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Bryan Visscher•Maintenance and Operations Director for
Wenatchee School District # 246
•Energy Manager Since 2004
•B.O.C. Level 1 Certified, 2005
• Consolidate All Cost Information in One Place
• Ease of Analysis
• Identify Areas for Cost Reduction
• Find Opportunities for Improvement.
• Leads to Potentially Huge Savings
• Frees Up Money that Can Be Put Elsewhere
• Good for the Environment
• Bragging Rights to Your Constituents
The Value of a Utility Tracking System
• Program started in 2001
• Utilized an Energy Management Consultant to Schools out of Texas.
• Program focused on “Cost Avoidance”.
• Cost of program approximately $240,000 over four years.
• Savings “Guaranteed”.
History of Energy Management at Wenatchee School District
History of Energy Management at Wenatchee School District
• All Building Bench-Marking is Reciprocal
• All Reports are Subject to Adjustment Based on Changes in Energy Costs and Weather.
• Reports Showed Great “Cost Avoidance”.
• Analysis of Actual Bills Showed Minor Savings.
• Company was a Subsidiary ofENRON
Not Just for Appliances Any More
Brought to You By:U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Supported by a massive federal organization with seemingly unlimited resources.
• Aligned with EPA Indoor Air Quality Initiatives.
• Directly Tied to LEED.
• 100% TaxPayer Funded»FREE!
Basis of Tracking
• All utility data converted to kBTU/square foot.
• Profiling of Buildings.
• Your portfolio buildings are benchmarked against SIMILAR PROFILES in huge national database.
• Profiled benchmarking based on kBTU/square foot to obtain an Energy Performance Rating.
Energy Performance Rating
• Rating Scale 0 – 100– Percentile Basis
• Energy Performance Rating is based on One Year of Energy Data.
• Default Building Baseline Set on First Full Year of Data. Set Any Baseline You Need.
• Rating of 50 Indicates that 50% of similar buildings in database are More Energy Efficient. It is an Average Performing There.
Fully Website Based.
www.energystar.gov
Profiling Your Building
Entering Utility Bills
Easy to Read and Compare Data
LEVERAGING ENERGY STAR TO YOUR ORGANIZATION’S
ADVANTAGE:
CELEBRATE YOUR SUCCESS
“BRINGING HOME THE HARDWARE”
Energy Star Plaques Awarded to Facilities in the Top 25% of Energy
Efficiency in the Nation.(Rating of 75 or Above)
Energy Data and HVAC SystemsReviewed and Approved by a
Professional Engineer.
BRINGING HOME THE HARDWARE
EPA Energy Star Program is Aligned with EPA Indoor Air Quality Initiatives such as
EPA Tools for Schools.
In Order to Be Eligible for Energy Star, a Facility Must Control Indoor Air
Pollutants and Provide Outside Air Ventilation. Mechanical Systems Must
be in Good Operating Order.
Mission View Elementary2007, 2008, 2009 Energy Star Award Winner
2007 Energy Rating 78, 2009 Rating 91
Lewis & Clark Elementary2007, 2008, 2009 Energy Star Award Winner
2007 Energy Rating 82, 2009 Rating 94
Alfonso Lopez, Principal
John Newbery Elementary2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Energy Star Award Winner
2007 Energy Rating 78, 2009 Rating 92
WSD 246 District Office2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Energy Star Award Winner
2007 Energy Rating 89, 2009 Rating 79
Superintendent Brian Flones
Columbia Elementary2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Energy Star Award Winner
2007 Energy Rating 89, 2009 Rating 95
Faye Crawford, Principal
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2009 Energy Star Award Winner
Energy Star Rating 84
Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Notoriety
• Celebrate Your Success!
• Increase Good Will with Your Governing Board.
• Bring Home Enhanced Budgets.
• Good Press for Your Organization through the News Media.
• Rally Your Staff Around Energy Management.
• Make yourself look great!!
LEVERAGING ENERGY STAR TO YOUR ORGANIZATION’S
ADVANTAGE
IDENTIFY AND TARGET YOUR POOR PERFORMERS
Orchard Middle SchoolCompletely Modernized 2004November, 2005 Baseline Rating 16
Current March 2010 Rating 63$7,000 per year savings
Orchard Middle SchoolUsed Energy Star Portfolio Manager as
Leverage to Communicate with DDC Contractor to Fix the Problems
Sunnyslope Elementary
Completely Modernized 2004
2007 Rating 12, Current March 2010 Rating 33
56.4 kBtu/Sq Ft vs. 33.5 for Columbia Elementary
Energy Performance Target Tool
Projected Savings Data Used as Leverage to Secure $10,000 Budget Approval for a Re-Commission of Sunnyslope’s HVAC System.
Energy Performance Target Tool
Further Leveraged Projected Savings Data to Secure a Grant from Chelan County
PUD for 75% of the Cost of the Re-Commissioning.
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Watts/Ft2 vs. Avg. Monthly Temperature -- Demonstrating Success
