US General Services Administration Northeast and Caribbean Region

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US General Services AdministrationNortheast and
Caribbean Region
United Nations Workshop on Energy
Efficiency, Global Competitiveness Deregulation
February 1, 2000
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GSAsNortheast and Caribbean Region Energy
Program

• Brian K. Magden
• Regional Energy Coordinator
• 212-264-0591
• brian.magden_at_gsa.gov

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The Changing US Electricity Industry

• Phone, Airlines, Electricity?
• Increasingly competitive wholesale markets with
  open-access tariffs
• Movement toward retail choice in nearly all
  states
• Utilities divesting themselves of generating
  units
• Energy companies merging and forming joint
  ventures
• New companies entering competitive markets

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Traditional Monopolistic Electricity Market
All supply functions bundled within single
vertically integrated firm No customer choice of
supplier
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Evolving Competitive Electricity Market
Competitive generation and marketing functions
Customer chooses supplier
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Potentially Competitive Functionsin New York and
New Jersey

• Energy Generation
• Metering Services
• Billing Services
• Energy Conservation Services

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Functions Likely To Remain Regulated in New York
and New Jersey

• Transmission Services
• Distribution Services
• Public Policy Services
• Franchised Service Territories for Transmission
  Distribution Services

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How To Cope and Benefitin These Times of Change?
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The Northeast and Caribbean Regions Unique
Position

• Manage a huge real estate portfolio -
• more than 22 million square feet
• Network of experienced facility managers, energy
  management specialists, engineers, architects and
  contracting officers
• Routinely award 1 - 5 million in energy
  investments each year

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Our ComprehensiveUtility Services

• Single-point of contact for all utility accounts
  (gas, electric, steam, chilled water, etc)
• Competitive utility procurement and pricing
• Real-time utility management
• Access to GSAs energy experts

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AdditionalUtility Services

• Access to alternative financing
• Choice of green power options in contracts
• Comprehensive strategic planning
• Utility Billing Audits
• Demand Side Management

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Basic UtilityProcurement Process

• Identify local conditions, customer needs, and
  contract requirements
• Energy and demand requirements
• Load aggregation options
• Performance period
• Pricing alternatives (flat rate, time of use,
  fixed price, index)
• Incorporation of green power options into
  energy contracts
• Special services and additional requirements

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Basic UtilityProcurement Process

• Prepare and issue targeted contracts
• Evaluate proposals for best value
• Award contracts to suppliers that provide
• best value and pricing

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Northeast and Caribbean Regions Accomplishments

• Saved 500,000 since FY97 in procuring gas and
  electricity
• Pursued innovative methods, such as Utility
  Areawide Contacts, to finance energy-saving
  projects
• Identified and returned nearly 500,000 in
  utility company billing errors to our Federal
  customers

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Northeast and Caribbean Regions Accomplishments

• Received awards from the Environmental Protection
  Agency (EPA), The Department of Energy (DOE) and
  Con Edison for energy achievements
• GSAs property at 290 Broadway in Manhattan
  received the Federal governments first Energy
  Star designation from the EPA and the DOE

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GSAs Power Procurement Customers

• United Nations
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• Federal Bureau of Prisons
• Coast Guard
• Department of the Interior
• Social Security Administration
• General Services Administration

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Northeast and Caribbean Regions Energy Program

• A one-stop shopfor reducing costs through
  competitive utility procurement optionswhile
  promoting optimal energy efficiency and
  environmental protection

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Northeast and Caribbean RegionsEnergy Program
Goals

• Reduce cost of Government operations through
  energy efficiency and the purchase of
  cost-effective utilities
• Become provider of choice for electricity and
  natural gas in a deregulated environment

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Northeast and Caribbean RegionsEnergy Program
Goals

• Excel at customer service by providing
  comfortable work environments for our customers
• Partner with our Federal customers on energy
  issues through our Customer Advisory Board
• Promote renewable energy (green power) in the
  Federal workplace

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Our Energy Programs Services

• Analyze emerging deregulated utility markets
• Gather customer agency account data
• Examine utility consumption data
• Aggregate electric accounts
• Enroll agency accounts
• Procure electricity in compliance with Federal
  and State Regulations
• Administer the contract
• Resolve billing issues

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GSA Regional Energy CoordinatorsThroughout the
United States
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The GSA Advantage

• Manage customers utility program on both sides
  of the meter
• Obtain best value for our customers
• Single point of contact for our customers and
  vendors
• Contracts in compliance with all pertinent
  Federal, State and utility regulations and
  guidelines
• Advise our customers in metering and billing
  requirements
• Pass on the savings to our customers!

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GSAsNortheast and Caribbean Region Energy
Program

• Brian K. Magden
• Energy Coordinator
• Property Management Division
• Public Buildings Service
• 212-264-0591
• brian.magden_at_gsa.gov