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Healthcare Testimonial: Blessing Hospital
Jerry Melching and Lee Elledge, Blessing Hospital
Mark Steinmetz, Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Program
July 13th, 2016
Blessing Health System Energy Team
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• Craig Kurk
• Lee Elledge
• Joe Vermiere
• Jerry Melching Left to right in picture
Blessing Hospital
• Quincy Illinois
• 752,000 sq. ft. facility
• 307 bed facility
• Multiple buildings
• Multiple design and energy uses
• Energy intensive facility and daily operation
Getting Started…
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• Why we decided to participate in the Energy Efficiency
projects……
• Roadblocks….
• “Corporate Approval”…..
• First steps in the program….
Project Summary – Program Years 1 - 9
• Total Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Projects - 30
• Standard Lighting Projects – 15
• Standard HVAC Projects – 4
• Standard VFD Projects – 2
• Custom Projects – 4
• Large Facility Retro Commissioning Projects – 1
• Other supportive Projects* - 4
• * = Staffing Grant, Feasibility Study, Metering and Monitoring and SEM participation.
Annual Energy Savings
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3,783,631 annual kWhs saved
312,314 annual Therms saved
$ 358,000.00 annual energy costs reduced / avoided
Comparison
• Equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from:
• 889 Passenger Vehicles
• 1,015,514 Miles driven per year
• 1,527 Tons of Waste
• 9918 Barrels of Oil Consumed
• Reduction of Metric tons of CO gas emissions
• approximately 4,256
Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Program participation has….
• Increased awareness of energy savings opportunities
• i.e. Lighting, HVAC and Variable Frequency Drives and
etc.
• Incentive dollars have assisted to secure corporate support
and approval for projects
• Increased performance, equipment life and lowered
maintenance costs
• Stronger understanding of energy use and ways to manage
that use
• Assisted in a cultural energy development with employees
Large Facility Retro Commissioning participation
• A Registered Service Provider to perform an facility assessment
• Identify several items with 0 -1 year payback that needed
attention, but often overlooked due to daily tasks and staffing
needs.
• Identify and qualified energy efficient large capital projects for
future development
• Increased Energy Star rating from a 38 to 62 compared for
similar buildings based upon energy use per square foot
Going forward
On-Going Efforts…
• Increased energy team participants for broader perspective input
and project identification
• Encourage employee and patient participation
• Encourage and support satellite and affiliate facilities to engage in
energy efficiency projects and savings
• Expand energy efficient cultural change and awareness
throughout the Blessing Health System
• Continue to identify and pursue energy efficiency projects
Ameren Illinois and Blessing Health System
Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency
and
The Blessing Health System
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Partnering together to deliver efficient healthcare services to their
customers and the communities that they serve.
Large Facility Retro Commissioning Program
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• Incentives available to identify energy efficiency opportunities
• 0 -1 year payback opportunities
• 1 – 10 year payback opportunities
• Eligibility
• Ameren Illinois Electric or Gas Customer
• Minimum 100,000 square feet facility
• Existing Energy Management Control System
• 5 years old
• Pre-approval is required
Large Facility Retro-Commissioning Incentives
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• 70% of Survey Cost for duel energy source customers
• 40% of Survey Cost for single energy source customer
• Customers qualify by implementing 0-1 year payback items to
meet established minimum energy savings goal
• Implementation Incentive
• $0.02 per annual kWh saved
• $0.30 per annual Therm saved
Bonus for submitting custom project application up to 12 months from
completing Retro-Commissioning project.
Large Facility RCx Program
Contact information:
Mark Steinmetz – Large Facility RCx Lead
Email – [email protected]
Phone – (217) 670-9606
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Energy Advisors
1. Chad Whitehead 309.620.6333 [email protected]
2. Steve Smith 309.212.5831 [email protected]
3. Rod Rhoads 217.649.8897 [email protected]
4. Mark Steinmetz 217.670.9606 [email protected]
5. John Strode 309.370.0062 [email protected]
6. Fred Joshu 309.433.4316 [email protected]
7. Larry Erwin 309.838.2340 [email protected]
Resources
Website: ActOnEnergy.com/Business
Phone: 1.866.800.0747
Fax: 1.309.677.7950
Email: [email protected]
Contact Information - Blessing Hospital
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Jerry Melching
Project Specialist
(217) 223-8400 ext. 4468
Lee Elledge,
System control specialist
(217) 223-8400 ext. 6708
Questions?
