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Thinking About Energy Assurance…

Thinking About Energy Assurance…. VML Discussion September 25 th , 2012. Lori Herrick, MBA, LEED AP City of Virginia Beach Energy Management Administrator. Dept of Energy Grant - $200,000 Local Energy Assurance Plan (LEAP).

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Thinking About Energy Assurance…

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  1. Thinking About Energy Assurance… VML Discussion September 25th, 2012 Lori Herrick, MBA, LEED AP City of Virginia Beach Energy Management Administrator

  2. Dept of Energy Grant - $200,000Local Energy Assurance Plan (LEAP) Overall Objective: The overall objective is to enhance communication and coordination among City departments, citizens, and private industry energy stakeholders so that all may be better prepared for potential energy disruptions, while at the same time ensuring that essential functions and services in the City can be maintained during a disruption. Since energy infrastructures are largely owned and operated by private industry, the function of a local government energy assurance plan is NOT to assure supply but to continue to provide essential services and functions during a supply curtailment until normal energy supply systems are restored.

  3. Energy Assurance Plan Process

  4. Starting the Dialogue… Lots of Energy Discussions – Interviews of: • City Departments • Schools • Verizon Wireless • Dominion Power • Virginia Natural Gas • Virginia Department of Emergency Management • Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy • Army Corp of Engineers

  5. LEAP Documents Document 1: Local Energy Assurance Plan Master Document 2: Back Up Power Assessment Document 2: Energy Disruption ESF#12 Checklist Document 3: Energy Assurance Investment Strategy (Mitigation List)

  6. Local Energy Usage Profile In Round Numbers • 450,000 people living in 150,000 households • Two-thirds of households are owner-occupied, and one-third are rentals • Virginia Beach has an average of 3,500 heating degree-days per year • Heating of owner-occupied homes is 50% electric, 40% gas, 10% oil • Heating of renter-occupied homes is 70% electric, 25% gas, 5% oil • Virginia Beach has an average of 1,400 cooling degree-days per year • Air conditioning is 100% electric • Electricity consumption: 5 million kWh per year • 2.8 million kWh residential (170,000 customers) • 1.5 million kWh commercial (17,000 customers) • 0.7 million kWh government (1,700 customers) • Natural gas consumption: 6.6 billion cubic feet • 4.4 billion cubic feet residential • 2.2 billion cubic feet commercial • Oil consumption primarily as gasoline for approximately 300,000 vehicles, of which 185,000 are used for commuting to work

  7. Virginia Beach Operations General Fund Energy Expenditures $22.5 Million in FY10-11

  8. Natural Gas Supply Infrastructure

  9. Petroleum Fuels Supply Infrastructure Colonial Pipeline Transports refined products from Refining Center (Houston) to Rack Markets (Norfolk). Transit time = 15 days.

  10. Energy Supply Interconnectivity

  11. Recommendation for the City/Region Fuel – Resupply Plan Mutual Aid Agreements with Other Cities/Counties

  12. Recommendation for the Commonwealth Fuel Assurance Along Evacuation Routes

  13. Recommendation for the Commonwealth Energy Market Info for Cities and Counties

  14. Recommendation for the City Emergency Energy Conservation Plans – Ready • Press Releases & Public Service Announcements • Ready to provide unified clear communication of the issues and the conservation plan

  15. Generator Assessment Project

  16. Generator Assessment Project CITY Generator Assessment Areas Site Address Software (VR Presence) Tank Capacity Generator Size (KW) Run Time (hours) Product (Diesel/Unleaded/Natural Gas/Propane) Year of the Generator Manufacturer Inventory # Model Serial # Critical Facility (Critical/Vital/Essential) Status: Load Information (e.g., HVAC, lighting, etc.) Quick Connects

  17. Generator Assessment Project What age is too old for a generator? 20 years What standard should our generator programs be following? National Fire Association (NFPA)

  18. Generator Assessment Project • Covered Facility Generator Information • Buildings (79) • Primary and Secondary Shelters (24) • Pumps – Storm Water (8) • Pumps - Sanitary Sewer (405) • Portable Generators (50) • Intersections (26)

  19. Army Corp Support – Mission from FEMA Coordinated by need through our Emergency Operations Center to Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM)

  20. Army Corp Support Mission from FEMA • Generators – local government, hospitals, other health care (nursing homes, dialysis, etc) • Utility providers • Fuel capabilities –even without generators)

  21. Army Corp Support Mission from FEMA Value of Pre-Assessment

  22. Lack of Fuel to Generators – What Happens to Communication? We still need to think about and resolve - how do we communicate?

  23. Community Generator Needs • Hospitals • Nursing Homes/Assisted Living • Gas Stations • Pharmacies • The list goes on…

  24. Going Forward – Energy Exercises Energy Exercises Regional Approach • Generators Contracts • Fuel Contracts • Test at what point does the demand exceed the supply?

  25. Going Forward – Continued Resources

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