FEMP Year in Review 2003 - EERE - U.S. Department of Energy

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POLICY
In FY 2003, the Administration continued building on the policy framework
established by Executive Orders 13123 and 13221 and the National Energy Policy,
with new initiatives supported by FEMP.
Recognizing the government’s ability to lead by example and stimulate the development
of energy efficient products, President Bush signed Executive Order 13221 directing
federal agencies to purchase products that use minimal standby power when possible.
On July 24, 2003, this policy was codified in a new provision of the Federal
Acquisition Regulations that sets forth requirements for federal agencies to buy
energy-efficient standby power devices in accordance with the President’s Order.
DOE estimates that the federal government will save an estimated $25 million in
energy costs over the next six years from this program, which is enough electricity
to power about 40,000 homes for one year.
Earlier in the year, FEMP hosted two planning workshops for energy managers
within the newly-formed Department of Homeland Security, an agency which
will eventually rank in the top seven in terms of energy use. Products from the
workshop included a policy framework for energy management at the Department,
a proposed organizational structure, and an articulated vision, mission statement,
and associated goals.
The Interagency Energy Management Task Force, chaired by FEMP, continued to
closely coordinate policy implementation and associated reporting requirements with
the federal community. Issues highlighted in the meetings of the Task Force during
the year included the following:
• Input from the Task Force for FEMP’s multi-year program planning,
• DOE’s biomass and alternative methane energy savings performance contract,
• Operations and maintenance best practices,
• Strategies for large green power purchasers,
• Assessment of Energy and Load Reduction Technique (ALERT) activities to
address foreseen tightening in the supply of natural gas,
• Role of combined heat and power and distributed generation in energy
security, and
• Credit toward federal energy efficiency goals for projects where
source-measured energy use declines but site-delivered energy use increases.
Reporting on Energy Management
During 2003, agency reports and data were compiled into the draft FY 2002 Annual
Report to Congress on Federal Government Energy Management. Preliminary findings of
the report include:
• The government reduced the energy intensity of its standard buildings by
25.6 percent in FY 2002 versus the FY 1985 baseline year.