climate law funding. The projects are also being supported by private sector money, GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan said in an interview.
The GSA estimates that overall, the money it got under the climate law will prevent more than 2.5 million metric tons of emissions and save $720 million in cost avoidance over the next 20 years.
Separately, the GSA issued a notice of opportunity on Wednesday for projects at 41 federal facilities in the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The projects are estimated to be worth more than $300 million and are meant to convert facilities to...
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