Energy Management Energy Management Tools and OptionsTools and Options

Energy Star for HealthcareEnergy Star for Healthcare

Heather CowleyHeather Cowley

PA DEP Southeast Regional OfficePA DEP Southeast Regional Office

STEPS TO ENERGY MANAGEMENTSTEPS TO ENERGY MANAGEMENT• Official Policy• Designate energy team or staffer• Educate ALL staff• Audit facilities and billing• Identify and implement energy saving

actions• Measure energy saving actions• Use savings to fund next projects• Tell bosses/CFOs about your success

EENERGY NERGY SSTARTARProvides resources for staff across your organization to implement and promote energy efficiency:

• Facilities Management• Purchasing• Finance and Budgeting• Design Team • Communications & Public Relations

Resource: ASHE E2CResource: ASHE E2C

• Partnership w/EPA Energy Star

• Portfolio Mgr

• Tools include:– Case Studies– Energy Star webinars– Awards from ASHE– Healthcare Energy Guidebook

http://www.ashe.org/ashe/facilities/e2c/index.html

• Web-based tool for benchmarking that helps you: Manage the energy in your facilities portfolio on

an ongoing basis Set building performance goals Prioritize upgrade work Track progress over time; ensure continuous

improvement Compare energy performance to similar

buildings nationwide, using a score from 1 to 100

Resource: Portfolio Manager

Labs21Labs21

• EPA and Department of Energy partnership

• All private/public sector labs in US• Tools

– Design Guide– Best Practices Guide– Case Studies– Benchmarking– Design Tools

• A centrally administered software program to implement monitor power management

• Estimated savings:– 200,000 kWh/yr per 1,000 monitors– Savings of $12,000/yr (at $.06/kWh)– Drop in air conditioning load

Resource: Resource: Monitor Power ManagementMonitor Power Management

Resource: Resource: Purchasing ToolsPurchasing Tools

• Help organizations identify, specify, and purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products

• Estimate savings with Web calculators• Provide templates for modifying

procurement language and educating employees

PurchasingPurchasing

• System Equipment– HVAC, etc.

• Foodservice– Use 2.5 times more energy/sq ft – Dishwashers, Fryers, Hot Food Holding

Cabinets, Ice Machines (effective 01/08), Solid Door Refrigerators and Freezers, Commercial Steam Cookers

Resource: Resource: Cash Flow Cash Flow Opportunity CalculatorOpportunity Calculator

• Answers three critical questions:–How much new energy efficiency

equipment can be purchased from anticipated savings?

–Should the equipment purchase be financed now, or is it better to wait and use cash from a future budget?

– Is money being lost by waiting for a lower interest rate?

Resources for Resources for NewNew Buildings: Buildings: Design Guidance and Web ToolDesign Guidance and Web Tool

• Incorporate energy considerations from the earliest design stage

• Set an energy performance target for the new building

• Use the easy online tool “Target Finder” to estimate your target’s energy use intensity (EUI)

Resource for Design Team: Resource for Design Team: Target FinderTarget Finder

• Input five building parameters and building type

• Select your target score (50 to 100), and Target Finder determines the kBtu/yr (EUI)

• Input your estimated kBtu/yr, and Target Finder determines its performance score

Communications & Public Communications & Public Relations (PR)Relations (PR)

• Show your commitment and progress to staff and community

• Be a role model for peers by sharing your successes (in newsletters, at conferences, on your Web site)

• Tailor ENERGY STAR templates• Co-brand or create materials (press releases,

articles, recorded interviews, pamphlets)• Organize local recognition events

Most Important Dates/LinksMost Important Dates/Links

• www.energystar.gov• www.labs21century.gov/index.htm• 11/15, 12/10 Noon Rating Energy Performance of

Healthcare Facilities with EPA's Portfolio Manager: Hands-on Workshop

• 11/19 Noon Whole Building Energy Modeling in Healthcare Facilities

• 11/15 2:00 PM Purchasing and Procuring Efficient Equipment

• 11/13 1:30 PM ENERGY STAR PC Power Management