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Oregon Department of ENERGY 1.5 Percent for Green Energy Technology in Public Buildings Projects Reported Calendar Year 2018 January 2019

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................ 1

HISTORY OF THE STATUTE ............................................................................................................................ 1

GET REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................................... 1

OUTREACH EFFORTS BY ODOE TO PUBLIC BODIES ..................................................................................... 3

PROJECTS REPORTED TO ODOE ................................................................................................................... 3

Reported Projects for Which GET Was Determined Appropriate .......................................................... 4

Reported Projects for Which GET Was Determined to be Inappropriate ............................................ 11

COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATUTE ............................................................................................................. 18

TECHNICAL REVIEW PANEL DETERMINATIONS ......................................................................................... 19

APPENDIX A: TECHNICAL REVIEW PANEL DOCUMENTATION .................................................................. 20


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INTRODUCTION

Pursuant to ORS 279C.527 and 279C.528, the Oregon Department of Energy must deliver an

annual report to the Legislative Assembly on or before the first date of the session summarizing

the compliance of contracting agencies required to incorporate green energy technology (GET)

in public improvement projects.

HISTORY OF THE STATUTE

House Bill 2620 (2007) established the requirement for a public body to spend 1.5 percent of

the total contract price of a building on solar technology. Senate Bill 1533 (2012) amended ORS

279C.527-528 to 1.5 percent for GET, allowing geothermal technology to also meet the

requirement. House Bill 3169 (2013) further amended the law and updated the reporting

requirements by the department to the legislature, making the reports due annually before the

start of the session. House Bill 2987 (2015) removed the requirement that public bodies identify

an account where deferred funds were to be held, but maintained the requirement to spend

the equivalent funds on the next appropriate building project. House Bill 3329 (2015) lowered

the minimum water source

temperature from 140°F to 128°F for

geothermal technologies in K-12

school projects. Senate Bill 634 (2017)

added woody biomass energy

technology (WBET) as an alternative

for meeting the GET requirement.

GET REQUIREMENTS

The GET requirement applies to any new public building with construction costs exceeding $1

million. It also applies to buildings being renovated when construction costs exceed $1 million

and 50 percent of the insured value of the building. A public body must own or control the

building and use it for conducting public business or as space for its employees.

Public bodies include state agencies, cities, counties, local service districts, and special

government bodies including school districts, education service districts, community college

districts, and public corporations created by state statute. Members of the Oregon University

System are exempt from the requirement.

PUBLIC BODIES MUST SPEND 1.5 PERCENT OF A

BUILDING’S CONTRACT PRICE ON GREEN ENERGY

TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING SOLAR, GEOTHERMAL,

AND WOODY BIOMASS.


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GET is defined as energy systems that employ:

Solar technologies, which include photovoltaic, solar hot water, passive solar, and day

lighting.

Geothermal systems that use geothermal source temperatures of 140° F or more to

provide heating or make electricity, with an exception for K-12 school projects, which

are allowed to use minimum geothermal source temperatures of 128°F. Ground source

heat pumps do not comply with the definition.

WBET is defined as a system that for space or water heating, or as a combined heat and power system:

Uses a boiler with a lower heating value combustion efficiency of at least 80 percent.

Uses, as fuel, material from trees and woody plants that is a by-product of forest

management, agriculture, ecosystem restoration, or fire prevention or related

activities.

Woody biomass does not include wood pieces that have been treated with specified chemicals, municipal solid waste, construction and demolition waste, or other industrial wood waste.

To accommodate geothermal technologies, SB 1533 allows off-site installation of green energy

technologies if certain requirements are met. These include cost-effectiveness, proximity of

location, and the provision of new generating capacity. As a result, the public body has the

option to place a technology off-site if it considers the technology inappropriate at the building

site. The energy produced at either location must be used at the building site. The same off-site

allowances and requirements apply to WBET.

If the public body plans to install GET or WBET at an alternate site, it must have its plan

reviewed by a technical review panel. The technical review panel includes a professional

engineer or architect, a member of a public body, an industry technical expert, and is chaired by

ODOE staff. The public body must provide information to the panel about the site and the cost

of the GET/WBET system at each location.

If the public body considers GET or WBET inappropriate both on-and off-site, the public body

must also submit its reasoning to the technical review panel. The panel reviews the analysis and

provides its written recommendation to the public body. The public body makes a final

determination whether the GET or WBET is appropriate for the project. Both the public body’s

decision and the review panel’s recommendation must be reported to the ODOE database.

If the public body determines GET or WBET is inappropriate for the project, and no state funds

are used for the construction/renovation of the public building, there is no requirement to


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defer funds for a future project. However, if state funds are included in the

construction/renovation funding, the public body must spend an equivalent amount in the next

project that it builds. This amount is in addition to the 1.5 percent of the future project cost

used for GET or WBET.

The law requires all public bodies with a building project subject to the GET/WBET requirement

to report the project information to the Oregon Department of Energy. After a public body

makes a final determination whether GET or WBET is appropriate and before construction of

the system begins, it is required to report the project electronically, using a form located on the

ODOE website. ODOE summarizes all reported projects and provides this report to the

legislative assembly prior to the start of the session.

OUTREACH EFFORTS BY ODOE TO PUBLIC BODIES

To increase familiarity with the GET requirement, including the requirement to report GET

projects to ODOE, the Oregon Department of Energy began outreach efforts to public bodies by

providing information about the requirements stipulated in ORS 279C.527 through ORS

279C.528. ODOE now conducts annual outreach via email to remind public bodies of the

requirements. This outreach email is sent to the Association of Counties, League of Oregon

Cities, Special Districts Association of Oregon, community colleges, state agencies, counties,

cities, and K-12 school districts, among

others, and was recently distributed in

September 2018. ODOE also maintains

a frequently asked Questions and

Answers document and has developed

an informational brochure for

distribution at public body

conferences and gatherings.

103 projects have been reported since the requirement came into effect, and of those, 22

projects were reported for calendar year 2018. The number of projects reported each year has

increased over the past few years, indicating that ODOE’s effort to increase awareness of the

1.5 percent GET requirement is working.

PROJECTS REPORTED TO ODOE

Eleven projects for which GET was deemed appropriate were reported in 2018. Also, eleven

projects for which GET was determined to be inappropriate were reported during the year,

though some of these projects were deferred/consolidated to other projects and have already

been installed at alternate locations.

THE NUMBER OF GET PROJECTS REPORTED HAS

INCREASED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS,

INDICATING THAT ODOE’S EFFORT TO INCREASE

AWARENESS OF THE 1.5% GET REQUIREMENT IS

WORKING.

http://www.oregon.gov/energy/energy-oregon/Documents/GET%20FAQs.pdf

http://www.oregon.gov/energy/energy-oregon/Documents/GET%20FAQs.pdf


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Reported Projects for Which GET Was Determined Appropriate Projects are listed below in the order in which they were entered into the 1.5% GET database.


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Project 18-1

Project Owner, Project Name and Location

City of Portland Mt. Tabor Maintenance Facility 6325 SE Division St Portland, OR 97206

Project Type New Building

GET Category Solar (Photovoltaic)

Minimum GET Budget $67,500

GET Description PV array with Solar World SW Mono 300 watts panels and Yaskawa Solectria Solar PCI 20TL

Est. Annual Production 22,225 kWh

Est. Annual Value $2,383

Total GET Expenditures $97,500

Date Project Submitted 2/13/2018

Total Contract Price $4,500,000

Project 18-2


Jackson County School District Griffin Creek Classroom Addition 2430 Griffin Creek Rd Medford, OR 97501




GET Description Medford (Jackson County) School District will be installing an 11.4 kW photovoltaic system at Ruch school located at 156 Upper Applegate rd.






Public Body explanation as to why GET was determined to be inappropriate for the project

Please see Appendix A Technical Review Panel Documentation. Project was determined to be inappropriate for the Griffin Creek site, but 1.5% GET obligation was moved to a near-term project at an alternative site, Ruch K-8 school, after review and approval from the technical review panel.

Technical Review Panel Findings

The technical review panel believes deferment of the funds as described is appropriate. Correspondence is listed by project number in Appendix A.


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Project 18-3


Lane Community College LCC Campus Construction Projects (2010-2018) 4000 East 30th Avenue Eugene, OR 97405


GET Category Solar (Photovoltaic), Active Thermal

Minimum GET Budget $1,267,088

GET Description Detailed spreadsheet on file at ODOE

Est. Annual Production 50,000 kWh, 552 million Btu


Total GET Expenditures $1,590,135



Project 18-4


Nyssa Middle School 101 S 11th St Nyssa, OR 97913




GET Description Ground mount utility interactive PV system







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Project 18-5


Portland Public Schools Grant High School Modernization 2245 NE US Grant Pl Portland, OR 97212




GET Description Rooftop photovoltaic system.



Total GET Expenditures $1,450,000



Project 18-6


Tigard-Tualatin School District Durham Education Center 8040 SW Durham Rd Tigard, OR 97224




GET Description 125 kW PV system is proposed to be placed on the sloped roof of the building. To estimate electricity generation from PV panels, PVWatts Calculator, which is developed by National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was used. 125 kW PV System located in Portland, OR area will be capable of producing 136,677 kWh (466,342 kBtu).



Total GET Expenditures $267,766 (includes portions of GET funding from Templeton ES and Tigard HS)


Total Contract Price $6,482,742* *initial project construction estimate


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Project 18-7


Tigard-Tualatin School District Twality MS Construction Project 14650 SW 97th Ave Tigard, OR 97224




GET Description 170 KW PV Array on roof of new construction portion of the school






Project 18-8


Umatilla School District McNary Heights Elementary School Gymnasium 120 Columbia Avenue Umatilla, OR 97882




GET Description series of PV panels to be mounted on the exterior gymnasium walls







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Project 18-9


Benton County Public Health Building Renovation 530 NW 27th Pl Corvallis, OR 97330

Project Type Renovation / Addition



GET Description 20.3 kW fixed-tilt photovoltaic system via (70) 290w REC290TP2 modules. System will be net metered with no storage Capacity.



Total GET Expenditures $111,318.89



Project 18-10


Oregon Youth Authority RVYCF New Bridge High School 2033 NE F St Woodburn, OR 97071




GET Description Solar photovoltaic system consists of six strings of twenty 185-watt PV panels. Panels feed into a 22.5 kW inverter, inverter efficiency is 96%. Photovoltaic panels are mounted facing due south with 20 degree tilt. The array capacity is 22.0 kW.







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Project 18-11


Oregon Youth Authority MYCF Grover Renovation 2630 N Pacific Hwy Grants Pass, OR 97526


GET Category Passive Thermal


GET Description Automatic controls, overhangs, skylights, windows higher than 7'-0" above finish floor and modeling of energy performance

Est. Annual Production N/A – passive solar thermal






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Reported Projects for Which GET Was Determined to be Inappropriate Projects are listed below in the order in which they were entered into the 1.5% GET database.

Project 18-12


City of Portland The Portland Building 1120 SW 5th Avenue Portland, OR 97204



GET Description $1,837,256 Daylight glazing located 7 feet above floor, includes materials, labor, demo; $50,000 Energy modeling fee related to daylighting; $20,000 Educational dashboard showcasing energy strategies (estimate); $198,720 Commissioning service contract with Interface engineering; $2,345,261 TOTAL




Please see Appendix A Technical Review Panel Documentation.




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Project 18-13


Gervais School District Gervais Elementary K-2 Building 150 Douglas Avenue Gervais, OR 97026






No explanation has been provided in the database. Per conversation with the district, projects reported in 2018 were constructed in a previous year and were entered into the database to comply with reporting requirements. No GET was included in these projects, but 1.5% GET obligation may be deferred to future projects if there is one that meets program threshold for compliance. However, per district, no state funds were used on this project; as such, there would be no requirement for deferral of GET spending.


No technical panel review was requested by school district.


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Project 18-14


Gervais School District Gervais Middle School 300 Douglas Avenue Gervais, OR 97026






No explanation has been provided in the database. Per conversation with the district, projects reported in 2018 were constructed in a previous year and were entered into the database to comply with reporting requirements. No GET was included in these projects, but 1.5% GET obligation may be deferred to future projects if there is one that meets program threshold for compliance. However, per district, no state funds were used on this project; as such, there would be no requirement for deferral of GET spending.


No technical panel review was requested by school district.

Project 18-15


Yachats Rural Fire Protection District Yachats Rural Fire Protection District New Station 2056 Highway 101 N Yachats, OR 97498








No technical panel review was requested.


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Project 18-16


Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue Station 55 20790 Hidden Springs Rd West Linn, OR 97068









Project 18-17


Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue Station 64 3355 NW 185th Avenue Portland, OR 97229










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Project 18-18


Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue Station 69 9940 SW 175th Ave Beaverton, OR 97007









Project 18-19


Grants Pass City Grants Pass Department of Public Safety 726 NE 7th St Grants Pass, OR 97526






No explanation has been provided in the GET reporting database. The project has been reported as not including Green Energy Technology. Phone conversations with city personnel indicated that GET installation may have in fact been included as part of the project, and that city personnel may update the database record in the future. No additional details have been provided to ODOE as of this report publishing.




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Project 18-20


Adrian School District #61 PE/Gym Facility 305 Owyhee St Adrian, OR 97901






No explanation has been provided.



Project 18-21


Tigard-Tualatin School District Tigard HS Modernization 9000 SW Durham Rd Tigard, OR 97224

Project Type Renovation





Please see Appendix A Technical Review Panel Documentation. 1.5% GET obligation for this project has been consolidated to Durham Center, Twality MS, and Rutkin ES (future). Tigard HS site is under 75% Total Solar Resource Fraction (TSRF) per site study that has been performed.


The technical review panel believes consolidation of the funds as described is appropriate. Correspondence is listed by project number in Appendix A.


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Project 18-22


Tigard-Tualatin School District Templeton ES New Construction 9500 SW Murdock St Tigard, OR 97224






Please see Appendix A Technical Review Panel Documentation. 1.5% GET obligation for this project has been consolidated to Durham Center, Twality MS, and Rutkin ES (future).


The technical review panel believes consolidation of the funds as described is appropriate. Correspondence is listed by project number in Appendix A.


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COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATUTE

The Oregon Department of Energy’s role includes writing program rules, conducting outreach

to public bodies, and summarizing the public bodies’ reporting efforts in the annual report to

the legislature. The decision to determine whether GET is appropriate or inappropriate remains

with the public body. Public bodies that determine GET or WBET to be inappropriate are

directed to submit their reasoning for a Technical Panel Review. ODOE continues to inform

public bodies that they must request a review when making a determination that the GET is

inappropriate and that regardless of which determination they make, all projects must be

reported to the 1.5 percent GET/WBET reporting form.

http://greenenergytechnology.odoe.state.or.us/


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TECHNICAL REVIEW PANEL DETERMINATIONS

Ten projects that were reported in 2018 were sent to the Technical Review Panel (TRP) for a

recommendation. Nine of these ten TRP reviews were conducted prior to 2018, but projects

were not reported into the 1.5% GET database until 2018.

All TRP correspondence and determinations are included in Appendix A. Reference project

numbers for reported projects are listed.

In addition to 2018 reported projects that underwent review by the TRP, two projects that were

submitted to the TRP in 2018 have not yet been reported to the database. These are also listed

in Appendix A.


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APPENDIX A: TECHNICAL REVIEW PANEL DOCUMENTATION

PROJECTS #18-6, #18-7, #18-21, #18-22

TIGARD-TUALATIN

Public body submittal (submitted for TRP review in 2017):


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Technical review panel recommendation:


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PROJECT #18-2: JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Public body submittal:

Technical review panel response:


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PROJECT #18-3: LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

LCC CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (2010-2018)

Project was reviewed by the Technical Review Panel (TRP) in 2015, although projects were

reported into the 1.5% GET database in 2018. TRP communication documents are re-produced

here for reference.



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Project Name: GC Contract Price

LCC Campus Construction Projects (2010-2018)

- Building 2 Renovation 2,783,278

- Building 18 Renovation 2,973,607

- Center for Learning and Student Success 26,297,238

- Downtown Campus 39,150,000

- Health and Wellness 11,896,639

- Longhouse 1,371,798

84,472,560

Project Address:

4000 East 30th Avenue

Eugene, OR 97405

(Lane County)

Building Owner (public body):

Lane Community College

Reporting Person:

Troy Hanson

541-463-3455

[email protected]

Electric Utility:

Eugene Water and Electric Board

Fossil Fuel Utilities/suppliers:

NW Natural

Predominant project type:

New Building

Total contract price:

$84,472,560

Minimum green energy budget:

$1,267,088

11 Does the public body consider green energy technology appropriate for that location:

Yes, it is appropriate.

17 Indicate type of the proposed green energy technology:

Solar photovoltaic and Solar active thermal


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18 Proposed green energy technology details, include system output capacity:

- Downtown Campus Solar Photovoltaic System: Rooftop PV array with 60

modules and 11.6 kW peak output.

- Downtown Campus Solar Thermal System: Solar array with Kingspan

Thermomax HP 250 evacuated tubes with 1260 s.f. gross surface area. Provides

heat for domestic hot water and building heating water system. Peak output is

280 kbtu/hr.

- Multi-Building Solar Thermal System: Solar array with 36 SunEarth EC-40-1.5

flat plate collectors. Provides heat for campus domestic hot water and campus

heating water system. Maximum output is 300 kbtu/hr.

- Solar Station: Solar PV array and electric charging station with 162 Schuco

MPE22S modules and 31.4 kW peak output. The system is net metered through

EWEB.

19 Estimated annual production (or savings) of green energy technology system:

- Downtown Campus Solar Photovoltaic System: 15,000 kWh (51 mbtu) 51.18

- Downtown Campus Solar Thermal System: 185 mbtu 185

- Multi-Building Solar Thermal System: 367 mbtu 367

- Solar Station: 35,000 kWh (119 mbtu) 119.42

Total: 722 mbtu 722.6

20 Estimated annual value of green energy production:

- Downtown Campus Solar Photovoltaic System: $1050 1050

- Downtown Campus Solar Thermal System: $1370 1370

- Multi-Building Solar Thermal System: $2260 2260

- Solar Station: $2450 2450

Total: $7130 7130

21 Estimate annual usage of green energy at the site:

- Downtown Campus Solar Photovoltaic System: 15,000 kWh (51 mbtu) 51.18

- Downtown Campus Solar Thermal System: 185 mbtu 185

- Multi-Building Solar Thermal System: 367 mbtu 367

- Solar Station: 35,000 kWh (119 mbtu) 119.42

Total: 722 mbtu 722.6

22 Estimated construction start date:

- Downtown Campus Solar Photovoltaic System: December 2012

- Downtown Campus Solar Thermal System: January 2012

- Multi-Building Solar Thermal System: January 2010

- Solar Station: May 2010

Earliest Start Date: January 2010

23 Estimated occupancy date of the project:

- Downtown Campus Solar Photovoltaic System: June 2013

- Downtown Campus Solar Thermal System: December 2012

- Multi-Building Solar Thermal System: August 2010

- Solar Station: September 2010

Latest Occupancy Date: June 2013

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- Downtown Campus Solar Photovoltaic System 100,591

- Downtown Campus Solar Thermal System 595,093

- Multi-Building Solar Thermal System 461,048

- Solar Station 433,403

Total: $1,590,135 1,590,135

Amount spent on Green Energy Technology (GET):

Does this project include funds from a previous project(s) for which GET was

required

but not spent? List aggregate amount spent on this project (must be a minimum of


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PROJECT #18-12: CITY OF PORTLAND, THE PORTLAND BUILDING

Technical Review Panel (TRP) recommendation was provided in 2016. Project was reported into

the ODOE database, and public body response was provided, in 2018 so TRP communications

are re-published in this report.



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Public body response:


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PROJECT #18-15: YACHATS RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

Public body submittal (not a request for Technical Review Panel):


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ODOE Response:


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PROJECT #18-16, #18-17, #18-18

TUALATIN VALLEY FIRE AND RESCUE STATION 55, STATION 64, AND STATION 69

Technical Review Panel (TRP) communication and response was conducted in 2017. Projects

were reported into the ODOE database in 2018, so TRP communications are re-published in this

report.



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METRO OXBOW

The Technical Review Panel provided a review in 2018, but this project has not yet been

reported into the 1.5% GET database.



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PORTLAND BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION

10TH AND YAMHILL PARKING STRUCTURE

The Technical Review Panel provided a review in 2018, but this project has not yet been

reported into the 1.5% GET database.



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FOR MORE INFORMATION

Oregon Department of Energy

550 NE Capitol Street NE

Salem, OR 97301

503-378-4040 | 800-221-8035

[email protected]

www.oregon.gov/energy

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.oregon.gov/energy

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