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Finding Value in
Prop 39
Jim Kelsey, P.E.
Founder & Presidentwww.kw-engineering.com
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Green Technology
California Schools Summit
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Pasadena, CA
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Helping commercial, industrial, and institutional customers achieve healthy, comfortable Net Zero Energy facilities
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Who is kW?
• HQ in Oakland with regional offices in
Long Beach, Salt Lake City, Chicago
• Over 50% of staff are P.E.s
• Bay Area’s Top 50 Engineering firms
• Clients: Edison, SoCalGas, SDG&E,
PG&E, CBRE, JLL, Apple, AT&T,
Google, Visa, Stanford, Kaiser…
Today we will…
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Uncover some myths and misconceptions
Identify some Best Practices & ways forward
Highlight the value that Prop 39 can deliver
1. K-12 Schools Need to Act NOW!
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Prop 39 is actually a year-to-year program
If schools don’t make use of these funds, they
CAN go away.
Year 2 total allocation is 74% of Year 1
The vast majority of LEAs have not done
anything
Others are lobbying for the future years’
Prop 39 $$$
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Plans Approved27%
Planning Approved
4%not yet69%
Y1 Funding – K-12$381 M
Approved Expenditures
100%
Y1 Funding – CCDs$47 M
2. Myth: Work “in series”
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Early P-39 instructions were:
1. Enroll in CCC Energy Corps
2. Enroll in CEC Bright Schools
3. Hire a Technical Consultant (if necessary) to take those results and roll into Energy Expenditure Plan
CCC (Level 1.5) Bright Schools (L2) EEP
Unfortunately, this approach will substantially delay you in reaching your goals.
2. Fact: Work “in parallel”
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Yes, make use of ALL no-cost resources…
BUT don’t fit your plan to them
Fit them to your plan.
ASAP issue your RFQ and select a Technical
Consultant to assist with EEP Planning (but you
don’t have to form a contract with them yet)
CCC Energy Corps
CEC Bright Schools
3. “Bundling” is a BIG deal
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In the latest (proposed) Guidelines, you can
now bundle your measures across multiple
schools (“Portfolio-level” SIR vs. site-level)
This is HUGE!
Balance your long return projects with quicker
paybacks for the best outcome
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Example: Separate Projects
Lighting retrofit
$90,000 Installed
Annual Savings =
$33,000
Simple Payback
2.7 years
SIR = 5.15
Proceed
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Example: Separate Projects
RTU Replacement
$528,000 Installed
Annual Savings =
$36,000
Simple Payback
14.6 years
SIR = 0.97
No go
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Bundled
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HVAC at one school + Lighting at another
$618,000 Total Spend
$69,000 Annual Savings
Combined simple payback of 8.9 years
Combined “project” SIR = 1.58
Proceed
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4. Leverage Grant Funding
September 26, 2014
Proposed Draft Revisions to the Proposition 39: California Clean
Energy Jobs Act -2015 Program Implementation Guidelines
5. Misconceptions re: Planning Funds
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“All my Planning Funds have to go to planning”
“If I hire a Technical Consultant for EEP planning, all my budget needs to go to them.”
“Can’t I do projects w/o planning?”
Typically ~65% of your planning budget is adequate for Expenditure Plan development
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Zero Net Energy School: No need for planning
funds, right?
Good Uses for Planning Funds
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Energy Management
Energy Staff (can be a shared resource)
Software (understand where you are before you go anywhere!)
Training
Energy Audits to support EE Plans
Energy Expenditure Plan development
Basic EE Tenet: You Can’t Manage
What You Don’t Measure
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You need the data.
It needs to be visible.
Then someone needs to LOOK at it.
Then someone needs to ACT on it.
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Monthly data is great but…
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Interval data has real power
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150+ Integrations
BuildingOS collects data from
any utility meter, sub-meter, or
controls system.
No matter what vendors you
choose, BuildingOS makes
integrations happen quickly
and at lower cost.
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3kW Base Load
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Energy Bill Visualization - Pricing
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Setup and Integration = $5,000
(one time flat fee)
OPTIONAL Custom = $5,000
Building Dashboard
Software Licensing Fee = $600
(per site per year)
Building Dashboard Example Pricing
Example: School District would like real-time Solar, Electricity, and Water utility data for 25 schools.
Year 1 Project Cost
Setup and Integration $5,000
Custom Dashboard $5,000
25 Building License $15,000
Total $25,000
Total Cost per
school over 3
year period
< $750 / school
Optimize scheduling during nights,
weekends, and holidays
Automate utility bill data and pinpoint
potential overcharges
Simplify portfolio-wide annual
reporting and benchmarking
Drive behavioral efficiency with
occupant engagement
6. Misconception re: Calculators
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Using CEC-provided calculators is fast &
easy…
…BUT you don’t HAVE to use them.
The calculators have broad assumptions that
might not fit your school
Custom analysis can be used to capture real-
world difference - SIR may be hire with custom
calculations.
Example: Custom Calcs
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Example: Custom Calcs
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Applicable to heat pumps (not an option in calculator)
Greater Electric Savings + Cost Savings
SIR = 1.8
7. Changes re: Audits
Facility Background
EEM Summaries
Grants / Incentives
Appendices Baseline energy use,
Benchmarking,
Energy Balance
Savings Calcs
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8. SIR “Boosters”
Lighting controls
HVAC controls
Lighting upgrades
Exit signs
Plug load controls
PC Power
Management
Control
Existing Building /
New Building
Commissioning
Variable Speed pool
pump controls
Bi-level exterior
lighting
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Most corridors have variable occupancy
Corridor lighting often
24/7
Reduce operating hours
Occupancy sensors
Time clock or panel
controls
With TC control, minimum egress FC needed
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Corridor Lighting Controls
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Plug loads are a big energy consumer on
college campuses
Reduce operating hours
Occupancy sensors
Slave plugs to PC
Costs are approximately
$100/unit
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Power Strip Occupancy Sensors
Always On Plugs
Sensor-Controlled Plugs
Personal computers operate long hours
Many of which are spent idle
PC Power Management Software can deploy
via IT infrastructure
Globally sets time-out duration
Allows IT staff to push updates by providing
network “wake on command” signals
Costs approximately $20 per seat license
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PC Power Management Software
Daylighting controls reduce operating hours
Easily identified during the day
Typical PB around 1-year if 300W or more
controlled
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Daylighting Controls
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Web-Enabled Thermostats
About $170 to $300
Include ability to
monitor remotely
www.proliphix.com
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Kitchen Hood Exhaust Controls
Exterior lighting is necessary for
safety, but of limited use when
no one is present
Bi-level light fixtures & retrofits
reduce light output and energy
consumption when no one is
present
Networked lighting controls
can provide additional NEBs
to campus security
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Exterior Bi-Level Lighting
Sensors
Ideal for classrooms & theaters
Reduces ventilation
when occupancy
is low
Possible to tie into
classroom lighting
additional savings
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Demand Controlled Ventilation
(DCV)
Network light fixtures and sensors
Controls lighting with dimming, task-tuning,
occupancy, scheduling, etc.
Can tie into HVAC system
Multiple vendors available
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Advanced Lighting Controls (ALC)
www.enlightedinc.com
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Smells Funny
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Refrigerant /
Oil Additives
“Black boxes”
Not UL Listed
Can’t explain
savings in
scientific /
engineering
principals
9. Best Practice:
Multi-LEA Collaboration
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Network effect to share resources
More bargaining power, more interest
E.g. San Diego County
Tom Silva, San Diego County Office of Education
Marty Turock, Clean Tech San Diego
Robert Matarazo, SDG&E
E.g. COE-facilitated Prop 39 Workshops
Steve Turner, Mendocino COE
Susan Wright, San Mateo COE
E.g. Multi-District RFQ for Technical Consultants
Humboldt, San Bernardino (Ying Wang)
E.g. Multi-District Single Leader / Point-Of-Contact
Ray McKinney @ Plumas Lake ESD
10. Get Help (lots available)
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Utility Account Rep “Core” Programs
“3rd Party” Programs
County “Energy Watch” Programs
Use your planning funds
www.utilitylist.org
Conclusions
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Don’t fall into some of these traps
Get some help
There's a lot available
You don’t need to break the bank to get it
Carpe diem – this opportunity won’t wait for us