ECM:

Appendix B - List of Potential Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs)

Use this list to help you target energy conservation measures that you will assist you in reaching your energy reduction goals.

Energy Saving Opportunities Checklist

Behavioral Modification – Required

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See Agency Energy Conservation Checklist. This checklist must be completed by Energy Management Teams for each building. Energy Management team members should be included on Page 1 of the State Agency Energy Plan. Please describe your efforts, activities, and/or programs to reduce your building portfolio’s energy consumption under #7 - Projects of the State Agency Energy Plan.

Recommissioning & Building Tune-up

(Assistance from Facility Managers recommended)

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See Facility Operations Energy Conservation Checklist. This checklist must be completed by Facility Managers for each building.

Training of facility operations personnel in the efficient operation of mechanical equipment and systems. Please provide a list of facility managers to the MEA Program Manager to coordinate training opportunities.

Reduce run time of major HVAC equipment: Schedule through Energy Management Control Systems (EMCS) the proper equipment operating parameters for occupied periods. Controllers, through a PID algorithm, can optimize the start time for major HVAC equipment to allow for the building to be within the comfort parameters by the desired occupied time.

Reduce Outside Air During Unoccupied Mode: Outside air dampers will be programmed closed during all hours unoccupied in the building schedule.

Demand Controlled Ventilation: Provide CO2 sensors as part of the EMCS to monitor the level of CO2 in relation to the outdoor level of CO2. This provides as accurate measurement of occupancy in the Zone and the outdoor air dampers can be modulated to maintain adequate ventilation air.

Enthalpy Economizer: Actively monitor outdoor air dry bulb and wet bulb temperatures and compare to return-air dry bulb and wet bulb temperatures to draw the air with the least enthalpy.

Condenser Water Reset: After investigation with the chiller manufacturer to determine if the water-cooled chiller can operate with low condenser water temperature, this ECM will lower the entering condenser water temperature to allow the chiller to operate more efficiently.

Chilled Water Reset: Based on the outdoor temperature, raise the chilled water temperature to more closely match the load on the building.

Hot Water Reset: Based on the outdoor temperature, lower the HW supply temperature to more closely match the load in the building.

Supply Air Temperature Reset: Based on the outdoor temperature, raise the air handler supply air temperature to prevent over cooling and reduce the cooling coil load.

Reset Hot/Cold Deck Temperatures: Based on outdoor temperatures of design conditions, the hot and /or cold deck temperatures can be lowered and raised, respectively to more closely match the zone loads.

Eliminate Simultaneous Heating and Cooling: Through the control system, provide lockout measures for the heating and cooling systems to prevent them from operating together.

Variable-Air –Volume Tracking: Provide calibrated damper positioning feedback for control of VAV systems.

HVAC Re-commissioning: Replace, repair or modify HVAC components in order to bring the system performance to its design intent. Opportunities are often identified as part of the evaluation or installation of another ECM.

Coil Cleaning: Inspecting all air-handler coils and removing any scale on the coils.

Chiller Sequencing: In plants where there are multiple chillers, modify the sequence of operation to optimize the performance while minimizing energy costs.

Optimize Chilled Water and Condenser Water Temperatures: Raise the leaving chilled water temperature and low entering condenser water temperature to optimize the performance of the plant while meeting the load of the building.

Proper Pump Sizing: Provide new pumps or trim impellers to properly size the pumps for the flow requirements.

Boiler Combustion Efficiency Improvements: Properly tuned burners will yield energy savings and optimize combustion in many boiler applications. Replacing linkage systems with new, electronically controlled systems will improve and help main combustion efficiency in fuel switching applications.

Steam Trap Maintenance: Implement a regular steam trap inspection and maintenance program.

Water-side Economizer: A plate and frame heat exchanger is installed to utilize condenser water for cooling in low ambient temperatures. The cooling tower can sufficiently cool water to be used for cooling through a heat exchanger so mechanical cooling is not required.

Pipe Insulation: Insulate all pipe runs, valves and fittings to reduce heat loss/gain in hot water, chilled water, and steam distribution systems

Other ECMs: __________________________________________________________________

Lighting

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New HID (Metal Halide) Technology: Reduced energy metal halide lamps and ballasts; Pulse-start metal halide; Electronic dimmable metal halide.

New Fluorescent Technology: Install new T8, T5, compact fluorescents (CFLs), specular aluminum reflectors, and electronic ballasts

Lighting Reconfiguration: Make Changes Physical Layout of Lighting System.

Other Lighting Technologies: Install Induction Lighting, LEDs, Fiber Optics, Dimmable Fluorescents and HID.

Traffic Lights/Signals: Replace traffic lights and signals with new energy efficient LED lights and signals.

Daylighting: Install Windows, Skylights, De-lamping, Day lighting Controls for Lights/Blinds.

Daylight harvesting with dimming ballasts: Provide dimming ballasts at the building perimeter with ambient light sensors to automatically dim the lights when there is adequate lighting from another source.

Skylights: Install skylights for day lighting.

Other ECMs: __________________________________________________________________

HVAC – Heating and Cooling Equipment

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Packaged Equipment Replacement with High Efficiency Units: Replace older direct expansion (DX) package equipment with higher efficiency new units.

Convert CAV Air Handling System to VAV: Install variable speed fan control and pressure sensor in supply duct system. Calculate zone loads and properly size VAV terminal devices to satisfy zone loads and ventilation air

Convert Dual Duct Air Handling System to VAV: Provide normally closed damper operation for the hot duct to use for warm-up mode and mixing during periods of low cooling requirements. Install Variable speed fan control and pressure senor in cold duct system. Calculate zone loads and properly size VAV terminal devices to satisfy zone loads and ventilation air requirements.

Reduce Outside Air through Increased Filtration: Provide high efficiency filters and or gaseous filters to allow more air to be re-circulated rather than dilution ventilation.

Convert Multi-Zone Air Handling System to VAV: Provide normally closed damper operation for the hot duct to use for warm-up mode and mixing during periods of low cooling requirements. Install Variable speed fan control and pressure senor in cold duct system. Calculate zone loads and properly size VAV terminal devices to satisfy zone loads and ventilation air requirements.

Re-zone HVAC system: Reconfigure the ductwork to new zone configuration.

Chiller Replacement: Replace an inefficient chiller with a more efficient chiller.

Cooling Tower Replacement: Replace old cooling towers with new inducted draft cooling towers.

Retrofit Chiller for Environmentally Friendly Refrigerant: Chillers that currently use R-11 and R-12 refrigerant can be retrofitted to operate using R123 or R-134a refrigerants.

Re-size Chiller Plant: Through energy awareness, other energy conservation measures, or building renovations, the existing chiller plant may be oversized. Load calculations will be performed to validate sizing and chillers can be modified or replaced to reduce electricity demand.

Provide Smaller Chiller for Off-peak Loads: Some buildings have areas that require cooling when the rest of the building does not. If these off peak loads are low enough, the plant may be operating at greatly reduced efficiency. A smaller chiller, with greater part load efficiency, can be installed to satisfy the low load conditions and allow the larger equipment to be shut down.

Provide Smaller Chiller for Off-peak Loads: Some buildings have areas that require cooling when the rest of the building does not. If these off peak loads are low enough, the plant may be operating at greatly reduced efficiency. A smaller chiller, with greater part load efficiency, can be installed to satisfy the low load conditions and allow the larger equipment to be shut down.

Provide Other Sources of Cooling to Shut Down Chiller Plant: Some buildings have areas that require cooling when the rest of the building does not. Separate cooling systems can be installed to allow the large central plant to be shut down.

De-centralization of Inefficient Steam Systems: Aging steam and condensate lines in a central steam plant may yield an opportunity to and improve efficiency at the end user for space heating, domestic hot water production and even process use through the elimination of an inefficient distribution system.

Boiler Replacement: New boilers offer improved efficiencies and better controls to optimize operations in steam and hot water systems.

Boiler Stack Economizers: Extract heat from the products of combustion to pre-heat make-up, return water, or condensate to the system.

Baffle Inserts: Utilize baffle inserts to slow down the flow of the hot gases through the boiler. The longer residence time permits the extraction of more heat to the water.

Blow-down Heat Recovery: Extract heat from the boiler blow-down to pre-heat boiler feed-water.

Install a Summer Boiler: Add a smaller boiler to serve summer time loads.

Natural Gas Rate Switch: Modifications of the burners to use oil in addition to natural gas, which allows a switch to a lower cost interruptible rate.

Other ECMs: __________________________________________________________________

Mechanical/Motors/Fans

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Energy-Efficient Motors: Replace old, inefficient motors with more energy efficient motors.

Motor Variable Speed Drives: Where applicable, install variable frequency drives to control motor speed.

Variable Speed Chiller Control: Add a variable frequency drive to the centrifugal compressor motor to modulate the capacity and disable the inlet guide vanes.

Variable Speed Cooling Tower Fans: Provide variable frequency drives for the cooling tower fans. Control based on the desired leaving water temperature from the cooling tower.

Compressed Air System Optimization: Replace compressors, add receivers to reduce cycling, and repair leaks to increase overall system efficiency.

Air–side Economizer: Provide outside air intake and damper with controls to bring in up to 100% outside air for cooling when the ambient temperature and humidity is adequate for cooling.

Variable Flow Pumping (CW or HW): Two-way valves replace 3-way valves at the air handler chilled and/or hot water coils. The chilled and/or hot water pumps are then provided with Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) to modulate the water flow based on a pressure sensor in the piping.

Low Leakage Dampers: Retrofit outside air, return air and relief air dampers with low leakage dampers to minimize blow-by and more precisely control the amount of outdoor air introduced.

Other ECMs: _________________________________________________________________

Building Envelope

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Window Replacement: Replace single pane inefficient windows with new double or triple glazed thermally insulated frame windows. Potentially reduce the total window area through the use of insulated panels.

Window External Shading: Install awnings to shade the window on the South and sometimes the East and/or West sides of the building to reduce the cooling requirements due to solar gain.

Window Internal Coverings: Install polystyrene insulated panels on the interior window surfaces to reduce total window exposure without affecting the exterior appearance of the building.

Roof Insulation: Provide rigid roof insulation as part of a re-roofing capital project.

Window Tinting: Install internal reflective window tinting film to reduce the solar gain through the glass.

Install Vestibule: Install an entrance vestibule to create an “air-lock” and prevent excess infiltration of outdoor air.

Other ECMs: __________________________________________________________________

Load Reduction

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Vending Misers: Vending and snack Misers consist of an occupancy sensor and a plug in devices that operate a vending machine based on occupancy in the general vicinity of the machine.

Energy Star Equipment: Provide more energy efficient equipment such as copiers, fax machines, and refrigerators.

Computer Network Management Software: Provide software that offers network level control over the PC power management settings.

Front-load Clothes Washers: Replace top loading clothes washers with front loading type.

Energy Efficient Transformers: Replace old electric transformers with new dry type energy efficient transformers.

Replace Kitchen equipment: Replace inefficient cooking and dishwashing equipment with more efficient equipment.

Other ECMs: __________________________________________________________________

Renewable Energy/Demand Response

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Cogeneration: Install a combustion turbine or internal combustion engine that uses the exhaust heat to produce steam or hot water. This is but one example of a cogeneration ECM as this ECM can take a variety of forms.

Emergency Generation and Peak Shaving: Provide natural gas or diesel-fueled emergency generators and interconnect with automatic transfer switching to run a dedicated load for peak shaving.

Back-pressure Turbine: Install a back pressure turbine to replace a steam PRV station to produce electricity.

Sub-metering: Provide electric meters at individual buildings.

Solar Domestic Water or Pool Heating: Install solar water heating panels on the roof or other suitable area and pipe into the domestic or pool heating system.

Fuel Cell: Install a fuel cell system to generate electricity and heat with the only reaction product of water.

Wind Energy: Install a wind turbine to generate electricity without producing any harmful emissions.

Photovoltaic Array: Install Photovoltaic (PV) solar electric panels to produce electricity without generating any greenhouse emissions.

Bio Energy Harvesting: Landfill gas is harvested and piped to fire boilers directly or to run an engine driven electric generator.

Ground-source (Geothermal) Heat Pumps: Install geothermal water source heat pump units and either a closed ground loop heat exchanger or open loop wells.

Other ECMs: __________________________________________________________________

Water Conservation

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New Toilets and Flush Valves: Standard toilets can have flush rating of up to 7 gallons per flush. Installing new china and new flush valves capable of low flow can reduce water consumption significantly. New low flow components can flush toilets with as little as 1.5 gallons per flush. Although it is typically advocated to perform a complete china and flush valve upgrade, there may be some cases where a new valve is all that is needed.

New Urinals and/or Flush Valves: Replace existing urinals with new low flow components.

Faucet Aerator: Install aerators to reduce flow through sink faucets.

New faucets – Manual or Automatic: Install new faucets to reduce water flow in sinks.

Low-flow Shower Heads: Install low flow shower heads.

Sensor Flush Valves: Install automatic flush valves on urinals and toilets.

Eliminate Domestic Water for process Cooling: Covert water cooled systems to air cooled systems.

Cooling Tower Filtration: Provide a cooling tower water filter to reduce blow down.

Sub-meter Cooling Tower Makeup Water or Irrigation Water: Provide a sub-meter for the cooling tower make-up water or irrigation water to obtain a sewage credit from the waste water treatment authority.

Well Water makeup for cooling towers and boilers: Drill wells to supply water for cooling tower make-up or boiler make-up water.

Waterless Urinals: Install waterless urinals in place of conventional urinals that use flush valve technology.

Rainwater collection: Provide a rainwater collection and storage system.

Other ECMs: __________________________________________________________________

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