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Laboratory Equipment Rebates, The First Years Allen Doyle, MS Chemical Oceanography, CEM Sustainability Manager, UC Davis California Higher Education Sustainability Conference
Laboratory Equipment Rebates, The First Years
Allen Doyle, MS Chemical Oceanography, CEMSustainability Manager, UC Davis
California Higher Education Sustainability ConferenceJune 18, 2014
Laboratory Equipment Rebates
Rebate Goal: Environmentally Preferred Procurement (EPP)
• Supplement to strategic contracts with sustainability criteria
• Focuses only on payback—e.g. energy• Shift buyers• Shift the market
Laboratory Equipment Rebates
Types of Rebates• Replacement vs. old equipment– Baseline measurement important; identify “zombies
• New Equipment vs. competitors– Baseline defined by published or measured averages
• Sharing??? Not buying– Baseline determined by trust and personal relationship
Laboratory Equipment Rebates
Sources• Regional Utility Company– Needs a serial # of replacement or data trail
• Campus Utility/Facilities Department– Determined by campus policy
• Deans– Occurs when Schools billed for utilities
0 5 10 15 20 25 300
25
50
75
100
Volume (CF)
Ener
gy In
tens
ity
(W/C
F)
UC Davis [email protected]
Energy Data from Manufacturers
0 5 10 15 20 25 300
25
50
75
100
Volume (CF)
Ener
gy In
tens
ity
(W/C
F)
UC Davis [email protected]
$ $ $ $$$ $$ $
Rebates vs. Level Benchmark:
W/CFB = 40
0 5 10 15 20 25 300
25
50
75
100
Volume (CF)
Ener
gy In
tens
ity
(W/C
F)
UC Davis [email protected]
$ $ $ $$$ $$ $
Rebates vs. Declining Benchmark:
Penalty vs. ceiling benchmark?
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25
50
75
100
Volume (CF)
Ener
gy In
tens
ity
(W/C
F)
UC Davis [email protected]
$ $ $ $ $$ $$ $
Idealized Calculations
Energy Savings:$S = (W/CFB-W/CFF) * CF * Y * $/kWh * h/Y
Rebate:$R = % * $S
W/CFB Watts/CF Benchmark CF Cubic Feet volumeW/CFF Watts/CF New Freezer Y Years Projected Savings$/kWh Electricity cost % Rebate portion Savings
Survey Questions
•Equipment Type•Criteria•Energy Measurement Required?•Rebate Amounts; Total Budget•Duration & number• Fund Source & Admin
Survey “Method”
100+ :”Green Labs Planning” members polled nationwide Equipment Type
Criteria
Energy Measurement?
Rebate amount
Budget
Start Date
Fund Source
How many given out
Refrigerator and Freezer Rebates
Campus CriteriaRebate
AmtBudget,
Start Source Number
UCSF
Buy "Energy
Efficient" $400--
2014Public
Utility SEPnone yet
CU Boulder
Retire or replace
Dispose, Decomm.
-- 2011 Facilities 10/year
UC DavisPre-’95,
Buy EstarD&D + $400
$20k 2008 Facilities 50
Stanford
Any item Payback <
6 years up to $50k~$1M,
1993 Facilities Many
Ultra Low Freezer Rebates
Campus CriteriaRebate
AmtBudget,
Start Source Number
UCSFEnergy
Efficient $5,000 --
2014 SEP 0Private
Research Center Stirling Difference
$40k 2014 Facilities 5
Duke Stirling $3,000 $15k 2013 Dean 7
Harvard Stirling ----
2013 Facilities 7
UL Freezers: Other Savings
Annual Costs in Higher Educationand Private Sector
Payee Low High Electricity Campus 15-22 kWh/d $ 475 $ 700 Cooling Campus 20-30% $ 100 $ 300 Floor Space PI 20-30 SF @ $30 $ 600 $ 900
Maintenance PI Filters, repairs, __alarms $ 200 $ 400
Cap. Cost, H.E. NIH, NSF, … PI time, 60 min “Freezer Fairy” Cap. Cost, P.S. Pharma… 8-16 y amortiz. $ 500 $ 1,750 TOTAL $ 1,875 $ 4,050
UL Freezers: Other Costs
Annual Costs in Higher Educationand Private Sector
Payee Low High Electricity Campus 15-22 kWh/d $ 475 $ 700 Cooling Campus 20-30% $ 100 $ 300 Floor Space PI 20-30 SF @ $30 $ 600 $ 900
Maintenance PI Filters, repairs, __alarms $ 200 $ 400
Cap. Cost, H.E. NIH, NSF, … PI time, 60 min “Freezer Fairy” Cap. Cost, P.S. Pharma… 8-16 y amortiz. $ 500 $ 1,750 TOTAL $ 1,875 $ 4,050
Life Cycle Cost per FT3
• All 2
16
HEF
570
SU78
0U 2
7.5
cu ft Va
rio
Vario
VWR Sym-
phony
Dometic
Revco Sanyo New Brunswick
Stirling LN2 LN2
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500 Ultra Low Freezer
Total Cost of Ownership /CF over 12 years
Rebuilds and MaintenanceHVACElectricityFirst CostFloor Space
Tota
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wne
rshi
p/CF
Other Rebates CU-BoulderCriteria Rebate Amt Start Source Number
Move DNA to -20 or dry; No buy for 2 y.
Free -20 or $750 for
RTSS supplies 2012 Facilities
3 Freezers no RTSS
Share 1/4 UL freezer
$200 Gift card 2010 Facilities ~5
Aspirators in-use, retire
$800-1000 vac pump 2010 Facilities a few
Laboratory Equipment Rebates 2.0?
Thank YouAllen Doyle, MS Chemical Oceanography
Sustainability Manager, UC [email protected]
California Higher Education Sustainability ConferenceJune 23, 2013
Rebates vs. benchmarks:2010 ULF Manufacturer’s data
0 5 10 15 20 25 300
25
50
75
100
f(x) = − 0.8 x + 55
Volume (CF)
Ener
gy In
tens
ity
(W/C
F)
UC Davis [email protected]
Declining Bench-mark
Level Benchmark W/CFB = 40
Ceiling Benchmark?
