Energy Star and Government Purchasing Craig Hershberg, EPA Jeff Harris, LBNL

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Energy Star andGovernment PurchasingCraig
Hershberg, EPAJeff Harris, LBNL

• Power Supplies Workshop
• San Francisco, CA
• January 14, 2002

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Overview

• Energy Star
• about the label
• relevance to this workshop
• International activities
• Government Purchasing
• government as a market-leader
• energy-efficient purchasing policies
• Status of Executive Order

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Government as aMarket Leader

• Feds worlds biggest customer
• (gt10 B/year for energy-using products)
• State/local agencies together add 4x federal
  purchasing power
• Make (better) use of already being spent
• Create business advantage for efficient products
  new technology
• Common efficiency criteria buyer-led market
  transformation

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Estimated Energy Savings, 2010 (Federal total
224 M/year)
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Federal Purchasing Policies

• Agencies shall select, where life-cycle
  cost-effective, ENERGY STAR and other
  ...products in the upper 25 percent of energy
  efficiency as designated by FEMP.
• Executive Order 13123 (1999) and FAR Chapter 23
  (2001)
• Each agency shall purchase products that use no
  more than one watt in their standby power
  consuming mode or products with the lowest
  standby power wattage
• Executive Order 13221 (2001)

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TargetingEnergy-Efficient Products

• Significant energy use
• Volume of government purchasing
• Potential energy and cost savings
• Method for energy testing and rating
• Efficiency data available
• product lists
• ratings or labels
• quality-mark (Energy Star)
• Multiple suppliers
• Consistency with other programs
• (utility rebates, industry initiatives, etc.)

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Energy Star and DOE/FEMP Efficiency
Recommendations

• Non-residential lighting
• Electric motors and transformers
• Non-residential heating and cooling equipment
• Office equipment
• Residential HVAC, appliances, lighting
• Water-saving devices
• Roofing and windows
• Commercial food service in preparation
• Low standby power products - New

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Products with Standby Power

• Computers Office Equipment
• Phone Equipment (powered, cell, cordless) 
• TV, VCR, DVD, Audio
• Major Appliances
• Room AC
• Clothes washer, Dishwasher
• Microwave
•  Other
• Ceiling fans w/remote
• Portable power tools
• Desktop halogen lamp
• Exercise equipment

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Typical Energy SavingsLow Power Standby
350
300
250
200
Savings/unit (kWh/year)
150
100
50
0
TV
Fax
VCR
Printer
Copier
TV/VCR
Cell phone
Microwave
Dishwasher
Cordless phone
Clothes washer
Computer Monitor
Personal Computer
Powered telephone
Portable power tools
Exercise equipment
Printer (no off switch)
Copier (no off switch)
Room air conditioner
Ceiling fans w/remote
Desktop halogen lamp
Compact audio system
Energy Star Savings (kWh)
Additional Standby Savings (kWh)
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Basic Approach

• Build on and reinforce Energy Star
• Public meeting (10/01) industry input
• Product list - data from manufacturers
• Disseminate information to federal purchasers
  (and others)
• supply agencies (GSA, DLA)
• private vendors
• Web site
• http//www.eren.doe.gov/femp/procurement/