Last week the City of Fort Scott announced a city-wide infrastructure project to look at energy savings, growth in facilities, building, parks, and downtown redevelopment, through a multi-national company called Schneider Electric.
FortScott.Biz contacted the company to get a clearer view of the project.
“Schneider Electric’s team of engineers and construction experts audited every facility, park, and infrastructure owned or operated by the City of Fort Scott, “Brian Puffer, Regional Marketing Manager of
Energy and Sustainability Services for Schneider Electric said.
Puffer’s office is in Franklin, TN but the headquarters are located near Paris, France.
Reducing energy consumption and future operation and capital burdens
“The goal was to identify opportunities to help reduce energy, operational and future capital burdens facing the city,” he said. “Our team worked with city administration to focus the scope of the project on those items that create the biggest impact and will be funded through the reduction of energy and operational expenses.”
The following facilities will be impacted:
- Airport
- Aquatic Center
- Buck Run Community Center
- City Hall
- Davis Life Station
- Animal Shelter
- Fire Station #2
- Golf Course
- Gunn Park
- LaRoche Stadium
- Memorial Hall
- Public Safety (Fire/Police)
- Public Works
- Water Distribution
- Water Production Plant
- Wastewater Treatment
“Our team creates detailed energy models based on the current equipment and operational parameters of each facility,” Puffer said. “This allows us to determine what changes and impact a specific scope item (lights, HVAC, envelope, etc.) will have across a specific building or the entire city as a whole.”
Creating New Revenue
“The goal is to take what was generally viewed as an expense in energy and maintenance costs and redirect those dollars into capital investments,” he said. “So, when referring to a new revenue stream, we are really tapping into what is lost to a utility from an operational expense and reinvesting those dollars into a capital need.”
For the original Schneider Electric press release, click below:
City-Wide Infrastructure Project Begins
