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A Commitment to Energy Efficiency
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Energy Management
John Songer, CEP
Plant Engineer
Rochester City School District
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The Presenter - John Songer, CEP
Plant Engineer for Rochester City
School District
 Certified in Energy Procurement
 Responsible for $11M/yr. utility
budget
 Controls & Energy Services
background
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Rochester City School District
A “Big Five” District in New York
State with nearly 35,000 Students
 50+ Facilities - average age 64 years
 7.1M Sq. Ft.
 $11M annual utility budget
 Purchase 8,960,000 kWh Wind
Energy Annually
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Energy Management – a commitment
built on Partnerships
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Internal and External Customers
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Policies and enforcement
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Conservation Programs
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Energy Efficient Upgrades
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Tracking and Monitoring Results
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Benchmarking utilities and maintenance
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Energy Management cont.
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Maintenance – Steam Trap, coils, filters,
boiler tuning, belts, building envelope etc.
Custodial Operations- Scheduling Events,
Work Orders, HVAC Preventative Maint.
Education and Awareness of Employees.
EMS Programs – Holiday, Recess, Snow
Day, Night setback, schedule selections
Utility Meters – Pulse heads.
Procurement – Multiple Strategies.
Data Base of Expenses.
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Energy Management cont.
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In 2001-2002 Fiscal
– Natural Gas
– Electricity
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4,501,057 therms $2,781,964
53,863,071 kWh
$4,462,918
.618
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3,473,308 therms $4,959,239
48,098,974 kWh
$4,274,325
1.428
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In 2005-2006 Fiscal
– Natural Gas
– Electricity
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Increase efficiency of mechanical and electrical systems
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Introduce energy education and awareness to students and staff
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Reduce pollution emissions
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Use utility rebates, State aid and incentives
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Energy Project Financials
Total Project Cost:
Total Est. kW Savings:
Total Est. kWh Savings:
Total Est. mmBtu Savings:
$20,565,644
2,106 kW
6,858,626 kWh annually
49,363 mmBtu annually
Emissions
Total Est. NOX reduction:
Total Est. SOX reduction:
Total Est. CO2 reduction:
5 tons annually
16 tons annually
5,757 tons annually
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Project Statistics
Equipment Installed:
 5 new boiler plants
 27,000 lighting fixtures
 2,500 occupancy sensors
 300,000 square feet of new ceiling
 high efficient motors
 vending machine controls
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Project Description
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Replace ceilings and upgrade lighting
Standardize (one Mfr.) and upgrade energy
management systems (EMS)
Install high efficiency motors and variable
speed drives
New boiler plants in 5 schools
Burner management systems on all large
boilers
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Project Delivery Methodology
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Construction management web site
 Pulse heads on utility meters tied to EMS
 Local ESCO, design firms and contractors
• Benefits local economy
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Standards and specifications
• Lamps, ballast, motors, and drives
• Continuity in perpetual inventories, quantity
discounts, product warrantees
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Team/Resources
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District Personnel
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Architects / Construction Inspectors
Engineers
Custodians
Operations / Maintenance
Security
Administrators / Legal Counsel
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Team / Resources (continued)
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ESCO & Design Firm Personnel
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Professional Engineers
Registered Architects
Certified Energy Managers
Construction Managers
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Why Energy Performance Contracting?
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Capital project bond limitations
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Construction cycles limit energy savings
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Energy & O&M savings with improved
comfort, lighting, and air quality
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Strong implications on student performance,
health and safety
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EMS upgrades improve control, load
shedding, and monitoring capability
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RCSD Project Process
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Comprehensive Energy Audits (CEA) from
NYSERDA Flex Tech program
 Request for Proposals (RFP) to ESCOs.
ESCOs required to perform CEA on 2
sample schools
 Selection was made for local ESCO with
the highest quality, lowest cost proposal
 Awarded to Wendel Energy Services LLC
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RCSD Project Process (cont.)
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Graded ESCOs for
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Statement of Qualifications
Technical capability
Staffing Plans
Financial Terms
Project Schedule
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How is RCSD Unique?
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Chose “professionally assisted performance
contract” approach
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ESCO proposals disclosed all costs (comparable to
capital renovation costs)
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All phases of project (design through pay
applications) require District review and approval
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Local design firms and contractors used
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Education and awareness program through the
Alliance to Save Energy with local project leader
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Over 20 engineering mentors volunteer to educate
students in energy conservation
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Benefits
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Environmental stewardship
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Improved learning environment
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Reduced maintenance and
operations costs
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Reduced consumption as hedge for
increasing utility commodity costs
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Create/retain jobs in local economy
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Lessons learned
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State Historic Preservation Office
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State Education Department
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ESCO selection
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Operations & Maintenance issues
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Plan ahead for abatements, product
selections, deliverables, monitoring
systems, and installation schedules
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Current Status
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7.4 M kWh/yr savings
Students have saved >$300,000
Improved comfort, aesthetics, and test
scores
 Conservation Programs funded from
traditional sources
 First K-12 in NYS to receive EPA Leaders
Award
 Six facilities have Energy Star Labels
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Related Issues
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Energy Procurement
• Purchase energy from Municipal Cooperatives
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Budget
• EPC must create a positive cash flow
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Monitoring and Verification
• Automate, Automate, Automate
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Questions
• [email protected] 585-336-4152
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