Program Overview Alan Shedd, Touchstone Energy [email protected] 9/28/10.

Program OverviewAlan Shedd, Touchstone Energy

[email protected]

9/28/10

• Background• Program overview• Details• Resources• Considerations• Getting started

Agenda

• 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

Why Schools?

• Age – Average 42 years old

• School condition – Differed maintenance– Inadequate staffing– Focus on new construction – Changing roles and requirements

• Need to control costs– All costs are going up– Budgets are not.

Schools need help

• 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.

Why School Energy Efficiency?

• Not a new idea– Many successful school energy efficiency

programs– Government, non-profit, and for-profit– Info / awareness <=> Performance

contracting.

Schools Energy Efficiency

• 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 Overview

• Information • Benchmarking• Walk-thru audits• Help getting started.

Program Components

• Information – Website

Program Components

www.SchoolEnergySaving.com

• Information – Website– Training

Program ComponentsTargeted Training• One-day class• Builds on Commercial Audit class • School basics• Benchmarking• Energy audits

• Information – Website– Training– DOE O&M Guide

Program Components

• Information – Website– Training– DOE O&M Guide– EPA Portfolio

Manager

Program Components

• Information • Benchmarking

– What is it? • 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

• 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

• Manage energy use• Compare performance• Prioritize energy efficiency projects• Track performance• Estimate carbon footprint.

Program Components

• Information • Benchmarking

– What is it? – The software– What do you do with it – Examples

Program Components

Log in

• Information • Benchmarking• Walk-thru audits

– Objectives– Methodology– Checklists– Training.

Program Components

• Component energy use 1. HVAC2. Lighting3. Plug loads

School Energy Use

• 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– 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

• Audit - Specific recommendations– 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.

Jessamine County Schools

• Information • Benchmarking• Walk-thru audits• Help getting started

– 10 step process

Program Components

Getting Started

1. Get informed 2. Meet3. Collect data4. Start benchmarking5. Conduct an audit

6. Review7. Improve Energy

Awareness 8. Track Progress9. Share Stories10.Involve the

Community

• 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?.

Some Considerations

Questions?Thanks!

Alan C. Shedd, P.E., CEMTouchstone Energy

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