# U.S. Navy and Ameresco break ground on $173M energy project at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

The U.S. Navy and Ameresco broke ground on a $173 million energy savings performance contract at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. The project includes a new 19 MW combined heat and power plant, a 3 MW battery storage system, a microgrid, and a new industrial wastewater treatment plant.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-02-05
- Where: Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
- Value: $173.0M
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 19 MW CHP plant, 3 MW battery storage
- Products: electricity, heat, wastewater treatment
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md), [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Ameresco](https://endata.com/companies/20853.md)
- [U.S. Navy](https://endata.com/companies/4174.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210205005086/en/U.S.-Navy-Partners-with-Ameresco-for-%24173-Million-Cleantech-Energy-Project-at-Norfolk-Naval-Shipyard), 2021-02-05: "This $173 million energy savings performance contract (ESPC) builds on Ameresco’s two decades of support to the NNSY mission to repair, overhaul, and refuel the most technologically advanced warships in the world."

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