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4th Friday Series (June 27, 2014) NRCS Services for Ag-Sector Landowners Kip Pheil National Energy Technology Development Team USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 1 Terms energy & NRCS dialects Timelines NRCS

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Kip Pheil

National Energy Technology Development Team USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

4th Friday Series (June 27, 2014) NRCS Services for Ag-Sector Landowners

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 Terms – energy & NRCS dialects  Timelines – NRCS + Agricultural Energy  Targets – NRCS Goals for Ag Energy  Tactics – NRCS Approach to Ag Energy

 Clients / Staffing / Partners / etc.

 Tools (aka Technology)

 Conservation Practice Standards for Energy  Energy Analysis Tools – Calculators + Consultants  $ (Cash – not a defined Technology but clearly a tool)

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AOI * OSU

(BSME)

ODOE

(SELP) (RPS)

NRCS

(ETDT)

* - acronym

  • f interest

(defined in notes)

kenneth isaac pheil

63 (No) + 157 (Lb) ≠ 220 (V)

[Feb 2011]

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Ag-Sector Landowner =

Farmer, Forester, Rancher, Vintner, etc. (mostly on privately held lands though NRCS works with Tribes, varied government-sector agencies, etc.).

EIA = Energy Information Administration (US) viz = vis-á-vis (kip jargon)

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 1930 Dust Bowl  1933 Soil Erosion Service (SES)  1973 Oil Embargo (one)  1994 Natural Resources Conservation Service  2006 NRCS Nat’l Energy Technology Team  2010 NRCS Energy Resource Concerns  2011 Farmstead Energy Improvement (374) CPS ^  2013 Lighting (670) & Building (672) CPS  2013 State Technical Energy Leads for QA

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 1930 Dust Bowl  1933 Soil Erosion Service (SES)  1973 Oil Embargo (one)  1994 Natural Resources Conservation Service  2006 NRCS Nat’l Energy Technology Team  2010 NRCS Energy Resource Concerns  2011 Farmstead Energy Improvement (374)  2013 State Technical Energy Leads for QA  Energy – Historically – Incidental to SWAPA

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Few ag-enterprises use natural gas - does it matter? Does an Industrial rate apply to farmers?

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Natural gas is a key driver for the cost of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers:

  • primary feedstock;
  • direct process heat;
  • indirect process power (lags coal-fired electricity on a %

basis).

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 Terms – energy & NRCS dialects  Timelines – NRCS + Agricultural Energy  Targets – NRCS Goals for Ag Energy  Tactics – NRCS Approach to Ag Energy

 Clients / Staffing / Partners / etc.

 Tools (aka Technology)

 Conservation Practice Standards for Energy  Energy Analysis Tools – Calculators + Consultants  $ (Cash – not a defined Technology but clearly a tool)

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Energy Supply Energy Export Energy Need

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Farmers, Ranchers, Vintners, etc.

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Energy Supply Energy Exports Energy Needs

On-Farm Energy Balance (within “farm gate”)

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Energy Supply Energy Exports Energy Needs

NRCS focus!

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Energy Supply Energy Exports Energy Needs

Diesel/Gasoline ~35% Synthetic Fertilizer ~30% Electricity ~20% Propane / Nat’l Gas ~10% Pesticides ~5% U.S. Ag Energy Sources^

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Energy Supply Energy Exports Energy Needs

Diesel/Gasoline ~35% Synthetic Fertilizer ~30% Electricity ~20% Propane / Nat’l Gas ~10% Pesticides ~5% U.S. Ag Energy Sources

Renewable Resource Share of total: ~ 3% Mostly delivered as electricity.

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Steps to Reach Net-Zero Agricultural Operations: 1) Reduce Energy Needs. 2) Meet those Needs with Renewable Resources. Net-Zero Agricultural Operations:

  • A. Serve energy needs for

continued operations with renewable resources.

  • B. Based on annual

average conditions & yield. In / Out / Uncertain:

  • Embedded energy.
  • De minimis uses.
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NRCS Focus 2010 - present 1) Reduce Energy Needs. (i.e., shrink the demand pie)

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NRCS Focus 20yy - TBD 1) Reduce Energy Needs. 2) ? (i.e., shrink the demand pie) 2) Renewable Resources? USDA Rural Development Utilities Extension Energy Others

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 Terms – energy & NRCS dialects  Timelines – NRCS + Agricultural Energy  Targets – NRCS Goals for Ag Energy  Tactics – NRCS Approach to Ag Energy

 Clients / Staffing / Partners / etc.

 Tools (aka Technology)

 Conservation Practice Standards for Energy  Energy Analysis Tools – Calculators + Consultants  $ (Cash – not a defined Technology but clearly a tool)

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Resource Concern Energy Study Upgrade via CPS

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Conservation Practice Standards

Tools & Docs

Farmers, Ranchers,

  • ther

Landowners Energy Tech Team State Area Field Office Technical Service Providers External Partners Science & Technology

NRCS

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Conservation Practice Standards

Tools & Docs

Farmers, Ranchers,

  • ther

Landowners Energy Tech Team State Area Field Office Technical Service Providers External Partners Science & Technology

? $$ ?

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Pacific Island Area Caribbean Area

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Central NTSC East NTSC West NTSC

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West NTSC Hosts Air Energy Water Central NTSC Hosts Grazing Wetlands Wildlife East NTSC Hosts Manure Mngt Plant Soil

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Conservation Practice Standards

Tools & Docs

Farmers, Ranchers,

  • ther

Landowners Energy Tech Team State Area Field Office Technical Service Providers External Partners Science & Technology

NRCS

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 USDA Agencies, e.g.,:

 Agricultural Research Service (ARS) (Energy Supply & Exports spokes viz biomass)  Economic Research Service (ERS)  National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) (support of Extension, etc.)  Rural Development (RD) ($ to address Need, Supply, Export spokes)  Rural Utilities Service (RUS) ($ - mainly – on Supply spoke)

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 Dept. of Defense (DOD)  Dept. of Energy (USDOE)  Dept. of Interior (DOI)  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

(Anaerobic Digesters viz AgSTAR) (crossover to wider SWAPA areas)

 Universities

 Ag / Biological Engr Dept. (typical)  Extension Energy (+)

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 State Energy & Ag Agencies

 Nat’l Assn of State Energy Offices (NASEO)

 Non-Governmental Org’s, e.g.,:

 American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

(ACEEE)

 American Society for Agricultural & Biological

Engineers (ASABE)

 Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE)  Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy  National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)  The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

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 State Energy & Ag Agencies

 Nat’l Assn of State Energy Offices (NASEO)

 Non-Governmental Org’s, e.g.,:

 American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

(ACEEE)

 American Society for Agricultural & Biological

Engineers (ASABE)

 Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE)  Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy  National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)  The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

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 Environmental Quality Incentives Program

(EQIP)

 Conservation Activity Plan (CAP)  Technical Service Provider (TSP)  Technical Service Provider Registry (TechReg)  Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG)

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 Terms – energy & NRCS dialects  Timelines – NRCS + Agricultural Energy  Targets – NRCS Goals for Ag Energy  Tactics – NRCS Approach to Ag Energy

 Clients / Staffing / Partners / etc.

 Tools (aka Technology)

 Conservation Practice Standards for Energy  Energy Analysis Tools – Calculators + Consultants  $ (Cash – not a defined Technology but clearly a tool)

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 Terms – energy & NRCS dialects  Timelines – NRCS + Agricultural Energy  Targets – NRCS Goals for Ag Energy  Tactics – NRCS Approach to Ag Energy

 Clients / Staffing / Partners / etc.

 Tools (aka Technology)

 Conservation Practice Standards for Energy  Energy Analysis Tools – Calculators + Consultants  $ (Cash – not a defined Technology but clearly a tool)

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Conservation Practice Standards

Tools & Docs

Farmers, Ranchers,

  • ther

Landowners Energy Tech Team State Area Field Office Technical Service Providers External Partners Science & Technology

NRCS

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“acquire and develop nationally relevant technology” Energy Conservation Specialist, NRCS job posting [2010] Technology ≈ spreadsheets

  • ther models

standards Technology ≠ fans, motors, pumps, ballasts

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Legacy CPS

 Irrigation (many)  Tillage (many)  Forestry (some)  Crops (some)  Air Quality (few)

Newly Revamped CPS (2011)

 Farmstead Energy Improvement (374)

Reduce Energy Needs: Enhance the technical base.

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Legacy CPS

 Irrigation  Tillage  Forestry  Crops  Air Quality

Drove Revamped CPS (2011 update)

 Farmstead Energy Improvement (374)

Purpose Statements (typical): 1) Reduce Energy Use (22). 2) Renewable Energy Source or System (18). Some CPS serve both purposes.

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Major Activity from ASABE S612 2013 – new CPS split from (374)

  • Lighting System Improvement (670)
  • Building Envelope Improvement (672)
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Energy Analysts (typically)

 Energy Conservation Measure (ECM)  Energy Conservation Opportunity (ECO)  Energy Efficiency Measure (EEM)

NRCS (typically)

 Payment Schedule Scenario

(embedded w/in a Conservation Practice)

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EUI = Energy Use Index ECAT = Energy Consumption Awareness Tools ESAT = Energy Self-Assessment Tools Enrg Engr = Energy Engineer (or equal)

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Tool Uses

Animal Housing Weather Data (est. ventilation & heating system run-time) Irrigation Water Required, State Average values Common Crops Nitrogen Typical synthetic fertilizer costs Common Crops Tillage Crop Management Zone Common Crops All Links to local resources (e.g., Extension, NRCS, and others).

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The results generated by these tools are estimates based on NRCS models … Illustrate … magnitude of savings possible. Not intended to provide precise estimates for your … farm: actual results … depend on … local conditions and

  • perations … soil types, rainfall, slope of land,

machinery used, etc.

About Energy Estimators

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ESAT Link

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Purdue Link

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This tool does not provide operation-specific recommendations … it provides an idea of … energy cost savings … from selecting specific in-bin or high-temperature drying systems. Results should not be construed as actual savings, but only as estimates.

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Conservation Practice Standards

Tools & Docs

Farmers, Ranchers,

  • ther

Landowners Energy Tech Team State Area Field Office Technical Service Providers External Partners Science & Technology

NRCS Other Tools Available

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More than 20 links to varied calculators (including NRCS).

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On-line Calculators & other Tools provide:

 Landowner ‘what if?’ options.  Order of Magnitude Estimates.  Ideas for Energy Upgrades.  “Stop / Go” results.

Next Step May be An Energy Intervention:

 Contact NRCS.  Energy Study based on Site-Specific Data  Funds are available to assist.

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TSP

Client Client TSP Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4

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 …  Energy Study based on Site-Specific Data  …

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Kip Pheil

  • (503) 273-2437 (o)
  • kenneth.pheil@por.usda.gov
  • (503) 310-3037 (m)

Replay or Live. (Search: “nrcs energy conservation opportunity webinar”) TBD

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 Terms – energy & NRCS dialects  Timelines – NRCS + Agricultural Energy  Targets – NRCS Goals for Ag Energy  Tactics – NRCS Approach to Ag Energy

 Clients / Staffing / Partners / etc.

 Tools (aka Technology)

 Conservation Practice Standards for Energy  Energy Analysis Tools – Calculators + Consultants  $ (Cash – not a defined Technology but clearly a tool)