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Business as Usual: Cost-Saving Activities that Green the Federal Government

Solution Showcase Greening the Federal Government

Trina MartynowiczU.S. Environmental Protection Agency Pacific Southwest Region 9

August 11, 2015

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Overview

• Federal Regional Council (FRC)• Fuel efficient vehicles• Aggregated solar procurement• Water conservation• Federal Green Challenge (FGC)

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Federal Regional Council

• Includes CA, NV, AZ, HI and U.S. Pacific Island Territories

• Programmatic information exchange– U.S. Mexico-Border– Working with Tribes– Greening the government

• Share success stories, challenges, opportunities• EO 13693: Coordinate with Federal

Executive Boards on fleets, water, climate change preparedness and clean energy

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Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

• EO 13693• 650,000 Federal vehicles • Reduce GHG emissions by 30% from 2014 levels

by 2025– Fleetwide average- reduce per mile GHGs– Milestone: > 4% by 10/18

• Reduce fossil fuel use• Increase zero-emission and plug-in hybrids– New passenger vehicles: > 20% by 2021; 50% by 2026– Bonus: double credit for other types of vehicles

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Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

• Assess existing fleet, identify future needs– Alt Fuel Lifecycle Environmental Economic Transportation Tool– Fleet Sustainability Dashboard

• Create a plan – Petroleum Reduction Planning Tool– Vehicle Cost Calculator

• Lease or own vehicles– Alt Fuel Green Vehicles Guides– Alt Fueling Station Locator– SmartWay Program

• Track and report savings– Federal Automotive Statistical Tool

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Federal Aggregated Solar Procurement Project

• EO 13693• Reduce greenhouse gases by 40% from 2008

levels by 2025• Increase renewable energy to 30% by 2025– Collective procurement of clean energy for multiple

Federal buildings– Milestone: > 10% in FY16 and 17– Bonus: double energy for renewables generated on

Federal facilities or Tribal lands used by a Federal facility

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Federal Aggregated Solar Procurement Project

• Nation’s first federal combined solar power purchasing agreement (PPA)

• Demonstrates multiple federal agencies can leverage their purchasing power

• 5 MW total: 8 GSA sites and 1 USFS in California and Nevada

• Currently evaluating developer bids

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Federal Aggregated Solar Procurement Project

Why This Project?• Limited technical and procurement staff• Lack of possible renewable energy sites • Difficult to achieve financial feasibility for small

solar systems• Ease of purchasing energy without upfront capital• No clear procurement path for

on-site renewables– Need all levels of support

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• Gathering lessons learned for possible Phase II– FEMP participation is crucial

• Promotes national federal aggregation projects– Streamlines procurement process– Maximizes federal cost savings– Standardization promotes competitive bids

• Meets EO 13693! – Double points since the PV energy is generated on

and used by Federal facilities

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Water Conservation

• EO 13693• Reduce potable water by 36% by 2025 or 2% per

year from FY07 levels• Ensure metered water and data management• Reduce industrial, landscape and agriculture

water use 30% by 2025 or 2% per year by 2020• Various strategies and tools

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WaterSense: Savings Add Up!

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Short-Term Actions• Meter water use• Conduct a facility audit• Set goals• Create and implement an Action

Plan• Incorporate the Plan into policies• Evaluate progress, calculate savings

Long-Term Actions• Reuse and recycle water• Capture stormwater to replenish aquifers

Water Conservation

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Federal Green Challenge

• EO 13693– Reduce energy in buildings by 2.5% annually from a

2015 baseline by 2025– Divert > 50% solid waste – Ensure procurement: recycled content, ENERGYSTAR– Promote electronic stewardship

• Federal Green Challenge = Lead by Example– Commit to annual reduction in at least 2 areas:

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Federal Green Challenge

+ 400 federal facilities + 1.6 million federal employees

Saved 80 million gallons of water

Reduced 12.3 million miles traveled

Saved over $24 million to the U.S. taxpayers

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Trina MartynowiczU.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 Pacific SouthwestMartynowicz.Trina@epa.gov

Fleets: federalfleets.energy.govAggregated Solar: epa.gov/fgc/spotlight/solar.html WaterSense: epa.gov/watersenseFederal Green Challenge: epa.gov/fgc