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Chris Burns
Michael Wickenden, Contract Administrator
9/05/08
BED’s July 2008 Report
Dear Michael,
We are pleased to submit the following report covering the period of July 1, 2008 to July 31,
2008. The report includes highlights over the period and the attached table covers costs and
savings for the period.
As we discussed, our monthly report structure now shows “net” energy savings (impacts of line
losses, freeridership, spillover and persistence factors) as directed in the current Technical
Resource Manual. The annual MWH, 3-year MWH and cp-KW goal estimates have consistently
been presented as “net” savings in the monthly reports so these figures have not changed.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Chris Burns
CC: TJ Poor of the VT DPS, Ann Bishop, Ed McNamara, Andrea McHugh of the VT PSB
BED Energy Efficiency Highlights
Large Commercial Services
 UVM – Staff is currently working with UVM on HVAC and lighting upgrades in eight
buildings on the main campus. Most of these projects will be completed this year.
 General Growth Properties (Burlington Town Center) – Continue to work with customer on
HVAC system energy efficiency measures and lighting improvements. The mall’s national
maintenance contractor contacted BED regarding a large lighting project proposed for the
2009 budget year. BED has provided a budgetary incentive numbers and will continue to
monitor and support the progress of this project to completion. This project is expected to be
complete next year.
 Fletcher Allen Health Care / Carrier energy saving projects: Made a detailed walk-through
inspection of all the project work that has been completed in the 111 Colchester Ave. facility.
Completed rebate process for the addition of the plate-frame heat exchanger and in the
process with the paperwork for the parking garage lighting upgrade. Additional data analysis
must be done for several of the other projects, once summer data collection work has been
completed.
Air compressor replacement: Beginning work on a new FAHC replacement project, the
replacement of several reciprocating compressors to high-efficiency rotary screw units (7.5
HP and 15HP).
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Peak kW Analysis: FAHC’s main facility reached a new kW peak during the month of June.
Assisted the customer in analyzing their interval data for the month, and determined the
problem occurred on the hottest day in June, when a chiller event took one of their central
plant chillers off-line. The recovering from this event is what initiated the kW peak.
FAHC (UHC Campus) – There will be 1,047 T8 light fixtures being retrofitted to high
performance T8 ballasts and lamps throughout the Arnold building. Project is nearing
completion.
Burlington Free Press - Assisted customer in identifying the approximate size of back-up
generator that they would need for their entire facility (750 kW). They have shown some
interest in the ISO NE Demand Response Program, and this would tie into new backup
generation as well.
Burlington Airport – Opening discussion with the customer concerning rebates that might be
associated with upgrading two 100 Ton RTU’s in the main terminal. They are initiating an
engineering study to determine the most efficient and cost-effective system replacement that
might be appropriate for this project.
Burlington School District – Processed rebates for lighting upgrades completed at the
Wheeler School.
Fortieth Burlington LLC (128 Lakeside Ave.) – Steve Shaw Consulting Engineering and
BED are assisting one another on replacing and re-sizing the old 100 ton Carrier chiller to a
new high efficient screw chiller. New controls for the chiller to will be included in this
project to interface better with the plate and frame heat exchanger. This will enable the
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cooling load to use all of the heat exchanger capacity that may allow the chiller to be down
sized.
– The existing 100 ton Trane chiller (back-up chiller for the Carrier chiller) was monitored
for electrical consumption using the Ideal power meter. The test was for one week that will
help determine the savings analysis and sizing the new replacement chiller.
Marriott Hotel – Vermont Mechanical informed BED that they are looking into installing a
variable frequency drive to the 15 HP water loop pump to the water source heat pump
system. The measure was analyzed and passed a cost benefit analysis. BED offered a rebate
amount and Vermont Mechanical will keep BED informed on the status of the project.
Smaller Commercial Services
 City of Burlington – Continue to work with this customer on several recommendation at the
City hall, the library and all fire stations.
 Eleventh Hour Glass – Working with this customer in area of motor controls where a
variable frequency drive and temperature sensor would be installed to reduce energy
consumption associated with operating an exhaust hood system. This project expected to be
complete this summer.
 Burlington Furniture Company – Working with this customer in area of lighting power
reduction through the replacement of halogen lamps with halogen infrared lamps. This
project expected to be complete this summer.
 Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf – Working with this customer in area of commercial
refrigeration efficiency for existing cooler and freezer units and new freezer unit. Will
continue to support this customer throughout the project. This project expected to be
complete this year.
 City Market – Attended a strategy meeting with the customer, commissioning agent and
refrigeration subcontractor, to plan the implementation of “floating head pressure”
programming to their existing two refrigeration racks. This will provide energy savings in
particular during the winter and shoulder months of the year.
 Koffee Kup Bakery – This customer is moving ahead with their bakery lighting upgrade.
They are removing T12 and old design T8 lamp and ballast equipment to be replaced with
HP T8, and are replacing metal-halide fixtures with new T5 HO fixtures. We will be reevaluating their original rebate calculation based on updated information from the lighting
vendor.
 Gardeners Supply– The customer has initiated a week of monitoring of their incoming power
from BED’s on-site transformer to obtain additional information concerning their apparent
unusually high power consumption.
 Burlington Country Club - The installation of a new high efficient 10-ton AC rooftop unit
with a dual enthalpy control serving the economizer was completed. BED inspected the
installation and a rebate for both the rooftop unit and controls were processed for payment.
 Trade Winds Imports – The installation for a prescriptive lighting measure was completed
and the rebate for the EEM was processed for payment.
 Rock’s Convenience Store – The lighting energy savings analysis was completed to replace
thirteen eight-foot fluorescent strip fixtures to new high performance T8 four-foot fluorescent
fixtures. The other EEM that will be analyzed as possible cost effective projects are the
refrigeration (free air economizer, evaporator fan controls, ECM evaporator fan motors and
door heater controls), and the two speed kitchen exhaust hood. Still ongoing.
New Construction/Equipment Replacement Services
 EVT / Core Performance Building Rebates – Attending a half-day training at EVT
concerning their internal roll-out of Core Performance / VT Edition.
 Champlain College dorm expansion – Attended a TRC meeting at City Hall to view the latest
college expansion plans. Have been in touch with the architect and will be connecting with
the engineering company that will be developing the details of the building design. There is
some interest in ice storage technology for cooling of the new buildings; this would also
reduce their summer peak kW load.
 Hickok & Boardman Place – 6th floor expansion project is still ongoing.
 Greer’s Dry Cleaning – The fit-up construction project is almost complete.
 Jeffords Hall (UVM – Plant Science Building) – The Aircuity system, a demand control
ventilation system that optimizes energy efficient, healthy, building ventilation control
strategies, is being evaluated and may be proposed by BED and VGS as an EEM. More
analysis work is needed and correspondence with the product sales representatives before it
is proposed as an EEM.
 The New North End Youth Center (Gosse Ct Armory Building) – The proposed design for
the facility has been approved by BED and is now in the demolition construction phase.
REM Development has been keeping BED informed of the progress.
 Completed the final inspection of 135 Lakeview Terrace; a gut rehab project that has
achieved the Vermont Energy Star Homes standard for efficiency.
 There are currently seven other single-family building enrolled in the Vermont Energy Star
Homes efficiency program that is jointly operated by BED, VGS and EVT.
Efficient Retail Products
 Advised 3 walk-in customers on compact fluorescent lamp applications.
 ENERGY STAR Clothes Washers rebates for 2008 – 111
 ENERGY STAR Screw-in CFL rebates for 2008 –19,288
 ENERGY STAR Compact fluorescent Hardwired fixture rebates (including floor and table
lamps) for 2008 – 84
 Residential ENERGY STAR screw-in CFL’s leased through Smartlight for 2008 – 52
 Commercial ENERGY STAR screw-in CFL’s leased through Smartlight for 2008 – 236
 ENERGY STAR window AC rebates for 2008 – 95
 ENERGY STAR Dehumidifiers for 2008 – 19
 ENERGY STAR Refrigerators for 2008 – 77
 ENERGY STAR freezers for 2008 –3
Existing Residential Buildings
 Since Jan 1, 2008, 2 electric space heat conversions have been completed.
 Since Jan 1, 2008, 17 electric hot water conversions have been completed.
 Since Jan 1, 2008, 3 high efficiency\ECM motor ENERGY STAR furnaces have been
installed.
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Since Jan 1, 2008, 3 ENERGY STAR Central AC systems have been installed.
Since Jan 1, 2008, 4 electric to natural gas clothes dryer replacements have been completed.
BED continues to promote the LISF program to customers in need.
Visited 7 locations and used “WattsUp” meter at many locations.
Incoming calls concerning high bills and energy conservation measures are on the rise as
customers are worried about next winter; there were 50 incoming calls. Staff is prepared to
offer technical assistance to oil and propane heat customers as they are most effected by
rising fuel costs.
There are several domestic hot water fuel switch projects in progress. Interest in fuel savings
is high. Natural gas can still provide a 40-50% savings over electric hot water at current
rates. Propane and oil are currently as or more expensive than electric.
Communications & Public Relations
 WARMTH Program - we now have 156 customers donating a total of $1,016.00 on a
monthly basis via their electric bill. One customer requested removal from the donation list
due to personal finances.
 FAHC “Currents” (BED’s commercial customer newsletter) Article – Provided project
information for a “Currents” article that outlines the recent energy savings measures that
have been implemented within the last year at the 111 Colchester Ave. facility.
 YMCA – “Green Committee” action items – Provided a summary to the YMCA of energy
use findings and recommendations during the above effort, which began several months ago.
Load Response Program
 BED Local Demand Response program - The contract between BED and EnerNOC has been
signed. We have been working with several EnerNOC Business Development Managers and
Assistants to expand our existing base of ISO NE customers into the BED program.
 UVM Davis Center / 30 Min Demand Response – The installation of the physical monitoring
equipment has been completed by EnerNOC. Due to the inconvenient location of the electric
meter, EnerNOC has chosen to measure the load directly on the back up generator to
determine the dropped-demand kW value.
 Lake Champlain Chocolates / 750 Pine – Have arranged a joint meeting in August between
EnerNOC, BED and the owner of LCC to discuss the addition of our local demand response
program to the EnerNOC DR offering. Up to now, LCC has chosen not to sign up for any
demand reduction program.
 Fletcher Allen Health Center – The hospital is definitely interested in the local BED load
response program, and has inquired about financial assistance for modification of the BMS
coding that will be required to implement hospital load curtailment within a 30 minute
timeframe.
FAHC / 1 Burlington Square – Have been in contact with the local manager of the hospital
IT facility, and she is interested and open to discussion of the DR program in more detail.
Additional background information will be provided to her shortly.