1. President's Climate Commitment I: The Wedge Capacity of Energy Efficiency at Ithaca College Steve Figgatt Environmental Studies Chris O’Keefe Environmental Studies Romaine Isaacs Physics Faculty Sponsor: Beth Clark Joseph Physics Steve Figgatt Environmental Studies Chris O’Keefe Environmental Studies Romaine Isaacs Physics Faculty Sponsor: Beth Clark Joseph Physics

2. Efficiency Measures REC’s and Offsets Onsite Electricity Generation from PV

3. PurposePurpose To create an effective tool that can be used to monitor energy and carbon reductions at Ithaca College Acquire data and devise a method that could be used to assist with the effort to meet the President’s carbon neutrality goals Test the tool, by using it to retroactively address the effectiveness of the energy efficiency measures implemented in 3 buildings on campus: CNS, the Campus Center, and the Hill Center

4. MERP Master Energy Reduction Plan Tool to be used to plan out and gauge the effectiveness of our carbon reduction plan Display real data on money invested, financial savings, and overall carbon reduction

5. Basic MERP Design FEATURES: Payback periods on energy measures Carbon reduction goals Timeline for implementation Room for future expansion, allowing for new technologies etc.

6. PurposePurpose To create an effective tool that can be used to monitor energy and carbon reductions at Ithaca College Acquire data and devise a method that could be used to assist with the effort to meet the President’s carbon neutrality goals Test the tool, by using it to retroactively address the effectiveness of the energy efficiency measures implemented in 3 buildings on campus: CNS, the Campus Center, and the Hill Center

7. So far: our main carbon reductions have been due to: Energy Efficiency An increase in the efficiency of energy use for a building Goal: to bring down the total energy use Examples of efficiency measures: Increasing insulation Installing Compact Fluorescent lighting Changing the way the HVAC systems work

8. Efficiency Measures In 2004, Ithaca College contracted Clough-Harbor to recommend efficiency measures that could be done on campus In addition to Clough-Harbor measures, Ithaca College did a few measures on its own Campus Re-lamp Temperature Set Points Switch from electric to natural gas heat in gardens Campus-wide electricity use 2004: 36.2 Million kWh/year Campus-wide electricity use 2007: 29 Million kWh/year The result was a massive 22% decrease in overall electricity use Savings per year: $865,000

9. Fast Energy Facts 1000 kWh electricity used in the average American home each month The average American home uses about 60 therms of natural gas each month CNS uses an average of 215,000 kWh and 16,000 therms each month

10. CNSCNS Clough-Harbor Efficiency Measures: Dilution Exhaust Fans Variable Frequency Drive Chilled Water Temperature Reset Condenser Water Temperature Reset T-8 Lighting was installed Temperature set points

11. CNS Data from the MERP

14. Conclusions I We have created an effective tool that can be used to monitor energy and carbon reductions at Ithaca College We have acquired data and devised a method that can be used to assist with the effort to meet the President’s carbon neutrality goals We have shown how to use the tool to examine the performance and recent carbon reductions at 3 buildings