Energy Efficiency Projects and
Initiatives
Examples of Energy Improvement
Projects in Government Facilities
www.efc.unc.edu
Alleghany County/Town of Sparta
• Lighting upgrades in six buildings
• Funding from EECBG grants
• Tier 1 County
City of High Point HVAC
• Three recent HVAC upgrades
– Community Outreach Center
– Green Street Municipal Operations Center
– Police Department
• All funded with EECBG grants
City of Henderson Water Treatment
City of Asheville Street Lights
• Upgrade of high service pumps
with energy- efficient models
– Example: City of Henderson
installed a high-efficiency vertical
turbine pump at water treatment
facility
Project Costs
$3.4 M
Energy Budget
$1.75 M
Savings Projections
$638,000
Energy Savings
43% less
Return on Investment
5.3 years
Source: Maggie Ullman, City of Asheville
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City of Asheville Street Lights
Wilmington Street Sweeper Facility
• Includes solar PV, solar thermal, natural
lighting building orientation
Progress Energy Customer Owned
LED Streetlight Rate
- City purchases fixtures
• Expected electric bills
were $23,000 annually;
actual are $1,500
- Progress installs and maintains
- Reduced rate ($141/yr/fx Æ $71/yr/fx)
• ~8 year payback
Source: Maggie Ullman, City of Asheville
Haywood County Landfill Gas
• New project will convert methane gas into
electricity at the old Francis Farm Landfill
near Waynesville—system owned by
county
• Power will be sold to Haywood EMC
Yancey County/Mitchell County
Landfill Gas Energy Xchange
• Landfill gas powers art
studios and greenhouses
at facility
• Estimated 20 year supply
of methane with $1
million in avoided energy
costs
• Hope to profit off landfill for 15 years
Historic Bakersville Courthouse
LEED Renovation
• Meet LEED Standards in Construction
• Geo-Thermal HVAC
• Teleconference Center for Mayland
Community College and public
access computer systems
Wave Transit Forden Station
Green Building
• Central hub of greater Wilmington public
transit system
• Building has geothermal heating and
cooling, a green roof, permeable
pavement, other green features
• Designed to meet LEED
Gold standards
McDowell County Schools
Solar Hot Water
Raleigh Water Plant Solar Array
• 109 panels to supply hot water at
McDowell High School, East McDowell
Junior High and Marion Elementary
School
• Third party owned, with about
1/4 of project paid for by
ARRA grants
Durham County High Performance
Building Standards
• LEED Gold or better on new construction
(non-school) >10,000 sq ft.
• LEED Silver for 4,000 to 1,000 sq ft
• 250 kW Solar PV System on roof of clearwell
• Third Party ownership with 20 year lease
Water & Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County
Biosolids to Energy Process
• Already burning biosolids. Project will turn
heat from incineration into renewable
energy—first in North Carolina
• Major renovations LEED certified
• Expected to generate 1.5 MW, about 3/4
of authority's electricity needs
• New buildings sited to reduce
transportation-related energy
use
• Expected to come on-line
in 2013
Martin County Community Action
Residential Energy Efficiency Services
• NC Weatherization program—33 providers
Examples of Community Energy
Projects and Initiatives
• Provides energy improvements to
households below poverty level or that
receive assistance payments under SSI or
TANF
• Includes HVAC tune-ups, air
sealing, insulation, lighting
Provider of Low Income Housing
Energy Services
Provider of Low Income Housing
Energy Services
• Providing grants under Housing Authority
powers (G.S. 160A-456(b) for cities and
G.S. 153A-376(b) for counties) to
rehabilitate affordable housing
• Example: Chapel Hill
weatherization of public
housing facilities
• Such rehabilitation might include
weatherization including insulation or
resealing of houses or retrofitting with
energy efficient appliances
• A project between the UNC School of Law
Weatherization Working Group and the
Town of Chapel Hill
Durham Paying for Retrofits
• Example: Durham’s Neighborhood Energy
Retrofit Program
• Typical retrofit package was $800
to $2,000. Eligible residents received the
upgrades for $200 to $300
Chapel Hill Smaller Rebates
• Example: Chapel Hill WISE
• Maximum subsidies of $1,500 for larger
scale home energy retrofits
• Now doing broader base home program
Catawba County Rebates on Permit
Fees for Green Construction
Catawba County Rebates on Permit
Fees for Green Construction
Greensboro Residential Loans
• Loan loss reserve, with city funds
providing a public enhancement of private
loans
• Two lending partners that underwrite loans
Commercial Loans
• Example: Carrboro Commercial Energy
Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund
• 3% interest, 10 year terms, secured by
asset
• Town underwrites loans
Self Help Loan Program
• Just announced a few weeks ago
• $15 million in low-interest loans for energy
projects in Charlotte and other cities
• Targeted at commercial, community and
multifamily buildings in economically
distressed areas
In Rural Areas, Electricity Coops
often sponsor critical energy
programs
Appliance Rebates
• Four County EMC
– Bladen, Duplin, Pender, Sampson counties
– $50 rebate on Energy Star appliances
• South River EMC
– Harnett, Cumberland, Sampson, Johnston
and Bladen counties
– $25 rebate on Energy Star appliances
Ag Lighting Rebates
• Four County EMC
– Bladen, Duplin, Pender, Sampson counties
– 25% to upgrade the lighting in chicken, hog, and
turkey houses to CFLs
• Randolph EMC
– Randolph, Moore, Montgomery, Chatham and
Alamance counties
– 25% to upgrade the lighting in chicken, hog, and
turkey houses to CFLs
Solar Water Heater Rebates
• Four County EMC
– Bladen, Duplin, Pender, Sampson counties
– $1,000 rebate for members who install a solar
water heater with an electric back up
• South River EMC
– Harnett, Cumberland, Sampson, Johnston
and Bladen counties
– $400 rebate
Efficient Lighting Rebate Programs
• Business—South River EMC
– Harnett, Cumberland, Sampson, Johnston and
Bladen counties
– 30¢ per watt saved rebate for a complete light
fixture change out
• Industrial/Commercial—Randolph EMC
– Randolph, Moore, Montgomery, Chatham and
Alamance counties
– 30¢ per watt saved rebate for a complete light
fixture change out
Low Interest Loans
• Lumbee River EMC
– Robeson, Scotland, Hoke, and Cumberland
counties
– Up to $10,000; on-bill repayment
Low Interest Loans
• Tideland EMC
– Dare, Hyde, Beaufort, Washington, Pamlico
and Craven counties
– Up to $10,000 for 3-5 years at 5% interest,
secured with deed of trust on property
• Piedmont EMC
– Alamance, Caswell, Durham, Granville,
Orange and Person counties
– Up to $10,000 for 7 years at 5% interest
South Carolina Rural Loan Program
• Collaborative effort of several rural coops
• Repayment through on-bill financing
Kentucky Rural On-Bill Program
• How$martKY serves 4 rural coops
• On-bill fixed repayment stays with meter
• Loan stays with utility meter
• Funding comes from USDA Rural
Economic Loans, through a coop, to a
third party administrator
• Energy data-driven project selection
Source:
http://maced.org/hows
mart-about.htm
Hog Waste to Energy
Unique Energy Sources in
North Carolina
• Example: Loyd Ray Farms in Yadkin
County
• Duke University partnership with Duke
Energy, Google, and funding from NRCS
• Starting this year, NC utilities have to
create energy from swine waste
Poultry Waste to Energy
• Coming Soon to Montgomery County
• Poultry Power USA will build, own and
operate the 36-megawatt (MW) power
plant and sell the electricity to Progress
Energy