The Clinton administration yesterday awarded its second round of contracts in a program designed to reduce the federal government's energy bills by an estimated $10 billion over 15 years and reduce harmful emissions linked to global warming, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
Six energy service companies were issued contracts to upgrade equipment in federal buildings under the Department of Energy's Financing Renewable Energy and Efficiency (FREE) Savings program. Facilities in nine Southeastern states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico will be retrofitted to reduce their energy costs by $1.5 billion at no long-term cost to taxpayers, according to Energy Secretary Federico Pena.
The companies awarded the contracts were Houston-based CES/Way International; Charlotte, NC-based Duke Engineering and Services; Overland Park, KS-based Energy Masters Corp.; Bridgeport, CT-based ERI Services Inc.; Atlanta-based Honeywell Inc.; and San Diego-based Johnson Controls Inc.
Western regional contracts were awarded last May, while awards for the Central and Midwest regions are slated to be announced in March of this year.
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