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

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U.S. <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

Health and Human Services<br />

Food and Drug Adm<strong>in</strong>istration<br />

Jefferson Laboratories Division <strong>of</strong> Facilities Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />

“Implementation”<br />

The Division <strong>of</strong> Facilities Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g (DFE) at the Food and Drug Adm<strong>in</strong>istration’s<br />

Jefferson Laboratories has been aggressively pursu<strong>in</strong>g energy sav<strong>in</strong>gs on campus for<br />

more than 20 years, reflect<strong>in</strong>g the dedication and long-term commitment <strong>of</strong> top<br />

management.<br />

To date, the Jefferson Laboratories have achieved a 39 percent reduction <strong>in</strong> energy<br />

consumption and a 24 percent reduction <strong>in</strong> energy costs per gross square foot relative<br />

to the FY 1990 basel<strong>in</strong>e. DFE estimates that projects implemented will save 128 billion<br />

Btu per year, equivalent to 10 hours <strong>of</strong> energy use for every household <strong>in</strong> Arkansas.<br />

Contribut<strong>in</strong>g to the DFE’s success is their extensive use <strong>of</strong> various tools from Executive<br />

Order 13123, notably alternative f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g. DFE relied on technical assistance from<br />

the Industrial Assessment Center at the University <strong>of</strong> Arkansas to help complete a<br />

comprehensive energy audit outl<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g specific actions for energy reduction and water<br />

conservation. With an action plan <strong>in</strong> hand, <strong>of</strong>ficials signed a master agreement with<br />

Entergy Arkansas, the local electric utility, to <strong>in</strong>itiate projects under a utility energy<br />

service contract, which generates sav<strong>in</strong>gs that the Labs can use to pay back contractors<br />

perform<strong>in</strong>g the upgrades. A prelim<strong>in</strong>ary energy audit identified 26 potential projects,<br />

followed by detailed eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g studies on selected projects, some <strong>of</strong> which <strong>in</strong>clude:<br />

• Installation <strong>of</strong> capacitor banks to correct facility power factor and <strong>in</strong>crease the<br />

efficiency <strong>of</strong> the campus electrical distribution system;<br />

• A natural gas procurement agreement reduc<strong>in</strong>g costs by 21.5 percent;<br />

• Light<strong>in</strong>g retr<strong>of</strong>its, which replaced old <strong>in</strong>efficient fluorescent and <strong>in</strong>candescent<br />

fixtures with highly efficient light<strong>in</strong>g systems; and<br />

• A comprehensive district cool<strong>in</strong>g system upgrade for the entire campus.<br />

DFE also used direct agency fund<strong>in</strong>g to save energy by conduct<strong>in</strong>g light<strong>in</strong>g retr<strong>of</strong>its,<br />

reduc<strong>in</strong>g laboratory air changes, perform<strong>in</strong>g water use <strong>in</strong>spections, repair<strong>in</strong>g steam<br />

traps, and supply<strong>in</strong>g a library with chilled water from an exist<strong>in</strong>g laboratory chiller.<br />

Jefferson Laboratories Division <strong>of</strong> Facilities Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g team members (l to r):<br />

CMDR Adam Scully, Marcia Park, Bruce Rice, Ted Kozak, Clay Johnson, Alan Hope,<br />

Vicky Culp, David Burnette, Sam Andrews, Scott Waldman, William Stamper

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