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Overview of the Rebuild America Program in Texas
Abstract
The Rebuild America program is a multi-year
program, through the U.S. Department of Energy
(USDOE), that will increase investment in energy
efficiency. As the program progresses, it will save
energy, create jobs, and improve the environment. The
Brazos Valley Energy Conservation Coalition
(BVECC), administered by the Energy Systems
Laboratory (ESL) of Texas A&M University, in
College Station, Texas received notification of the
US. Department of Energy (USDOE)-Rebuild
America award in June, 1996. In the first year of this
partnership, the BVECC has developed three Rebuild
America related projects in Texas totaling more than
$3 million in construction costs.
The energy conservation retrofits in the three
projects include a lighting upgrade, HVAC systems
modifications, and an EMCS upgrade/installation.
These projects have been financed through internal
facility funding or through third party financing
institutes. The average payback period of the retrofit
projects is eight years. This paper presents an
overview of the BVECC Rebuild America program in
Texas. It also describes the energy conservation
projects in three facilities in Texas where energy
conservation retrofits are being implemented.
Citation
Saman, N.; Haberl, J. S.; Turner, W. D. (1998). Overview of the Rebuild America Program in Texas. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /6728.