# Presentation: 589986

## Slide 1

## Energy Star Pays off in Schools

- $6 Billion in Energy Bills in U.S. Schools (more than books and computers combined)
- Top Schools can save 25% on their Electricity Bills.
- Washington State Utility Rates are Higher than they used to be!

## Energy Efficiency Projects

**Are unlike other capital projects**
- Dollars you need are buried in your Utility Bill (operating exp)
- Don’t have to compete with other Capital Projects
- Delaying the installation is an **expen$ive** decision.
- You have the legal authority and access to resources.

## Enabling Legislation(Highlights)

**Notes:**
What barriers do you perceive in increasing or accelerating energy efficiency project installations? (Check all that apply.)
□   Not in the Capital Budget
□   Not in the Operating Budget
□   Insufficient staffing needed to install projects
□   Insufficient staffing needed to manage projects
□   No access to funding
□   Qualifying projects not identified
□   Approval process too cumbersome
□   Have to wait for approved funds to become available

## HB 2247 (signed into law /8/2001)

- Each district shall conduct Energy Efficiency (E2) audits.
- Each district shall implement cost effective conservation improvements.
- Performance Contracting is the preferred financing method.

## HB 2247: Key Dates

- 12/31/01 E2 energy consumption survey must be done.
- 10/1/02 walk through surveys must be done.
- 12 Mo. from walk through E2 maintenance and operations procedures implemented.
- 6/30/03 investment grade audit must be done if walk through identified cost effective measures and,
- 12/31/04 Installation of cost effective E2 recommended in audit.

## What is the ENERGY STAR Partner Program?

- Voluntary EPA/Organizational program.
- Usually helps partner organizations realize **savings** of  **25% to 30%.**
- With today’s rising energy costs these savings will translate into _even more_ bottom-line performance/profit improvements in the future.
- Also, gives partners _PR benefits_ through publicized ENERGY STAR recognition for their superior energy/ pollution reduction performance.

## What have ENERGY STAR Partners Accomplished?

- So far thousands of businesses and organizations have profited from _voluntarily_ partnering with ENERGY STAR.
- In total, these partners will be realizing energy bill savings of _over $60 billion_ through 2010.
- In addition, these energy savings will _reduce carbon dioxide emissions_ by over 1.2 _trillion_ pounds. This is equivalent to:
_*120 million cars*_* taken off the road*
*The annual electricity needs of over *_*80 million homes*_
_*164 million acres of new trees*_* planted*

## Why Change Your Energy Management Practices?

- Few organizations have effective energy management systems.
- An ad hoc approach results in a roller coaster ride for energy costs.
- A systematic approach can produce sustained and increasing savings.

## The Ad Hoc Approach I

- A champion concerned about energy costs orders an energy audit.
- The audit identifies energy waste reduction savings of 5-10 percent.
- Lacking a system for implementation, the easier, lower-cost projects are done first.

## The Ad Hoc Approach II

- The champion moves to another program. Energy management is viewed as complete and is quickly forgotten.
- Some energy savings are sustained but most of the initial savings are lost.
- In another 3 to 5 years, the process is repeated.

## Management System Approach

## How Does ENERGY STAR Work?

- Businesses and organizations partner with ENERGY STAR to learn how they can reap the benefits of improved energy performance.
- They use ENERGY STAR tools and resources to understand how to _profitably_ manage energy, plan improvements and gain recognition for accomplishments.
- Superior performing buildings can apply for the ENERGY STAR label.

## Slide 14

## ENERGY STAR Resources

- Portfolio Manager Benchmarking programs that help you to track and compare your organization’s energy performance and cost reductions to similar organizations.
- Assistance in developing and using a _five step energy reduction program_ that will enable you to be more profitable and competitive.
- We will provide other tools to help you integrate energy use improvement management into school business activities like operations, new construction, purchasing.

## Public Supports Energy Efficiency

- 93% of Americans think energy efficiency is important for the environment and their pocketbooks, but many don’t know where to start (Lowes survey, summer 2001).

## Is 10 MPG high or low for an automobile?

**Is 50 Kbtu/SF/YR high or low for a school building?**

- Answer: **Common Knowledge**

- Answer: **Even some facility experts don’t know**

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## ENERGY STAR® Benchmarking

- Compare your buildings' energy performance to that of similar buildings in the United States.
- Identifies _exemplary_ performers that hold the clues to the _best_ practices within your organization.
- Identifies _below-average_ performers that represent the _best_ energy saving _investment_ candidates.

## 1 to 100 Benchmark Scale

- Number of Buildings

**The benchmark overlays a 1 to 100 scale on the energy performance curve which gives relative meaning to energy use.**

- 25

- 50

- 100

- 75

- 1

- Benchmark

- Worst Performers = High Energy Use

- Best Performers = Low Energy Use

**1 to 100 Benchmark Scale**

## Set Priorities Across Portfolios

- Best investment opportunities are in lower quartiles.

- O&M improvements will yield savings and Label candidates.

- High scoring buildings provide lessons learned and Label candidates.

**Portfolio in Benchmark Order**

**100**

**1**

**Reward**** ****& Learn**

**Tune**

**Invest**

**Notes:**
Note:  Investments can be found throughout a portfolio, but the best investments in energy efficiency will tend to be in buildings that are least efficient.  These buildings will have lower benchmark scores.
There are reasons for pursuing portfolio-wide upgrades, such as an upgrade to T8 lamps (to maintain a single replacement lamp type) or a chiller program (corporate compliance with CFC regulations).  Even in these cases, the benchmark can be used to identify the best buildings to start upgrading first.

## The Value of Benchmarking Energy Performance

- Prioritizes your portfolio by your benchmark scores.
- Assess upgrade efforts in terms of improving benchmarks over time.
- Watch your organization's aggregate benchmark improve.
- Set targets for your existing portfolio and new designs.

## ENERGY STAR Tools & Resources

- Building Portfolio Manager & energy benchmarking capability.– available for offices, warehouses, hospitals, K-12 Schools, Retail Stores, Grocery Stores and Hospitality/Hotels.
- Financial evaluation calculators.
- Energy management integration diagnostic programs.

## ENERGY STAR Financial Evaluation Calculators

- Determine financial merits of energy efficiency improvements.
- Enable organization to see how investments in improved energy efficiency successfully compete with other potential investments.
- Basic financial concepts and tools that facilitate informed executive decisions.
- Quantify, justify and communicate the impact of improved energy performance on the organization’s worth and/or financial resources utilization.

## ENERGY STAR management integration/diagnostic programs 

**Building Upgrade Manual/Cookbook.**
**Energy Star Five Step Building upgrading process.**
**Communications and PR opportunities**
**Other web based tools & resources**

## ENERGY STAR 5 Stage Buildings

- Five Stage Implementation Process:
- Lights
- Building Tune-Up
- Reduce energy load
- ENERGY STAR labeled products
- Fan System Upgrades
- Heating And Cooling System Upgrades

## The Five-Stage Implementation Process

**Maintenance & Measuring**

**Tune up**

**Lighting**

**Load**
**Reductions**

**Fan**
**System**

**Plant**
**Upgrades**

- Focus on sizing,
- operations and control

**Energy**

**Bills**

**Notes:**
You could have a brand new school with all of the latest technologies, but if it’s not being operated correctly, you could score a 25 on the benchmarking tool.  And that has happened.  This spring, we saw a case in NY where a custodian retired, and the school’s score dropped 20 points. This shows how important operations and maintenance are. 

## Stage 1: Building Tune-upand Management

- Tune-up:
- Filters, dampers, coils, steam traps, testing/balancing HVAC system, chillers, and boilers.

- Management
- Thermostat recalibration
- Energy Management Systems

## Stage 2:  Lighting	

- Quantity and quality of illumination.
- T8s and electronic ballasts.
- Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs).
- Partial output ballasts.
- Light emitting diode (LED) exit signs.

- Exterior lighting:
- High-pressure sodium (HPS).
- Low-pressure sodium (LPS).
- Metal halide (MH).
- Controls:
- Occupancy sensors.
- Daylight dimming/switching.
- High-intensity discharge (HID)bi-level switching.

## Stage 3: Load Reductions

-  Envelope improvements:
- Wall and roof Insulation
- Window upgrades
- Infiltration control
- Roof upgrades
-  ENERGY STAR labeled products                                        (office equipment, transformers).

## Stage 4: Distribution System Upgrades

- Variable air volume (VAV) conversion.
- Pump/fan downsizing.
- Variable-speed drive (VSD) applications.
- Motor upgrades.

## Stage 5: Plant Upgrades

-  Chiller upgrades or replacements.
-  Central plant/district cooling.
-  Boiler upgrades or replacements  (new burners).
-  Package units (aiming for efficiency rating of 13).

## ENERGY STAR Success Stories

- Green Mountain College, in Vermont, saves more than 260,000 kWh or $26,000 annually since installing ENERGY STAR light fixtures.
- University of Virginia saves $3.5 million annually since upgrading its central chiller plant and lighting system.

## ENERGY STAR Success Stories

- The University of Missouri at Columbia saved $170,000 in the first five months after instituting various energy efficiency projects throughout its campus.
- Over 200 universities and colleges around the country participate in ENERGY STAR.

## “Million Dollar Plus List”

**Saved over $1 million/year on utility bills:**
- States:
**Wisconsin, Iowa, and New Hampshire.**
- Schools:
**Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and San Diego.**
- Local Governments:
**City of Houston and Montgomery County.**

## Show Me the Money!

- 	Now that you’ve decided to make energy upgrades, how do you pay for it?

- The ENERGY STAR Public Sector   Finance Initiative can help.

## ENERGY STARPublic Sector Finance Initiative

- Devised to:
- Increase public sector energy investments by  $1 billion by 2002.
- Change traditional thinking about energy financing in the public sector:
- Provides expert support and peer information.

## Summary of Benefits of ENERGY STAR Buildings Partnership

- EPA provides partners with:
- Buildings upgrade manual.
- Technical resources (print and web-based).
- Technical assistance (energy & finance).
- Account manager/point of contact.
- Recognition and PR opportunities.
- Partner network.

## Slide 38

## How can you learn more about ENERGY STAR?

- Visit the ENERGY STAR Web site: www.energystar.gov
- Or, contact an EPA Region 10 ENERGY STAR representative directly at:
- EPA Seattle (Region 10)
- Robert Drake (206) 553-4803
- Robert Fallis  (206) 553-8293
- Carolyn Gangmark  (206) 553-4072
- Lawrence Gildea (206) 553-1855
- Dick Routenberg (206) 553-2148
- Melissa Payne, EPA Headquarters
- 	ENERGY STAR National K-12 Schools Program Manager
- 	(202) 564-9183
- Robert E. Barton, CEO
- 	Catalyst Financial Services, Inc.
- 	(802) 276-3846