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Juan F. Luis Hospital Seeing Energy Savings | February 18, 2010
By Bill Kossler
Thanks to an energy-management contractor paid entirely from money saved, the Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital is lowering public utility use now, and over time should begin seeing big savings on its multi-million-dollar annual power bills, the hospital's board was told Wednesday.
Reporting at the board's regular monthly meeting, Peter Abrahams, director of facility operations, said two large generators put in place by the Stonehouse Group generate power for the hospital at 23.5 cents a kWh - 7.5 cents less than the 31 cents charged by the V.I. Water and Power Authority. That price includes maintenance, operating the generators, fuel - and the generators themselves, which will become property of the hospital after five years, Abrahams said. The units are currently powering all the building's air conditioning, which is about half the hospital's total electricity consumption. As an added benefit, the generators add flexibility and expand the hospital's backups, should a major storm cut off public power.
And changes in wiring, lighting, propane use, water use and other aspects of hospital operations are beginning to realize savings in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, he said.
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