CalPortland Partners Energy Management Summit

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CREATING ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACROSS MULT-PLANT ORGANIZATIONS Northwest Industrial Energy Efficiency Summit Portland, OR January 18, 2012 Steve Coppinger, PE (Director, Energy Services) CalPortland Company 1

CREATING ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACROSS<br />

MULT-PLANT ORGANIZATIONS<br />

Northwest Industrial <strong>Energy</strong> Efficiency <strong>Summit</strong><br />

Portland, OR<br />

January 18, 2012<br />

Steve Coppinger, PE (Director, <strong>Energy</strong> Services)<br />

<strong>CalPortland</strong> Company<br />

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Company Information<br />

• Founded in 1891 in California<br />

• Producer of Cement, Concrete, Concrete Products,<br />

Aggregates and Asphalt<br />

• 120+ Facilities in Western U.S. & Canada<br />

• 2000 Employees<br />

• ENERGY STAR Partner, DOE LEADER, Member EPA<br />

Climate Leaders<br />

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Developing an <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Program<br />

ENERGY STAR® Guidelines<br />

For <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Management</strong><br />

www.energystar.gov<br />

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Corporate Commitment<br />

• Establish a core culture of energy efficiency (like<br />

safety)<br />

• CEO Support<br />

• Executive Involvement in program<br />

• Plant Manager Involvement & Support<br />

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CEO Speaking at <strong>Energy</strong> Meeting


<strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Steps<br />

• Create an <strong>Energy</strong> Organization<br />

• Corporate <strong>Energy</strong> Team<br />

• 16 <strong>Energy</strong> Managers<br />

• Green Team<br />

• Bi-Monthly Video-Conferenced Meetings<br />

• Assess Performance<br />

• Quantify energy, Install metering, Study utility bills, Benchmark, Develop<br />

reports & scorecards, Set goals<br />

• Identify & Execute Projects<br />

• Treasure Hunts, Replicate best practices, Enlist help from utilities & ESCOs,<br />

Document & Track opportunities, Provide engineering support to complete<br />

projects<br />

• Engage Employees<br />

• Awareness programs, website, newsletters, training, awards & recognition<br />

(President’s Award for <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Management</strong> & Outreach)<br />

• Promote <strong>Energy</strong> Efficiency Externally<br />

• Customers, vendors, industry groups, communities, schools<br />

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Treasure Hunt


<strong>Energy</strong> Data Reporting and <strong>Energy</strong> Project Tracking<br />

Readymix Plant Benchmark Report<br />

Mojave Cement plant<br />

EnManage Benchmarking Weekly<br />

Report by Shift<br />

Fleet Fuel Tracking<br />

<strong>Energy</strong> Dashboard<br />

<strong>Energy</strong> Projects<br />

Tracking List<br />

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<strong>CalPortland</strong> 2011 <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Summit</strong><br />

Wilsonville, OR<br />

OR Governor’s Natural Resource<br />

Advisor Richard Whitman, OR<br />

State Senator Betsy Johnson,<br />

<strong>CalPortland</strong> CEO Allen Hamblen<br />

National Ready Mixed Concrete<br />

Association President Bob Garbini<br />

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School Outreach<br />

Over 22,000 students reached<br />

in 2011!<br />

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Initiatives<br />

• Compressed Air<br />

• Lighting<br />

• Motors & Drives<br />

• Automation<br />

• Building Efficiency – HVAC, appliances, lighting<br />

• IT Equipment<br />

• Fuel <strong>Management</strong> – Truck Idle Times<br />

• Sustainability<br />

• Green Team<br />

• Recycling<br />

• Renewable <strong>Energy</strong> - Wind Project<br />

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Mojave, CA Wind Project<br />

• (8) 3 MW wind turbines<br />

• Produce over 47 million<br />

kWh/year green electricity<br />

• Equivalent to removing 6400<br />

cars from the road<br />

• 13% of total electricity<br />

consumed by company is<br />

renewable<br />

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Resources<br />

• http://www.dsireusa.org - Incentive programs for<br />

every state<br />

• EPA ENERGY STAR®<br />

• <strong>Energy</strong> Guides<br />

• Benchmarking Tools<br />

• Website resources<br />

• Webinars<br />

• ENERGY STAR Challenge for manufacturing plants<br />

• Department of <strong>Energy</strong><br />

• Training & Efficiency Tools/Programs<br />

• Utility companies<br />

• Rebates & Assessments<br />

• <strong>Energy</strong> Service Companies<br />

• <strong>Energy</strong> Trust of Oregon<br />

• Vendors<br />

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Challenges<br />

• Maintaining focus when employees have many other<br />

tasks<br />

• Reaching out to 120 plants<br />

• Funding – Capital is not always available<br />

• Payback – Many energy projects have long paybacks<br />

• Tracking energy performance efficiently


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Results<br />

• Improved specific energy efficiency by 10.6% from<br />

2007-2010<br />

• Saved tens of millions of dollars on energy costs<br />

• Received millions of dollars of incentives & rebates<br />

• Significantly reduced emissions throughout the<br />

company<br />

• Received many national and local awards for our<br />

energy program


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<strong>CalPortland</strong> Receives national ENERGY STAR Award<br />

from US EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson


QUESTIONS?<br />

Steve Coppinger, P.E. (Director, <strong>Energy</strong> Services)<br />

scoppinger@calportland.com<br />

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