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Renewable Energy Technology Applicability

July 10, 2014

Moderator:

Paul Sheldon

Senior Advisor

GreenPrisons.org Edward Saltzberg

Managing Director

The Security and Sustainability Forum

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Session Moderator Paul Sheldon is a Senior Advisor with www.GreenPrisons.org.

He is the primary author of the American Correctional Association's Policy and Standard of Environmentally Responsible and Sustainability-Oriented Practices , co-author of the National Institute of Justice's Greening Corrections Technology Guidebook, and the landmark 2009 study, Economic and Energy Alternatives to Coal Plants, published by Natural Capitalism Solutions.

Agenda

Introductions: Paul Sheldon

Panel Briefings Daniel Gerdes (US Air Force, retired) Charlie Slavik, VP Marketing, Solar America Solutions Doug Young, Facilities Manager for the OR Dept. of Corrections Sean Gallagher Supt. Lake County Oregon School District Michael Albert, President of WaterFurnace.com

Audience Questions (submit through side panel)

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Daniel Gerdes (US Air Force, retired), Energy Director at the Air Force Civil Engineering Center.

Charlie Slavik, Vice President Marketing and Sales for Solar American Solutions, who has installed solar thermal energy systems on institutional properties including prisons and schools, with positive payback in less than five years.

Doug Young is the Facilities Manager for the Oregon Department of Corrections and a nationally-recognized authority on the use of geothermal heat in institutional settings, who will present data on Oregon's successful use of geothermal heat for prisons and schools.

Sean Gallagher is the Superintendent of Schools for the Lake County Oregon School District, which has successfully implemented geothermal heating systems on their institutional properties.

Michael Albert is President of WaterFurnace.com, installers of geothermal ground-source heat pump systems on institutional properties.

Introducing the Panel

Prepared forSecurity and Sustainability Forum

Paul Sheldon, GreenPrisons.org10 July 2014

Renewable Energy Technology ApplicabilityRenewable Energy on Institutional Property

Paul Sheldon, GreenPrisons.orgDaniel Gerdes (US Air Force, retired)Charlie Slavik, VP Marketing, Solar America Solutions Doug Young, Facilities Manager for the OR Dept. of Corrections Sean Gallagher Supt. Lake County Oregon School District Michael Albert, President of WaterFurnace.com

http://justnet.org

NIJ Greening Corrections Technology Guidebook

GREENING CORRECTIONS TECHNOLOGYGUIDEBOOKPrepared for

National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center

By Paul M. Sheldon, M.A., Senior Advisor, Natural Capitalism Solutions and

Eugene Ather ton, Program Manager, Corrections Technology Center of Excellence

October 2011

http://nicic.gov/Library/024914

NIC “Greening of Corrections”

GreenPrisons.org

Applicability Topics:

Lighting•Indoor Lighting replacement •Outdoor Lighting replacement •Replace T-12s with T-8s & electric ballasts or LEDs•Install movement/occupancy sensors

Efficiency Is Renewable

Efficiency is NOT freezing in the dark!

•Reduces size and cost of supply

•Comfortable

•Convenient

•Affordable

•Equitable

Applicability Topics:

HVAC•Insulate walls, attics, floors•Plug leaks and seal ducts•Conduct periodic maintenance and “tune-ups”•Install Tankless, “demand” water heaters•Variable Air Valve (VAV) & Multi-Zone heating & cooling systems•Upgrade heating, ventilation, air conditioning equipment •Replace un-insulated windows•Conduct life-cycle assessments of feasibility of CHP•Reduce heat islands from parking lots

Plug In Appliances (incl. Motors & Pumps) •Replace older, inefficient refrigerators & freezers•Investigate incentive programs for replacing inefficient TVs•Investigate life-cycle benefits of replacing industrial pumps, drives, and motors in

maintenance and industrial applications.•Proper maintenance of all motors and pumps.

Topics (continued)

Energy & Transportation•Low-rolling-resistance tires

•Remote viewing

•Long-distance learning

•Electronic audio-video Conferencing

•Solar

•wind

•Geothermal

•Biomass

•Bio-fuels

Limited funds

Do maintenance items first

Simple things that can be done without cost factor and with inmate labor

Prioritize items that won’t cost a lot of money

Third party financing not using institution’s moneyCapital and/or state backed debt and/or escrow

Leverage welfare fund/inmate funds?

Set policy so procurement is based on life cycle costs.

Funding Considerations

The Likely Future

• Utility cost projections are typically underestimated

• Impact of national/international energy crises

• Current information from physical plants

• General state of the economy and institutional budgets

XZY Institutional Ctr

• If Congress or the EPA require carbon controls an additional 5% increase in costs is conservative.

• $1,125,000 Utilities cost per year

• 10% increase per year, 2010 – 2030

• $7,568,437 Utilities cost in 2030

• = 673% increase

• = $6,443,437 increase in annual cost

Return on Investment in Green Technologies

Source: http://hes.lbl.gov/hes/profitable_dat.html

American Correctional Association Standard

• The program shall demonstrate that it has

examined within the audit cycle, and where

appropriate and feasible, implemented,

strategies that promote:

• recycling,

• energy and water conservation,

• pollution reduction and

• utilization of renewable energy

alternatives.

ACA StandardGeneral Comments (cont.)

This includes

•recycling (including paper, metal, and plastic products),

energy conservation (including building insulation, heating

and ventilation, temperature controls, vehicle fuel

efficiency, water economies, physical plant engineering,

and energy measures),

•pollution reduction (including composting, sewer treatment,

litter abatement, and carbon emissions), and

•utilization of renewable energy alternatives (including

biofuels, solar collection, turbine energy production, and

methane collection).

El Dorado Correctional Facility, Kansas

Comprehensive Institutional Solutions:

ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES

•Lighting

•High efficiency lighting

•Building Controls

•Energy management system

•Variable speed control

•Kitchen exhaust hood control

•Heating and Cooling

•Steam system optimization

•Rooftop units

WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES

•Low-flow water fixtures

•Water softening

OTHER UPGRADES

•Install laundry ozone system

El Dorado Correctional Facility, Kansas

Comprehensive Institutional Solutions:

Capital Costs

•$2,123,556

Annual Savings

•Energy: $247,517

•Non-Energy: $12,757

•Utility Cost Reduction: 16%

Total Time to Positive Cash Flow 8.16 yrs

Annual ROI over 10 years: 12.2%!

Environmental Benefits

•2,409 tons of harmful greenhouse gas

emissions reduced annually

•Equivalent to:

•Preserving 15.2 acres of forest from

deforestation or

•Conserving 5,802 barrels of oil•

HVAC Example

Bridgewater (MA) Correctional Complex

Complex wide Energy Management and Control System

HVAC and combined heat and power upgrades

Will save $27,000,000

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs028/1101869578131/archive/1102921588491.html

Boulder County Jail (CO)• Jail Garden provides vegetables for jail, food bank, and homeless

shelter.

• Food wastes composted for the garden.

• Energy Star rated roofing -- better insulation and white reflective.

• 99.9 kW PV solar system + wind energy from utility = 50% renewable.

• Lighting magnetic ballast and T-12 to electronic ballast and T-8s.

• Grant and Bond funding received for a Biomass heating plant.

• Chiller, to be replaced with two smaller, more efficient,

“environmentally friendly” units.

• Stratification fans – “Air Pears”• Air handlers motors and pumps replaced with high efficiency motors

with variable frequency drives.

• Computerized digital energy management system continuously

monitored by staff.

• Ozone machine, so laundry can be cleaned with less hot water.

Federal Bureau of PrisonsApplicable Technologies

Operational

• UA Recycle

• UA Green House Keeping

• UA Alternate Fuel Vehicles

• UA Preferred Parking for Low Fuel Vehicles

• UA Fuel Efficiency Incentives

• UA Solid Waste Management

• UA Continuous Commissioning

UA = Universally Applied

SCF = Site/Climate/Financially Driven

MEP (Outside Security Perimeter)

• NA Tidal / Hydraulic Plant

• SCF Solar Photovoltaics (PV)

• SCF Wind Turbine

• SCF Fuel Cells

• NA Liquid Bio-Fuel Generators

• SCF Gas Turbines

• NA Geothermal Steam

• NA Solar Thermal Steam

• UA Optimized Chilled Water Variable Primary

• SCF Waterside Economizer Chilled Water

• UA Variable Frequency Drive Motors

(Fans/Pumps)

• UA Chemical Free Water Treatment

• NA Absorption Water Chilling Central Plant

• SCF Heat Recovery / Geothermal (Earth

Wells)

• SCF Heat Recovery / Geothermal (Body of

Water)

• SCF Solar Water Heating

• SCF Gas (Methane) Bio-Fuel Boilers (Hot

Water)

• UA High Efficiency Fire Tube Boilers

• NA Liquid Bio-Fuel Boilers

• SCF Solid Bio-Fuel Boilers

UA = Universally Applied

SCF = Site/Climate/Financially Driven

Federal Bureau of PrisonsApplicable Technologies

MEP (Inside Security)

• SCF Earth Tubes for Pre-Conditioned Air

• NA Waterless Plumbing Fixtures

• UA Reduced Water Fixtures

• UA Limit Flushes Per Day

• SCF Composting Fixtures

• SCF Grey Water Re-Use

• UA High Efficiency Motors

• UA High Efficiency Transformers

• UA Eliminate Multi-Zone Units

• SCF Lighting Remote Monitoring Notification

• UA Energy Recovery

• SCF Shower Drain Coil Re-Heat

• UA Optimize Lighting Levels / Occupancy Sensors

• UA Site Lighting Controls / Zone Lighting

• SCF Use LED Lights

• SCF Chilled Beams

UA = Universally Applied

SCF = Site/Climate/Financially Driven

Madras, Oregon

Deer Ridge Correctional Institute

Goals:

Sustainable sites

Toward Zero Energy

Local & Sustainable materials

Sustainable water

Indoor Environmental Quality & comfort

Collective wisdom & feedback

Social equity

http://wmig.aiaseattle.org/node/64

Form a Green Team

Integrating Technology and People

Lighting Example

Longmont, CO, LEDs for ceiling lights & walk-in coolers

http://www.albeotech.com

Lighting Example

Kenall, Clean Light Green Light, CREE, Albeo

http://www.CleanLightGreenLight.comhttp://www.creeledlighting.comhttp://www.albeo.comhttp://kenallmanufacturing.com/facilityTypes/?cid=503

• Leading LED manufacturers and installers

• Most offer turnkey financing for institutions

• Design and installation

• LED/solid state lighting solutions.

HVAC Example“Air Pear” from www.Airius.us

Boulder County Jail, Boulder, CO

Air Flow Management and Control System

Circulates air to eliminate “stratification”

Saves ~ 40% on heating and cooling!

Plug In Appliances Opportunities to:Replace older, inefficient refrigerators & freezers

Investigate incentive programs for replacing inefficient TVs

Turn off computers when not in use

Motor/Pump Example

Bridgewater Correctional Complex

Installation of premium efficiency motors & pumpsInstallation of Variable Speed Drives

Motor/Pump Example -- Engineering

Engineering Audits

Use of less-toxic cleaners

DOCs of Washington, Wyoming, Oklahoma,

Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi,

Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Maine,

Massachusetts, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire:

and vegetable-based inks

*Most federal and state institutions have controlled toxics, caustics, and flammable

materials. Remaining issues include language, pictures and education.

Water Examples

Use of water-efficient cleaners

Throughout Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia DOC:

*Most federal and state institutions have controlled toxics, caustics, and

flammable materials. Remaining issues include language, pictures and

education.

Energy Example Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Corrections

Installed water boilers that run on waste wood chips to help minimize costs and environmental impact

Biomass: the latest green energy method to sweep into Indiana

Biomass use planned for four state prisons

Pendleton Correctional Facility: first biomass boiler in Indiana

“Go green AND

save money”

Fueling a Path to Sustainability

While remnants of an old service station have been reincarnated as a depot to

accommodate drop off trailers you won’t find any gas

pumps out front.

Illinois Correctional Industries recycles waste vegetable oil and uses it as a feedstock to produce biodiesel which is

then used to fuel the vehicles and equipment used in the

recycling program.

Offenders working for ICI programs at Menard gain valuable

vocational skills which will give them the opportunity to find

employment in the fast emerging “Green Collar” Economy.

Louisiana State Penitentiary

Angola, LA

Louisiana State Penitentiary

Angola, LA

Energy Example: Blythe, California Ironwood State Prison

Uses solar panels to collect energy1

1 http://www.greenrightnow.com/denver-boulder/2009/05/08/gardens-within-prison-walls-how-to-escape-bad-prison-food/2 http://www.azocleantech.com/Details.asp?newsID=2392

Image from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/califdgs/3290802973/in/set-72157614084390656/

May 2008: activation of a 1.18 MW photovoltaic

solar power system

Will deliver 2.4 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of clean renewable energy in the first year of operation2

Energy Example: Blythe, California: Chuckawalla Valley State Prison

6,816 solar photovoltaic panels

1.9 million kilowatt hours of energy per year

Installed by SunEdison

Capacity to generate1 MW of peak power

Transportation Example

Solar Powered Carport

Video visiting

The Fear of—6.7 MW!

The second mouse gets the cheese

Daniel J. Gerdes,

AF Civil Engineer Center

Energy DirectorateRates and Renewables Divison

Tyndall AFB, FLDSN 312-523-6357Local 850-283-6357

daniel.gerdes.1@us.af.mil

• Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN• Focused on bringing world class solar thermal products to

market. • Marketing and selling solar technology that’s been 12 years in

development.• Over 60 installations – now selling our 3rd generation.• Producing heat from ultra violet (UV) rays – works on cloudy

days – does not require direct sunlight.

www.solaramericasolutions.com

Charlie Slavik, (317) 833-9961charlie@solaramericasolutions.com

• Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, Carlisle, IN.

• Data collected December, 2012 – July, 2013.

• Savings averaged 53% per month on natural gas usage.

• Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions for the entire facility by 6,015 Metric Tons / Year.

• Instituted an offender installation training program to reduce recidivism.

• Payback in slightly over 3 years.

Indiana Department of Corrections

www.solaramericasolutions.com

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction

• Ross Correctional Inst., Chillicothe, OH.

• 400 SunQuest 250™ solar thermal

collectors.

• Largest non-utility solar thermal installation

in North America.

• Space heat and domestic hot water – 8 cell

houses.

• Initial boiler fire time reduced from 8 to 2

hours per day, a 75% reduction.

• $400,000 anticipated annual savings, with

payback at 5.5 years.

www.solaramericasol

utions.com

Lake County School District

Geothermal Heating Systempresented by

Sean Gallagher – Superintendent Lake County School District #7

The Inspiration

• Mr. Doug Young – DOC New Prison

Construction Administrator

• Oregon Institute of Technology graduate in

Mechanical Engineering

• Raised in Klamath Falls, Oregon around

geothermal systems

• Campfire Conversations

Warner Creek Correctional Facility

near Lakeview, Oregon

WCCF Facts: Opened September 2005

Employs 110 staff on

average

400 bed Minimum Security

Facility

The facility occupies less

than 15 acres of the 91 acre

DOC site.

Lakeview

Facts: 14.3 inches average yearly

precipitation

Often referred to as

“Tallest Town in Oregon”

with an elevation of

~4800ft.

166.6 average number of

days below 32 degrees F

Recognizing the Resource

Potential

Old Perpetual Geyser

WCCF Project Management

Team and Consultants

Department of Corrections

Town of Lakeview

Anderson Engineering & Surveying

Balzhiser & Hubbard Engineers

Stantec Consulting Services (formerly

Eco:Logic)

LCSD#7 Project Management Team and Consultants

• Lake County School District #7

• Lake District Hospital

• Town of Lakeview

• Anderson Engineering

LCSD#7 Geothermal Project

Lakeview High School, 1962 Daly Middle School, 1910

LHS Ag Shop, 1930 Fremont Elem, 1929/51/58

A.D. Hay Elem, 1952

Steps for Developing the

LCSD#7 Geothermal Project• Feasibility Study Completed January 2009

Grant funded

Consultants:

Hydro-Geologist

Geothermal Engineer

OIT Geo-Heat Center

MOU’s established between Town of Lakeview,

LCSD#7, Lake District Hospital by July 2011

Town = Utility

School District and Hospital = Customer

Well Development

The WCCF Geothermal production well extracts 208°F

water from a depth of 157 to 600ft and re-injects at Re-

injection well site 110°F water at a depth of 210ft into the

exact same aquifer….a completely closed system

The LCSD#7 Geothermal heating well extracts water

from 900 feet at 180 degrees Fahrenheit and re-injects

at 130 degrees at 700 feet in depth

Completely a closed loop system

Insulated Infrastructure

Heat Exchangers

• Transfer heat from

geothermal heated water to

treated water circulating

throughout the building

• Heat Exchangers made of

either Titanium or Stainless

Steel

• Minimal maintenance

• Mimics an automobile

radiator

• Thickness of plate pack

varies based upon size of

building and heating load

Heat Exchangers

Heat Exchanger Building

System Schematic

Backup Power

Production and Reinjection Well

Geothermal Plant Heating Water

System Automated Controls

Cost for LCSD#7 Geothermal

Heating System$1.0M to retrofit all school buildings

Restored existing historical radiators

Converted steam systems to hot water systems

Included energy efficiency steps

Air handlers, Computer Controls

100% Grant Funded

$3.8M source project cost

Serves both Hospital and LCSD#7

USDA Loan, BETC, Grants

Town provided all financing

Energy Cost Comparisons

*Heating Costs Comparison Chart

Heat Source $/gal BTU/gal $/kWh BTU/kWh$/million BTU

Propane $2.84 84,950 $33.43

Heating Oil $3.58 128,450 $27.87

Electricity $0.09 3,414 $26.36

Geo w/ loan $14.22

Geo w/o loan $5.00* Updated 7/14

Cost

Geothermal Cost Per Square Foot

3.6 cents per month/sq ft.

Equivalent cost for a family of six living in

a 2000 square foot home would be $72

per month for all heating and hot water.

Comparison Cost for WCCF

Proof by Heating Water Loop Failure

Geothermal vs. Propane Costs

Average savings of $19,000/month by

using geothermal heating vs. propane.

This equates to a total savings of

$228,000/year in heating costs alone!

Capacity for LCSD#7 Geothermal

Heating System

Capable of delivering up to 5 million

BTU’s of heat per hour to LCSD#7

Heats all school buildings except for

district facilities (163,795 square feet)

Engineered to meet 95-98% of all heating

needs based upon a 72 year analysis of

historical ambient temperatures

Environment

• LCSD#7 burned 42-45,000 gallons of

diesel per year to heat all buildings

• At current diesel prices, how much

would this cost per year?

• Geothermal break even point =

$2.16/gallon

• Reduction of 800 tons of carbon emitted

into the atmosphere

Additional Capacity

• Potential for power generation during the

warm season to offset loan costs

Potential to heat the industrial park after

school district and hospital has used the

heat

Potential positive economic development

impact

Awards

WCCF was recognized with the 2008 SEED Award

The New Prison Construction Team was honored with the 2009 DOC Sustainability Award.

LCSD#7 Geo Project received an

American Council of Engineering

Companies (ACEC) Oregon Award

Michael Albertson

Water Furnacemichael.albertson@waterfurnace.com

Q & A

More information on cost-effective

sustainability strategies and opportunities:

Paul M. Sheldon, M.A.

www.GreenPrisons.org

paul@GreenPrisons.org

(303) 808-7880 (cell)

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Paul Sheldon, Senior Advisor GreenPrisons.org

Daniel Gerdes (US Air Force, retired), Energy Director at the Air Force Civil Engineering Center.

Charlie Slavik, Vice President Marketing and Sales for Solar American Solutions, who has installed solar thermal energy systems on institutional properties including prisons and schools, with positive payback in less than five years.

Doug Young is the Facilities Manager for the Oregon Department of Corrections and a nationally-recognized authority on the use of geothermal heat in institutional settings, who will present data on Oregon's successful use of geothermal heat for prisons and schools.

Sean Gallagher is the Superintendent of Schools for the Lake County Oregon School District, which has successfully implemented geothermal heating systems on their institutional properties.

Michael Albert is President of WaterFurnace.com, installers of geothermal ground-source heat pump systems on institutional properties.

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and Energy Efficiency in an ESCO Contract for Municipalities, and Educational and Hospital Campuses

• August 7th - Webinar #4 – The Intersection of the Microgrid, Renewable Energy, and Storage

• August 21st Webinar #5 – Public Private Partnerships (PPP)• September 4th Webinar #6 – The Leading Edge of New Energy

Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies Coming to the Market• September 18th Webinar #7 – Developing the RFP

Renewable Energy Technology Applicability

July 10, 2014

Moderator

:

Paul Sheldon

Senior Advisor

GreenPrisons.org Edward Saltzberg

Managing Director

The Security and Sustainability Forum

.

Renewable Energy on Institutional Property

Webinar SeriesJune through September 2014

www.ssfonline.org

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