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Energy Management
Planning for
Small Water Systems
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David Tucker
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7/23/2013
Dedicated to enhancing the ability of governments and
organizations to provide environmental programs and
services in fair, effective, and financially sustainable ways
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Smart Management for Small Water Systems *under a Cooperative Agreement with the US EPA
• The EFCN will provide training and technical assistance to small public water systems in all
fifty states and five territories to help local water systems achieve and maintain compliance
with the Safe Drinking Water Act.
• Workshops and trainings will be provided in these areas:
– Asset Management
– Water Loss Reduction
– Water System Collaboration
– Fiscal Planning and Rate Setting
– Energy Management
– Funding Coordination, and
– Managerial and Financial Leadership
Smart Management for Small Water Systems
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Acknowledgments
• USVI Department of Planning and Natural
Resources
• Small Business Development Center
• My Environmental Finance Center
Network (EFCN) colleagues, esp. the
Syracuse University EFC
• All of you for being here!
Smart Management for Small Water Systems
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Why are we here today?
• Rising energy and water costs – EPA estimates that the cost of energy as a percent of
operating costs for a drinking water system can reach
as high as 40 percent and is expected to increase 20
percent in the next 15 years.
– USVI Water and Power Authority (WAPA) electric rates
are about $0.55 / kWh, among highest in the nation
– WAPA water rates are also among highest in USA
– US EPA future regulation of GHGs from power plants
• Energy management plans reduce costs!
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Energy Use and Water Utilities
• Energy represents the largest controllable cost of providing water services to the public
– Over 52,000 Community Water Systems
– Over 18,000 Non-Transient Non-Community Water Systems
– Over 86,000 Transient Non-Community Water Systems
– The total inventory is about 157,000 Public Water Systems
• small systems (3,300 or less) make up about 94% of all systems
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Water Systems are Energy Users
• In 2010 water systems used 12.6% of
the nation’s total annual energy
consumption
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Energy-Water Nexus
• 2 trillion gallons of H2O: estimated amount
pumped annually by U.S. small systems.
• $1 billion: estimated annual electric power
costs for these systems.
• $10 million: annual electric bill savings from a
1% reduction in electric costs; or $100 million
from a 10% reduction.
Source: Regnier and Winters, “Reducing electric power costs in small water systems,” Journal AWWA, April 2013, 67-72.
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Turning Point questions
What is your role at your organization?
A. Business Owner
B. Elected Official
C. Engineer
D. Finance Officer
E. Water System Mgr.
F. Other
Business
Ow
ner
Elect
ed Offi
cial
Engineer
Finance
Offi
cer
Wat
er Sys
tem
Mgr.
Other
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What was your area of study in school?
A. Business
B. Engineering
C. Law
D. Planning
E. Public Administration
F. Other
Business
Engineerin
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Planning
Public A
dmin
istra
tion
Other
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What is your level of experience
with energy management?
A. I know shockingly
much on electricity!
B. Fairly powerful energy
expert.
C. Trying to stay current.
D. Feel some resistance
to the topic.
E. Watt exactly is energy
anyway?
I know
shock
ingly
much
..
Fairl
y pow
erful e
nergy e...
Tryin
g to st
ay curre
nt.
Feel s
ome re
sista
nce to
t..
Wat
t exac
tly is
energ
y a...
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Most of my electric power comes from?
A. Virgin Islands
Water and Power
Authority
B. Solar panels at my
facility
C. Other
D. Don’t know
Virgin
Isla
nds Wate
r an...
Solar p
anels at m
y facil
ityOth
er
Don’t kn
ow
25% 25%25%25%
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Introductions
• Name
• Organization
• Role at organization
• Describe energy management plans,
projects, concerns at your organization
• Your first (or favorite) car
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Morning Agenda
Start Time Topic
9:00 Welcome and Introductions
9:30 Why We’re Here: Case Studies of Energy Management Planning
10:15 Establishing a Baseline, Energy Audits, and Energy Star’s Portfolio Manager
11:00 Break
11:15 Understanding Electric Bills + WAPA’s Net Metering Program
12:00 Lunch Break (attendees eat offsite)
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Afternoon Agenda
Start Time Topic
1:15 Project Prioritization and Approaches to Implementation
2:15 Exercise: Energy Project Decision Matrix
2:45 Break
3:00 Special Financing Models for Energy Management Projects
4:00 Wrap Up Session (next steps; direct technical assistance from the Environmental Finance Center Network; return evaluation forms; return Turning Point clickers)
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Energy Management Post-
Workshop Opportunities
• Contact the EFCN to request direct
technical assistance under the Small
Systems grant in developing your new
energy management plan.
• Contact each other (roster will be provided
subsequently) to compare notes
• Get an energy audit.
• Use Portfolio Manager (after July 17).
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NYSERDA Resources http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Energy-Efficiency-and-Renewable-Programs/Commercial-and-
Industrial/Sectors/Municipal-Water-and-Wastewater-Facilities/MWWT-Tools-and-Materials.aspx
Thank You
David R. Tucker
Project Director
Environmental Finance Center
School of Government, UNC-Chapel Hill
(919) 966-4199
http://efc.unc.edu