Honeywell and Washington Gas Build Energy Plant for Homeland Security Headquarters

The General Service Administration (GSA) awarded Alliance Associates Washington Gas and Honeywell a contract to design, build and maintain an energy plant for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

The project will reduce emissions and dramatically increase the energy security of the campus, which houses a number of security-focused government agencies such as the Transportation Security Administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Coast Guard and Customs & Border Protection.

By supplying heat, air-conditioning, hot and cold water, electricity and emergency power – including 30 percent peak energy for DHS headquarters at the St. Elizabeth’s West campus – the new plant will significantly increase the energy security of the facility. “It’s our intent to make DHS headquarters a showcase of energy efficiency and sustainability,” says GSA Project Executive Harry Debes.

Reducing stress on the local grid and reducing greenhouse gas emissions count among the plan's additional benefits. The plant will reduce emissions by 50,000 tons of CO2, the equivalent of removing 10,000 cars from the road.