Program Overview
Alan Shedd, Touchstone Energy
Alan.Shedd@nreca.coop
9/28/10
Agenda
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Background
Program overview
Details
Resources
Considerations
Getting started
Why Schools?
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Schools are at the heart of most communities
Long history of co-op - school partnerships
Cooperative principles
Schools are a key account
Lots of school
– 172,000 schools in the US
– 79,000 in co-op service territories
Schools need help
• Age
– Average 42 years old
• School condition
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Differed maintenance
Inadequate staffing
Focus on new construction
Changing roles and requirements
• Need to control costs
– All costs are going up
– Budgets are not.
Why School Energy Efficiency?
• School energy budget
– Schools spend over $6Billion a year on energy
– Schools spend more on energy than textbooks and
computers combined
– 25% of that energy is wasted
– The problem is getting worse Per pupil energy cost rose 19% from 2007 to 2008
– Energy cost savings impact on learning
• Co-ops are energy solution providers.
Schools Energy Efficiency
• Not a new idea
– Many successful school energy efficiency
programs
– Government, non-profit, and for-profit
– Info / awareness <=> Performance contracting.
Program Overview
• Objectives
– Help you understand the opportunities and
challenges
– Provide working knowledge of tools and
resources
– Assist you with getting started.
Program Overview
• Focus on existing facilities
– More existing schools, bigger need
• Focus on no- and low-cost opportunities
– Limited budgets
• Do simple things first.
Program Components
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Information
Benchmarking
Walk-thru audits
Help getting started.
Program Components
• Information
– Website
www.SchoolEnergySaving.com
Program Components
• Information
– Website
– Training
Targeted Training
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One-day class
Builds on Commercial Audit class
School basics
Benchmarking
Energy audits
Program Components
• Information
– Website
– Training
– DOE O&M Guide
Program Components
• Information
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Website
Training
DOE O&M Guide
EPA Portfolio
Manager
Program Components
• Information
• Benchmarking
– What is it?
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Uses utility bills and building information
Derives parameters for comparing energy use
Can compare different buildings in different areas
Can compare to historic and national norms.
Program Components
• Information
• Benchmarking
– What is it?
– The software
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ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
12-month history
Weather and location normalization
0 – 100 scale
ENERGY STAR label.
Program Components
• Information
• Benchmarking
– What is it?
– The software
– What do you do with it
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Manage energy use
Compare performance
Prioritize energy efficiency projects
Track performance
Estimate carbon footprint.
Program Components
• Information
• Benchmarking
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What is it?
The software
What do you do with it
Examples
Log in
Program Components
• Information
• Benchmarking
• Walk-thru audits
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Objectives
Methodology
Checklists
Training.
School Energy Use
• Component energy use
1. HVAC
2. Lighting
3. Plug loads
Jessamine County Schools
• Blue Grass Energy, KY served as first pilot site
• Worked with Jessamine County School System
• Conducted walk-thru audits at six schools they
serve
• Entered data in Portfolio Manager
– Best score – Brookside Elementary (72)
– Worst score – East Jessamine High (35)
– New middle school – insufficient data
Jessamine County Schools
• Audit - General recommendations
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Lighting retrofit
Lighting controls
Turn off lights
Water heating setpoint and booster heaters
Don’t open the windows
Eliminate space heaters and refrigerators in classrooms
Buy ENERGY STAR products.
Jessamine County Schools
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Window replacement – West Jessamine High
HVAC ducting – Rosenwald-Dunbar Elementary
HVAC piping – West Jessamine Middle
Control soffit lighting – Brookside Elementary
Check belt tension – East Jessamine High
Add timer to cooking equipment – East Jessamine High
Consider demand control.
Program Components
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Information
Benchmarking
Walk-thru audits
Help getting started
– 10 step process
Getting Started
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Get informed
Meet
Collect data
Start benchmarking
Conduct an audit
6. Review
7. Improve Energy
Awareness
8. Track Progress
9. Share Stories
10. Involve the Community
Some Considerations
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What do you want out of the program?
How much involvement?
What is your budget?
Does this fit with other programs and incentives?
What about schools you don’t serve?
How long do you want to participate?
Is this an individual co-op or statewide effort?
Do you plan on involving the community?.
Questions?
Thanks!
Alan C. Shedd, P.E., CEM
Touchstone Energy
770-531-7860
Alan.Shedd@nreca.coop