Officials celebrate NRG Park’s new historic sustainability and energy efficiency project

HOUSTON – Harris County officials and leadership from NRG Park and Johnson Controls celebrated the kickoff of a historic sustainability and energy efficiency project at the sports and entertainment complex on Wednesday.

The sustainability initiative is expected to generate over $54 million in savings while reducing NRG Park’s annual carbon dioxide emissions by more than 241,000 metric tons annually, a news release said.

The project is among the first to contribute to Harris County’s newly released Climate Action Plan.

The initiative is expected to reduce Harris County’s carbon emissions by 40% by 2030.