"Thank you (ESG) for your efforts, your focus, your commitment, and your leadership to complete this plant 5 1/2 months ahead of schedule and under budget."
Claude HutchinsonDirector, VA Asset Enterprise Mgt. Office
NORTH CHICAGO ENERGY CENTER
North Chicago, Illinois
Veterans Affairs Leverages Energy Efficiency and Energy Security to Save Money and Improve Services
THE OPPORTUNITY
North Chicago VA Medical Center needed an innovative way to improve energy service and reduce costs for their 40 building and 400 bed campus. The Center also needed the capability to utilize a secure source of energy and develop a campus energy self-sufficiency program with low risk and no impact to the hospital’s services ......... and all of this at NO COST to VA or taxpayers!
THE RESULTS
Energy Systems Group developed a cutting-edge solution that leveraged the Enhanced-Use-Lease concept to dramatically improve the energy security for the entire campus. In partnership with the VA leadership, ESG designed, constructed and now operates a full-service energy center which provides electricity and steam to the medical center and associated facilities. In addition, this energy center will also serve the needs of adjacent Navy training barracks to maximize utility effectiveness and cost savings to the U.S Government. Through this on-going $29 million partnership, VA benefits include:
- Financing Package to Pay for Projects Without Any Capital Expense from VA
- Reliable & Secure Source of Energy to Meet All Campus Needs
- Reduced Energy and Operation Costs to Fund Existing Hospital Mission
- Energy Self-Sufficiency for the VA Medical Center
- Medical Center Receiving a Percentage of Revenues from ALL Energy Sales to Non-VA Customers
PARTNERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
Services provided by Energy Systems Group to the North Chicago Medical Center Campus:
Financing and Bonding Package
Guaranteed Energy Savings
Engineering, Development, Design and Operation
Measurement and Verification Services
Project Management & Continuing Staff Training
Strategic Energy Master Planning™
Complete Service Energy Center with:
- 12 MW of electric generation
- 2 Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG)
- 3 package steam boilers
- 200,000 pounds per hour of steam production for VA and USN
- 2,000 tons per hour of chilled water supplied to VA
- Dual-fuel capability for added energy security
- Upgrades and modifications to HVAC control systems for campus
- Chilled water system replacements to maximize energy and cooling effectiveness
- Refurbish and retrofit existing steam supply system
- Centralized steam supply from energy center for VA and USN