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Background: Energy use and management at UC Berkeley Before Implementation of the Energy Management Initiative: UC Berkeley spends $17 million per year to supply electricity to the central campus. Due to insufficient state funding for utilities, $69 million has been diverted annually from campus discretionary spending to pay for power. UC Berkeley does not use energy as efficiently or as wisely as we could. Energy services – like heating or lighting – are too often managed as if energy is “free,” a scenario that encourages waste. The campus community rarely knows how much energy we use or how much it costs. Campus energy usage has increased by almost 2% per year or nearly 33% since 1990. Energy intensity (usage per square foot) in campus buildings has been increasing. Some of the opportunities and challenges related to energy use on campus: UC Berkeley wants to be a leader in energy efficiency and management. We have an aggressive greenhouse emissions reduction target: the campus has committed to reduce our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels by 2014. Roughly 80% of campus emissions are from energy usage. Our buildings have generally been built such that they can provide efficient heating and cooling. UC Berkeley has a temperate climate, requiring less heating and no cooling (except for research and other specialized environments). We have old buildings: 70% are more than 75 years old. We often have inefficient and old energy systems that operate well beyond their intended manufactured life. The number of staff who repair and maintain the buildings has dropped by 40% since 1990 – from 135 to 81. Most people on campus do not know how much energy is used in their buildings. There are numerous initiatives to reduce energy in individual buildings led by faculty, staff, and students. New buildings on campus are significantly more complex and energy intensive relative to existing building stock. Energy Management Initiative (EMI) impacts at UC Berkeley: Campus has eliminated the annual increase of 2% in electricity use while maintaining program and square footage growth at business as usual rates. Campus electricity use has flat lined and is now trending towards a sustained reduction in usage.

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Background:      Energy  use  and  management  at  UC  Berkeley  Before  Implementation  of  the  Energy  Management  Initiative:  

• UC  Berkeley  spends  $17  million  per  year  to  supply  electricity  to  the  central  campus.      

• Due  to  insufficient  state  funding  for  utilities,  $6-­‐9  million  has  been  diverted  annually  from  campus  discretionary  spending  to  pay  for  power.  

• UC  Berkeley  does  not  use  energy  as  efficiently  or  as  wisely  as  we  could.    Energy  services  –  like  heating  or  lighting  –  are  too  often  managed  as  if  energy  is  “free,”  a  scenario  that  encourages  waste.      

• The  campus  community  rarely  knows  how  much  energy  we  use  or  how  much  it  costs.      

• Campus  energy  usage  has  increased  by  almost  2%  per  year  or  nearly  33%  since  1990.      

• Energy  intensity  (usage  per  square  foot)  in  campus  buildings  has  been  increasing.      

 Some  of  the  opportunities  and  challenges  related  to  energy  use  on  campus:  

• UC  Berkeley  wants  to  be  a  leader  in  energy  efficiency  and  management.      • We  have  an  aggressive  greenhouse  emissions  reduction  target:  the  campus  

has  committed  to  reduce  our  greenhouse  gas  (GHG)  emissions  to  1990  levels  by  2014.    Roughly  80%  of  campus  emissions  are  from  energy  usage.  

• Our  buildings  have  generally  been  built  such  that  they  can  provide  efficient  heating  and  cooling.      

• UC  Berkeley  has  a  temperate  climate,  requiring  less  heating  and  no  cooling  (except  for  research  and  other  specialized  environments).        

• We  have  old  buildings:  70%  are  more  than  75  years  old.    • We  often  have  inefficient  and  old  energy  systems  that  operate  well  beyond  

their  intended  manufactured  life.    • The  number  of  staff  who  repair  and  maintain  the  buildings  has  dropped  by  

40%  since  1990  –  from  135  to  81.      • Most  people  on  campus  do  not  know  how  much  energy  is  used  in  their  

buildings.  • There  are  numerous  initiatives  to  reduce  energy  in  individual  buildings  led  

by  faculty,  staff,  and  students.      • New  buildings  on  campus  are  significantly  more  complex  and  energy  

intensive  relative  to  existing  building  stock.      Energy  Management  Initiative  (EMI)  impacts  at  UC  Berkeley:  

• Campus  has  eliminated  the  annual  increase  of  2%  in  electricity  use  while  maintaining  program  and  square  footage  growth  at  business  as  usual  rates.  Campus  electricity  use  has  flat  lined  and  is  now  trending  towards  a  sustained  reduction  in  usage.  

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• Electricity  savings  alone  accounts  for  $1.5  million  of  the  $2  million  in  total  savings.  

• Through  the  Energy  Incentive  Program  (EIP),  campus  departments  stand  to  receive  $870k  in  cash  payments.  (See  Figure  1,  attached)  

• UC  Berkeley  does  not  use  energy  as  efficiently  or  as  wisely  as  we  could  –  the  Energy  Office  continues  to  find  significant  opportunities  to  reduce  energy  waste.  

• The  Outreach  campaign  continues  to  increase  campus  awareness  on  how  much  energy  we  use  and  how  much  it  costs,  and  change  the  mentality  as  if  energy  is  “free,”  a  scenario  that  encourages  waste.      

• Campus  steam  consumption  has  also  declined  in  the  same  period  in  part  due  to  efforts  by  the  Energy  Office.    

• A  campus-­‐wide  energy  policy  implementation  is  underway,  covering  important  areas  that  lead  to  energy  wastage  such  as  system  and  operation  changes,  as  well  as  instituting  a  workflow  process  to  improve  energy  performance  of  renovation  projects  $5M  or  less.  

 FY  2013  and  Beyond:  The  Energy  Management  Initiative  continues  to  decouple  growth  in  research  and  teaching  from  growth  in  resource  use,  and  improve  energy  management  in  campus  facilities  by:    

1. Increasing  building  re-­‐tuning  efforts  thru  increased  Energy  Office  staffing  levels.  

2. Carrying  small,  high-­‐impact,  retrofit  and  building  system  upgrade  projects.  3. Expanding  the  Energy  Incentive  Program  (EIP)  to  a  larger  set  of  buildings.  4. Benchmarking  campus  buildings  via  certified  online  databases.  5. Installing  more  smart  meters  and  dashboards  throughout  campus.  6. Increasing  energy  outreach  efforts  and  student  energy  surveys.  7. Continuing  communications  engagement  via  “refresh  and  repeat”  strategies.  

   

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APPA  Effective  and  Innovative  Practices  Award  Submittal      

 UC  Berkeley’s  Energy  Incentive  Program:    Providing  Financial  Incentives  to  Promote  Conservation  by  Building  Occupants    In  2010,  UC  Berkeley’s  embarked  on  an  Operational  Excellence  program,  with  the  goal  of  increasing  administrative  efficiencies  and  cost  savings  to  offset  drastic  reductions  in  support  from  the  State  of  California.    The  result  of  the  initial  study  was  the  creation  of  five  major  cost  saving  initiatives,  among  them  the  Energy  Management  Initiative.    This  Initiative,  funded  by  projected  savings,  constituted  a  significant  expansion  of  an  existing,  robust  energy  conservation  program  by  creating  a  dedicated  Energy  Office  within  the  Physical  Plant-­‐Campus  Services  Department  with  engineering  and  skilled  trades  employees  dedicated  to  conservation  efforts  and  the  hiring  of  a  newly  created  campus  Energy  Manager.    Other  elements  included  a  new  campus  energy  policy  that  sets  performance  standards  for  minor  renovations,  and  a  Marketing  and  Outreach  program  managed  by  the  campus  Sustainability  Office.    At  the  core  of  these  expanded  but  traditional  efforts  was  an  innovative  Energy  Incentive  Program,  which  focused  on  electrical  loads  that  are  (or  should  be)  controlled  by  building  occupants,  primarily  lighting  and  operating  schedules  for  HVAC  systems.    We  developed  algorithms  for  separating  the  savings  attributed  to  occupant  initiated  conservation  from  other  conservation  activities  funded  by  the  campus,  compared  those  savings  to  a  known  historic  baseline,  and  paid  the  Operating  Units  (building  owners)  $.10  per  kwh  for  the  electricity  saved.    The  premise  was  simple:    we  would  rather  pay  our  academic  units  for  conservation  than  to  pay  the  local  utility  for  unnecessary  consumption.    The  Result:    In  the  first  year,  the  overall  Initiative  was  projected  to  save  $  1.4  million  and  actually  saved  over  $2  million  overall.    Of  this  amount,  the  Incentive  Program  made  payments  of    $874,021      Institutional  Benefit  (100  pts)    The  Energy  Management  Initiative  will  deliver  $2-­‐3  million  in  annual  energy  savings  when  operating  at  full  capacity.  These  savings  represent  at  least  a  10%  reduction  from  business  as  usual.  In  addition,  the  EMI  will  also  help  make  buildings  more  comfortable,  reduce  system  downtime  and  be  a  significant  contributor  to  UC  Berkeley’s  GHG  emissions  reduction  efforts.  A  summary  of  the  expected  future  savings  can  be  found  in  Table  3,  below:      Table  3:  EMI  Savings  Estimates                          FY13      FY14      FY15      FY16      FY17      FY18    

  Planning  Estimates                       Electricity  Cost  Increase       0.5%   0.5%   0.5%   0.5%   0.5%         Steam  Cost  Increase       0.5%   0.5%   0.5%   0.5%   0.5%         Building  Elec.  Intensity  Increase       2.0%   2.0%   2.0%   2.0%   2.0%         EIP  Savings  Ramp  Rate       1.0%   1.0%   1.0%   1.0%   1.0%         myPower  Campaign  Ramp  Rate       1.0%   1.0%   1.0%   1.0%   1.0%                                                        

           FY13      FY14      FY15      FY16      FY17      FY18       Primary  Savings                

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      Energy  Incentive  Program  Buildings    931,250      882,761      891,589      900,505      909,510      918,605           Residence  Halls    232,433      234,916      238,452      242,040      245,683      249,380           On-­‐going  Commissioning  Steam    139,314      139,000      209,543      210,590      211,643      212,701           SEP  Acceleration    -­‐          120,000      144,720      174,532      175,405      176,282           IT  Energy  Savings    -­‐          25,000      25,125      25,251      25,377      25,504                             Total  Primary  Savings    1,302,997      1,401,677      1,509,428      1,552,918      1,567,618      1,582,472                             Secondary  Savings                       Avoided  Costs  -­‐-­‐  Electricity    683,558      702,616      720,251      738,330      756,862      775,859           Avoided  costs  -­‐-­‐  Maintaining  SEP    -­‐          55,894      76,780      119,358      73,853      81,471                             Total  Secondary  Savings    683,558      758,510      797,031      857,688      830,715      857,330                          

  Total  EMI  Savings    1,986,555      2,160,187      2,306,459      2,410,606      2,398,332      2,439,803    

                                       Innovativeness,  Creativity,  and  Originality  (300  pts)    Of  the  approximately  $2.3m  in  annual  savings  the  project  is  ultimately  projected  to  achieve,  the  Energy  Incentive  Program  (EIP)  will  pay  back  operating  units  for  the  energy  savings  that  drop  their  total  consumption  below  their  established  baseline.  Key  to  this  was  establishing  a  baseline  that  had  already  passed.  At  Berkeley,  the  baseline  was  set  as  FY  2011.  While  we  know  of  at  least  a  few  universities  that  have  done  this,  many  have  all-­‐electronic  building  meters.  We  forged  ahead  with  a  program  to  establish  baselines  using  a  mix  of  electronic  and  manually-­‐read  meters  and  a  process  to  revise  them  (either  up  or  down)  if  a  given  operating  unit  believed  it  had  exceptional  or  otherwise  unusual  energy  use  in  the  baseline  year.  FY  2012  was  the  first  year  of  data  modeling  using  electronic  metering,  building  occupant  engagement  and  public  display  of  the  collected  data.  The  first  round  of  incentive  payments  has  been  made  this  year,  with  Operating  Units  receiving  $874,021  (A  breakdown  of  incentive  payments  by  operating  unit  can  be  found  as  Appendix  1,  below).    Portability  and  Sustainability  (300  pts)    The  Energy  Incentive  Program  can  be  duplicated  at  almost  any  facility  (or  campus)  where  a  user  or  group’s  energy  use  can  be  monitored.  A  basic  program  requires  only  that  individual  buildings  have  electrical  meters  in  order  to  establish  a  baseline  and  monitor  progress.    In  the  most  basic  version,  conventional  glass  faced  analog  meters  can  be  read  by  setting  up  a  route  and  using  student  labor  to  do  the  readings.    It  is  also  possible  to  install  newer  generation  clamp  on  metering  that  can  transmit  readings  to  a  remote  location  and/or  an  Energy  Information  System  program  and  web  site.    Whichever  metering  method  is  utilized,  simply  establish  a  baseline,  and  track  the  reduction  in  energy  consumption  that  the  user  or  group  achieves  by  engaging  employees  in  buildings.    A  similar  program  has  been  in  place  at  another  university  in  the  bay  area.    The  results  at  that  campus  yielded  electrical  savings  of  3%  of  the  campus  total  for  the  first  several  years  of  operation.    Berkeley’s  MyPower  website  has  had  22,000  “hits”  per  year  since  it  launched.    Many  additional  campuses  have  expressed  interest,  based  on  our  first  year  results,  and  we  have  offered  to  provide  assistance  to  help  them  start  their  own  programs.  

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       Management  Commitment  and  Employee  Involvement  (150  pts)    At  UC  Berkeley,  the  Energy  Incentive  Program  is  part  of  a  larger  Operational  Excellence  program  that  seeks  to  reduce  the  campus’  overall  energy  use.  The  Operational  Excellence  Program  is  overseen  by  an  Executive  Committee  comprised  of  the  Chancellor,  Executive  Vice  Chancellor  and  Provost,  Vice  Chancellor  of  Administration  and  Finance  and  the  Faculty  head  of  the  Operational  Excellence  Program  Office.    This  group  initially  reviewed  the  program  proposal  and  approved  Phase  I  funding  for  the  period  just  concluded.  Additionally,  the  committee  has  just  approved  Phase  II  funding  (and  additional  positions)  for  the  next  two  years  based  on  Phase  I  results.    As  part  of  the  Marketing  and  Outreach  effort,  we’ve  appointed  volunteers  as  Power  Agents  to  encourage  involvement  within  their  buildings  and  assist  in  educating  and  motivating  building  occupants.    The  Energy  Management  Initiative  was  commissioned  in  2011  after  years  of  planning.  The  Energy  Management  Initiative  has  had  the  utmost  support  of  central  campus  administration,  and  the  Incentive  Payments  are  the  proverbial  carrot  that  get  operating  units  to  seriously  look  at  their  energy  consumption  and  engage  with  the  program,  it’s  outreach  and  education  efforts,  and  work  collaboratively  to  find  energy  savings  in  new  arenas.    Documentation,  Analysis,  Customer  Input,  and  Benchmarking  (150  pts)    Thus  far,  input  from  the  campus  community  has  been  very  positive.  Large-­‐format  displays  in  high-­‐traffic  buildings  display  the  energy  used  by  the  building  as  well  as  others  of  comparable  size  (energy  savings  “races”  are  part  of  the  outreach  and  education  effort,  especially  with  plans  to  have  residence  halls  compete  against  one  another!).  Once  the  metering  data  is  captured  by  the  Energy  Office,  payments  of  the  Energy  Incentive  Program  are  calculated  and  disbursed  in  conjunction  with  the  central  campus  budget  office.  The  metering  data  is  available  on  a  website  (http://mypower.berkeley.edu)  which  promotes  comparisons  and  benchmarking,  either  building  to  building  or  consumption  through  time  for  a  single  building.    The  metering  data  then  becomes  part  of  an  ever-­‐increasing  set  that  can  be  used  to  model  large-­‐scale  changes  (i.e.  seasonal  changes,  benefits  from  re-­‐commissioning  older  buildings,  etc.).  This  kind  of  data  is  crucial  to  the  planning  and  analysis  a  public  university  the  size  and  complexity  of  UC  Berkeley  must  engage  in  to  maintain  world-­‐class  facilities.      Summary    In  the  past  three  years,  the  Energy  Management  Initiative  has,  through  a  number  of  outreach  and  education  efforts  along  side  the  Energy  Incentive  Payment  program,  set  UC  Berkeley  on  a  course  for  sustainable  energy.  That  course,  as  outlined  in  a  proposal  from  UC  President  Janet  Napolitano  aims  to  make  the  University  of  California  a  zero  net  energy  user  by  2025.  Incentivizing  users  along  the  way  is  a  novel  approach;  rather  than  allowing  supply-­‐demand  economics  regulate  energy  use,  UC  Berkeley’s  plan  aspires  to  change  the  campus  culture  to  see  energy  savings  as  more  than  a  matter  of  economics,  but  as  an  issue  with  wider  implications  for  our  state,  nation  and  planet.    

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 Energy  Incentive  Program  Design  Energy  Management  Initiative  Operational  Excellence  April  1,  2012    Executive  Summary       The  University  currently  spends  $17  million  annually  in  electricity  costs  for  central  campus  and  other  state-­‐funded  buildings  (excluding  auxiliary,  or  self-­‐funded,  buildings).  Of  this,  $6-­‐9  million  per  year  is  diverted  from  campus  discretionary  spending,  due  to  insufficient  state  contribution  for  utilitiesi.  The  Energy  Management  Initiative  (EMI)  is  one  of  seven  projects  under  Operational  Excellence  (OE)  and  is  projected  to  generate  $3-­‐4  million  in  annual  energy  savings.  These  savings  will  be  in  addition  to  a  projected  $3  million  in  annual  savings  to  accrue  from  Strategic  Energy  Plan  (SEP)  projects,  though  a  portion  of  the  projected  EMI  savings  are  derived  from  additional  SEP  projects  after  2012ii.             The  Energy  Incentive  Program  (IP)  is  one  of  four  EMI  projects.  The  others  are  the  creation  of  an  Energy  Management  Office,  an  Energy  Outreach  Program,  and  a  strengthened  campus  Energy  Policy.  The  Incentive  Program  is  projected  to  contribute  roughly  $500,000  in  annual  electricity  savings,  assuming  a  3%  reduction  from  current  electricity  consumption  in  central  campus  buildingsiii.  The  bulk  of  these  savings  will  accrue  to  campus  Operating  Units  (OUs),  while  a  smaller  amount  will  accrue  to  the  central  campus.         The  IP  will  achieve  electricity  savings  by  establishing  a  baseline  level  of  electricity  consumption  for  OUs  and  crediting  or  charging  each  OU  based  on  its  annual  energy  usage  relative  to  its  baseline.  This  financial  incentive  program  aims  to  shift  OUs  from  a  “free  energy”  mentality  to  a  “vested  interest”  stance  on  electricity  savings.  This  document  is  intended  to  introduce  OUs  and  building  managers  to  the  Incentive  Program.      

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 Incentive  Program  Goals    

The  Energy  Incentive  Program  (IP)  will  contribute  to  the  larger  Energy  Management  Initiative  (EMI)  by  transferring  partial  responsibility  for  energy  savings  to  campus  Operating  Units  (OUs)  (i.e.  Dean  and  Vice  Chancellor  portfolios).  This  transfer  will  be  achieved  by  establishing  a  baseline  level  of  electricity  consumption  for  central  campus  buildings  and  instituting  a  system  of  financial  incentive  payments  beginning  in  the  first  year  and  incentive/overage  costs  (year  two  and  thereafter)  to  OUs  based  on  actual  electricity  consumption  relative  to  the  baseline.  The  IP  will  contribute  roughly  $500,000  in  annual  electricity  savings  to  the  EMI  target  of  $3-­‐4  million  in  annual  energy  cost  savings  (and  roughly  10,000  tons  of  CO2e  emissions  reductions)  for  the  campus.  The  IP  will  be  mutually  supportive  of  the  other  EMI  elements  (the  Energy  Management  Office,  Outreach  Program,  and  Energy  Policy),  but  is  designed  so  that  it  can  be  implemented  independently.      

Experience  from  UC  Berkeley  and  other  campuses  indicate  that  OUs  should  be  able  to  achieve  persistent  electricity  consumption  reductions  of  3-­‐5%  through  low-­‐cost  measures,  such  as  turning  off  unused  lights  and  equipment.  Evidence  from  campus  residence  hall  competitions  indicates  that  up  to  10-­‐20%  reductions  can  be  achieved  through  more  aggressive  measuresiv.  The  IP  electricity  savings  goals  will  be  achieved  through  behavioral  change  and  energy  management  strategies  among  building  occupants  and  managers.  Other  EMI  efforts,  including  on-­‐going  commissioning  of  buildings  (i.e.  maintaining  savings  from  building  retrofits),  additional  Strategic  Energy  Plan  (SEP)  projectsv,  and  changes  in  IT  server  managementvi,  will  target  energy  savings  through  building  and  equipment  efficiency.            Incentive  Program  Design       Program  Scope       The  Incentive  Program  will  pertain  exclusively  to  electricity  consumption  by  Operating  Units  occupying  central  campus  buildings  and  selected  off-­‐campus  state-­‐funded  buildings.  Operating  Units  will  be  responsible  for  electricity  usage  for  all  OU  assigned  space  and  resulting  from  space  leased  within  applicable  buildings  if  the  OU  receives  income  from  that  lease.  Auxiliary  units  and  self-­‐funded  buildings  will  not  be  subject  to  the  Incentive  Program,  because  these  units  are  already  billed  directly  for  monthly  electricity  consumption  by  Physical  Plant  &  Campus  Services  (PPCS).         The  IP  will  apply  to  operating  unit  occupants  of  buildings  regardless  of  the  building’s  metering  technology.  While  the  ongoing  installation  of  automated  metering,  dashboard  energy  monitoring  displays,  and  supporting  software  will  enhance  the  engagement  by  building  occupants  and  managers  with  the  IP  and  other  behavioral-­‐based  efforts,  the  IP  can  and  will  be  implemented  for  buildings  that  retain  analog  meters.        

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 Electricity  Baseline       Establishing  the  baseline       The  electrical  consumption  performance  targets  (in  kWh)  for  each  Operating  Unit  will  be  based  on  the  most  recent  year  for  which  consumption  data  is  available.  For  almost  all  buildings  this  baseline  will  be  based  on  FY  2010-­‐11  consumption.  A  one-­‐year  baseline  is  appropriate  for  two  reasons.  First,  many  existing  buildings  have  been  retrofitted  through  the  SEP  since  2006,  making  a  multi-­‐year  baseline  more  complex  and  staff-­‐intensive.  Also,  basing  the  baseline  on  data  collected  after  any  major  SEP  retrofits  ensures  that  OUs  occupying  these  buildings  will  not  be  unduly  credited  with  savings  resulting  from  the  retrofit.  Second,  campus  buildings  have  shown  a  steady  annual  increase  in  electricity  consumption  of  between  1  and  2%  since  1990,  so  using  the  most  recent  year  of  consumption  data  will  yield  a  higher  baseline.  This  will  increase  Operating  Units’  opportunity  for  electricity  savings  and  enhance  the  effectiveness  of  the  financial  incentive.       Baseline  consumption  and  resulting  energy  incentive  payments  and  overage  costs  will  be  applied  to  OUs.  However,  many  of  our  buildings  are  occupied  by  multiple  OUs.  This  presents  a  technical  challenge  to  the  Incentive  Program  because  sub-­‐metering  (the  ability  to  record  energy  usage  by  floor  or  building  section)  is  currently  unavailable  to  the  campus.  Even  with  the  ongoing  installation  of  automated  metering  and  supporting  software,  electricity  consumption  can  only  be  measured  at  the  building  level.           To  resolve  this  challenge,  Operating  Units’  baselines  will  be  established  by  prorating  building-­‐level  consumption  based  on  the  portion  of  a  building’s  square  footage  assigned  to  each  OU.  Prorating  will  be  based  on  the  percentage  of  assigned  space  (primarily  office,  lab,  and  studio  space)  listed  for  each  OU  by  the  campus  Space  Management  office.    Unassigned  space  (primarily  restrooms,  hallways,  and  lobbies)  will  be  prorated  in  proportion  to  OU  assigned  space.  The  table  below  shows  how  the  initial  baseline  would  be  established  through  prorating  for  a  typical  building,  shared  by  multiple  Operating  Units.      

Division Building Division ASF

Total Assigned

Square Footage (TASF)

% TASF

FY10-11 TOTAL BLDG Electric Use

(kWh)

Div. Electric Baseline

(kWh)

Operating Unit A Edifice 275 112,512 0.25% 1,217,230 3,043 Operating Unit B Edifice 269 112,512 0.24% 1,217,230 2,921 Operating Unit C Edifice 84,510 112,512 75.11% 1,217,230 914,261 Operating Unit D Edifice 27,458 112,512 24.40% 1,217,230 297,004

     

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 Adjusting  the  baseline  

    To  ensure  a  fair  spread  of  electricity  credits  and  overage  costs  among  operating  units,  the  initial  baseline  will  be  adjusted  to  reflect  the  higher  electricity  consumption  of  certain  spaces,  such  as  labs,  fabrication  shops,  and  computer  facilities.  The  initial  adjustment  will  occur  before  the  Incentive  Program  is  launched  by  submitting  the  initial  prorated  baselines  to  each  OU  for  review.  During  the  review  period,  OUs  will  have  three  months  to  accept  the  initial  baseline  or  petition  for  an  adjustment  to  Energy  Management  Steering  Committee.  If  an  adjustment  is  sought,  the  Energy  Management  Steering  Committee  will  investigate  the  claim  and  decide  to  either  retain  the  initial  baseline  or  adjust  it.  It  will  be  in  the  interest  of  the  operating  unit  to  seek  upward  adjustment  of  the  initial  baseline  so  as  to  maximize  the  opportunity  for  electricity  savings  and  incentive  payments  if  the  baseline  does  not  include  major  electricity  uses  such  as  lab  equipment  and  computers.         Operating  units  will  also  have  the  opportunity  to  request  a  baseline  adjustment  on  an  annual  basis  once  the  Incentive  Program  has  been  launched.  Requests  will  be  accepted  for  review  by  the  Energy  Management  Steering  Committee  in  cases  where  the  OU’s  electricity  consumption  is  likely  to  be  dramatically  altered  (e.g.  major  building  retrofits,  major  equipment  purchases,  expansion,  relocation,  etc).  The  purpose  of  the  adjustment  process  will  not  be  to  give  OUs  the  ability  to  simply  opt  out  of  electricity  reduction  strategies.  Rather,  the  adjustment  process  is  intended  to  ensure  that  key  elements  of  the  University’s  missions  (e.g.  research,  teaching,  student  services)  are  not  hindered  by  the  Incentive  Program.      Program  Implementation         The  Incentive  Program  will  be  implemented  through  a  two-­‐year  roll  out  between  April  of  2012  and  June  of  2014  consisting  of  the  phases  shown  in  the  table  below.  Each  July  OUs  will  have  the  opportunity  to  seek  adjustment  of  their  baseline  for  the  new  assessment  year  (i.e.  adjustments  to  2013-­‐14  assessment  year  will  be  reviewed  in  July  2013).  OUs  will  also  have  the  opportunity  to  adjust  the  past  year’s  incentive  payment  or  overage  charge  assessment  during  this  same  time  (i.e.  adjustment  of  2013-­‐14  overage  charges  reviewed  in  July  2014).       Throughout  the  ongoing  program,  all  OUs  will  receive  monthly  meter  reports  indicating  actual  consumption  relative  to  baseline  and  cumulative  incentive  payment  or  overage  cost  for  the  year.  Operating  Units  occupying  buildings  with  automated  meters  will  receive  reports  on  the  first  day  of  each  month  for  the  past  month’s  consumption.  Operating  Units  occupying  buildings  with  analog  meters  will  receive  their  reports  up  to  two  weeks  into  each  month  for  the  past  month’s  consumption  to  allow  time  for  processing  meter  data.        

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     Financial  Incentive/Overage  Cost  Design      

At  the  end  of  each  assessment  year,  operating  units  will  receive  an  annual  report  indicating  actual  consumption  for  the  year  relative  to  the  baseline.  Operating  units  that  achieved  consumption  reductions  below  the  baseline  will  be  assessed  an  incentive  payment  calculated  by  multiplying  the  total  electricity  reduction  below  the  baseline  (in  kWh)  by  a  price  per  kWh  to  be  announced  at  the  beginning  of  each  assessment  year.  Operating  units  that  have  consumption  increases  above  the  baseline  will  be  assessed  an  overage  cost  calculated  by  multiplying  the  total  electricity  increase  above  the  baseline  (in  kWh)  by  a  price  per  kWh  to  be  announced  at  the  beginning  of  each  assessment  year.    For  example,  the  price  per  kWh  for  the  2013-­‐14  assessment  year  will  be  announced  on  July  1,  2013  and  assessed  on  June  30,  2014.  The  price  will  be  based  on  the  average  electricity  price  per  kWh  paid  by  the  campus  from  the  past  year.  This  approach  provides  certainty  to  OUs  so  they  can  make  reasonable  choices  based  on  monthly  consumption  reports.            

Program  Phase   Timeline   Phase  activity  Trial  Period     4/1/12  –  6/30/12   • Operating  units  review  initial  baselines  

• Adjustment  to  initial  baselines    • Monthly  consumption  reports  to  operating  units  

indicating  actual  consumption  relative  to  baseline  • No  incentive  payments  or  overage  costs  assessed    

Production  Phase  I  

7/1/12  –  6/30/13   • Monthly  consumption  reports  to  operating  units  indicating  actual  consumption  relative  to  baseline    

• Incentive  payments  assessed  and  paid  to  operating  units  on  6/30/13  (7/16/13  for  analog  meters).  

• No  overage  costs  assessed    

Production  Phase  II    

7/1/13  –  6/30/14,  7/1/14  –  6/30/15,  et  seq…    

• Annual  adjustment  process  for  2013-­‐14  baseline  adjustments    (7/1/13  -­‐  7/31/13)  

• Monthly  consumption  reports  to  operating  units  indicating  actual  consumption  relative  to  baseline  

• Incentive  payments  and  overage  costs  assessed  and  paid  on  6/30/14  (7/16/14  for  analog  meters)  

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 Conclusion       The  Energy  Management  Initiative  Incentive  Program  will  partially  shift  accountability  for  electricity  savings  from  the  central  campus  to  each  Operating  Unit,  through  building  occupant  behavioral  change  and  building  manager  energy  management  strategies.  This  will  be  achieved  by  establishing  an  incentive  payment  and  overage  cost  scheme  to  give  Operating  Units  a  vested  interest  in  decreasing  building-­‐level  electricity  consumption.  By  giving  Operating  Units  a  financial  incentive  to  reduce  electricity  use,  the  Incentive  Program  aims  to  achieve  the  larger  energy  savings  goals  of  the  Operational  Excellence  Energy  Management  Initiative  and  contribute  to  the  achievement  of  UC  Berkeley’s  ambitious  Greenhouse  Gas  reduction  targets  of  returning  to  1990  CO2e  emissions  levels  by  2014.                                                                                                                      i  Operational  Excellence.  Feb  2011.  Design  Phase  Business  Case:  Energy  Management  Initiative  ii  Operational  Excellence.  Feb  2011.  Design  Phase  Business  Case:  Energy  Management  Initiative  iii  PPCS  Expense  Budget  and  Savings  Target:  From  the  Design  Phase  iv  Operational  Excellence.  Feb  2011.  Design  Phase  Business  Case:  Energy  Management  Initiative  v  The  UC  system  has  partnered  with  PG&E  through  the  Strategic  Energy  Plan  (SEP)  to  fund  multiple  projects  to  reduce  energy  use  in  new  and  existing  campus  buildings.  Projects  have  been  realized  and  planed  for  all  UC  Berkeley  buildings  over  50,000  sq  ft  between  2009  and  2012.            For  additional  information/clarification,  call  Chris  Christofferson  at  415.971.7065                                

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 Energy  Incentive  Program:  FAQs  Document  Energy  Management  Initiative  Operational  Excellence  April  1,  2012    Executive  Summary       This  memorandum  proposes  a  Frequently  Asked  Questions  document  to  support  the  roll  out  of  the  Trial  Period  of  the  Energy  Management  Initiative  (EMI)  Energy  Incentive  Program  (EIP)  as  proposed  January,  2012.  The  FAQs  document  provides  further  information  on  the  Program  based  on  the  Draft  Energy  Incentive  Program  Design  dated  February,  2012.      

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 FAQs  Outline       In  April  2012,  Operating  Units  will  receive  letters  from  Physical  Plant  -­‐  Campus  Services  (PP-­‐CS)  announcing  each  Operating  Unit’s  electricity  baseline.  These  letters  will  include  an  attached  FAQ  document  that  will  provide  greater  detail  in  areas  of  anticipated  concern.    The  document  will  include  the  following  question  topics  and  responses:    

1) How  does  the  Energy  Incentive  Program  relate  to  Operational  Excellence?    

The  Energy  Incentive  Program  (EIP)  is  one  of  four  projects  of  the  Energy  Management  Initiative,  one  of  seven  Operational  Excellence  (OE)  projects.  The  EIP  is  administered  by  the  PP-­‐CS  Energy  Office.  An  advisory  Steering  Committee  of  campus  stakeholders  has  oversight  over  the  EIP  and  other  EMI  projects.    

2) Why  is  the  campus  initiating  this  program?  What  is  the  purpose?    

The  University  currently  spends  $17  million  annually  on  electricity  for  the  central  campus  and  other  state-­‐funded  buildings  (excluding  auxiliary,  or  self-­‐funded,  buildings).  Of  this,  $6  –  9  million  per  year  is  diverted  from  campus  discretionary  spending.  On  average,  the  utility  costs  are  10  cents  per  kilowatt-­‐hour  (kWh).    The  EIP  is  designed  to  achieve  a  3%  reduction  from  current  electricity  usage  in  central  campus  buildings,  accruing  roughly  $500,000  in  annual  electricity  cost  savings  and  avoidance.  The  EIP  will  also  contribute  to  achieving  the  campus  goal  of  returning  to  1990  Greenhouse  Gas  emissions  levels  by  2014.      

3) How  will  the  program  work?    

The  EIP  will  achieve  electricity  savings  by  establishing  a  baseline  level  of  electricity  usage  for  campus  Operating  Units  and  crediting  or  charging  each  OU  based  on  its  annual  electricity  usage  relative  to  its  baseline.  The  EIP  is  a  financial  incentive  program  that  encourages  energy-­‐saving  behavior  and  management  choices  by  shifting  Units  away  from  viewing  “energy  as  free.”  

 4) Who  will  be  affected  by  this  program?  

 The  EIP  will  focus  exclusively  on  electricity  usage  by  Operating  Units  occupying  central  campus  buildings  and  selected  off-­‐campus,  state-­‐funded,  buildings.  Operating  units  will  be  responsible  for      

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 electricity  usage  for  all  Unit-­‐assigned  spaces  and  resulting  from  space  leased  within  applicable  buildings  if  the  Unit  receives  income  from  that  lease.      Auxiliary  Units  and  self-­‐funded  buildings  will  not  be  subject  to  the  Program,  because  these  units  are  already  billed  for  monthly  electricity  usage  by  PP-­‐CS.        While  many  electricity  meters  on  campus  have  been  converted  to  automated  digital  ones,  buildings  with  analog  meters  will  still  be  included  in  the  EIP.    

 5) How  will  electricity  usage  baselines  be  established?  

 The  electricity  usage  baselines  (in  kWh)  will  be  established  based  on  FY2010-­‐11  electricity  usage  data  for  the  buildings  wholly  or  partially  operated  by  a  given  Operating  Unit.      Each  Unit’s  baseline  will  account  for  only  the  portion  of  the  Unit’s  building(s)  operated  by  that  Unit.  This  will  be  achieved  by  prorating  building-­‐level  usage  data  based  on  the  portion  of  a  building’s  square  footage  assigned  to  each  Unit  according  to  the  campus  Space  Management  &  Capital    Programs  office.  The  example  table  below  demonstrates  how  the  prorating  process  works:    

Units    

Building  

Division  Assigned  Square  Footage  (ASF)  

Total  Assigned  Square  Footage  

(TASF)  %  TASF  

FY2010-­‐11    TOTAL  BLDG    Electric  Use    

(kWh)  

Div.  Electric  Baseline    (kWh)  

Operating  Unit  A   Edifice   275   112,512   0.25%   1,217,230   3,043  Operating  Unit  B   Edifice   269   112,512   0.24%   1,217,230   2,921  Operating  Unit  C   Edifice   84,510   112,512   75.11%   1,217,230   914,261  Operating  Unit  D   Edifice   27,458   112,512   24.40%   1,217,230   297,004  

 6) Can  an  Operating  Unit  seek  to  adjust  its  baseline?  

 During  the  Trial  Period  of  the  Program  (April  1  –  June  30,  2102),  Operating  Units  may  request  further  information  about  or  seek  an  adjustment  of  their  baseline  by  following  the  procedure  outlined  in  the  attached  Baseline  Adjustment  Process  Memorandum  dated  April  1,  2012.  Baselines  may  also  be  adjusted  on  an  annual  basis  in  certain  cases.        

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 FY2010-­‐11  baseline  or  current  year  usage  may  be  adjusted  for  the  following  reasons:    

Adjustment   Reason   When  Reduce  initial  energy  baseline  

Strategic  Energy  Plan  (SEP)  projects     End  of  each  FY  

To  Unit  apportionments   Space  changes  in  shared  buildings   End  of  each  FY  Reduce  in-­‐year  energy  usage  

System  failures  (e.g.  failure  of  variable  speed  motor  drive)  

End  of  each  FY  

Increase  original  energy  baseline  

Significant  program  expansion  (subject  to  Steering  Committee  approval)  

End  of  each  FY  

 7) When  will  this  program  take  effect?  

 Program  Phase   Timeline   Phase  activity  

Trial  Period   4/1/12  –  6/30/12   • Operating  units  review  initial  baselines  • Appeals  to  initial  baselines    • Monthly  usage  reports  to  operating  units  indicating  actual  

usage  relative  to  baseline  • No  incentive  payments  or  overage  costs  assessed    

Production  Phase  I  

7/1/12  –  6/30/13   • Monthly  usage  reports  to  operating  units  indicating  actual  usage  relative  to  baseline    

• Incentive  payments  assessed  and  paid  to  operating  units  on  6/30/13  (7/16/13  for  analog  meters).  

• No  overage  costs  assessed    

Production  Phase    II  

7/1/13  –  6/30/14,  7/1/14  –  6/30/15,  et  seq…    

• Annual  appeals  process  for  2013-­‐14  baseline  adjustments    (7/1/13  -­‐  7/31/13)  

• Monthly  usage  reports  to  operating  units  indicating  actual  usage  relative  to  baseline  

• Incentive  payments  and  overage  costs  assessed  and  paid  on  6/30/14  (7/16/14  for  analog  meters)    

         

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 8) How  will  Incentive  Program  payments  and  overage  charges  be  calculated?  How  often  will  they  be  

assessed?    At  the  end  of  each  fiscal  year,  Operating  Units  will  receive  an  annual  report  indicating  actual  usage  for  the  year  relative  to  the  baseline.  Operating  Units  that  achieved  usage  reductions  below  the  baseline  will  be  given  an  incentive  payment  calculated  by  multiplying  the  total  electricity  reduction  below  the  baseline  (in  kWh)  by  a  price  per  kWh  to  be  announced  at  the  beginning  of  each  assessment  year.  Operating  Units  that  use  more  than  their  baseline  will  be  assessed  an  overage  charge  calculated  in  a  similar  way;  overage  charges  will  not  be  assessed  until  the  second  year  of  the  program  (FY2013-­‐14).    

 In  general,  the  price  per  kWh  that  will  be  used  during  a  given  fiscal  year  will  be  announced  in  July  of  that  fiscal  year  and  used  to  calculate  payments  and  overage  charges  at  the  end  of  the  fiscal  year.    

 FAQs  Responsibilities       The  FAQs  document  and  web  page  will  be  maintained  and  updated  by  an  Energy  Office  Representative  or  the  Energy  Analyst.        For  any  questions  about  this  document,  call  Chris  Christofferson  at  415.971.7065.  

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 Energy  Incentive  Program:  Baseline  Adjustment  Process  Memorandum  Energy  Management  Initiative  Operational  Excellence  April  1,  2012    Executive  Summary       This  memorandum  proposes  a  structure  the  baseline  adjustment  process  included  in  the  Trial  Period  of  the  Energy  Management  Initiative  (EMI)  Energy  Incentive  Program  (EIP).  The  Trial  Period  will  cover  a  three-­‐month  period  from  April  1  to  June  30,  2012.  During  this  phase  Operating  Units  will  be  informed  of  their  proposed  baselines  (based  on  FY2010-­‐11  electricity  usage  data)  and  given  the  opportunity  to  request  clarifying  information  on,  or  adjust,  the  Unit’s  electricity  usage  baseline.  Please  contact  the  Energy  Office  at  [email protected]  for  further  information  or  to  make  a  request.      

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 Process  Outline       In  April  2012,  Operating  Units  (OUs)  will  receive  letters  from  Physical  Plant  –  Campus  Services  (PP-­‐CS)  announcing  the  OU’s  electricity  baseline.  These  letters  will  include  one  summary  table  which  contains  the  information  below  (see  sample  Baseline  Summary  table  below):    Sample  Baseline  Summary  Table:    For  EVCP  -­‐-­‐  University  Library    

Operating  Unit   EVCP  –  University  Library  Buildings  wholly  or  partially  operated  by  Unit   20  Building(s)  total  assignable  SF   3,005,157  Operating  unit  assignable  SF   1,017,523  FY  2010-­‐11  electricity  consumption   40,563,318  Unit’s  electricity  consumption  baseline   13,734,426  Unit’s  %  of  total  assignable  SF   34%  

 The  letters  will  direct  OUs  to  email  the  Energy  Office  to  request  information  and  indicate  the  nature  of  

the  OU’s  concern  no  later  than  June  1,  2012.  Once  the  request  has  been  received,  the  review  process  will  proceed  through  the  following  steps:    

1) The  OU  will  be  provided  with  Space  Management  and  Usage  History  summary  tables  (see  examples  below)  and  be  invited  to  schedule  a  meeting  with  a  representative  of  the  Energy  Office  to  review  the  information.  

 a. Space  Management  Summary  

Data   Evans  Hall   Gardner  Stacks  

Haas  School  

Building  total  SF   277,388   189,425   238,270  Building  total  common  space   137,664   56,321   106,402  Building  total  ASF   139,724   133,104   131,868  Unit’s  %  of  building  total  ASF   6%   100%   24%  Building  total  electricity  consumption  (FY  2010-­‐11)   3,123,047   4,341,901   3,292,836  Unit’s  electricity  consumption  baseline  (kWh)   181,249   4,341,901   801,884          

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 b. Electricity  Usage  History  Summary  

Building   East  Asian  Library  Month   FY  09/10   FY  10/11  Jul   75,225   83,928  Aug   84,880   81,439  Sep   87,763   81,369  Oct   85,461   83,200  Nov   69,777   75,021  Dec   64,040   67,363  Jan   64,372   65,769  Feb   62,268   60,989  Mar   70,768   38,002  Apr   71,847   68,425  May   75,135   70,542  Jun   77,371   72,359  Total   888,907   878,406  

 2)  

a. If  the  OU  accepts  the  baseline  after  reviewing  further  information,  this  acceptance  will  be  filed.  The  adjustment  process  will  conclude.      

b. If  the  OU  does  not  accept  the  baseline,  the  review  process  will  proceed  to  Step  3.    

3)  a. If  the  OU  rejects  the  Assignable  SF  (ASF)  in  any  or  all  buildings,  OU  will  be  directed  to  Space  

Management  and  Capital  Programs  (SMCP)  to  seek  adjustment  of  the  assignable  SF  on  file  for  that  OU.  The  review  process  will  be  suspended  pending  communication  with  SMCP.    

b. If  the  OU  accepts  the  Assignable  SF,  but  rejects  the  pro-­‐rated  electricity  usage  figure  of  any  or  all  building(s),  the  review  process  will  proceed  to  Step  4.    

4) The  OU  will  be  requested  to  provide  a  statement  in  regards  to  the  baseline  stating  both  the  discrepancy  between  the  proposed  baseline  and  the  OU’s  alternate  baseline  with  evidence  to  support  this  discrepancy  (e.g.  energy  intensive  uses  by  other  OUs  in  same  building).  

 5) Statement  of  baseline  adjustment  will  be  reviewed  by  the  Energy  Office.  

 

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 a. If  Energy  Office  staff  determines  the  request  to  be  without  merit,  based  on  the  evidence,  the  

request  process  will  conclude.      

b. If  Energy  Office  staff  determines  the  baseline  adjustment  request  merits  further  investigation,  review  process  will  proceed  to  step  6.    

6) Energy  Office  staff  will  investigate  the  stated  discrepancy  and  attempt  to  quantify  it.    

a. If  Energy  Office  staff  verifies  the  discrepancy  to  a  reasonable  degree,  baseline  will  be  adjusted,  pending  Energy  Manager  approval.  Review  process  will  conclude.      

b. If  Energy  Office  staff  finds  the  evidence  presented  incomplete  or  inadequate,  review  process  will  proceed  to  Step  7.      

c. If  Energy  Office  staff  disproves  the  discrepancy,  review  process  will  proceed  to  Step  8.      

7) The  OU  will  be  directed  to  resubmit  evidence  no  more  than  once.  Repeat  Steps  5  and  6.      

8) The  OU  will  be  notified  of  negative  determination  of  the  review  and  presented  with  documentation  supporting  the  determination.  The  OU  will  be  asked  to  acknowledge  this  notice.    

 a. If  OU  accepts  determination,  the  review  process  will  conclude.    

 b. If  OU  rejects  determination,  the  review  process  will  proceed  to  Step  9.  

 9) The  Energy  Manager  will  schedule  a  meeting  with  the  OU  liaison  and  the  Energy  Office  staff  who  

processed  the  review  to  record  the  nature  of  OU’s  concern  and  seek  resolution.    

a. If  the  OU  and  Energy  Manger  are  able  to  reach  a  resolution,  the  review  process  will  conclude.    

b. If  the  OU  and  Energy  Manger  are  unable  to  reach  a  resolution,  the  process  will  proceed  to  step  10.    

 10) The  Energy  Office  will  present  the  OU’s  baseline  adjustment  review  and  all  supporting  documentation  

to  the  EMI  Steering  Committee  (or  designated  member(s)  of  the  Steering  Committee).      

a. If  the  Steering  Committee  determines  the  review  does  not  merit  further  consideration,  OU  will  be  notified  and  the  review  process  will  conclude.    

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 b. If  the  Steering  Committee  elects  to  consider  the  baseline  adjustment  request,  Steering  

Committee  will  make  a  final  determination  of  the  request  and  direct  the  Energy  Office  on  next  steps.        

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 Energy  Use  Adjustment    Energy  Management  Initiative  Operational  Excellence  March  11,  2013    Executive  Summary       The  Energy  Management  Initiative  (EMI)  is  one  of  seven  initiatives  under  Operational  Excellence  (OE)  to  implement  a  set  of  projects  with  the  collective  goal  of  reducing  annual  administrative  expenses  by  $75  million,  improve  operational  effectiveness,  and  instill  a  culture  of  continuous  improvement.  The  EMI  alone  is  projected  to  generate  $3-­‐4  million  in  annual  energy  savings  and  cost  avoidance.  The  goal  of  this  initiative  is  to  achieve  cost  savings  and  avoidance  through  the  reduction  in  energy  usage  of  existing  operations  and  planned  campus  expansion.  Sources  of  savings  will  primarily  include  building  system  retrofits,  monitoring-­‐based  commissioning  (MBCx),  increased  operations  and  maintenance  of  facilities,  and  energy  end-­‐user  behavioral  changes.      

The  Energy  Incentive  Program  (EIP)  is  a  subset  of  the  EMI.  It  is  focused  on  economic  incentives  to  encourage  savings  based  on  changes  in  occupant  behavior.  Because  the  buildings  are  not  submetered,  the  savings  from  occupant  initiatives  are  comingled  with  savings  from  the  other  activities  and  the  electricity  usage  readings  need  to  be  adjusted  in  order  to  isolate  EIP  savings  from  other,  simultaneous,  conservation  activities  funded  from  different  sources.  

 The  initial  basis  of  baseline  for  each  Operating  Unit  (OU)  creation  is  a  pro  rata  apportionment  of  total  

building  electricity  usage  based  on  the  relative  square  footage  occupied  by  building  occupants  based  on  the  OU  to  which  they  report.  This  methodology  assumes  that  electricity  usage  is  relatively  uniform  across  a  given  building.  Adjustments  may  be  necessary  if  it  is  determined  that  there  are  dissimilar  usage  patterns  or,  changes  in  occupancy  that  change  the  proportion  of  space  that  an  OU  occupies.  Other  adjustments  may  be  made  to  reflect  significant  increase  in  energy  usage  caused  by  changes  in  research  activity.  

 Through  this  document,  the  EMI  will  outline  the  procedures  for  electricity  use  adjustments  requested  

by  OU  based  on  occupancy  and  use,  and  the  more  complicated  disaggregation  of  Strategic  Energy  Plan  (SEP)  savings  and  other  non-­‐incentive  plan  savings  from  reductions  seen  at  a  whole  building  meter.  This  document  is  divided  into  two  parts  covering  i)  Baseline  and  In-­‐Year  Adjustment,  and  ii)  SEP  Savings  Adjustment.          If  you  have  questions  about  this  document,  call  Chris  Christofferson  at  415.971.7065.    

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 Section  One:  Baseline  and  In-­‐Year  Adjustment    

The  EIP  uses  historical  FY2010-­‐2011  electricity  usage  data  as  baseline.  Each  building  in  the  program  has  its  own  dedicated  electricity  meters  that  records  usage.  Electricity  use  is  pro  rated  by  square  footage  to  each  OU  using  the  assignable  square  footage  information  found  in  FacilitiesLinki.      

 OUs  may  request  an  adjustment  to  the  baseline  or  in-­‐year  (current)  electricity  usage  under  certain  

conditions.ii  Baseline  and  in-­‐year  adjustments  may  be  requested  on  an  annual  basis  for  reasons  such  as,  but  not  limited  to,  the  followingiii:  i)  space  changes  in  shared  buildings,  ii)  major  equipment  or  system  failures  (e.g.  failure  of  a  variable  speed  motor  drive),  iii)  significant  program  expansion  (subject  to  Steering  Committee  approval),  iv)  capital  project  renovations  (subject  to  Energy  Office  approval),  and  v)  the  addition  of  a  new  building  to  campus.      

 All  adjustment  requests  are  reviewed  in  conjunction  with  OU  input,  and  verified  with  relevant  campus  

parties  (e.g.  Capital  Projects,  Physical  Plant,  Space  and  Capital  Resources)  and  written  documentation  (e.g.  historical  electricity  use,  building  repair  and  maintenance  work  orders,  construction  or  renovation  as-­‐built  documents).  The  Energy  Office  serves  as  the  primary  receiver  and  reviewer  of  baseline  adjustment  requestsiv,  and  in  certain  cases,  may  require  the  input  of  the  Steering  Committee  to  arbitrate  OU  requests.  The  accompanying  Appendix  A  flow  chart  details  the  baseline  and  in-­‐year  adjustment  process  and  decision  rights.        

The  following  are  four  baseline  and  in-­‐year  adjustment  examples  that  demonstrate  the  process  and  outcomes.  The  intent  is  to  outline  a  simple  methodology  to  address  electricity  usage  changes  that  may  be  attributable  to  significant  building  renovations,  dramatic  program  changes,  electricity  use  intensity  discrepancies  and  new  spaces  or  buildings  that  have  been  recently  occupied  beneficially.      

1. Earl  Warren  Hall  (Executed)  Type:  Baseline  adjustment,  dissimilar  electricity  use  intensity  Administration  and  Finance  (A&F)  did  not  occupy  this  building  in  baseline  year  but  moved  in  before  the  EIP  had  started.  The  adjustment  was  requested  by  the  OU  to  i)  include  this  building  in  portfolio,  and  ii)  to  adjust  for  energy  usage  differences  between  the  office  space  (occupied  by  A&F)  and  the  data  center,  rather  than  using  the  FacilitiesLink  square  footage  breakdown.    This  request  was  reviewed  thoroughly  and  granted  on  grounds  that  A&F  had  moved  in  by  June  2012,  and  that  existing  electricity  submeters  were  already  in  place  to  segregate  load  between  offices  and  data  center  (lighting,  UPS  and  associated  cooling  equipment).  This  adjustment  methodology  included  reviewing  site  plans  and  interviewing  building  facilities  personnel  as  well  as  field  verifying  the  number  of  building  occupants.  A&F  is  now  responsible  for  5%  of  the  building’s  electricity  while  occupying  30%  

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of  its  assignable  square  footage.  The  remaining  95%  of  the  building’s  electricity  use  was  assigned  to  the  only  other  OU  occupying  the  building.      

2. Sutardja  Dai  Hall  (Executed)  Type:  Baseline  adjustment,  new  building  and  significant  load  increase  The  Vice  Chancellor  for  Research  OU  requested  a  baseline  adjustment  to  better  reflect  an  increasing  electricity  use  as  occupants  moved  into  the  newly-­‐constructed  building.  The  monthly  electricity  readings  for  July  and  August  2012  showed  an  uncharacteristically  high  overage  –  a  subsequent  investigation  revealed  that  i)  occupants  were  still  in  the  process  of  moving  in  during  FY10-­‐11,  and  ii)  the  energy-­‐intensive  Marvell  Nanofabrication  facility  were  in  the  process  of  relocating  from  Cory  Hall.      As  a  result,  the  baseline  year  electricity  use  was  reset  to  FY11-­‐12  instead  of  FY10-­‐11  to  allow  a  grace  2-­‐year  move-­‐in  period.  The  baseline  electricity  use  at  this  building  was  increased  from  7.3  to  8  million  kilowatt  hours  annually.      

3. Cory  Hall  (Executed)  Type:  In-­‐year  (current)  adjustment,  significant  load  migration  This  is  an  adjustment  initiated  by  the  Energy  Office  for  the  migration  of  Marvell  Nanofabrication  facility  in  the  basement  levels  of  this  building  to  Sutardja  Dai.  This  was  a  significant  contributor  to  the  electricity  reduction  seen  at  the  building  meter  and  subsequently  contributed  to  an  electricity  use  increase  in  Sutardja  Dai  Hall  (see  #2  above).      In  the  absence  of  any  meaningful  submetered  data  of  the  research  facility,  the  Energy  Office  and  College  of  Engineering  agreed  to  reset  the  baseline  electricity  year  to  FY11-­‐12  instead  of  FY10-­‐11.  This  resulted  in  a  baseline  electricity  use  decrease  from  6.1  to  5.3  million  kilowatt  hours  annually.      

4. Calvin  Lab  (Executed)  Type:  Baseline  and  in-­‐year  (current)  adjustment,  building  end-­‐use  repurposing  and  OU  change  This  is  an  adjustment  initiated  by  the  Energy  Office  after  a  review  of  the  significant  electricity  reduction  at  the  building  meter  when  there  was  no  centrally-­‐funded  or  preventive  maintenance  effort  to  which  the  reduction  could  be  attributed.  An  investigation  revealed  that  the  building  had  been  completely  vacated  when  the  former  occupants  were  relocated  to  the  new  Energy  Biosciences  Building,  and  will  be  repurposed  to  house  a  new  computing  research  group  by  the  College  of  Engineering.      After  a  review  of  main  building  electricity  data,  it  is  proposed  that  the  departing  OU  (Vice  Chancellor  for  Research)  will  be  credited  for  savings  seen  up  until  September  2012.  As  for  the  incoming  incumbent,  the  building  will  be  given  a  2-­‐year  grace  move-­‐in  period  before  the  new  baseline  is  established.  

   

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 Section  Two:  SEP  Savings  Adjustment    

The  EIP  was  designed  to  reward  building  occupants  and  managers  for  reducing  campus  electricity  usage.  Thus,  centrally-­‐funded  energy  conservation  projects,  namely  those  from  the  SEP  program  as  well  as  efforts  from  the  Energy  Office  skilled  trades,  must  be  deducted  from  savings  seen  at  the  whole  building  electricity  meter  before  the  EIP  awards  savings  to  individual  OUs.        

 SEP  savings  are  reported  based  on  a  variety  of  methods,  including  but  not  limited  to,  calculations  and  

short-­‐term  monitoring.  In  MBCx-­‐type  (adjustments  to  heating,  ventilation  and  air-­‐conditioning  systems)  projects,  a  3-­‐month  monitoring  period  of  the  whole  building  energy  usage  before  and  after  the  project  completion  date  is  required.  In  retrofit-­‐type  projects  (lighting  and  HVAC  equipment  replacement  and  overhaul)  projects,  savings  are  typically  calculated  and  may  have  supplemental  one-­‐time  or  short-­‐term  measurements.  It  is  important    to  note  that  savings  from  SEP  projects  comprise  of  a  combination  of  the  following  i)  actual  reductions  seen  at  the  building  meter  based  on  3  months  of  monitoring  that  is  then  extrapolated,  or    ii)  estimated  reductions  and  cost  avoidance  calculated  based  on  one-­‐time  or  short-­‐term  measurements  used  in  conjunction  with  historical  data.    

 The  method  for  adjusting  for  SEP  savings  in  the  EIP  includes  a  review  of  one  full  year  of  electricity  data  

for  a  building  before  and  after  a  SEP  project  is  completed  to  understand  building  energy  use  patterns  and  correlate  energy  reductions  that  can  be  attributed  to  a  particular  project.  This  method  assumes  that  other  building  energy  use  patterns  remain  relatively  unchanged  (i.e.  no  significant  increases)  during  the  period  in  which  SEP  projects  are  carried  out.    This  presents  an  inherent  calculation  inaccuracy  in  that  OUs  may  also  benefit  from  SEP  savings,  but  would  ensure  that  OUs  are  not  charged  for  overages  that  result  from  the  cost  avoidance  portion  of  the  SEP  savings  that  are  not  seen  at  the  meter.    Determining  a  Savings  Adjustment  Factor  (SAF):  

   SEP  projects  are  classified  into  three  separate  types:  HVAC  retrofit,  lighting  retrofit  and  MBCx.  

Anticipated,  or  best  available,  savings  from  these  projects  are  reported  to  PG&E  when  a  project  is  completed.  The  savings  estimated  in  these  projects  are  composed  of  i)  energy  usage  avoidance,  and  ii)  energy  usage  reductions  at  the  meter.  A  SAF  is  necessary  to  discern  between  both  types  of  savings  since  the  EIP  was  designed  to  only  reward  building  occupant  and  operator  behavior  change  that  resulted  in  reductions  seen  at  the  building  meter.  Thus,  savings  from  SEP  projects  will  be  adjusted  out  using  a  SAF  calculated  from  the  following:    

SAF  =  (EUpre  -­‐  EUpost  )  /  ESrep                  

 

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 Where,         SAF   =   ratio  of  energy  savings  of  SEP  project  relative  to  reductions  seen  at  main  meter  

EUpre   =     electricity  usage  of  building  in  preceding  period  before  SEP  project  is  completed.    Preferably,  12  consecutive  months  ending  with  the  month  before  the  SEP  project  was  completed.  

EUpost   =   electricity  usage  of  building  in  succeeding  period  after  SEP  project  is  completed.  Preferably,  12  consecutive  months  starting  with  the  month  after  the  SEP  project  was  completed  preferred.  Latest  month  included  is  June  2012  (before  EIP  start).    

ESrep   =   reported  best  available  SEP  savingsv    

To  avoid  the  comingling  of  building  meter  electricity  reductions  that  are  attributable  to  both  the  SEP  program  and  behavior  change,  Savings  Adjustment  Factors  (SAF)  will  be  used  to  isolate  out  SEP  savings.  SAFs  will  be  derived  only  from  using  historical  SEP  and  building  electricity  use  data  –  for  SEP  projects  where  the  latest  month  used  in  the  EUpost  period  is  on  or  before  June  2012  (Requirement  #1).  This  assumes  that,  coinciding  with  the  official  kickoff  of  the  EIP  (Production  Phase  I),  a  widespread  energy-­‐savings  behavior  had  begun  to  permeate  campus  culture  through  efforts  of  the  EIP  beginning  July  2012.    

 Three  SAF  values  –  one  for  each  type  of  SEP  project  described  above  –  will  be  calculated  using  this  

method  from  historical  data  and  projects.  Beginning  July  2012,  any  SEP  projects  that  do  not  meet  Requirement  #1  (see  above  paragraph)  will  be  adjusted  out  using  one  of  the  three  SAF  values  calculated.  Note  that  a  low  calculated  SAF  value  (e.g.  when  less  than  0.3)  would  trigger  an  investigation  by  the  Energy  Office  to  better  understand  the  historical  and  current  energy  usage  patterns  in  a  building  as  well  as  a  review  of  the  SEP  project  to  ascertain  savings.  Listed  on  the  following  page  is  an  example  of  how  the  SAF  is  calculated:    

                             

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                                               Based  on  a  review  of  20  SEP  projects  from  2008  through  2011,  the  following  are  proposed  SAF  values  

for  each  project  type:    

  SEP  Project  Type     Lighting  Retrofit   HVAC  Retrofit   MBCx  Number  of  Projects  Reviewed   4   6   10  Mean  SAF   0.508   0.333   0.439  

     

Example  One:  Determining  a  SAF  Value    Tang  Center  MBCx  Project  A  MBCx  project  was  completed  at  the  Tang  Center  at  the  end  of  2008.  Based  on  the  SEP  project  data  provided  to  PG&E,  the  estimated  electricity  savings  was  529,453  kWh  per  year,  occurring  annually.  To  calculate  the  SAF,  the  following  data  is  used:           Project  Details  

Project  completion  date:   December  2008  EUpre  months:       December  2007  through  November  2008      EUpost  months:       January  2009  through  December  2009  (meets  Requirement  #1)      Reported  annual  savings  from  SEP  project,     ESrep   =  529,453kWh    12  months  electricity  use  before  SEP  project,   EUpre     =  1,653,666  kWh  12  months  electricity  use  after  SEP  project,     EUpost     =  1,251,944  kWh  

 Thus,  the  SAF  is  calculated  using  the  following:    

SAF   =   (EUpre  -­‐  EUpost  )  /  ESrep    =   (1,653,666  –  1,251,944)  /  (529,453)  =    0.759  

 

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 Adjusting  the  Baseline:  

 Once  SAF  values  have  been  determined,  electricity  use  baselines  for  each  building  will  then  be  adjusted  

downwards  based  on  the  reported  SEP  savings  adjusted  with  the  appropriate  SAF  value  (ES,adj  =  SAFi  *  ESrep,i).  SEP  projects  completed  after  the  EIP  baseline  year  will  result  in  the  baseline  electricity  data  being  adjusted  downwards  for  all  12  months,  whereas  SEP  projects  completed  during  the  EIP  baseline  year  would  result  in  electricity  data  being  adjusted  only  for  months  before  the  SEP  project  was  completed.      

Adjusted  SEP  savings  are  divided  equally  based  on  the  number  of  days  in  each  month,  and  subtracted  from  the  non-­‐adjusted  months  in  the  baseline  year.  Depending  on  when  the  projects  are  completed,  a  baseline  adjustment  may  or  may  not  involve  all  the  months  in  the  baseline  year.  The  following  are  examples  of  baseline  adjustments  using  the  SAF  method:      

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Example  Two:  Davis  Hall  MBCx  Project    This  building  had  one  MBCx  project  completed  after  the  EIP  baseline  was  established,  and  thus,  savings  must  be  retroactively  applied  to  all  months  in  the  baseline  year.      Project  Details  

Project  completion  date:   December  2011  EUpost  months:       January  2012  through  December  2012  (fails  Requirement  #1)    Reported  annual  savings  from  SEP  project,     ESrep   =  374,188  kWh    Adjusted  SEP  savings  using  SAF,       ESadj   =  ESrep,i  *  SAFi                   =  (374,188  kWh)*(0.439)                   =  164,269  kWh  

                     Month   Non-­‐adjusted  Baseline   Adjusted  Baseline   FY12-­‐13  Actuals  July   109,800   93,122   102,590  

August   119,793   103,115   102,025  September   118,212   102,072   102,649  October   120,304   103,626   113,106  November   111,615   95,475   106,306  December   107,057   90,379   95,097  January   122,232   105,554   97,375  February   142,464   127,400    March   147,763   131,085    April   144,230   128,090    May   141,327   124,649    June   124,715   108,575    

Subtotal  (until  January)   809,013   712,252   719,148  

Total   1,509,512   1,345,243  (11%  lower)    Note:  Numerical  values  in  table  are  in  units  of  kilowatt-­‐hours  (kWh).  

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Example  Three:  Barker  Hall  MBCx  and  Lighting  Retrofit  Projects    This  building  had  two  SEP  projects  completed  after  the  EIP  baseline  was  established,  and  thus,  savings  must  be  retroactively  applied  to  all  months  in  the  baseline  year.      Lighting  Retrofit  Project  Details  

Project  completion  date:   December  2011  EUpost  months:       January  2012  through  December  2012  (fails  Requirement  #1)    Reported  annual  savings  from  SEP  project,     ESrep   =  106,329  kWh    Adjusted  SEP  savings  using  SAF,       ESadj   =  ESrep,i  *  SAFi                   =  (106,239  kWh)*(0.508)                   =  54,015  kWh      

 MBCx  Project  Details  

Project  completion  date:   January  2012  EUpost  months:       February  2012  through  January  2013  (fails  Requirement  #1)    Reported  annual  savings  from  SEP  project,     ESrep   =  221,496  kWh    Adjusted  SEP  savings  using  SAF,       ESadj   =  ESrep,i  *  SAFi                   =  (221,496  kWh)*(0.439)                   =  97,237  kWh  

 Month   Non-­‐adjusted  Baseline   Adjusted  Baseline   FY12-­‐13  Actuals  July   282,519   269,673   244,726  

August   299,227   286,381   244,385  September   311,237   298,805   237,929  October   312,819   299,973   249,509  

November   272,237   259,805   221,220  December   260,726   247,880   211,613  January   263,169   250,323   206,644  February   232,653   221,050    March   260,829   247,983    April   258,651   246,219    May   260,836   247,990    June   275,284   262,852    

Subtotal  (until  January)   2,001,934   1,912,840   1,616,026  

Total   3,290,187   3,138,935  (5%  lower)    Note:  Numerical  values  in  table  are  in  units  of  kilowatt-­‐hours  (kWh).    

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Example  Four:  California  Hall  MBCx  Project    This  building  had  one  MBCx  project  when  the  EIP  baseline  was  being  established,  and  thus,  savings  must  be  retroactively  applied  to  months  before  the  SEP  project  was  completed.  In  this  case,  the  baseline  was  only  adjusted  for  the  months  of  July  through  April.      Project  Details  

Project  completion  date:   December  2011  EUpost  months:       January  2012  through  December  2012  (fails  Requirement  #1)    Reported  annual  savings  from  SEP  project,     ESrep   =  112,814  kWh    Adjusted  SEP  savings  using  SAF,       ESadj   =  ESrep,i  *  SAFi                   =  (112,814  kWh)*(0.439)                   =  49,525  kWh  

                     Month   Non-­‐adjusted  Baseline   Adjusted  Baseline   FY12-­‐13  Actuals  July   43,848   39,642   35,577  

August   44,409   40,203   36,401  September   43,272   39,201   35,786  October   45,428   41,222   36,126  November   37,110   33,039   33,930  December   33,091   28,885   32,673  January   34,487   30,281   40,512  February   33,020   29,221    March   35,572   31,366    April   35,377   31,306    May   37,223   37,223    June   34,361   34,361    

Subtotal  (until  January)   281,645   252,473   251,005  

Total   457,198   415,949  (9%  lower)    Note:  Numerical  values  in  table  are  in  units  of  kilowatt-­‐hours  (kWh).    

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Example  Five:  Evans  Hall  MBCx,  HVAC  and  Lighting  Retrofit  Projects    This  building  had  two  SEP  projects  (lighting  and  MBCx)  completed  after  the  EIP  baseline  was  established  and  one  project  completed  (HVAC)  when  the  baseline  was  being  established.  Thus,  for  the  lighting  and  MBCx  projects,  the  baseline  electricity  use  will  be  adjusted  downwards  for  all  months  whereas  for  the  HVAC  project,  a  downward  adjustment  will  only  apply  from  July  through  May.      HVAC  Retrofit  Project  Details  

Project  completion  date:   December  2011  EUpost  months:       January  2012  through  December  2012  (fails  Requirement  #1)    Reported  annual  savings  from  SEP  project,     ESrep   =  68,928  kWh    Adjusted  SEP  savings  using  SAF,       ESadj   =  ESrep,i  *  SAFi                   =  (68,928  kWh)*(0.333)  

                  =  22,953  kWh      Lighting  Retrofit  Project  Details  

Project  completion  date:   December  2011  EUpost  months:       January  2012  through  December  2012  (fails  Requirement  #1)    Reported  annual  savings  from  SEP  project,     ESrep   =  307,990  kWh    Adjusted  SEP  savings  using  SAF,       ESadj   =  ESrep,i  *  SAFi                   =  (307,990  kWh)*(0.508)                   =  156,459  kWh      

 MBCx  Project  Details  

Project  completion  date:   January  2012  EUpost  months:       February  2012  through  January  2013  (fails  Requirement  #1)    Reported  annual  savings  from  SEP  project,     ESrep   =  253,107  kWh    Adjusted  SEP  savings  using  SAF,       ESadj   =  ESrep,i  *  SAFi                   =  (253,107  kWh)*(0.439)                   =  111,114  kWh  

 

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Example  Five:  Evans  Hall  MBCx,  HVAC  and  Lighting  Retrofit  Projects  (continued)    

Month   Non-­‐adjusted  Baseline   Adjusted  Baseline   FY12-­‐13  Actuals  July   274,296   249,621   199,024  

August   277,377   252,702   203,171  September   282,032   258,153   198,163  October   295,436   270,761   198,106  

November   278,877   254,998   194,328  December   243,871   219,196   167,296  January   259,852   235,177   181,981  February   242,153   219,866    March   256,130   231,455    April   242,298   218,419    May   235,042   210,367    June   235,683   213,691    

Subtotal  (until  January)   1,911,741   1,740,609   1,342,069  

Total   3,123,047   2,834,408  (9%  lower)    Note:  Numerical  values  in  table  are  in  units  of  kilowatt-­‐hours  (kWh).    

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Example  Six:  McCone  Hall  Lighting  Retrofit  Project    This  building  had  one  lighting  retrofit  project  when  the  EIP  baseline  was  being  established,  and  thus,  savings  must  be  retroactively  applied  to  months  before  the  SEP  project  was  completed.  In  this  case,  the  baseline  was  only  adjusted  for  the  months  of  July  through  August.      Project  Details  

Project  completion  date:   September  2011  EUpost  months:       October  2011  through  September  2012  (fails  Requirement  #1)    Reported  annual  savings  from  SEP  project,     ESrep   =  141,869  kWh    Adjusted  SEP  savings  using  SAF,       ESadj   =  ESrep,i  *  SAFi                   =  (141,869  kWh)*(0.508)                   =  72,069  kWh  

                     Month   Non-­‐adjusted  Baseline   Adjusted  Baseline   FY12-­‐13  Actuals  July   150,067   143,946   147,550  

August   153,296   147,175   147,550  September   151,899   145,975   143,136  October   157,859   151,738   145,780  November   150,036   144,112   140,116  December   147,931   141,810   138,848  January   149,031   142,910   142,160  February   135,530   130,001    March   146,049   139,928    April   143,663   137,739    May   149,118   142,997    June   141,796   135,872    

Subtotal  (until  January)   1,060,119   1,017,667   1,005,140  

Total   1,776,275   1,704,206  (4%  lower)    Note:  Numerical  values  in  table  are  in  units  of  kilowatt-­‐hours  (kWh).    

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Example  Seven:  Tan  Hall  HVAC  Retrofit  Project    This  building  had  one  HVAC  retrofit  project  after  the  SEP  project  was  completed,  and  thus,  savings  must  be  retroactively  applied  to  all  months  in  the  baseline  year.      Project  Details  

Project  completion  date:   September  2012  EUpost  months:       October  2012  through  September  2013  (fails  Requirement  #1)    Reported  annual  savings  from  SEP  project,     ESrep   =  434,954  kWh    Adjusted  SEP  savings  using  SAF,       ESadj   =  ESrep,i  *  SAFi                   =  (434,954  kWh)*(0.333)                   =  144,840  kWh  

                     Month   Non-­‐adjusted  Baseline   Adjusted  Baseline   FY12-­‐13  Actuals  July   403,033   390,732   383,376  

August   416,894   404,593   371,053  September   427,638   415,733   360,034  October   426,995   414,694   384,392  November   376,664   364,759   347,389  December   348,988   336,687   335,708  January   356,379   344,078   320,761  February   328,367   317,256    March   362,767   350,466    April   360,975   349,070    May   308,661   296,360    June   381,206   369,301    

Subtotal  (until  January)   2,756,591   2,671,274   2,502,713  

Total   4,498,567   4,353,727  (3%  lower)    Note:  Numerical  values  in  table  are  in  units  of  kilowatt-­‐hours  (kWh).    

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                                                                                                                 i  UC  Berkeley.  FacilitiesLink  –  a  web-­‐based  space  management  tool  developed  and  maintained  by  Space  Management  &  Capital  Programs.  More  information  can  be  found  at  the  following  web  address  (last  accessed  March  11,  2013):  http://smcp.berkeley.edu/  ii  Operational  Excellence.  April  2012.  Energy  Incentive  Program:  Baseline  Adjustment  Process  Memorandum.  Baseline  adjustment  forms  can  be  found  on  the  following  web  address  (last  accessed  March  11,  2013):  http://physicalplant.berkeley.edu/files/Campus%20Energy%20Office%20Page/EIP_Baseline_Adjustment_Request.doc  iii  Operational  Excellence.  April  2012.  Energy  Incentive  Program:  FAQs  Document.  iv  Operational  Excellence.  April  2012.  Energy  Incentive  Program  Adjustment  Request.  v  These  are  best  estimated  savings  reported  by  consultants  at  the  time  of  SEP  project  completion.  These  savings  may  be  subject  to  in-­‐depth  evaluation  by  the  California  Public  Utilities  Commission,  but  are  usually  only  verified  by  consultants  for  compliance  with  PG&E’s  rebate  and/or  incentive  program  requirements.    

Example  Eight:  University  Hall  HVAC  Retrofit  Project    This  building  had  one  HVAC  retrofit  project  after  the  SEP  project  was  completed,  and  thus,  savings  must  be  retroactively  applied  to  all  months  in  the  baseline  year.      Project  Details  

Project  completion  date:   July  2012  EUpost  months:       August  2012  through  July  2013  (fails  Requirement  #1)    Reported  annual  savings  from  SEP  project,     ESrep   =  63,913  kWh    Adjusted  SEP  savings  using  SAF,       ESadj   =  ESrep,i  *  SAFi                   =  (63,913  kWh)*(0.333)                   =  21,283  kWh  

                     Month   Non-­‐adjusted  Baseline   Adjusted  Baseline   FY12-­‐13  Actuals  July   147,201   145,393   108,276  

August   127,383   125,575   112,488  September   126,433   124,684   116,630  October   121,766   119,958   125,552  November   110,402   108,653   115,602  December   110,352   108,544   112,236  January   113,325   111,517   119,353  February   108,062   106,429    March   116,926   115,118    April   114,574   112,825    May   116,218   114,410    June   108,915   107,166    

Subtotal  (until  January)   856,862   844,325   810,137  

Total   1,421,557   1,400,274  (1%  lower)    Note:  Numerical  values  in  table  are  in  units  of  kilowatt-­‐hours  (kWh).