Fulton County Government and Justice Centers Improvements Reduce Electricity Consumption by 17 Percent

Fulton County Government and Justice Centers Improvements Reduce Electricity Consumption by 17 Percent

October 15, 2024

Over the past five years, Fulton County has made a series of energy efficiency improvements to the Government Center and Justice Center through a Fulton County Urban Redevelopment Agency (FCURA) bond fund. As shown in the graph below, these improvements resulted in a 17% drop in electricity use from 2019 to 2023 at both buildings. These electricity savings have resulted in an estimated cost savings of $1.8 million from 2018 to 2023.


The projects that were completed at the Government Center and Justice Center are summarized in the table below:


  Government Center  Justice Center 
2019    Chillier Project
2020  Exhaust fan/ cooling unit replacements  Exhaust fan and cooling unit replacements 
2021 Air handling unity replacements Atrium lighting upgrade Building Automation System controls Terminal unit replacements   
 2023 Cooling tower retrofit Building automation System controls Terminal unit replacements and air handling unit replacements
 2024    Air handling unit replacements


The Fulton County Urban Redevelopment Agency is comprised of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners and approves urban redevelopment projects. Building improvements are completed by the county’s Department of Real Estate and Asset Management (DREAM). DREAM also manages the construction of new county buildings, such as the Animal Services Building and the Behavioral Health Crisis Center.