Coast Guard Academy Begins 1st Major Energy Savings Upgrade

NEW LONDON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard Academy has begun its first major upgrade to save on energy and replace aging utilities at the 85-year-old Connecticut campus.
The New London-based academy launched the $72.6 million project Monday.
It says that’s the largest single energy savings contract signed by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security.
Eversource in Connecticut and Ameresco in Massachusetts will perform more than a dozen upgrad