1. B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Slide 1 FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM (West) – 6/3/09 Implementing Energy Efficiency in Remote and Small Pacific Northwest Federal Facilities Frank Brown Federal Sector Lead Bonneville Power Administration Federal Agency Energy Efficiency Program

2. B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Slide 2 FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM (West) – 6/3/09 Energy Efficiency at Remote and Small Facilities  Why go after these sites? There are a lot of reasons not to… – They are out of the way, difficult to audit and develop projects. – They produce little savings and often have higher costs. – They have difficulty getting agency funds and attracting contractors to get measures installed. – They have small staffs that often cannot assist with project engineering design and implementation.  But, they are an important subset of federal facilities which help BPA meet its regional energy conservation targets  Therefore, the BPA Federal Agency Program has developed techniques to overcome the difficulties and obstacles.

3. B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Slide 3 FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM (West) – 6/3/09 The Federal Program’s Results  Since 2001, the BPA Federal Agency Program has completed more than 600 energy efficiency projects in the Pacific Northwest. These projects have produced more than 25 aMW of electric energy savings (225,000,000 kWh/year) at a total cost of more than $70 million.  Of these projects, more than 75% were projects that were small (less than $100,000) or located in remote places (>450 projects).  Without these projects, the Federal Agency Program would have saved only 13 aMW of energy (120,000,000 kWh/year).  The small and remote projects saved 12 aMW (105,000,000 kWh/year). Little projects do add up.

4. B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Slide 4 FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM (West) – 6/3/09 Small & Remote Projects Throughout the Region  Forest Service – More 30 projects completed at small ranger districts and other FS facilities – More than 2 million kWh/year saved, at a cost of $730,000  Washington and Idaho Federal Irrigation Districts (Bureau of Reclamation) – 16 projects at Irrigation District pumping stations and canals – More than 9 million estimated kWh/year saved, at a cost of $7.9 Million  Federal Fish Hatcheries and Wildlife Refuges – 20 projects improving lighting, pumps and motors – 1.5 million estimated kWh/year saved, at a cost of $300,000  National Park Service – More than 50 projects, producing more than 4.6 million kWh/year for $1.4 million  Coast Guard – 14 projects completed for 1.3 million kWh/year for $360,000  BPA Substations – 1.8 million kWh/year saved at 15 substations at the cost of $230,000

5. B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Slide 5 FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM (West) – 6/3/09 Scenes from the Field Canal Lining – East Columbia Basin Irrigation District (BOR) Othello, WA BPA Radio Station, Montana (in Summer)

6. B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Slide 6 FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM (West) – 6/3/09 How Does the Federal Program Help?  Provides Localized Expert Resources  Uses Roaming Energy Auditors, Engineers, and Project Managers  Ability to Bundle Measures, Projects, and Sites  Provides Pre-Priced Regional Master Agreement Contracts  Makes Bulk Purchases and Shipments of Measures

7. B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Slide 7 FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM (West) – 6/3/09 Localized Resources  While BPA is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, it also has field sites with Energy Efficiency staff in: – Idaho Falls, ID – Seattle, WA – Spokane, WA – Walla Walla, WA  This allows the Federal Program to have economic outreach to most areas in the Pacific Northwest. It cuts travel time and costs.  Example: A BPA Engineer in Idaho Falls, ID, can more easily and cost effectively manage projects at an Irrigation District in Burley, ID, than an engineer in Portland, OR.

8. B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Slide 8 FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM (West) – 6/3/09 Roaming Auditors and Engineers  In additional to dozen BPA energy efficiency engineers located at field sites, the Federal Program also employs support service contractors, who travel the region auditing facilities and implementing measures.  These contractors are able to travel at lower costs than BPA personnel to remote sites and small facilities to audit and evaluate opportunities.  Once the contractor has developed measures and projects, the BPA engineers and agency contacts can formalize the projects; later, the contractors can assist in implementation, M&V, and inspections.  By grouping federal facilities by geographic proximity, the contractors can assess multiple projects on one trip.  Example: A support service contractor was able develop projects for Forest Service Ranger Districts in Bonners Ferry, ID, and Troy, MT, while supervising the implementation of measures at an Army Corps of Engineers Dam in Oldtown, ID.

9. B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Slide 9 FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM (West) – 6/3/09 Bundling  The Federal Program has the unique ability to bundle multiple measures/sites together in a large project, for cost and contracting purposes. This allows: – Less cost effective measures to be implemented, – the use of one contract for all sites in the bundle, and – one BPA engineer to manage the projects, lowering costs and expediting implementation.  Example: Lighting retrofits at two USDA facilities and two Bureau of Reclamation dams are being bundled under one implementation contract due to geographic proximity. Some of the measures at one dam could not have been implemented without being bundled with the other dam.

10. B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Slide 10 FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM (West) – 6/3/09 Master Agreements  BPA can establish pre-competed master agreements with equipment vendors and installation contractors, which allows for set prices for standard items and services.  BPA Energy Efficiency and the Federal Program also have Master Agreements with two dozen Technical Service Providers and as well as Lighting and HVAC implementation contractors.  These Master Agreements allow the Federal Program to relatively quickly contract with a subcontractor, based on locality and time constraints.  Example: The Federal Program contracts with four Master Agreement lighting contractors for 95% of all lighting energy efficiency projects within the Pacific Northwest. All contractors have competed per unit prices for most lighting fixtures. This enables contract awards to occur with quick price quote procedures.

11. B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Slide 11 FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM (West) – 6/3/09 Bulk Purchases and Drop Shipments  The Federal Program also has Master Agreements and pricing agreements in place with many manufactures of energy efficiency materials (occupancy sensors, plug load controls, CFLs).  In order to reduce the cost of the project to both parties, the Federal Program can use BPA’s cost share of the project to purchase materials. The materials can then be shipped directly to the site and the agency can provide its cost share by installing the measures with its own O&M or facility management personnel.  The Federal Program can also help agencies access better pricing for materials, through agreements with manufactures.  Example: The Federal Program’s first project within the Pacific Northwest was a large scale Drop Shipment project of lighting materials to a Federal Columbia River Power System dam. These materials were installed by Corps of Engineers O&M staff as existing fixtures failed.

12. B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Slide 12 FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM (West) – 6/3/09 The Federal Agency Program Champions Energy Efficiency at Small and Remote Facilities  The Federal Program continues to be committed to making small and remote federal facilities more energy efficiency. Their contribution to regional energy savings targets is valued by BPA. – BPA can provide Energy Efficiency incentives for kWh/year savings in its service territory. – BPA offers auditing and project development services, either by BPA employees or subcontractors, to facilities in its service territory. – BPA can provide project implementation services for all energy savings projects in its service territory. – BPA can consider providing project development & implementation services to all federal facilities, on a fully reimbursable level, throughout the Pacific Northwest.

13. B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Slide 13 FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM (West) – 6/3/09 Contact Information Frank Brown Federal Sector Lead Federal Agency Energy Efficiency Program Bonneville Power Administration Phone: (206) 220-6774 Email: febrown@bpa.gov