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Agenda Welcome & Introductions National and Commonwealth - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Creating A Clean, Affordable and Resilient Energy Future For the Commonwealth Leading by Example Council Meeting September 12, 2017 Agenda Welcome & Introductions National and Commonwealth Updates Policy Updates Guest Speaker:
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Agenda
- Welcome & Introductions
- National and Commonwealth Updates
- Policy Updates
- Guest Speaker: PowerOptions Small-System Solar
Program
- Vehicle Updates
- LBE Emissions and Energy Data and Tracking
- LBE Updates
- Site Solar Tour
MassDOT-Highway: Research & Materials Facility
Renewable Energy and Conservation Efforts
Hopkinton
Lab & Office Space
Solar Canopies and Roof Top
- Approached by Project Manager in Spring of 2016 to consider PV system to ensure
LEED Silver Target is met and potentially hit Gold LEED status.
- Contract in place with Ameresco, of Framingham in December 2016.
- Install approximately 490 kW of Canopy-PV and 50 kW of rooftop.
- The canopy portion was awarded a $245,000 Grant from DOER. The funds should
allow us to pay for the charging stations and reduce the PPA by approximately $0.01/kWh.
- Construction started in late Fall 2016 and met the 50% expenditure by 1/8/2017,
and the mechanically complete by 5/8/2017, milestones to fall under the SREC-II Emergency Regulation.
- Expect system testing and commissioning later this month or early October.
Other MassDOT-Highway “Green” Initiatives:
- This Hopkinton site, once commissioned, will increase our total PV
– Partnering Efforts to about 4.4 mW.
- We are in the process of constructing a District Office in Worcester
that will have integrated PV and is designed to be a ZNE facility.
- We expect to develop more solar canopies at about a dozen Park
& Rides under SMART. Potential for another 5-6 mW
- Nearing completion of 120 +/- upgrades to our statewide depots
under AEP. Estimated annual savings of approximately $185,000. (20% reduction of 50,000 kWh annual demand, $0.15/kWh)
- Installing six (6), 50 kW EV Fast Charges at various I-90 Service
- Plazas. Three operational, three more operational within 4-8
weeks.
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National and Commonwealth Updates
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What Do You Think this Is?
Hint: These are 5 Solar PV interval meters in MA
The 2017 Solar eclipse!
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National Renewables Progress
Source: EIA, 2017
In March, and again in April, U.S. monthly electricity generation from utility-scale renewable sources exceeded nuclear generation for the first time since July 1984
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Solar and Wind Growth Exceeding Expectations Globally
Source: Nature Energy, 2017
Growth in PV capacity and scenario projections
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EPA Air Trends Report
Source: EPA, 2017
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EPA Air Trends Report
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Harvey and Hospital Resiliency
- Flooding limited vehicle
passage and ability to evacuate patients from Houston hospital
- Originally planned to
move all 350 patients
- Then, new plan was move
80 of the sickest patients due to high waters
- Then, only 5 ambulances
could reach the building to move patients to other hospitals
- 2 ended up turning back
Source: Washington Post
In response to tropical storm Allison in 2001, emergency generators from multiple hospitals were moved up from basement– improving resiliency
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Dennis - $133,300
- Project: Improving the Coastal
Resiliency of Dr. Bottero Road and Chapin Beach - Coastal Structure and Beach Nourishment Design and MA Environmental Policy Act Compliance
Duxbury Beach Reservation, Inc. - $36,340
- Project: Duxbury Beach Dune
Restoration Project
Eastham - $79,676
- Project: Assessment of Multi-
decadal Coastal Change - Eastham to Wellfleet
Essex - $71,450
- Project: Improving Coastal Hazard
Management along the North Shore - Integrating Science, Outreach and Education to Increase Ecosystem and Community Resiliency
Falmouth - $124,695
- Project: Assessment of Shoreline
Stabilization Alternatives for Menauhant Beach
Gloucester - $97,500
- Project: Gloucester Pump
Stations - Floodproofing Redesign and Retrofit
Kingston - $497,725
- Project: Gray’s Beach Park
Coastal Restoration, Retreat and Site Improvement Project
Marshfield - $36,000
- Project: Feasibility Assessment
and Design for Beach and Dune Enhancement through Beneficial Reuse of Dredged Materials from Green Harbor
Mattapoisett - $67,800
- Project: Addressing
Mattapoisett’s Potable Water Infrastructure Vulnerabilities at the Pease’s Point Water Main Crossing
New Bedford - $153,045
- Project: West Rodney French
Boulevard Beach Nourishment - Engineering and Permitting
Northeastern Univ. $202,950
- Project: Enhancement and
Stabilization of Natural Cobble Shoreline at Canoe Beach
Salem - $11,250
- Project: Salem Collins Cove
Bioengineering with Coir Rolls and Sea Grass Plantings
Scituate - $210,000
- Project: Engineering and
Environmental Permitting for Roadway Elevation Improvements and Dune Nourishment along North Humarock Beach for Improved Coastal Resiliency
Wareham - $101,100
- Project: Coastal Resilience
Improvements - Final Design for 3 Priority Pump Stations
Weymouth - $397,500
- Project: Puritan Road Flood
Mitigation and Ecological Resilience - Construction
Winthrop - $77,550
- Project: Coughlin Park Green
Infrastructure Project - Design and Permitting
Coastal Resilience Grant Projects
- EEA awarded $2.2M in grants awarded to 16 coastal communities to prepare for
climate change (EEA press release, August 2017)
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Policy Updates
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SMART (Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target) Program Changes
- Final regulation published in state register on August 25,
2017
- Number of key changes made
100 MW Procurement (to establish base compensation rate):
- Each distribution company will issue individual
procurement for 1-5 MW (collectively procuring 100 MW statewide)
- Ceiling price raised to $0.17/kWh
- Unique base compensation rates will be established for
each individual distribution company (rather than single statewide rate)
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SMART Program Changes (cont.)
Compensation Rate Adder Caps and Rate of Decline:
- Adder caps eliminated
- Adders decline by 4% for every tranche of capacity determined
by DOER (separate from base rate capacity blocks)
- First tranche of capacity for each adder is 80 MW
- Future tranche sizes to be determined by DOER as they are
filled
Project Segmentation
- Canopies can be sited on same parcel as building-mounted solar
- Generation units can span multiple parcels if located behind a
single interconnection point, single meter and sized 5 MW or less
- Added process that allows DOER to provide exceptions to
segmentation rules for good cause on case by case basis
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SMART Program Changes (cont.)
Other
- Added definition and special provisions for floating
solar, with an associated $0.03/kWh adder
- Added language prohibiting capacity expansions,
with specific exceptions
- Modified formula for calculating the incentive
payments for behind-the-meter generation units:
𝐶𝑓ℎ𝑗𝑜𝑒 𝑢ℎ𝑓 𝑁𝑓𝑢𝑓𝑠 𝑇𝑝𝑚𝑏𝑠 𝑈𝑏𝑠𝑗𝑔𝑔 𝐻𝑓𝑜𝑓𝑠𝑏𝑢𝑗𝑝𝑜 𝑉𝑜𝑗𝑢 𝐷𝑝𝑛𝑞𝑓𝑜𝑡𝑏𝑢𝑗𝑝𝑜 𝑆𝑏𝑢𝑓 = 𝐷𝑏𝑞𝑏𝑑𝑗𝑢𝑧 𝐶𝑏𝑡𝑓𝑒 𝑆𝑏𝑢𝑓 + 𝐵𝑒𝑒𝑓𝑠𝑡 − (𝑑𝑣𝑠𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑢 𝐸𝑗𝑡𝑢𝑠𝑗𝑐𝑣𝑢𝑗𝑝𝑜 𝑠𝑏𝑢𝑓 + 𝑑𝑣𝑠𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑢 𝑈𝑠𝑏𝑜𝑡𝑛𝑗𝑡𝑡𝑗𝑝𝑜 𝑠𝑏𝑢𝑓 + 𝑑𝑣𝑠𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑢 𝑈𝑠𝑏𝑜𝑡𝑗𝑢𝑗𝑝𝑜 𝑠𝑏𝑢𝑓 + 𝑈ℎ𝑠𝑓𝑓 𝑧𝑓𝑏𝑠 𝑏𝑤𝑓𝑠𝑏𝑓 𝑝𝑔 𝐶𝑏𝑡𝑗𝑑 𝑇𝑓𝑠𝑤𝑗𝑑𝑓 𝑆𝑏𝑢𝑓)
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MassDEP 3(d) Regulations for State Fleet
E.O. 569:
DEP shall “consider limits on emissions from, among other sources or categories of sources, the following: (i) leaks from the natural gas distribution system; (ii) new, expanded, or renewed emissions permits or approvals; (iii) the transportation sector or subsets of the transportation sector, including the Commonwealth’s vehicle fleet; and (iv) gas insulated switchgear;”
Key Components
- Executive Offices are regulated entities
- Mass-based limits set on CO2 emissions from state fleet passenger vehicles
beginning in 2018 and declining each year through 2025
- Reporting requirements for both passenger and non-passenger vehicles
- Monitoring and record keeping requirements
Key Dates:
- November 1, 2017: each EO to provide DEP with non-passenger vehicle
information* for time period from January 1, 2016-December 31, 2016
- March 1, 2018: each EO to provide DEP with non-passenger vehicle
information* for time period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
- March 1, 2019 (and each March 1st thereafter): EOs to submit report to DEP
for previous calendar year on its passenger vehicles *specific information required for reporting outlined in final regulation
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MassDEP 3(d) Regulations for State Fleet (cont)
Key Changes from Draft Regulations
- Amended definitions:
- Executive Office – includes all quasi-public agencies whose governing
members or board that include(s) the Secretary of an Executive Office
- Passenger vehicle – must have EPA fuel economy label
(any motor vehicle with a GVWR under 10,000 lbs designed primarily for transportation of persons and having a design capacity of 12 persons or less. Does not include transit vehicles or vehicles designed to transport property of with special features enabling off-road operation and use, including but not limited to pickup trucks, cargo vans, emergency vehicles, test vehicles, non-road vehicles)
- Exempted EO’s with fewer than 30 passenger vehicles in fleet
- Process to petition DEP for portion of CO2 emissions “set-aside” due to:
- Inaccurate data used to establish baseline
- Mathematical error in calculating emission limit
- Increase in passenger vehicle fleet
- New EOs becoming subject to CO2 emission limits due to increase in
passenger vehicle fleet to 30 or more
- Emissions reductions spread more evenly among compliance years
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Change in 3d Reg Emissions Reductions
Revised DEP Scenario (All Executive Offices) Baseline 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Gasoline Consumed (gallons) 962,847 889,164 883,740 870,200 855,742 844,455 774,183 683,024 629,731 Reduction/year (gallons)
- 73,683
5,424 13,540 14,458 11,287 70,272 91,158 53,293 % change/year
- 8%
1% 2% 2% 1% 8% 12% 8% Metric tonnes reduced/year
- 663
49 122 130 102 632 820 480 Original DEP Scenario (All Executive Offices) Baseline 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Gasoline Consumed (gallons) 388,947 302,799 298,369 295,444 289,965 281,027 274,342 251,249 246,466 Reduction/year (gallons)
- 86,149
4,430 2,925 5,479 8,938 6,685 23,093 4,783 % change/year
- 22.15%
1.46% 0.98% 1.85% 3.08% 2.38% 8.42% 1.90% Metric tonnes reduced/year
- 773.6
39.8 26.3 49.2 80.3 60.0 207.4 42.9
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PowerOptions Small-System Solar Program
Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Commonwealth or DOER.
PowerOptions Small Systems Solar
We Work to Your Advantage.
DOER Leading by Example Council
September 12, 2017
Walter Gray Matt Shortsleeve
Who Are We?
PowerOptions is a nonprofit energy buying consortium that delivers cost savings and predictability to nonprofits and the public sector in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. With nearly 500 members,
- ur collective strength yields optimal pricing and stability for our entire
membership of organizations both large and small.
What Do We Do?
PowerOptions is a trusted advisor and resource responsible for managing the complexities of energy purchasing on behalf of its members. PowerOptions procures the most competitive energy contracts with the nation’s leading energy suppliers, bringing value and security to members through all our energy platforms. We are mission-driven with a primary focus on cost and reliability, always concentrating on our members’ needs.
Who We Are
- A nonprofit energy buying consortium serving other nonprofits for
almost 20 years
- Active in MA, CT
, RI
- Trusted advisor to our members
- Experts on utilities, renewables, efficiency, competitive supply
- Full-time staff of 9
- Strong stable of consultants
- Mission-driven
- Focus on energy cost and stability for members
Strength in Numbers
- 500 Members
- All Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island nonprofits
and public entities are eligible
- $200 million annual sales of energy supply
- Electricity: 1 billion kwh of electricity / 200 MW demand
- Natural Gas: 12 million dekatherms of gas
- Solar: 65+ MWs of solar projects under contract
- PowerOptions conducted 7 RFPs for electric and gas since 1998
- Totaling more than $2 billion in energy commodity sales
Our Members
- More than 60 Municipalities and Public Schools
- Colleges and Universities
- Hospitals
- Housing Authorities
- Cultural Institutions
- Social Service Agencies
- YMCAs
- Churches
- Elderly Housing
- Private schools
PowerOptions Large Scale Solar Program
- Launched in January 2012
- 66 MW under contract
- 44 MW with housing authorities
- Estimated savings of $100million over 20 year PPAs
- Mostly virtual net metering from large arrays
- Experience with on-site behind-the-meter projects
- Largest solar canopy in the Northeast at Bristol Community
College
- Extensive press coverage – Boston Globe, Boston Business
Journal, Greentech Media, etc.
- Currently evaluating responses to RFP for new Large Solar
Provider
Small Systems Solar Program
- < 300 kW AC on-site solar systems
- Solect to finance, install, own, operate, maintain systems
- No upfront cost
- 20 Year fixed price Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)
- Pre-negotiated contract terms and conditions
- Block pricing (¢/kWh) by project size – rooftop systems
- Ground systems and carports available as well
The PowerOptions Advantage
- PowerOptions acting as advisor and facilitator
- Long and successful relationship with all varieties of
nonprofits
- Extensive solar experience
- Eliminate need for outside consultants
- For public entities, competitive procurement rules are waived
via statute (MGL chapter 164, section 137)
- Pre-negotiated contract will streamline administrative work
- Favorable terms and conditions
- Minimal legal fees
- Competitive procurement determined Solect Energy best
positioned to execute in this sector
- Competitive pricing
Solect Energy
- Founded in 2009, Headquartered in Hopkinton, MA
- Develop, Finance, Design, Build, Operate, Service in MA, RI, CT
- 70 MA employees, installations by PMs, CMS, and
subcontractors
- 65 MW completed in MA across 360 projects
- 70% of projects are < 300kW
- Plans to maintain ownership of majority of projects, certain
projects will be financed by investment partner as necessary
- Solect Services provide monitoring, O&M for all projects
Small Solar Program Status
- ~ 25 Projects
- 3.7 MW contracted, 3.1 MW
- perational
- Municipalities
- Schools
- Housing Authorities
- YMCAs
- Houses of Worship
- Managed Care Facilities
- 38 projects, 8MW pipeline
We are always available
129 South St., Fl. 5, Boston MA 02111 www.poweroptions.org Walter Gray, Program Analyst wgray@poweroptions.org 617-456-3006 89 Hayden Rowe St., Hopkinton, MA 01748 www.solect.com Matt Shortsleeve, VP mshortsleeve@solect.com 617-797-7832
www.poweroptions.org
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Vehicle Updates
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Discounts Offered on XL Hybrids Products
LBE, in collaboration with MAPC and OSD, negotiated a 6-month agreement with XL Hybrids
- Give state agencies the ability to aggregate purchases with
- ther public entities to achieve volume discounts
- Discounts vary by technology and volume
- Range from 3.6% to 34.7% off MSRP
- Limited-time discounts for duration of the agreement
- Discounts vary based on when order is placed
- Provide an additional 1.5-3% off MSRP
Vehicles that undergo an XL Hybrids upfit achieve a 20% or more improvement in fuel efficiency.
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Updates to Statewide Contract VEH102
New Products
- XL Hybrids
- PHEV upfit for F-150
- Hybrid upfit for F-250
New Vendors
- Category 1: EVSE
- Green Power Technology – Level II, DC Fast Chargers; software
- Category 2: Idle Reduction Technologies
- Thermo King Northeast – Electric refrigeration units & APUs for
heavy duty vehicles
- Category 3: Hybrid & Alt. Fuel Conversions
- Cusson Automotive Inc. – Propane
- Westport Fuel Systems – CNG & propane (Class 1,2,3 Fords)
- Zenith Sales of Indiana – Electric passenger, cargo & step-vans
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EV Charging Station Milestone
Level 1 Level 2 Fast Charger Total EV Charging Stations Total Ports Active # at State Sites 6 91 5 102 169
- Now 100+ EV charging stations at
state sites
- 13 stations w/ 15 ports opened in
2017
- More than a dozen more in progress
- Across 21 state agencies, authorities,
public higher-ed. campuses
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# of EV Ports by State Agency/Campus – 169 Total
- Mass. College of Liberal
Arts, 1, 1% Greenfield CC, 1, 1% Worcester State Univ., 2, 1% Bristol CC, 2, 1% UMass Dartmouth, 2, 1% Holyoke CC, 2, 1%
- Div. of Capital Asset
Management and Maintenance, 2, 1% Bridgewater State Univ., 3, 2%
- Dept. of Conservation
and Recreation, 4, 2%
- Mass. Convention
Center Authority, 4, 2% Quinsigamond CC, 4, 2% Tewksbury Hospital, 6, 4% MassDEP, 6, 4% Roxbury CC, 6, 4% Salem State Univ., 7, 4% UMass Medical School, 11, 7% UMass Lowell, 12, 7% UMass Amherst, 18, 11% MassDOT, 18, 11% MassPort, 29, 17% MBTA, 29, 17%
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Idle-Free Zone Signs
- Unnecessary vehicle idling more than 5
minutes prohibited in MA
- Clean Cities MA Program at DOER has 20
signs available to post at state facilities
- Example locations:
- Drop-off/pick-up waiting areas
- Commercial delivery zones
- For more information, contact
stephen.russell@state.ma.us
- DOER will request photos of installed signs
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LBE Emissions, Energy Data & Tracking
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LBE Data Tracking: What’s New
- MassEnergyInsight data improvements
- Working to gather current utility account/usage
information
- Ensuring historical accounts and data are
complete and accurate
- Historical data corrections
- Working with individual agencies & campuses to
identify historical data gaps/anomalies
- Slight changes to data
- Both EUI and GHG Emissions data reflect historical
adjustments back to baseline, though overall % changes less significant
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MassEnergyInsight
- Historical data at
your fingertips
- Still missing accounts
from some agencies/campuses
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Historical Data Revisions
LBE Baseline FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 TotalCO2e 1,265,25 1,334,35 1,293,02 1,243,93 1,211,67 1,163,02 1,087,82 1,072,20 953,361 944,936 969,060 937,367 909,931 Percentage change from LBE Baseline 0% 5% 2%
- 2%
- 4%
- 8%
- 14%
- 15%
- 25%
- 25%
- 23%
- 26%
- 28%
- 200,000
400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,600,000 GHG Emissions (Metric Tons CO2e)
GHG Emissions from State Facilities: Baseline to FY16
LBE Baseline FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 TotalCO2e 1,265,25 1,334,35 1,293,02 1,245,01 1,214,13 1,167,06 1,090,42 1,074,37 953,671 949,547 979,384 951,261 921,748 Percentage change from LBE Baseline 0% 5% 2%
- 2%
- 4%
- 8%
- 14%
- 15%
- 25%
- 25%
- 23%
- 25%
- 27%
- 200,000
400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,600,000
GHG Emissions from State Facilities: Baseline to FY16
- 2%
0% 0% 0% 1% 0%
- 3% -3% -4%
- 11% -15% -13%
100 110 120 130 140 150 160
EUI % Change from Baseline
- 2%
0% 0% 0% 1% 0%
- 3%
- 3%
- 4%
- 12%
- 15%
- 12%
110 120 130 140 150 160 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16
EUI % Change from Baseline
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GHG Emissions Analysis
5% 2%
- 2%
- 4%
- 8%
- 14%
- 15%
- 25%
- 25%
- 23%
- 26%
- 28%
- 200,000
400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,600,000 LBE Baseline FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
GHG Emissions from Baseline to FY16 with Targets Highlighted
Grand Total GHG Emissions in Baseline Year Target GHG Emissions for 2012 Target GHG Emissions for 2020 Target GHG Emissions for 2050 AUTHORITY 19% BHE 13% COURTS 3% EOAF 4% EOEEA 3% EOHHS 7% EOPS 12% MASSDOT 7% UMASS 32%
GHG Emissions by State Entity in FY16
200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 GHG Emissions (metric tons)
Emissions from Building Fuels Overtime
Building - Steam Building - Propane Building - Oil Building - Natural Gas Building - Electricity Building - Coal
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GHG Emissions Analysis
- 50%
- 40%
- 30%
- 20%
- 10%
0% 10% 20%
- 200,000
400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,600,000
Percentage change
Contribution from Top Ten Emitters to Total Annual Emissions
Total Emissions from All Others Total Emissions fromTop 10 emitters % change of top ten emitters % change total emissions
- 200,000
400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,600,000
LBE Baseline FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16
Annual GHG Emissions by Entity Type w/ % reduction from LBE Baseline
Colleges/Universities Authorities UMass Agencies Colleges/Universities % reduction Authorities % reduction UMass % reduction Agencies % reduction
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Group Discussion
- Are agencies/campuses discussing ways to approach
meeting emissions reduction targets?
- How are your facilities approaching targets beyond 2020?
- Do you have interim targets between 2020 and 2050?
- How can LBE help with long-term visioning exercises and
the targeting of significant emission reductions?
Source: WRI, 2013
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LBE Updates
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LBE Clean Energy Grants Awarded
Recipient Technology Description Amount Awarded Mass. College of Liberal Arts Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Grant for a 85kW CHP system for the college’s Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation in North Adams. The system is expected to reduce the consumption of 464,000kWh of grid electricity annually result in $43,000 in energy costs savings and Alternative Energy Credits (AECs) revenue, and reduce GHG emissions 117 metric
- tons. It will also provide additional resiliency benefits, as on-site standby generator
capacity will be able to generate power to maintain critical lab and building loads. $162,000 Franklin County Sherriff’s Department Solar PV Canopy Grant for a 436kW solar canopy at the Franklin County Jail and House of Correction in Greenfield. Annually, the solar installation is expected to generate 439,000kWh and save $92,000 in energy costs. The project includes two EV charging stations and pre-wiring for an additional three stations to be added at a future date. This is part
- f a comprehensive DCAMM energy project which includes over 20 additional
energy and water conservation measures. $545,000
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Energy Resiliency Feasibility Study Update
Arup is selected vendor to complete study
- Kick-off meeting: August 8th
- Work has begun on Task 1: Existing Conditions Assessment
- Data & information gathering
- Site visits from now through October
- Final report expected February 2018
Department of Veteran’s Affairs
- 1. Holyoke Soldiers’ Home
Department of Mental Health
- 2. Corrigan Mental Health Center
- 3. Danvers Cottages (10, 2 & 3)
- 4. Quincy Mental Health Center
- 5. Harry C Solomon Mental Health Center
- 6. Taunton State Hospital
Department of Developmental Services
- 7. Hogan Regional Center
- 8. Wrentham Development Center
Department of Public Health
- 9. Tewksbury Hospital
- 10. Western Massachusetts Hospital
Department of Youth Services
- 11. Stephen French Multiservice Center
- 12. Northeast Regional Youth Services Center
Evaluation of 12 state-owned 24/7 medical care facilities for
- pportunities to use clean energy technologies to increase the site’s
energy resiliency
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Utility Efficiency Efforts for State Facilities
Utilities are interested in expanding natural gas reduction projects:
- 1. Steam trap replacement
- 2. Heating control systems
- 3. Water heaters
Greater incentives may be available LBE working with utilities on several electric efficiency efforts: 1. Advanced power strips 2. LED and controls stairwell Packs LBE looking to do as part of upstream program – possible implementation in late 2017/early 2018
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2017 LBE Awards
- Applications now available, separate applications for:
- Public Entities
- Individual Achievement
- Application deadline: 5pm, Tuesday, September 26
- Ceremony in fall at State House
- Email applications to trey.gowdy@state.ma.us
- More information: LBE Awards webpage
Awards for energy and environmental achievements, for:
- State Agencies (2)
- Public Higher Ed. (2)
- Municipalities (2)
- Individuals (2)
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New LBE Website and Photo Initiative
- New mass.gov website in process of being launched
- LBE seeking photos for new website and other communications
materials to highlight collective leading by example efforts
- To participate, please send to trey.gowdy@state.ma.us by Sept. 15