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You are here: Home / Press Releases / King County becomes largest government in U.S. to use new energy-tracking system used by Microsoft

King County becomes largest government in U.S. to use new energy-tracking system used by Microsoft

February 27, 2015 By Brittany Quigley

 Summary

King County is the largest government in the United States to pilot the same energy-tracking system that Microsoft uses to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions at many of its buildings. Seattle-based design firm MacDonald-Miller will install the software at no cost to taxpayers at five King County facilities for a two-year pilot project.

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