Contractors Seeing Work from Focus on Energy Savings

The Washington Post

As the federal government promotes energy efficiency but faces declining budgets, contractors are expecting a greater focus on contracts that reward them based on the energy savings they provide.

Arlington-based Siemens Government Technologies is seeing plenty of work through what’s known as energy savings performance contracts. The company recently won a $16.8 million task order with the Army that will pay for installing a solar photovoltaic power generating system at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.