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U.S. Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

2001 Presidential Energy Management Award Winners

Four Federal agency energy management teams won 2001 Presidential Awards for Federal Energy Management. President Bush honored about 50 employee participants of these teams for their support, leadership, and efforts in promoting and improving Federal energy management. Their efforts have saved millions of dollars in energy costs.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
"Federal Energy Management Success"

Joe Almonte

 

Quyen Quach

Cedreck Davis

 

Eric Ross

Olga Dominguez

 

Mark Schoppet

Steve Frankel

 

Gregory Spencer

Barry Green

 

Jeffrey Sutton

Alan Henderson

 

Wayne Thalasinos

Dennis Klekar

 

Juan Villegas

Glenn Lilly

 

Richard Wickman

NASA's energy team is a well-integrated group comprised of key members of the Agency-level Energy Efficiency Board that guides the planning and implementation of energy efficiency activities. NASA's successes include:

  • Energy Policy. NASA issued an Agencywide directive providing detailed procedures and guidelines for meeting the requirements and goals of Executive Order 13123, using alternative financing, and evaluating renewable energy and water conservation measures.
  • Alternative Financing. Over the past three years, NASA has awarded or participated in eight Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) delivery orders and four Utility Energy Savings Contracts (UESCs) that resulted in over $34 million in facility energy efficiency and water conservation improvements. In FY 2000 alone, NASA used alternative financing to implement $2.7 million in energy and water projects that are saving $375,000 annually. In addition to saving energy and money, the projects will save 8 million gallons of water annually and remove thousands of PCB-filled lighting ballasts.
  • Renewable Energy. NASA uses solar, geothermal, wind, and other renewable energy sources in innovative and cost-effective applications. A landfill gas supply contract awarded by Goddard Space Flight Center will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance fuel supply reliability, and save at least $330,000 annually in energy costs. A wind power project at Ames Research Center reduces facility maintenance costs and has a nine-year simple payback.
  • Showcase Facilities. In FY 2000, NASA installed a 2,500 square foot transpired solar wall and modular condensing gas-fired boilers in the Aircraft Support Facility at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. The project reduced air emissions to the point that expensive air permitting is no longer required.
  • ENERGY STAR® Buildings. The Child Development Center at Kennedy Space Center and the Chief, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Administration Facility at Stennis Space Center earned the prestigious DOE/EPA ENERGY STAR® Label for Buildings.
  • Management. Energy efficiency and water conservation are integral parts of the Agency's Environmental Strategy and Functional Leadership Plan. The team's achievements are an indication of strong management support for energy efficiency
  • Management Information Systems. NASA developed and implemented the NASA Environmental Tracking System, an electronic database for collecting, aggregating, analyzing, and reporting environmental and energy data, to aid in Agency-level reporting and functional management.
  • Awards and Recognition. The Agency has named 19 of its employees and on-site support contractors as "Energy Champions" since DOE started this recognition program in 1998. NASA will establish its own internal awards program next year.

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United States Postal Service (USPS) - Southeast Area
"Stamp Out Energy Waste"

Roosevelt Allen

 

Chris Hosford

Earl Artis

 

Gael Johnson

Asif Ansari

 

Jim MacKenzie

Carroll Burgess

 

Jim Nails

Anne Cazares

 

Dee Shoaf

Melinda Edwards

 

David Taylor

Phil Edwards

 

Bob Thoensen

Mike Fahlmark

 

Phyllis White

Doug Haines

 

The Southeast Area's Energy Steering Committee produced and implemented a Strategic Energy Management Plan that embraces many of the tools of Executive Order 13123. The results show that the Southeast Area's successful implementation of these tools has saved significant amounts of both energy and financial resources.

  • Alternative Financing. The USPS has negotiated shared energy savings contracts with six utilities covering 352 Postal Service facilities. The cumulative investment in energy efficiency improvement will total more than $21 million over the next five years and generate annual energy cost savings of approximately $4 million, for a simple payback of 5.2 years.
  • Energy Capital Improvements. The Southeast Area invested $375,000 of its own capital towards energy efficiency improvements, generating annual energy cost savings of $104,000. This investment is just the start of a comprehensive program aimed at energy capital improvements in small- and medium-sized postal facilities.

Moreover, the Steering Committee has launched several of its own initiatives to increase energy efficiency. These include:

  • Metering. The USPS established a database that tracks energy use and cost at the 3,800 facilities in the Southeast Area. A statistical model was developed to help the Committee use the information in the database to determine which energy programs (from awareness to capital improvements) are best suited to achieve improved energy efficiency.
  • Energy Data Web Page. The page is a quick tool that Energy Managers can use to acquire energy usage and cost data at the facility, district, or area level.
  • District Energy Action Plans. All nine districts in the Southeast Area have completed (or will soon complete) plans that identify specific energy conservation actions that will be taken over the next five years, the expected savings, and specific strategies for documenting and reporting results annually.
  • Partnering Alliances. The Southeast Area partnered with the Florida Energy Office and a consulting firm to establish a Resource Energy Manager (REM) Pilot Project. The resulting $100,000 grant used to hire the first REM lead to overall documented savings of $290,000 in less than a year. The USPS also utilized the expertise of DOE's SAVEnergy program and the Florida Energy Office to identify energy conservation measures requiring a $106,000 investment, yielding cost savings of more than $18,000 per year.
  • Energy Awareness. The Southeast Area launched an energy awareness campaign with the slogan, "You Have the Power to Stamp Out Energy Waste." The program goal is to have at least half of its employees sign an energy conservation pledge card within a year. The pledge card commits employees to be good stewards of energy conservation by taking basic actions (e.g., turning off lights and computers when not in use, etc.).

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U.S. Department of Defense, United States Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps Air Station -- Iwakuni, Japan
"Energy Conservation Program 2000"

Minoru Horino
Michael Lundberg
Mitsuo Nakayama
James Trocke

The Iwakuni Air Station implemented a comprehensive and inspiring energy management program under the leadership of James L. Trocke. They assembled a highly efficient Energy Conservation Planning Group, chaired by the Executive Officer of the Station, and a group of energy monitors throughout the Air Station. Their accomplishments include:

  • Utility Rate Negotiation. The Planning Group modified and enhanced existing orders and policies governing energy programs at the Air Station and negotiated a new billing rate structure which resulted in savings of $1.5 million annually in electricity charges and more than 50,000 MBTUs.
  • "Green-out." This is an innovative, voluntary, cost-free method of shaving high peak electrical consumption demands. The Green-out program saved the Air Station from raising its contract power peak level and paying high penalty charges for exceeding it, helped reduce metered energy consumption, and elevated energy conservation awareness of all Station residents.
  • Water Conservation Program. The program will result in 30 percent water savings, equating to a projected savings of $800,000 annually.
  • Steam Cycling. The energy team determined a way to cycle waste steam in buildings throughout the Station in the heating season to dramatically reduce boiler loads. It saves approximately $340,000 a year in fuel costs.
  • Energy Awareness Week. The team orchestrated a full week of Energy Awareness events at the Station, including a 10K run, school field trips, poster and essay contests, a "car jam," and a barbecue. The events included everyone from the Base, were well attended, and had an energy conservation theme.

Other small projects implemented include:

  • A proactive program to ensure lights on the Air Station were secured every night, saving more than $25,000 per year in electricity.
  • Nighttime inspections to identify unneeded street and parking lot lights. More than 40 unnecessary lights were found and secured saving about $6,000 per year in electricity costs.
  • A water conservation initiative to reduce water pressure in housing, saving approximately $25,000 annually.
  • Replacement of lighting with energy-efficient compact fluorescent lighting, saving $10,000 per year in electricity costs.
  • A program to reduce the temperature in all hot water heaters, saving about 50,000 gallons of heating fuel each year.

U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Navy -- Southwest Region
"Demand-Side Management"

David Crouch

 

Frederick Ruehe

Ken Decker

 

Ted Sawyer

Anthony Ermovick

 

Jack Surash

John Icenhower

 

Ed Thibodo

Matthew Kelly

 

John Thomas

Darryl Matsui

 

Wade Wilhelm

Navy Region Southwest (NRSW) formed a Regional Energy Program Office (REPO) in response to spiraling electricity prices and electricity shortages in Southern California. The demand-side management initiatives spearheaded by the REPO helped the local utility avert Stage 3 alerts and regional rolling outages.

  • Utility Demand Reduction. This program to reduce both peak-load and base-load demand for electricity resulted in savings of $1 million and 5 million kWh in just three months at the three NRSW bases in San Diego. Several NRSW bases reduced base-load demand by 12 to 18 percent.
  • ESPCs and Demand-Side Management (DSM) Projects. A current investment of $21 million is expected to yield $4.5 million in annual savings. An additional investment of approximately $35 million has anticipated annual savings of $11 million. The large projects include everything from cogeneration plants to photovoltaic and microturbine systems.
  • Renewable Energy. A 21.6 kW photovoltaic system is being constructed in partnership with the local utility, the State of California, and private sector companies. The system will produce 39,420 kWh annually. More importantly, it will cut demand by more than 20 kW during mid-afternoon, when the local utility grid is struggling with peak usage. An additional benefit of the PV system is reduced emissions, which over its 20-year life will include: 1,111,644 lbs. of CO2, 9,461 lbs. of SO2, and 3,942 lbs. of Nox.
  • Management and Teamwork. REPO broadcasted daily energy updates and coordinated weekly electricity action meetings and several "Electricity Summits." Eleven energy specialists were deployed to identify large consumers of energy in the NRSW. Load reduction measures (e.g., banning air conditioning, directing that office equipment be turned off at night) were issued from the highest level personnel in NRSW. Weekly load profiles were issued for each base. During severe electricity shortages, there was constant contact among the NRSW, DOE, and the California Energy Commission.
  • Metering. REPO adopted MVWeb, a Web-based demand management system, to help identify activities and areas of high electricity usage. In several instances, usage spikes or other anomalies were traced to wasteful practices, which were modified or terminated.
  • Resource Efficiency Management (REM) Program. The REM program establishes a position for a full-time, dedicated energy manager. Through energy cost savings and utility incentives, the program offers returns far above program costs.
  • Awards. NRSW developed and implemented its own awards program to award top performers in effective energy management.

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