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IX Energy and
Legatus6 Awarded an Additional Solar Rooftop Project at VA Aleda E. Lutz
Medical Center in Saginaw
IX Energy Holdings, Inc.
(OTC.BB:IXEH - News), a company engaged in the development of solar power
and other renewable energy solutions for the federal government and commercial
markets, announced that through its teaming with Legatus6, it has been
awarded a second contract with a Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center to
design and build an additional solar rooftop array. This most recent awarded
project is at the VA Aleda E. Lutz Medical Center in Saginaw, Michigan.
Last week, IX Energy announced an awarded rooftop solar system at the VA
Ann Arbor Health Care System.
The ARRA provides $1
billion for Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) non-recurring maintenance
(NRM) program. The focus of the VHA NRM projects is to correct, replace,
upgrade, and modernize existing infrastructure and utility systems at VA
medical centers. Projects include, but are not limited to, patient privacy
corrections, life safety corrections, facility condition deficiency corrections,
utility system upgrades, and mental health improvements.
Of the total amount,
VA has dedicated $200 million to expand its renewable energy portfolio,
implement energy efficiency projects, and install energy and water meters
to meet federal mandates. Types of renewable energy projects include studies
and/or implementation of solar photovoltaic, wind turbine, direct geothermal
and renewably fueled cogeneration systems. Along with the centrally-managed
energy initiatives mentioned above, an additional $197 million will be
dedicated to ARRA projects that include a renewable energy and/or energy
efficiency component.
Steve Hoffmann, CEO of
IX Energy, said, "This is an extremely positive development for our business
to have been awarded a second solar project for the VA through our teaming
agreement with Legatus6. VA hospitals are under a broader federal mandate
for government agencies to increase their consumption of renewable energy,
which is creating more demand and opportunities in the market. We are pleased
to work with this additional VA facility in its effort to increase its
use of renewable energy."
About Legatus6
Legatus6, founded in
2007, is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing
professional services including program management, intelligence support,
information technology, logistics, base operations, and staffing to the
federal government. Bob Bowe, and his partner and President of Legatus6,
John McCann, both have extensive executive experience in industry. Bob
Bowe has over 28 years on active duty in the U.S. Army where, among other
senior officer assignments, he has had command responsibility for the operation
of large facilities, the type now being mandated to achieve energy savings
as described above. Past and current clients include the U.S. Army, Department
of Homeland Security, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, National
Institutes of Health, various Defense activities, and the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission. For more information about Legatus6 go to www.legatus6.com.
About Veterans Health
Administration (VHA)
VA operates the largest
direct health care delivery system in America. VA meets the health care
needs of America's veterans by providing a broad range of primary care,
specialized care, and related medical and social support services. VHA
has a wide range of land (15,708 acres), buildings (4,894) and equipment
to accomplish VA's mission.
About IX Energy Holdings,
Inc.
Founded in 2006, IX Energy,
Inc., the wholly owned subsidiary of IX Energy Holdings, Inc. is a renewable
energy services company engaged in the design, marketing development and
financing of solar power systems and other renewable energy solutions to
federal and commercial customers. In June 2008, the Company entered into
a non-exclusive agreement with Federal Prison Industries, Inc. ("UNICOR"),
under which UNICOR provides the labor for assembly and production of solar
panels for the Company, and the Company sells the solar panels to Federal
customers. The agreement has a term of five years.
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