The General Services Administration (GSA), Smithsonian Institution, and Washington Gas are partnering to modernize and expand GSA’s Central Heating and Refrigeration Plant in Washington DC to reduce operating expenses and emissions. The project will increase the plant’s ability to meet the chilled-water needs of 8 Smithsonian Institution facilities. The $64 million project will require no up-front capital investment by the federal government. More than half of the initial construction cost will be recouped in less than 8 years through energy and operation savings. Washington Gas will serve as the general contractor for the project.
The project will be fueled with natural gas and will use cogeneration to produce both chilled water and electricity. Excess power from the system will be sold into the power grid. Project completion is expected by June 2002.
Further details are available at Washington Gas.
