Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create a Greener Energy Future COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS...
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Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create a Greener Energy Future COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Deval L. Patrick, Governor Richard K. Sullivan, Jr., Secretary Mark Sylvia, Commissioner MassEnergyInsight An Energy Tracking Tool Aimee Powelka Municipal Efficiency Coordinator Green Communities Division [email protected] 1 EECBG & SEP Northeast Regional Peer Exchange March 30, 2011
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Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create a Greener Energy Future
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Deval L. Patrick, GovernorRichard K. Sullivan, Jr., Secretary
Mark Sylvia, Commissioner
MassEnergyInsight
An Energy Tracking Tool
Aimee Powelka
Municipal Efficiency Coordinator
Green Communities Division
EECBG & SEP Northeast Regional Peer Exchange
March 30, 2011
Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Greener Energy Future2
• FREE online tool for MA cities, towns, RSD & WTP
•Provides:
• Automated electronic download of utility data
•All energy costs and accounts in one place
•Standard and custom reporting
• One tool to do it all:
• Benchmark: track energy use by town, department or building
• Identify: least efficient buildings for efficiency action
• Measure and verify: energy use trends by building over time
Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Greener Energy Future
Developing MassEnergyInsight• ARRA and RGGI money enabled MassEnergyInsight to be developed
• Previously piloted an energy tool with DOE Rebuild America Program
• Goal was to provide data for informed local energy action
• Design criteria• Web-based• User-friendly• No-cost• All fuels/energy uses in one place• Ease of use• Integrate with Portfolio Manager
• Automatic data loading of electric and gas data
• Mass DOER enabling legislation (MGL Ch. 25A §7) authorizes DOER to collect energy use and cost data from utilities
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Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Greener Energy Future
MassEnergyInsight Adoption
Launched in January 2010
Training and support is critical
215 towns and 390 users trained to date
Promotion at meetings & conferences
Continue to refine based upon user feedback
– Reporting by Department
Uses of MassEnergyInsight
– Enhance communications within town concerning energy
– Aid work with utilities on efficiency projects
– Facilitate EECBG measurement & verification
– Use to evaluate Performance Contracts
– Establish energy use baseline for Green Community application
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Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Greener Energy Future
Identify Priority Areas for Action
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Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Greener Energy Future
Peer-to-Peer Comparison
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Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Greener Energy Future
Identify Efficiency Targets: Local
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Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Greener Energy Future
Identify Efficiency Targets: State
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Park MaintDPW
Elem SchoolComm Ctr
LibraryLibrary
Comm CtrSkating RinkWater Pump
GarageCity Hall
High SchoolComm Ctr
Fire Station
Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Greener Energy Future
Measure & Verify by Building
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Helping Massachusetts Municipalities Create A Greener Energy Future
Monitor Energy Goals and Efforts
EECBG
Green Communities
Sector-specific state goals (Water/Sewer)
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