Transcript ENERGY STAR and the EPA Community Energy Challenge

Opportunities To Reduce Energy Use
and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in
Wastewater Treatment Plants
Jason Turgeon
US Environmental Protection Agency
US Conference of Mayors Water Council, Palm Beach, FL
November 19,2008
Maximum Ozone Levels in 2007
Image: USAF Defense
Meteorological Satellite Program
Hartford WPCF Energy Cost vs. Use
4.5
4.0
3.5
Cost, millions
BTUs, 10^11
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
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1.0
Industry Average O&M Budgets
Wastewater Plant
solids
12%
energy
28%
Other
7%
maintenance
3%
Chemicals
4%
staffing
46%
Successful Energy Management
www.energystar.gov/b
enchmark
Portfolio Manager
What Does it Do?
Energy Use per Flow vs. Facility Size
Source Energy Used to Treat 1 Gallon
per Day (kBtu/GPD)
40
35
30
Higher Energy use than average = Low Score
25
20
Normalization: line
position adjusted
15
Average Energy Use = Average Score (50)
10
5
Lower Energy Use than Average = High Score
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0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
Facility Size (Average MGD)
50.0
60.0
Energy Use and Cost vs Flow at similar sized plants
FY 2006 data
12.0
$160,000
Source Energy per Flow
(kBtu/GPD)
10.0
$149,349
$140,000
Energy Cost per MGD ($/MGD)
$120,000
$115,053
8.0
$88,176
6.0
$80,000
$73,739
$60,000
4.0
$47,764
$45,233
$40,000
2.0
$20,000
0.0
$0
2.3
1.9
1.7
1.9
Average Daily Flow (MGD)
2.1
2
$/MGD
kBtu/GPD
$100,000
Plan
Do
Do!
DO!!!
Check
Act
Photo Credits
Some photos used under Creative Commons licenses. Thanks to the following flickr users:
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Contact Us
If it’s not energy efficient …
EPA Water/Energy
Contacts:
Jason Turgeon
[email protected]
617-918-1637
Katy Hatcher
[email protected]
(202) 343-9676
Google: ENERGY STAR
Wastewater
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=government.waste
water_focus
…it’s not sustainable