DOER's Corporate PowerPoint Presentation Template

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Benchmarking withEnergy Star Portfolio Manager
William White EPA
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ENERGY STAR BuildingsA Proven Strategy for
Superior Energy Management

• Bill White
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• MA Division of Energy Resources
• Energy Savings Performance Contracting Workshop
• Worcester, MA
• April 26, 2007

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ENERGY STARA Voluntary Partnership

• Environmental leadership through superior energy
  performance
• Guidance, tools, and resources to help
  organizations achieve superior energy performance

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Why Energy Performance

• Energy use is the number one source of air
  pollution
• When we use less energy, we reduce air pollution
  that causes
• Global warming
• Acid Rain
• Smog and soot
• Mercury in water and soil
• Improves reliability
• Reduces risks
• Saves money

In 2005, Americans with the help of ENERGY STAR
saved 12 billion, energy equivalent to 4 of
U.S. electricity demand, and 35 MMT of greenhouse
gas emissions.
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ENERGY STAR is broad based

• More than one billion ENERGY STAR products have
  been purchased
• More than 2,000 builders have constructed over
  525,000 ENERGY STAR homes
• EPAs Energy Performance Rating System has been
  used to evaluate more than 29,000 buildings. More
  than 3000 buildings have earned the ENERGY STAR

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Superior Energy Management Approach

• Based on successful practices of ENERGY STAR
  partners, EPA has identified the key components
  for a successful energy management program

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EPA has extensively studied the status quo in
building energy performance

• 400 variation
• in energy use intensity of buildings
• (Source Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption
  Survey)
• Variation that is not explained
• by age, technology, hours, size, climate

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Do You Know How Well Your Facilities Perform?

• You cant manage what you dont measure.
• Until recently, a standardized, comparable metric
  of whole building energy performance did not
  exist!
• EPAs Energy Performance Rating System was
  developed to meet this need.

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Performance Rating Systems
Is 80 kBtu/sf/yr high or low for a building?
Even many building experts dont know.
Fuel Efficiency Rating MPG
Is 10 MPG high or low for an automobile?
Common knowledge.
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National Energy Performance Rating

• The rating system overlays a 1 to 100 scale over
  national census data, which gives relative
  meaning to energy use

Number of Buildings
Building Energy Use
Highest
Lowest
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How Does the Rating System Work?
Actual Energy Consumption Data (EIA Commercial
Building Energy Consumption Survey
CBECS) Easy-to-use web-based, simple data
requirements Easy-to-understand 1-100 performance
score whole building mpg rating compared to
peers in national building stock Normalizes for
Building Variables weather, size, occupancy,
hours, computers, other features Use it to
Benchmark, Compare, Inform, Track and Measure,
and Reward Success
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Community Energy Challenge

• New England has among the nations highest energy
  costs
• Our 1500 cities, towns spend nearly one billion
  dollars every year on energy for buildings and
  schools
• Energy used in buildings is the number one source
  of GHG emissions in most communities
• EPA is Challenging Every City and Town to
• Commit to energy efficiency by becoming an ENERGY
  STAR Partner
• Set a target to reduce energy use by 10 or more
• Benchmark all buildings and/or schools
• Promote energy efficiency and renewable energy in
  the community
• High Profile Regional and National Recognition
• EPA will provide free training and technical
  support

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ENERGY STAR Can Help EveryoneAchieve Superior
Energy Performance

• Make the commitment - become an ENERGY STAR
  Partner
• Assess performance - Benchmark all buildings
  using Portfolio Manager
• Use other free ENERGY STAR tools - Cash Flow
  Opportunity Calculator
• Take advantage of free on-line training at
  www.energystar.gov
• Use the ENERGY STAR Service and Product Provider
  Network

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Contact Us
If its not energy efficient
www.energystar.gov Bill White U.S. EPA Region 1
617-918-1333 white.william_at_epa.gov
its not on a sustainable path.
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How are your buildings performing?How can you
track performance?