Focus: Energy Efficiency

Hospitals reforming energy habits

A typical hospital can use up to five times more energy than a hotel


A typical hospital can use up to five times more energy than a hotel. But some hospitals are working to break their energy habits, according to an article on the Energy Manager Today website.

In fact, the first hospital to produce more energy than it consumed was Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis., which earned the label back in 2014. The hospital reportedly was saving $1 million to $3 million per year.

Theda Clark Medical Center, also in Wisconsin, is saving almost $800,000 per year after making energy efficient upgrades. 

Farther east, NYC Health + Hospitals reports that it has reduced energy use by 10 percent during its 2016 fiscal year. That, coupled with fuel cost reductions, led to savings of $21 million. 

Read the article.

 



August 24, 2018


Topic Area: Energy Efficiency


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