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NRG Park’s sustainability initiative with Johnson Controls to save $54M, fund upgrades

By Sofia Gonzalez – Reporter, Houston Business Journal
May 31, 2023

NRG Park welcomed a historic sustainability and energy efficient project that is estimated to generate more than $54 million in savings to fund complex-wide infrastructure upgrades with a May 31 ribbon-cutting.

The project is in collaboration with Johnson Controls Inc. (NYSE: JCI), Harris County and Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation. During the event for the initiative, leaders from each organization came together to further discuss the 20-year energy savings performance contract.

With the project, JCI will work to upgrade building equipment and controls over much of the complex. This includes heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment, building automation systems (BAS), water conservation, life safety systems, lighting improvements, as well as high-efficiency chiller upgrades and the integration of JCI OpenBlue Central Utility Plant.

JCI will also measure and verify results with an ongoing service agreement. With the upgrades expected to save money, this will mean no financial impacts will be seen for guests of the park or taxpayers in the county. According to Ryan Walsh, the CEO and executive director of HCSCC, the savings have been guaranteed by JCI.

During the event, Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis said additional savings will be redirected back to the county.