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t seems fitting that the Cruise
Maryland terminal, often the first
stop on a journey to a sunnier
climate, will use the sun to provide
energy. Shed 10 at the South Locust
Point Marine Terminal will also go solar,
and Baltimore’s World Trade Center,
headquarters of the Maryland Port
Administration (MPA), will harness the
power of harbor waters to operate a
geothermal heating and cooling system.
It’s all part of a $27 million energy
savings and performance contract that
the MPA has awarded Pepco Energy
Services, Inc. Some 14 buildings totaling
570,000 square feet will be impacted by
the project, which tasks Pepco Energy
with installing 22 energy conservation
measures. The money comes from federal
funds available through the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
“This is a win-win program for the
Maryland Port Administration, our
customers and the taxpayers in the State
of Maryland,” said Ed Klingenstein,
MPA Engineering & Energy Manager.
“This is another example of how energy
performance contracting can enable
state agencies to achieve governmental
goals and mandates, while maintaining
and improving facility infrastructure
and creating sustainable jobs without
increasing agency budgets.”
A highlight of the project is the
implementation of a Geothermal Harbor
was a driving force behind the project,
said there are as many as 150 invasive
species in the Bay “and many of them
were brought in by ballast water.”
He noted that “of the few ballast
water testing facilities that exist in the
world, none have the capabilities of the
MERC mobile platform. I like the idea
that when we do things in Maryland, we
don’t have to copy off of anybody. … We
are creating a model for the world.”
