Doylestown Hospital Receives Over $530,000 For Energy Improvements

The Doylestown Hospital received incentive funds Thursday that will allow the medical facility to install a new system that is expected save enough energy to be used by about 1,500 homes, according to a hospital press release.

PECO gave the hospital $537,000 for the installation of a combined heat and power system that's projected to save over 13,000 kilowatts hours of energy each year, the release said.

The 1.6 megawatt combined heat and power gas turbines simultaneously produce electricity and heat from natural gas, allowing the system to capture otherwise wasted heat and use it throughout the building, the release said.

"PECO’s Smart Ideas programs provide valuable rebates and incentives and have helped make significant energy efficiency investments possible for many of our customers," PECO President and CEO Craig Adams said. "Doylestown Hospital should be commended for their investment and we congratulate them on their energy efficiency savings."

Since 2009, PECO customers have saved more than half a billion dollars in energy, incentives and rebates with PECO Smart Ideas, the release said. Based on total energy savings, PECO Smart Ideas is the most successful suite of utility run energy efficiency programs in Pennsylvania, according to the release.

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