Transcript Successful Master Planning

Montclair State University
SUCCESSFUL UTILITY
MASTER PLANNING
Presented By:
Greg Bressler – VP Facilities, Montclair State University
Mike Fischette, P.E., Concord Engineering Group
Johnathan Coleman, JA Coleman, LLC
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Montclair State University
• Montclair State University (MSU) was established in
1908, as the N J State Normal School at Montclair, a two
year teacher preparatory school for women.
• In 1927 it was renamed Montclair State Teachers College
and began offering a four year Bachelors degree.
• In 1994 the school became the first of the New Jersey
State colleges to become a university and was henceforth
known as Montclair State University.
• MSU is currently the second largest and fastest growing
university in New Jersey.
• MSU is currently involved in an ambitious construction
program to accommodate this growth, including eight (8)
new buildings totaling about 590,000 GSF.
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MSU HISTORY & BUILDING GROWTH
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MSU Utility Master Plan
Evolution
• MSU recognized the need for utility infrastructure and energy
consumption improvements to their facilities.
However…
• Competing interests of MSU students, faculty and
administration necessitated a dialog to develop a synergistic
plan
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Competing Factors at MSU
Campus Architect desired to capitalize upon program initiatives including
LEED guidelines on sustainability and renewable technologies such as wind
and solar PV for each building without consideration of centralized utilities
Faculty was focused on
building new facilities to
meet Academic goals
without consideration for
centralized utilities
Renewable Energy/
Sustainability
Program
New Facility
Utility Infrastructure
building to
and Building
support
Efficiency
Academic Master
Plan
Facilities Department
was aware of aging
central utilities plant and
that underground steam
piping needed
immediate upgrade and
replacement. Building
HVAC and lighting
overdue for retrofits
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Set Goals and Objectives
• Set Goals
– Combine stakeholder goals and objectives
• Executive Management
• Academic Instruction & Research
• Residence Life
• Facilities Management
– Establish priority list
• Focus on Central Power Plant (CPP) ability to support existing and
new facilities
• Reliable/Efficient heating, cooling and power.
• Establish plan for upgrade or decommission of existing
infrastructure asset
• Set Objectives
– Develop Utility Load Profile and Energy Cost Model
– Establish Condition and Lifecycle Status of Existing Utility
Infrastructure
– Define Opportunities for Energy Cost Savings and methods of
financing
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Utility Master
Plan Procurement
• Develop Scope of Work
– Consistent with University Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives
– Focus on central plant condition assessment and proposed upgrades to
meet facility demands
– Meet NJ Energy Master Plan criteria
• Set Utility Master Plan Tasks
– Audit all permanent buildings (mech. rooms only) and CPP /thermal
infrastructure assets
– Simulate current and future utility load profiles
– Evaluate reliability improvements and cost savings opportunities
– Report shall include system alternatives , recommendations, sensitivity
analysis, cash flow, LCC, utility models
– Evaluate alternate financing methods
– Identify applicable grants and rebates
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Define Process With
Outcome in Mind
• Well defined request for proposal and scope of work for consultant to
propose.
– Provide access to drawings, site tours, utility bills, facility master plans,
off tariff agreements, thermal and O&M agreements
• Interview respondents and evaluate specific technical expertise and
resources
– Combined Heat & Power design capability
– Knowledgeable utility tariff modeling and simulation
– Past experience with alternative financing and state/federal grants and
incentive
• Interim progress meetings (present LCC alternatives early)
• Preliminary report review meeting (define winning system)
• Final report presentation with all major stakeholders (present
financing method)
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Montclair State Master Plan
• Completed by Concord Engineering Group Inc. in two (2)
parts:
– Comprehensive Campus Wide Energy Audit (2004/2005)
– Energy Management and Utilities Master Plan (2007/2008)
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Comprehensive Campus Wide
Energy Audit (2004/2005)
• Demand Side Audit
– Evaluated Campus Building Utility Infrastructure
– Calculated Energy Consumption (Load Profiles)
• System Evaluations
– Potential Energy Consumption Savings
– Equipment Upgrades and Lifecycle Replacements
• Implementation Plan
– Budget Cost
– Project Schedule and Plan
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Results
• MSU spends in excess of $10 million per year in energy costs
(2007/2008)
• Identified 196 Energy Conservation Measures.
– $2.1 million annually in utility cost savings
– $298,000 annually in operations and maintenance savings
• Total energy related savings of $7,000 per day.
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Energy Management and
Utilities Master Plan (2007/2008)
• Demand Side Audit (Review)
– Additional New Campus Buildings
– Calculated Energy Consumption at new tariff rates
• Generation Side Audit
– Cogeneration and Central Plant System
– Steam and Electrical Distribution System
– Local Heating and Cooling Systems
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MSU Utilities
• Over 75% of the campus heating load is provided from a
central power plant (CPP) which generates electrical power
and steam.
• The balance is supplied from local boilers, hot water heaters,
and electric baseboard heaters.
• The CPP was upgraded in 1993 to include a 4MW gas turbine
generator with fired steam production (cogeneration). Third
party BOOM (currently MSU owns the CPP with annual O&M
contract).
• There is no central chilled water production at MSU. All
buildings with chilled water and air conditioning have local
units (steam absorbers or DX).
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MSU Existing Central Plant and
Steam Loop
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Utilities Master Plan (2007/2008)
•
Systems Evaluated
1. Current Operation
2. New CPP with Steam Distribution
3. New CPP with Steam/CW Distribution
4. New CPP with Cascade HTHW/Steam/CW
– Avoided Cost for GT/HRSG/Steam Pipe
– Avoided cost for new chillers on future buildings
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Proposed CCP w/Cooling
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Life Cycle Comparison
• Option 4A – new CPP with new
central steam/CW pipe
• Initial Cost = $55 million
• Life Cycle offset = ($15 million)
• Net Savings cumulative 20 yr =
$267 million
• ROI = 9.2 %
– Includes $5 million DSM
improvements from energy
audit
• Option 3A – new CPP with new
steam pipe only
• Initial cost = $34 million
• Life Cycle offset = ($9 million)
• Net Savings cumulative 20 yr =
$266 million
• ROI = 11.3%
– Includes $5 million DSM
improvements from energy
audit
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Results
• Calculated Energy Generation Savings
– $4.9 million annual savings over near term future campus
energy purchase with no cogen
– $267 million total net future savings over 20 years
• Calculated Project Economics
– $55 million capital cost including building efficiency
measures and new cogen plant and steam/CW piping
– About 10% ROI for All Projects; including Lifecycle
Replacements, New Distribution Infrastructure, and New
larger Central Plant.
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Financing
• Analysis of alternatives produced the following
recommendations for New Infrastructure improvements:
– Third party BOOM most desirable to MSU
• Qualified O&M labor and supervision to costly
• ITC and Accelerated Depreciation benefits could not be
directly used by MSU
– Project may qualify for Federal Economic Stimulus funds
– State will assume obligation for infrastructure costs freeing
MSU to bond for academic needs
– MSU will be a prototype for future public financing of long
useful life infrastructure projects in the State.
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