Design build thermal energy storage project results in significant energy savings, reduced utility rates, and $150,000 in annual demand response rebates for three college campuses; cooperative procurement helps deliver project on time and on budget. Challenge A forward thinking organization, Alamo Colleges District was continuously looking for ways to save energy. Even when budgets were tight, facility managers continued to identify ways to reduce energy use, putting together a list of potential energy saving projects for future implementation when funds became available. “We had upgraded our lighting with a more e"cient system and had done some other things,” said John Strybos, Vice President, College Facilities Service, Alamo Colleges District. ”But we wanted something more p

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