Saddleback Valley Unified School District

September 2008 - October 2009 Transformational Energy Management Process™

Program’s Primary GoalsWhat it is …

A proven process that changes consumption behavior to reduce energy use

It’s a lot like teaching and involves … Assessment and Planning (Pre-testing and Developing a Plan) Coordination and Communication (Teaching the Lesson, Supplying

Information) Leadership and Focus (Guiding the Process towards the Lesson’s

Objective) Measurement and Verification (Checking for Understanding and

Post-testing)

How implemented … By auditing sites to identify energy-saving opportunities By informing staff at all levels of energy-saving procedures By helping staff to understand and move in a direction towards

conservation By maintaining a data base of bills/usage and auditing to ensure

energy-saving habits are followed daily and are commonplace By acting as a resource for energy awareness through Web site,

email and personal contact

Transformational Energy Management

Program’s Primary GoalsEliminate Energy Waste …

Maintain energy policy and guidelines Audit buildings during unoccupied times Monitor building usage during occupied times Track and analyze consumption for building efficiency Use audits, software and data loggers to track waste

Save Dollars … Minimize consumption and demand charges Monitor utility bills and meters for errors or overcharges Evaluate usage trends for abnormalities Investigate rebate and grant programs

Maintain Occupied Area Comfort and Safety … Ensure a comfortable and safe learning environment Identify occupied periods in buildings

Program’s Primary Goals

Measurement &Verification*We use an industry-standard software program, Energy CAP, to measure and verify SVUSD’s cost avoidance . . .

Energy CAP meets International M&V Standards … The U.S. Department of Energy headed an effort to develop a written standard

that became the International Performance Measurement & Verification Protocol (U.S. DOE Document #DOE/GO-102002-1554)

To account for changes in energy usage, this standard prescribes that certain usage adjustments be made for …

Changes in weather Added/removed mechanical systems and other energy consuming technology Changes in building square footage, including the addition or removal of

portables Differences in the length of monthly billing cycles between the base period

and current reporting period

Cost Avoidance is determined by applying the current energy unit cost to the difference between the adjusted, estimated usage and actual usage for each meter* The practice of measuring energy savings and verifying cost avoidance.

Measurement and Verification*

Changes to Our Energy Use/Costs*Energy Unit Costs (during reporting period, Sep ’08 thru Oct ‘09) …

Electrical + 6% Natural Gas - 26% Water, Water & Sewer and Irrigation + 10%

Weather & Temperatures (compared to our base period) … Winter ‘07-’08 was 47% colder than Winter ‘08-’09 Summer ‘08 was 5% cooler than Summer ’09

* Factors which we do not have control over or are outside the scope of the energy program.

Changes to Our Energy Use/Costs

Changes to Our Energy Use/Costs*Adjustments to Date (during and since base year) …

New classroom building and parking structure additions at Trabuco Hills HS

New gym additions at La Paz, Los Alisos and Serrano New MPR or MUB additions Glen Yermo, Olivewood and Valencia Portable adjustments at De Portola, Del Cerro, Del Lago, Laguna

Hills HS, Lomarena, Portola Hills, Trabuco, Trabuco Hills HS, Trabuco Mesa

Square footage adjustment at Portola Hills Mechanical change-outs and modernization at Montevideo and

San Joaquin Summer school site usage changes from ‘08 to ‘09 New parking lot and lights at La Paz

*Adjustments include square footage, lights, air/heating units and occupancy

Changes to Our Energy Use (cont.)

Total Savings

*Electricity – HVAC, lighting, equipment, anything plugged in *Natural Gas – HVAC (heating), pools, gas water heaters *Water – Pools, domestic, irrigation and sewer

Breakdown in Utility Costs

Electricity 85%

Water 13.5%

Natural Gas 1.5%

Total SavingsOur Energy Savings to Date:

$1,448,340*

or 19.4% from Sep ‘08 thru Oct ‘09 (14 months)

ITP (6 months): $365,202 or 12.8%PY1 (8 months): $1,033,827 or 23.8%

* Includes $49,309 of special savings for SCE Summer Discount Plan

Total Cost Avoidance

Electric Comparison(PY1 - 8 Months, Mar ’09 thru Oct ‘09) Average Unit Cost increased 6%Total Avoided Use = 4,273,588 kWh (kilowatt-hours)Expected Costs minus Actual Costs = $910,751 (savings)

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$3,330,100

$2,798,629

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Electricity Comparison (PY1 - 8 months, Mar ‘09 – Oct ‘09)

Natural Gas Comparison(PY1 - 8 Months, Mar ’09 thru Oct ‘09) Average Unit Cost decreased

26% Total Avoided Use = 11,794

thermsExpected Costs minus Actual Costs =

$14,813 (savings)

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Water Comparison*(PY1 - 8 Months, Mar ’09 thru Oct ‘09) Average Unit Cost increased 10%Total Avoided Use = 35,113 KGal (thousands of gallons)Expected Costs minus Actual Costs = $108,264 (savings)

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Month-to-Month Avoided Expense

Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct$0

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$80,000

$100,000

$120,000

$140,000

$160,000

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$50,049

$40,206

$59,978

$75,840

$58,920

$80,209

$57,940

$95,231

$70,321

$190,065

$151,705

$179,762$176,580

$112,223

Monthly Objective ($84,667)

Mar 09 - Start of Performance Year #1Sep ‘08 - Start of Initial Training Period

Month-to-Month Avoided Costs

Cumulative Savings(PY1 - 8 Months, Mar ’09 thru Oct ’09)

Sep-08 Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08 Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09 Jul-09 Aug-09 Sep-09 Oct-09$0

$200,000

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

$1,400,000

$50,049$90,255

$150,233$226,073

$284,993

$365,202$423,142

$518,373$588,694

$778,759

$930,465

$1,110,227

$1,286,807

$1,399,029

Chart TitleInitial Training Period (ITP)

Performance Year #1 (PY1)

Cumulative Avoided Costs

Environmental BenefitsPer the EPA, the following levels of Greenhouse Gas Emissions are produced by our energy suppliers:

0.713 pounds of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour (kWh) of Electricity

11.7 pounds of carbon dioxide per therm of Natural Gas

During the past 14 months, SVUSD has saved …

6,057,703 kWh of Electricity

32,339 therms of Natural Gas

These savings are equal to …

2,130 Metric Tons of carbon dioxide emissions being prevented, or

382 Automobiles being removed from the highways annually, or

54,491 Tree Seedlings planted and grown for 10-years.

Environmental Benefits

In Closing …Our goals for the next 6 months are to:

Strive to maintain overall savings at or above 20% Increase water conservation efforts Focus on improving daily shutdowns, district wide Submit high performing schools for Energy Star recognition Increase awareness and visibility of the Energy Program in the

community

The success of our Energy Conservation Program is due to the participation of our custodians, faculty, kitchen staff and administration. A special thanks to…

Jim Simone and the entire maintenance staff Dan Dutcher and Jeff Lueskow for their outstanding EMS support Kurt Labbe, for his graphic design support Our principals, especially Facilities Assistant Principals Jan Carroll

and Dave Elkins for their ongoing efforts at the site level

Our teachers, who go above and beyond to help us conserve Dr. Fish and Steve McMahon, for their leadership and support

In Closing …

In Closing …

*Dec/Nov/Summer = electricity/gas *Savings to Date (Sept 08 – Dec 09 )= all utilities

Individual School Site savings can be found on our Energy Web site at www.svusd.org/froloffk

Updated Cost Avoidance …

Month

Cost Avoidance $

Avoidance %

December $108,611 29.74%

November $74,131 19.60%

Summer (July/Aug) $307,114 30.67%

Savings to Date $1,586,889 19.93%