Oregon ESPC Workshop Clint Lougheed Washington State Department of General Administration September 11, 2002.

Oregon ESPC Workshop

Clint LougheedWashington StateDepartment of General AdministrationSeptember 11, 2002

History of GA’s ESPC Program• Established by state statute in 1984

• First project initiated in 1985• Authorized for use by: state agencies,

community colleges, universities, local governments & K-12 schools

• 2001 budget proviso encourages ESPC• Pre-qualified ESCOs for schools and

local governments

Major ESPC Benefits

• All costs paid from savings - No $ required

• Energy savings & project cost guarantees

• No risk energy audits

• Single point of accountability - ESCO

• More owner control - sub’s & equipment

• Utility grants & leverage of capital dollars

Can ESPC Improve Public Bldgs.?ESPC in Washington has:

• Upgraded lighting & HVAC in 100’s of bldgs.• Colleges, prisons, hospitals & office bldgs.• Over $60 million in completed projects• Savings = $5.7 million/yr. - $37 million total• 220 million kWh savings annually• $13.5 million in utility rebates• All projects are meeting savings guarantee

Financing Energy Improvements

• ESCO private financing

• State Treasurer Lease/Purchase

• Tax-exempt municipal leasing

• Revenue bonds

• Utility rebates & loans

• Owner capital budget

Community College Projects

• 20 cc’s have completed ESPC projects

• 4 more cc’s have projects underway

• $16.6 million in completed projects

• $1.5 million in annual savings

• $14.4 million in accumulated savings

• $4.2 million in utility grants

Welcome to SouthPugetSoundCommunityCollege

SPSCC Links to the Past

SPSCC Looks to the Future

Community College Case Study

• South Puget Sound CC - Olympia, WA

• First ESPC project completed in 1986

• Replaced controls, lighting, HVAC - $315k

• Financed by ESCO, Treasurer, owner & utility

• $63,000 in annual dollar savings

• 2.1 million annual kWh savings

Washington’s Capitol Campus

Olympia Capitol Campus Project

• Phase I completed in 1995 - lighting & HVAC

• Phase II completed in 2000 - controls• Phase I retrofit value - $9.8 million• Phase II retrofit value - $600,000• Financed by PSE, Treasurer & owner• $740,000 annual dollar savings• 17.5 million annual kWh savings

Campus Electrical SuccessCapitol Campus Electrical Energy Usage

January 1991 to August 2002

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Hot summer of 1998

Conservation work starts on campus

6 Month running average

Phase 2 Conservation Starts

Washington Higher Education ESPC Projects Underway

• Central Washington University• Eastern Washington University• Washington State University• Western Washington University

• University of Washington - pending• The Evergreen State College -

pending

Welcome to CWU

CWU’s First ESPC Project - Steam

CWU’sBargeHall

CWU’s New Science Building

Central Washington University

• COMPREHENSIVE campus-wide project• Steam/chilled water system improvements• Lighting, HVAC, & controls• Utility master plan & co-generation study

• $15 million in energy efficiency upgrades• $850,000 annual energy savings• 9.8m kWh & 864,00therm annual savings• Financed by Treasurer, owner & BPA

ESPC Projects Need a Champion

Cost of Delay!!!

www.ga.wa.gov/eas/energy

http://www.escperform.org/