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Chris Burns
Michael Wickenden, Contract Administrator
12/04/08
BED’s October 2008 Report
Dear Michael,
We are pleased to submit the following report covering the period of October 1, 2008 to October
31, 2008. The report includes highlights over the period and the attached table covers costs and
savings for the period.
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
 YMCA Facilities Meeting / Status of Expansion in City – The YMCA’s latest effort at within
the city expansion has been unsuccessful. Thus, the decision has been made to consider the
present building at 266 College St. as being the YMCA’s home for the foreseeable future.
This means, among other things, the refurbishment of the building’s infrastructure, whose
maintenance has been delayed for longer than is optimum. Decisions on building
improvements must be made now, and implemented on a timely basis.
 Fletcher Allen / ESCO Projects – Continue to work with the hospital to obtain documented
project financial information before proceeding with the payment of incentive money.
Finalization of payments on at least three projects is waiting for this background data.
Responded to FAHC’s request for a history of their electrical consumption over the last three
years.
 University Health Center – Presently working with the customer to help them understand
their chronic building internal low voltage issues. As a Primary Service (PS) customer, it is
likely that limitations in their own transformer and electrical distribution system is causing
this condition in some areas of the building.
 Burlington School District – Processed a number of prescriptive rebates for lighting upgrades
at several of the district’s schools.
 Burlington Free Press / LPA System Enhancement – Documentation of this project has been
completed and a rebate of $2,100 has been paid to the customer.
 Marriott Hotel – The proposed VFD installation to the 15 hp circulating pump serving the
water loop WSHP system has been reanalyzed for energy savings. A cost benefit savings
estimates was completed and a report indicting the analysis results along with a BED rebate
offer was e-mailed to the project manager and Marriott hotel manager.
 UVM – Campus-wide Consumption – Responded to the university’s request for a profile of
their electrical consumption and billing for the entire campus since the beginning of the
calendar year.
 UVM (Gucciardi Fitness Center; Gutterson Field House; Farrall Hall) – Three LPA
installations were priced and proposed by DEI, Inc. for the Minters’ dehumidifier. A cost
benefit savings analysis was completed and BED will offer rebates for all three installations
as part of a custom retrofit EEM. The LPA at Gucciardi building has been completed and the
other two are currently in progress.
 UVM- Continue to work with the customer on energy efficiency measures in the area of
occupancy based heat recovery ventilation control strategies and premium efficiency motors
and lighting in the following buildings: Harris-Millis Residence, Cook Commons Dining
Hall, Southwick Music Building, Terrill Hall, Given Medical Complex, Courtyard Infill and
Gutterson, Tennis courts.
 General Growth Properties (Burlington Town Center) – Continue to work with customer on
HVAC system and lighting energy efficiency measures.
 Forward Capacity Market / Measurement and Verification – Attended two meetings at EVT
presenting an overview of the HVAC data logging effort this summer, and an analysis of
where we are and what must be resolved to continue to maintain progress with the program.
Some metrics specifically for BED project monitoring for the FCM must still be finalized.
Smaller Commercial Services
 Inspected the new VFD and 3 phase motor system for the First Unitarian Universalist
Society’s hot water heating plant pumps.
 Gardener’s Supply/High Consumption – At Jake’s request, BED Metering has installed their
logging RPM meter at the customer’s service transformer. It will remain there one week;
purpose is to determine if the transformer is sufficiently sized for the building’s load.
 Burlington Country Club – The clubs officers voted on optimizing the refrigeration to their
three walk coolers and freezer that was recommended by BED earlier in the year. The project
is expected to start in the next month.
 Continue to work with Rock’s Store on lighting and refrigeration measures.
 Continue to work with Paul, Frank, and Collins P.C. (Masonic Temple/One Church Street)
on lighting measures for the common areas and the former Ann Taylor space.
 156 St Paul Street (Menores Mexican restaurant) – After a cost benefit savings analysis for
completing several energy efficiency measures, BED recommended that several lighting
measures and replacing the two evaporator fan motors to ECM brushless dc motors be
completed. A letter indicating the results of the measures was mailed to the owner with BED
rebate offers.
 209 Battery Street – A meeting was conducted with Vermont Energy and project specialist
representative with Mitsubishi products to discuss the proposed a/c equipment replacement
for the existing air-to-air heat pump units. The proposed heat pump units are a new variable
flow refrigerant (hyper heating inverter) that allow the heat pumps to heat further into the
heating season (-15 degrees) without the use of the back-up resistant electric heaters that
normally have to be energized when temperatures fall below 40 degrees. More research of
the new technology is under review before an EM analysis will be completed.
 3 Cathedral Square – Met with Dunkan/Wisniewski Architect representative to discuss a
proposed elevator replacement for the existing elevator which is passed its useful life.
Research work has been conducted to assist the architects on their replacement decision.
Still ongoing.
 Perrywinkle’s Fine Jewelry - Lighting upgrade is being proposed to install new LED lighting
in cabinet cases and replace the 60 existing incandescent 90-watt PAR 38 flood lamps with
LED 27-watt PAR 38 lamps. A cost benefit savings analysis is in progress.
New Construction/Equipment Replacement Services
 King St Housing (188 King) – Have been working with the engineering company involved in
the project to encourage the customer to improve the building envelope design between the
basement parking garage and the first floor commercial space. An on-site meeting was held
on 10/21/08. Historically, fiberglass batts have not been an effective insulator when used in
this area of the building envelope. A quotation is to be developed to use blown-in cellulose
as an alternative insulation material.
 Greer’s Dry Cleaning (Sears Lane) cost benefit savings analysis was completed and a copy of
the paid invoice from the manager was faxed to BED. The lighting measure rebate was
processed.
 Jeffords Hall (UVM – Plant Science Building) – The final construction drawings are
completed and BED has obtained a copy for EE code review and final EEM analysis work.
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Gosse Court Armory Building-Community Center – Energy savings analysis have been
completed for the high efficient lighting (using lighting power density methodology) and
HVAC (installing 13-H.E. A/C units with dual enthalpy economizer controls) energy
efficiency measures for the facility fit-up.
Completed final inspections of two Vermont Energy Star Homes.
Currently there are eight additional Burlington homes enrolled in the VESH New
Construction/Major Rehabilitation program
Efficient Retail Products
 Advised 2 walk-in customers on compact fluorescent lamp applications.
 ENERGY STAR Clothes Washers rebates for 2008 – 181
 ENERGY STAR Screw-in CFL rebates for 2008 –35,219
 ENERGY STAR Compact fluorescent Hardwired fixture rebates (including floor and table
lamps) for 2008 – 113
 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 – 283
 ENERGY STAR window AC rebates for 2008 – 130
 ENERGY STAR Dehumidifiers for 2008 – 59
 ENERGY STAR Refrigerators for 2008 – 139
 ENERGY STAR freezers for 2008 – 4
 ENERGY STAR Ceiling fans for 2008 – 13
Existing Residential Buildings
 Since Jan 1, 2008, 3 electric space heat conversions have been completed.
 Since Jan 1, 2008, 17 electric hot water conversions have been completed.
 Since Jan 1, 2008, 5 high efficiency\ECM motor ENERGY STAR furnaces have been
installed.
 Since Jan 1, 2008, 3 ENERGY STAR Central AC systems have been installed.
 Since Jan 1, 2008, 5 electric to natural gas clothes dryer replacements have been completed.
 BED continues to promote the LISF program to customers in need.
 Visited 11 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 24 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.
 In 2008, the Champlain Valley Low-income Weatherization Service has completed 14
Burlington projects and currently has 10 additional units enrolled.
Load Response Program
 EnerNOC / BED Lunch and Learn Presentation / Nov 5th - Have been working closely with
EnerNOC to identify potential customers for the new BED / EnerNOC Demand Response
Program. Also have spent significant time contacting customers personally to invite them,
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and have found considerable interest from customers to learn more. At this time, there are
close to forty confirmed attendees.
BED/EnerNOC Demand Response Program Status – Some significant headway has been
made this month, as EnerNOC has signed up UVM (500KW), FAHC (1.35 MW) and Burton
Corp (100KW). Hopefully, the program now has enough enrollments and a timeline that will
allow it to go-live well before the end of the year.
Hilton / Battery St. – Paid a joint visit with EnerNOC to the Chief Engineer of the Hilton to
discuss the two demand response programs available in the Burlington area. The customer is
interested, but it will take some analysis to determine how much load could be reasonably
curtailed. During the same visit, I discussed possible remediation of their high power factor,
and potential upgrading of a number of halogen down-lights to a new LED design.
Communications & Public Relations
 One new donor was added to the WARMTH Program - we now have 146 customers
donating a total of $945.00 on a monthly basis via their electric bill.
 ES staff attended the Renewable Energy conference in South Burlington. Workshops
attended covered the potential for micro hydro power and wind to feed plug-in hybrid
vehicles, and biofuels possibilities and issues.
 Staff attended a Solar System education session at Edmunds Middle School.
 Burlington Climate Action Plan Meeting: 9/29/08 – Attended the first sub-committee
meeting for this city program, concerning the encouragement of energy savings in residential
and commercial buildings in Burlington.
 The school energy efficiency calendar project is finishing up. Calendar should be ready by
early December. The art will go up in City Hall for January.
 ES staff was on Fox 44 News discussing energy efficiency.