The Ins and Outs of Energy
OR “How to Kill A Watt”
Reducing our Energy Demand on Campus
Joshua Kaplan and Josey Schwartz
Office of Sustainability and Facilities Management - Energy and Engineering
Presented to Green Office (GO!) Staff
November 5, 2014
Transportation Survey
Friday, November 7
1. Check your e-mail for the AU transportation
survey on Friday, 11/7
2. Ask your coworkers to take the survey
3. Win fabulous prizes
4. Help AU achieve LEED certification for 25
campus buildings, accurately track our
carbon footprint, and improve our
transportation infrastructure based on your
feedback
AU’s Carbon Commitments
AU: Carbon Neutral by 2020
Wind Powered
100% electricity sourced from wind
AU: Carbon Neutral by 2020
On-Site Renewable Energy
Forecast calls for solar showers
AU: Carbon Neutral by 2020
Off-Site Renewable Energy
Climate Action Plan
Reduce Consumption
Produce Renewable Energy on Campus
Purchase Renewable Energy
Purchase Offsets
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Energy & Engineering
Dave Osborne
Juan Allen
Eddy Peng
Josey Schwartz
George Merchant
Director
Chief Engineer
Supervisor
Cx Coordinator
Master Electrician
Energy & Engineering
Central Plant Operations
Energy Management
Energy & Engineering
Electrical & Life Safety
http://www.american.edu/finance/facilities/EnergyEngineering.cfm
AU’s Energy Sources
• ELECTRICITY
• NATURAL GAS
• ONSITE RENEWABLES
What are these, really?
Energy and Engineering Goals
• Operate and maintain safe and reliable utility services for campus facilities.
• Drive the University towards intelligent and sustainable energy usage.
• Promote awareness of engineering requirements and decision making based on
facility life cycle costs.
Energy Dashboard
Energy Dashboard
Energy Dashboard
Myth Busters
If it’s too hot or too cold, there’s nothing I can do!
False! Please contact 2FIX:
• 2fix@American.edu
• 202-885-2349
• myAU Portal
Holiday Energy Break
December 23 – January 2
Help us:
• Turn off lights
• Unplug appliances
• Turn off heating/cooling systems
In 2013, the amount of carbon saved by the
week-long Holiday Energy Break was the
equivalent of taking 330 cars off the road.
Download the checklist from
the GO! resources webpage
De-Lamping
We can remove the middle
fluorescent tube in light
fixtures.
• Energy saved
• Comfortable lighting
maintained
Labels
Milestones
• The big 10,000
• 2,653 energy
efficiency actions
GO!ng to the Top
Scoring
# of Actions
Actions
Score
Weighted impact
of actions
Impact
Better Analytics
GO!ng to the Top
Prizes
Individual: Top ten GO! scores between 10/1 and 10/31 will
receive a choice of:
1. $5 in EagleBucks
2. $10 Donation to the Sustainability Fund
Office: Top scoring office will receive a $50 Whole Foods gift
card.
Calculating Electricity Use
1. Daily Consumption
(Watts x Hours Used Per Day) ÷ 1,000 = Daily Kilowatt-hour (kWh) consumption
2. Annual Consumption
Daily consumption x Number of days used per year = Annual kWh consumption
3. Annual Cost
Annual consumption x $ per kWh (.105) = annual energy consumption
Questions?
Upcoming Lunch’n’Learns
Spring 2015
Stay tuned for Spring 2015 Lunch’n’Learn dates