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Pulse Energy Webinar:

Using Energy Contests to

Reduce Building Energy

Use

May 6, 2011

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Poll Results

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Poll Results Continued

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More Poll Results

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Owen Rogers - @exortech

Pulse Energy, Competitions Lead

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Why engage occupants?

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Common Motivations

• Organization commitments

• Quick and easy win

• Raise awareness

• Green marketing

• Research

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Energy savings without capital cost

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Traditional focus: awareness and altruism

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Human social dynamics

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Social

Competitiveness

Fun

Feedback

Work with human nature

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Ideas for occupant engagement

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Competitions

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Our experience

• 9 competitions

• universities, offices

buildings, government

• 1 to 10 buildings

• 1 week – 3 months

• over 600 participants

• multiple time zones

• multiple countries

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Results

• 1-2 weeks: 5-20%

• 1-3 months: 2-5% savings

• Up to 7% savings over 6 months

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• Energy savings focus

• See what’s possible

• Empowerment – changing norms

• Ideas for further changes

• Persistent savings

Results

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Observations

• HVAC tuning often has biggest impact

• real-time is key

• lighting is easiest

• plug load is hard

• operational changes are most

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#winning

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Pulse™ Competitions

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Competition as a race

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Energy savings as distance

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Visualizing savings

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Savings: actual vs baseline

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Comparing buildings

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Handicap: fuel efficiency

Assessing energy savings potential

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1. Total consumption

2. Efficiency

4. Influence

3. Control

5. Commitment

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Assessing energy savings potential

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Assessing energy savings potential

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Observations

• Control is most important

• Control + commitment yield best results

• Efficiency is not as important

• Easier to save in smaller buildings

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Tips

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Tip: pick a date

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Tip: run a trial

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Tip: identify champions

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Tip: set a goal

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Tip: have a kickoff

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Tip: do food

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Tip: use themes

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Tip: synchronize events

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Tip: offer prizes

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Tip: run a survey

•Pick a date

•Conduct a trial

•Identify champions

•Set a goal

•Have a kickoff

•Do food

•Use themes

•Synchronized events

•Offer prizes

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Tip: run a survey

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Challenges

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Challenge: consistency

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Challenge: persistent savings

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Challenge: fun vs fairness

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Challenge: sprint vs marathon

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More than competitions

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Pulse™ for day to day operations

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Pulse™ for day to day operations

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Pulse™ for measurement & verification

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Questions?

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Questions?

Thank you!

•Additional questions? Contact Pulse Energy

•1-877-331-0530

•info@pulseenergy.com

•http://www.pulseenergy.com/company/contact

•More energy management best practices

•On-demand webinars:

http://www.pulseenergy.com/resources/energy-

management-webinars/

•Pulse blog: http://blog.pulseenergy.com/

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