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FY 2015 Annual Report of Energy DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Energy Management Report Summary Table of Contents SECTION 1 - MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION SUMMARY A. Energy Management Infrastructure B. Management Tools SECTION 2 - ENERGY EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE SUMMARY A. Energy Intensity Reduction Performance B. Renewable Energy C. Water Conservation D. Facility Metering E. Federal Building Energy Efficiency Standards SECTION 3 - IMPLEMENTATION HIGHLIGHTS OF FY 2015 A. Life-Cycle Cost Analysis B. Retrofits and Capital Improvement Projects C. Use of Performance Contracts i) Energy-Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) ii) Utility Energy Services Contracts (UESCs) iii) Other Types of Contracts D. Use of ENERGY STAR® and Other Energy-Efficient Products E. Sustainable Building Design and High-Performance Buildings F. Energy Efficiency/Sustainable Design in Lease Provisions G. Distributed Generation, including use on on-site renewable energy resources and combined cooling, heating, and power systems -1- U. S. Department of the Interior FY 2015 Energy Management Narrative SECTION 1 – Management and Administration Summary Agency Information Agency Department of the Interior Agency Contact(s) Mary Heying Contact(s) Information [email protected] A. Energy Management Infrastructure 1. Senior Agency Kristen Sarri Official The Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget is the Department of the Interior’s (DOI, Interior) Chief Sustainability Official responsible for meeting the goals of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), and Executive Order (EO) 13693. Ms. Sarri serves as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget. 2. Agency Energy Team Implementation of the Energy Management and Conservation Program within Interior is the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget and is delegated to the Office of Acquisition and Property Management through the Deputy Assistant Secretary – Budget, Finance, Performance, and Acquisition. Interior’s Energy Management Team consists of Senior Bureau Asset Management Officers who are responsible for managing Interior’s real property assets. In addition, the Departmental Energy Conservation Committee (DECC), composed of bureau representatives ranging from property management specialists to engineers, is a forum to communicate information regarding energy management and water conservation issues; discuss best management practices; and provide advice and recommendations to senior leadership on energy management initiatives and policies as well as guidance on bureau energy management operations. Departmental organizations and bureaus with responsibility for energy and water management at Interior facilities include the following: Office of the Secretary, Office of Facilities and Administrative Services (OFAS); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Bureau of Reclamation (BOR); National Park Service (NPS); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS); and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Departmental and bureau energy and sustainability personnel collaborate with their counterparts throughout the Federal Government through interagency work groups, and -2- U. S. Department of the Interior FY 2015 Energy Management Narrative work closely with experts from the Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program (DOE FEMP) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). On April 16, 2014, DOI and DOE signed a Memorandum of Understanding entitled, “Partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of the Interior Concerning Cooperation in a Strategic Partnership to Achieve Excellence in Sustainability and Energy Performance” (Strategic Partnership). A number of tasks under the Strategic Partnership were completed in FY 2015. B. Management Tools 1. Awards Interior bureaus take advantage of incentive programs to reward their exceptional employees. Interior actively participates in FEMP awards programs and related awareness campaigns. Interior also holds its own Environmental Achievement Awards, many of which focus on energy and water conservation. Four Interior nominations were recipients of DOE’s FY 2015 Federal Energy and Water Management Awards: BOR - Tom Scott (Career Exceptional Service Award). Tom Scott of the BOR Lahontan Basin Area Office, Nevada, received a Career Exceptional Service Award for contributions to the establishment of the Truckee River Operating Agreement (TROA). This agreement will provide for flexibility in reservoir operations and improve water use efficiency through water exchanges between parties. BOR owns four reservoirs within the Truckee River basin, which provide storage for basin water uses, including municipal and industrial supply to the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area of Nevada; agricultural water to BOR’s Newlands irrigation project; and water for threatened and endangered species including the Lahontan cutthroat trout and cui-ui, a large sucker fish endemic to Pyramid Lake (the terminus of the Truckee River). TROA’s innovative system of water exchanges and credit water storage will help to buffer the region against the effects of drought, increase the flow of water to support endangered species, and improve recreational opportunities on the Truckee River. Mr. Scott served as the lead engineer guiding efforts for the computer modeling required for implementation of TROA and the associated Environmental Impact Statement, and his expertise was instrumental in the 18-year long negotiation of the agreement. BOR - Animas-La Plata Permanent Operating Facility (Project Award). BOR’s Animas-La Plata Permanent Operating Facility (POF) received a Project Award for its newly constructed high performance and sustainable building. The POF, located in in Southwestern Colorado, has attained a certification of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold. It also meets 100 percent of the Guiding Principles for High Performance and Sustainable Buildings (Guiding Principles) for new construction, as required by Executive Order. As such, the POF met every applicable requirement for integrated design, water and energy performance, indoor environmental quality, and materials. The combination of a passive solar wall; a high-efficiency heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system; efficient lighting; and natural lighting provide significant energy savings. Indoor and outdoor water is conserved via efficient plumbing fixtures and fittings and the use of xeriscape and natural landscaping, which does not require any permanent irrigation. -3- U. S. Department of the Interior FY 2015 Energy Management Narrative All told, the energy-efficient design is estimated to avoid 52 metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per year, equivalent to the annual emissions of 11 vehicles. The POF is a bright example of how incorporation of and adherence to Federal Executive Order and BOR standards results in greener and more efficient new building design and construction. FWS - Corn Creek Administrative Office and Visitor Center, Desert National Wildlife Refuge (Project Award). The FWS’s Corn Creek Administrative Office and Visitor Center (Visitor Center) at Desert National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Nevada, earned a Project Award. The Visitor Center is a new high-performance, LEED Platinum-certified facility that is designed to achieve net zero energy use. Net-metered solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays totaling 91.5 kilowatts (kW) provide renewable electricity for all energy needs. The HVAC system’s 23.5 ton water- source heat pumps and hydronic piping circulate surface water from an onsite pond to a geo-heat exchanger in the building to provide heating and cooling needs at a fraction of the energy use of traditional air source heat pumps. No petroleum products generate heat or electricity. Total annual renewable energy production is approximately 608.3 million British thermal units (MMBTU). Low-flow WaterSense® plumbing fixtures reduce the building’s potable water consumption 40.4 percent below current standards, saving approximately 7,100 gallons per year. Xeriscaping with wildlife-friendly native plants and forbs and limited drip irrigation avoids chemical application and reduces outdoor water use by about 84.7 percent or over 663,000 gallons. Overall, the project avoids at least 98 metric tons of GHG emissions annually, the average annual emissions of 21 cars. FWS - Northeast Regional Office (Project Award) – Joint Submission with GSA. FWS won a second Project Award for its Northeast Regional Office, an 80,600 gross square-foot General Services Administration (GSA)-provided building in Hadley, Massachusetts. A multi-year effort by a regional FWS “Green Team,” GSA, and Pearson, the building owner’s representative, made remarkable strides in renewable energy and sustainability, reducing electricity consumption by approximately 600,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) and natural gas consumption by approximately 2,408 MMBTU in FY 2014. A new roof-mounted, net-metered 108 kW PV system over a new cool roof can contribute up to 12 percent of electrical energy used on-site. Low-flow WaterSense® plumbing will save an estimated 136,425 gallons of potable water annually. Multiple sustainable strategies combine to avoid at least 354 metric tons of GHG emissions per year, equal to taking 75 cars off the road. The U.S. Green Building Council awarded the building with a LEED for Existing Buildings - Operations & Maintenance Gold rating in February 2014. Lastly, two pollinator
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