Kuakini Medical Center Signs Energy Efficiency Contract with Metrus
Azo CleanTech, January 23, 2014Metrus will finance and implement $5.8 million in energy upgrades – including a new central cooling and heating plant, lighting upgrades and energy management and control systems – at Kuakini Medical Center in Honolulu. Kuakini will pay Metrus based on realized energy savings once the project becomes operational.
“Kuakini is our largest deal to date, and our first project with a hospital,” said Bob Hinkle, President and CEO of Metrus Energy, Inc. “With rising health care costs, hospitals are increasingly turning to energy efficiency as a way to help reduce operating expenses and achieve more sustainable business practices.”