Creating Energy $mart College Campuses

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Creating Energy mart College Campuses
ACEEE Presentation August 18, 2006

• Susan Andrews, New York State Energy Research and
  Development Authority
• Elliot Easton, SUNY Electricity Buying Authority
• Katherine Johnson, KJ Consulting
• Carol Sabo, PA Government Services, Inc.
• Walter Simpson, SUNY at Buffalo

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Topics

• Plug-Load Energy Use Trends on Campuses
• Savings Estimates from NYSERDAs Energy mart
  Offices Plug-Load Efficiency Project
• Strategies to Achieve Energy Savings

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Plug-Load Usage Is Growing Rapidly

• PCs and non-PC office equipment are estimated to
  be the fastest growing energy uses for the
  commercial sector through 2030 according to the
  Energy Information AdministrationAnnual Energy
  Outlook 2006 Report
• Energy consumption for PCs is estimated to grow 3
  percent annually
• Energy consumption for other office equipment is
  estimated to grow 4.1 percent annually
• In comparison, energy consumption for other
  end-uses such as space heating is estimated to
  grow about 1 percent

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Plug-Load Equipment Usually Accounts for More
Than 20 Percent of the Electric Use in
Administrative Offices or 900 kWh or 100 per
Office Employee Annually

• Business Equipment
• Computers monitors
• Small power supplies
• Speakers
• Copiers/Large MFDs
• Printers
• Faxes/Scanners
• Shredders

Other Equipment Vending machines Task
lighting Large coffee machines Water
coolers Refrigerators Space heaters/fans
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Plug-Load Energy Use Trends

• Campus electric use continues to grow despite
  taking measures to reduce big system (lighting
  and HVAC) electric costs
• Plug-loads in student dorm rooms are increasing
  with more computers and other personal
  electronics (1,300 kWh annually is a conservative
  estimate)
• More computers are more accessible to students
  with increased numbers of computer labs and work
  centers
• Electronic classrooms are becoming the norm

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Ratio of Computers to Square Footage for
Different Building Types
Offices are the most computer-intensive followed
by Educational Facilities.  
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NYSERDA New York Energy martSM Program
Background

• Program is funded by a System Benefits Charge
  (SBC) and designed to lower electricity costs by
  encouraging energy efficiency
• Launched in 2002 to promote the purchase or
  lease of ENERGY STAR office equipment, proper
  enabling of energy saving features, and equipment
  shutdown in local government offices.
• Expanded to include additional low-cost/no-cost
  plug-load efficiency measures in 2003
• In 2005, focus shifted to state universities and
  community colleges due to the large potential
  savings opportunities
• The 2006 project will also develop plug-load
  usage benchmarks and best practices by type of
  facility.

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Program Rationale

• This initiative identifies plug-load efficiency
  opportunities and helps participating
  organizations implement programs, policies, and
  strategies to achieve those savings
• The majority of savings can be achieved very
  quickly at little or no cost by activating the
  power management capabilities in ENERGY STAR
  equipment (particularly monitors and computers)
  to enter low-power or sleep mode when not in
  use.
• Substantial longer-term savings are achieved by
  specifying the best ENERGY STAR equipment
  (copiers, vending machines, washing machines,
  etc.) when procuring new equipment.
• Significant, but less controllable
  energy-savings, may also be achieved by
  establishing policies and directives for staff
  and students to power off equipment when not in
  use.

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What is power management?

• Monitor power management (MPM) places active
  monitors into a low power sleep mode after
  sitting idle for a specified period
• Reduces power draw from 6090 watts to 23 watts
• Computer power management (CPM) places the
  computer itself (CPU, hard drive, etc.) into a
  low power sleep mode
• Reduces power draw from 4090 watts to 2-3 watts

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Project Activities

• Data Collectionequipment surveys, power
  management audits, selective metering, staff
  interviews
• Analytical Support computing current plug-load
  usage and potential cost savings estimates
• Technical Supportpower management tools and
  software other low-cost/no-cost measures
• Outreachgroup information sessions, case study
  write-ups, staff education, press releases, and
  special recognition

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NYSERDA Project Data Collection

• Facilities staff provided building data (square
  footage, building use, employees, equipment
  inventories, electric bills, energy-efficiency
  actions)
• IT and other staff provided information system
  (IS) operating characteristics, policies, and
  equipment data
• Project team conducted an after hours equipment
  survey to determine power status and
  non-inventoried plug-load equipment quantities

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Analysis Facilitation

• Project team identified low-cost/no-cost measures
  and estimated total potential plug-load savings
• IT expert discussed computer and monitor power
  management options with IT staff
• Project team presented the findings to key
  decision-makers with examples of tools, programs,
  policies, and other support that could be used to
  implement those recommendations

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Total Numbers of PCs on Participating NY College
Campuses
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Summary of Estimated Savings
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Estimated Plug-Load Savings by User Group
(Overall Avg. 30/PC)
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Strategies to Achieve Energy Savings

• Develop a holistic power management approach
• Involve key staff from all critical campus groups
  including information technology and network
  administration, procurement, facilities, energy
  management, student and residence life,
  administrative, and faculty
• Consider creating a sustainability committee to
  work with on energy-efficiency projects if not
  already existing on campus

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Strategies to Achieve Energy Savings

• Involve students in the process
• SUNY at Buffalo worked with students to develop a
  Web-based Do It in the Dark campaign to
  encourage monitor power management using drawings
  for iPods and a flat-screen monitor as
  enticements
• SUNY Fredonia ran a similar campaign Im Only
  Sleeping where students could enter a drawing to
  win an iPod if they downloaded the EPA EZ Wizard
  software to implement monitor power management

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Strategies to Achieve Energy Savings

• Incorporate long-term power management strategies
• SUNY Cobleskill plans to include the monitor and
  computer power management software on the
  orientation CD that all incoming students
  receive.
• All new hires at Dutchess Community College must
  abide by the campus power management policies
  and shut off unneeded equipment at night.

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Strategies to Achieve Energy Savings

• Take a comprehensive approach to plug-load
  energy-efficiency
• University at Buffalo specified ENERGY STAR
  vending machines when leasing new machines to
  save 9,000 annually
• SUNY Binghamton can save an estimated 26,000 per
  year in water and energy costs if they replace
  their washing machines with ENERGY STAR
  qualifying models used by their 6,000 students in
  the residence halls

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More Information

• Susan Andrews, NYSERDA Project Manager,
  (sta_at_nyserda.org) 1-800-NYSERDA
  (http//www.nyserda.org/programs/offices/default.a
  sp)
• Carol Sabo, Lead Contractor, Project Manager,
  NYSERDA Energy mart Offices project,
  703-915-4034 (carol.sabo_at_paconsulting.com)
• Katherine Johnson, Project Coordinator, 301 461
  4865, email (kj_at_kjconsults.com)