1 | Program Name or Ancillary Texteere.energy.gov The Parker Ranch installation in Hawaii DOE Technical Assistance Program April 14, 2011 Advanced Benchmarking:

1 | Program Name or Ancillary Text eere.energy.gov

The Parker Ranch installation in Hawaii

DOE Technical Assistance Program

April 14, 2011Advanced Benchmarking: Benchmark Building Energy Use Quickly and Accurately Using EPA's ENERGY STAR Portfolio ManagerPeter FlippenICF International

2 | Department of Energy Technical Assistance Program eere.energy.gov

What is TAP?

DOE’s Technical Assistance Program (TAP) supports the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) and the State Energy Program (SEP) by providing state, local, and tribal officials the tools and resources needed to implement successful and sustainable clean energy programs.


How Can TAP Help You?

TAP offers:

• One-on-one assistance • Extensive online resource

library, including: Webinars Events calendar TAP Blog Best practices and

project resources• Facilitation of peer

exchange

On topics including:

• Energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies

• Program design and implementation

• Financing• Performance contracting• State and local capacity

building


The TAP Blog

Provides a platform for state, local, and tribal government officials and DOE’s network of technical and programmatic experts to connect and share best practices on a variety of topics.

Access the TAP Blog!http://www.eereblogs.energy.gov/tap/


Accessing TAP Resources

3) Ask questions via our call center at 1-877-337-3827 or email us at

[email protected]

We encourage you to:

1) Explore our online resources via the Solution Center

2) Submit a request via the Technical Assistance Center


Agenda

• Introduction• Portfolio Manager Overview• Portfolio Manager Demo and Slides

– Benchmarking Efficiently– Benchmarking Accurately– Generating Reports in Portfolio Manager


Using Grant Funds for Benchmarking

• Measurement and energy tracking – encouraged uses

• EECGB categories helpful to benchmark– 3: energy audits– 5: retrofits– 6: energy efficiency programs– 13: on-site renewable energy generation

• Using Portfolio Manager for reporting is allowable admin expense

• Guidance on the web: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/guidance.html


ENERGY STAR Buildings Program:Success by the Numbers

• Measured energy performance of more than 200,000 buildings

• 5,800 organizations joined as partners

• 12,600 buildings earned the ENERGY STAR across 50 states

• Prevent GHG emissions equal to the electricity use of 60 million American homes every year

Over the past decade, through December 2010:

www.energystar.gov/decade


Local Government Case Study

• Arlington County, VA

• 68 buildings, most owned, 2 million square feet

• Program included Portfolio Manager benchmarking and disclosure

• 2007 to 2009

• 3,000,000 kwh and 20,000 therms saved

• 7 % overall reduction

• $300,000 annual avoided energy costs

http://www.arlingtonva.us/Portals/Topics/AIRE/BuildingEnergy.aspx


Buildings receiving a score (cumulative)


What is Portfolio Manager?

• Free, web-based tool for benchmarking existing buildings

• Provides benchmarks for all commercial buildings, including:– ENERGY STAR energy performance score (1 to

100) for eligible buildings, and– Normalized energy use intensities (EUI) for all

buildings

• Facilitates applications for ENERGY STAR certification and Leaders recognition


What is EPA’s Energy Performance Rating Scale?

• 1 to 100 score for existing commercial buildings• 50 = national average• 75 = qualification for ENERGY STAR certification

• Normalizes for weather, operating hours, occupant density, plug load

FAQ: Do buildings added to the tool affect the 1 to 100 scale?

Performance of buildings added to Portfolio Manager does not change the rating scale. Rating scale is based on a national survey of commercial buildings.


Medical Offices Office Buildings

Hospitals

Warehouses

Dormitories

Supermarkets

Courthouses

K-12 Schools

Bank/FinancialInstitutions

Hotels

Wastewater Treatment Plants

Retail Stores

ENERGY STAR ScoreEligible Building Types

Houses of Worship

Data Centers

Coming March 2011

Senior Care Communities


User-Friendly Inputs

Additional Information Required for Score

Required for Energy Intensity


Top Five Benefits of Benchmarking with Portfolio Manager

Verify pre- and post-project energy use, GHG emissions, and energy costs

Identify under-performing facilities Assess effectiveness of current

operations, policies and practices Assist in planning: set goals, targets,

and timelines Identify billing errors


Agenda


– Benchmarking Efficiently– Benchmarking Accurately– Reporting


Data Entry Options

• Single Building Manual Entry• Enter benchmarking information into

Portfolio Manager.

• Bulk Data Upload• Upload large sets of data in Portfolio

Manager using an Excel template.

• Automated Benchmarking Services• A framework for exchanging data using

web services between the EPA’s rating system and third parties.


Building Import Templates

• Mass Import Template– For initial import of 10 or more buildings of the same

type (e.g. 10+ offices, 10+ schools)– Specific Excel template for each building type

• Multi Facility Meter Update– For meters already in PM– Users select # of meters and months to update– User uploads completed spreadsheet in PM and

receives email when meters are updated


Automated Benchmarking System (ABS)

• A web-based data exchange between EPA’s Portfolio Manager and third party systems.

• Third parties IT teams develop a system to exchange data based on the data exchange rules.

• Third parties send customer data to EPA. EPA sends back benchmarking results.

• Customer can view benchmarking results in third party tool or Portfolio Manager.


Automated Benchmarking Providers

Complete list: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=spp_res.pt_spps_automated_benchmarking

•Advantage IQ •ION Utilities Software

•American Energy Assets •Johnson Controls

•Angus Systems •LPB Energy Management

•CA Technologies •New Energy Technology

•eComponents Technology •NISC

•EduCon •NorthWrite

•ei3 •Performance Systems Development

•Energard Technologies •Planet Footprint

•Energy Print •Rapid Improvement Associates

•Energy Spectrum •Siemens

•Energy Watchdog •Summit Energy

•EnergyCAP, Inc. •Sustainable Real Estate Manager

•EnergySolve •The Weidt Group

•Entech USB •The E Group

•FM:Systems •TRC Energy Services

•IBS, Inc. •UtilityAccounts.com


Utility ABS Around the Country

• Current ABS providers– Washington Utilities: Avista Utilities, Puget Sound

Energy– California utilities: PG&E, SDG&E, SoCal Gas,

Southern California Edison, SMUD– ComEd, WPPI Energy (WI schools)

• Developing ABS– Seattle City Light

• Considering ABS– Austin Energy, Arizona Public Service, Baltimore Gas

& Electric, Pepco

www.energystar.gov/abs


Agenda


– Benchmarking Efficiently– Benchmarking Accurately– Generating Reporting in Portfolio Manager


Is Building Eligible for Score?

Buildings to be scored require more detailed info

• Score eligibility rules:

– Must be > 5,000 sq ft (except hospitals, bank branches, data centers, and houses of worship)

– Floor area of “Other” space (e.g. library, restaurant) cannot >10% of the total area

– >50% of the floor area must fall under one eligible space type


Defining Space Types

no

yesX


Additional Space Types Used in Benchmarking Buildings

• Parking energy use…– Is tracked on the main meter – do account for it as a

space– Is separately metered – do not account for it as space

in benchmarking• Benchmark as separate building

• Other– For space types that do not have their own rating

model (e.g., restaurant on ground floor, maintenance garage)

Rule of Thumb: Other must be less than 10% of total square

footage for building to be eligible for a rating


Approach for Vacant Space

• Input vacant space as a separate Office space

• Operating characteristics:– Weekly Operating Hours = 0– Workers on Main Shift = 0– Number of PCs = 0– Percent Heated and Percent Cooled = Report conditioning as it

occurs in the vacant space

Rule of Thumb: If vacant space averages more than 10% of the building floor area over the past 12 months add it to the tool


Agenda


– Benchmarking Efficiently– Benchmarking Accurately– Generating Reports in Portfolio Manager


Verify Improvements… and Communicate Them!

• Arlington County, VA’s 2007-2009 Building Energy Report Cards

• More about the County’s Building Energy Report Cards at: www.arlingtonva.us/portals/topics/aire/page66219.aspx


Reporting Capabilities

• Create custom views• See “Change from baseline: adjusted energy use

(kbtu)” for PAGE reporting• Highlighted in program guidance

• Reporting tool capabilities:• Gives user access to much more data• Download data in Excel, CSV, PDF, and XML

• Reporting tool options:• Use standard “Energy Performance” report• Create and export a custom view designed specifically

for grantee reporting needs


Reporting Timeline

• Grantee should begin benchmarking now and ongoing• Reporting happens at specific times

• Select specific baseline to compare to recent/current period

• Set baseline at month/year of retrofit completion• Score / energy intensity can start to show change

within a couple months of project• Full effect of project is reflected 12 months after

project completion


• Click the "Help" button to access searchable online user-support information.

• Click the "FAQ" button to access a searchable database of Frequently Asked Questions.

• Click the “Contact Us" or email for [email protected] further technical assistance

• Portfolio Manager Overview: www.energystar.gov/benchmark and follow link for “Benchmarking Starter Kit”

• Portfolio Manager Login: www.energystar.gov/istar/pmpam

On-demand Portfolio Manager User Support


Other ENERGY STAR Training Offerings

• ENERGY STAR offers no-cost online, interactive training, including

webinars, animated trainings, and pre-recorded sessions:– Best Practices to Improve Energy Performance in Commercial

Buildings

– ENERGY STAR and Green Building Rating Systems

– Purchasing and Procuring Efficient Equipment

– Financing Energy Efficiency Improvements

– Computer Power Management with ENERGY STAR

– And many more!

• Visit www.energystar.gov/buildingstraining for a list of training

sessions


Title: Exterior Solid-State Lighting Solutions for Municipal

Host: Chad Bulman, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Date: April 19, 2011

Time: 2:00-3:00 EDT

Title: Engaging Financial Institution Partners

Host: Mark Zimring, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Time: 2:00 – 3:30 PM EDT

Title: Energy Conservation Modeling for Weatherization

Host: Ed Pierce, Oak Ridge National Laboratory


Time: 3:00 - 4:15 PM EDT

Title: Interactions between Energy Efficiency Program Funded under Recovery Act and Utility Customer-funded Energy Efficiency Programs

Host: Chuck Goldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Time: 2:00-3:30 PM EDT

Title: Residential Retrofit Program Design Guide Overview

Host: Vermont Energy Investment Corp.

Date: May 3, 2011

Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM EDT

Upcoming Webinars

For the most up-to-date information and registration links, please visit the Solution Center webcast page at www.wip.energy.gov/solutioncenter/webcasts

Please join us again:


Next steps

• Hold a benchmarking kick-off meeting• Consider incorporating Portfolio Manager benchmarking

into current commercial building efficiency projects to promote transparency and accountability.

• Work with your organization’s facility or energy management department to benchmark public facilities to show leadership in the state/city/community.

• Complete a DOE technical assistance request for additional support needed to incorporate benchmarking into projects.


Thank you!

ENERGY STAR Web site:

www.energystar.gov/benchmark

DOE Solution Center:

www.eere.energy.gov/wip/solutioncenter

DOE Technical Assistance Center:

https://tac.eecleanenergy.org/

Peter Flippen, [email protected], Technical Assistance Support Contractor for the Department of Energy

Leslie Cook, [email protected], ENERGY STAR Public Sector Program Manager

Documents

1 | Program Name or Ancillary Texteere.energy.gov The Parker Ranch installation in Hawaii DOE Technical Assistance Program April 14, 2011 Advanced Benchmarking: