Florida State University Utility Conservation Program_Peck-Gandees

Florida State University Utility Conservation Program Alan Peck, Director, Florida State University, Utilities and Engineering Services Davis Gandees, Johnson Controls, Inc., Florida H

Florida State University

Utility Conservation

Program

Alan Peck, Director, Florida State University, Utilities and Engineering Services Davis Gandees, Johnson Controls, Inc., Florida Higher Education Manager

Utility Conservation is a keystone

of Sustainability

of sustainable living and to promote the

practice of energy conservation at FSU

and within the campus community that by

so doing promotes the University’s positive impact upon the local and global

environment

Sustainability Goals

• To educate students, staff, faculty and campus community members about

sustainable living practices

financial resources, where available,

initiatives that promote conservation and green living on our campus

Sustainability Goals

establishing benchmarks in the area of

waste reduction, energy reduction and

resource reduction

organizational structure on campus that promotes our mission, establishes goals, and takes prompt action to achieve these goals on a perpetual basis

Key Elements of Utility Conservation at

FSU

• Installation of energy efficient utility

systems

• Efficient operation of utility systems

Installation of Energy Efficient

Utility Systems

• High Efficiency Chillers using ground

water for cooling

• Variable Primary Flow Chillers

Water Piping

construction and renovations

Efficient operation of Utility

Systems

procedures for major equipment such as chillers and boilers

maintain maximum efficiency

the campus

Energy Performance Contracting

at Florida State University

element of FSU’s strategy to reduce

energy consumption since 1997

What is Energy Performance Contracting?

• Enabling legislation-Florida Statute 1023.13

• Allows public education institutions to re-direct utility savings into self-funded capital improvements

• Requires a guarantee of financial and operational performance with annual reconciliation

• If there is a shortfall in savings in any given year, we cut a

check for the difference…….excess savings goes to the

university

• No change orders!

• Provides the university with capital and human resources to get improvements made quickly without waiting for funding or doing projects in drawn out phases.

FSU Facts

• 41,000 students

• 6,412,425 Sq ft of buildings (E&G)

• 21,000 Tons of cooling (3 plants)

• 180,000 lbs/hr steam plant

• $24M utility budget

• Many buildings that support critical research projects

FSU Performance Contract

additional projects.

What were the driving issues?

• One of the highest electric rates in

Florida

• Lack of capital

• Old and inefficient systems

• Culture to do more with less

• Need to improve the learning/teaching environment

What were the solutions?

• Lighting retrofits

– Lamps/ballast

– Occupancy sensors

– LEDs

• Water/sewer retrofits

• Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) retrofits

– Variable speed drives

– Chiller upgrades

– Steam traps (service provided ongoing)

– Heat pipes

• Additions to energy management/control systems

• Roofs

• Energy Awareness Program with Students and Staff

• Onsite Johnson Controls Energy Engineer

Innovation At Florida State

project include 20 Watt LED technology

lamps to replace the high energy

consuming 100 Watt high pressure sodium bulbs in the blue light security kiosks

scattered across campus, which reduced the system’s energy usage by 80 percent Campus security is enhanced as a result since the kiosks are more visible at night and easily located by students

LED Blue Light Security Kiosks

LED versus Old Blue Light Security Kiosks

Financial Results to Date

• Savings as of December 2007 of

$8,955,457 in excess of contracted

guaranteed savings amount

$14,470,033

cost payments) as of December 2007- $17,046,249

project cost payments) as of December 2007-

$8,955,457

FSU Financial Results

FSU Savings versus Payments for Year 10

(2007)

$0

$1,000,000

$2,000,000

$3,000,000

$4,000,000

$5,000,000

$6,000,000

Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07 Jul-07 Aug-07 Sep-07 Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07

Total Payments Contract Rate Savings Actual Rate Savings

Annual Environmental Benefits

Pollution Reduction

Water Conserved*

*includes dorm project

Environmental Equivalent

cars from the highway

Electric and water/sewer saved annually with this project

enough to supply over 1600 Tallahassee homes!

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