Smart Cities World – Northwestern University Strikes Deal to Deliver Energy Savings

The strategic partnership with cleantech integrator Ameresco will help the Evanston-based institution address its energy-related deferred maintenance challenges with no up-front capital required.

Northwestern University has entered a long-term energy-as-a-service (EaaS) agreement with a goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions 30 per cent by 2030.

The strategic partnership with cleantech integrator Ameresco will help the Evanston-based (Illinois) institution address its energy-related deferred maintenance challenges with no up-front capital required, while also advancing its sustainability and academic goals.

Energy management

As part of the agreement, Ameresco will provide ongoing energy management and related services, in addition to identifying and implementing energy efficiency upgrade, for the campus’s 175 buildings and central plants.

Energy efficiency projects slated for these buildings will leverage advanced technologies to provide more efficient, better performing building systems such as building automation, lighting, heating, and cooling, and alternative energy systems while also providing an improved learning environment for students and faculty.

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