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Creating an Energy Management Program from Limited Resources, Expertise and Funding

Creating an Energy Management Program from Limited Resources, Expertise and Funding. (aka, Something from Nothing) Laura Fieselman Meredith College, Raleigh, NC. Meredith College. 2200 students women’s education; co-ed graduate program Raleigh, NC; Triangle region leadership transition.

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Creating an Energy Management Program from Limited Resources, Expertise and Funding

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  1. Creating an Energy Management Program from Limited Resources, Expertise and Funding (aka, Something from Nothing) Laura Fieselman Meredith College, Raleigh, NC

  2. Meredith College • 2200 students • women’s education; co-ed graduate program • Raleigh, NC; Triangle region • leadership transition

  3. setting the stage job description: “explore and implement energy conservation programs” • no expertise • no facilities services staff (HVAC only) • no bill analysis • no recorded data, lots of heresay • comfort issues

  4. first steps • Greenprint • utility bills • GHG inventory • webinars, webinars, webinars • solar thermal proposal • energy service company (ESCO) proposals • conference: energy management 101*** • grant writing (and receiving)

  5. cash money • 2 grants: one public, one private (total $178,586) • supporting: • energy manager ($60k) • energy audit ($60k) • student education, energy fellow ($30k) • sub-metering ($20k)

  6. the professionals “Energy Manager on Loan” + Energy Fellow • energy audit, lighting audit • data gathering, bill analysis • tracking energy conservation measures (ECMs) • sub-metering study and plan • local professional connections • prioritizing recommendations

  7. energy team • Energy Manager, Chair • Assoc. VP of Business and Finance • VP of Academic Affairs (liaison to executive leadership) • Energy Fellow • Sustainability Coordinator • Director of Facilities • Maintenance Manager • HVAC Supervisor • and visiting guests…

  8. together • energy team • energy and water conservation plan • no-cost solutions proposal • student education curricular • behavior change project • GHG inventory • green living competition co-curricular • Power Shift • Sustainable September: movies, articles, lights out • “Watts Up on Campus?” • green jobs

  9. BIGGEST challenges • long-term plan • deferred maintenance • competing interests, budgeting • changes in leadership • need to spend money to save money • comfort issues, behavior change

  10. getting started cash partners public grants (ARRA) private grants utility incentives renewable PPAs ESCOs good internal accounting professors students Business and Finance, an administrator Facilities Services foundations, granting agencies community partners government business other institutions

  11. questions? Laura Fieselman Sustainability Coordinator Meredith College (Raleigh, NC) fieselma@meredith.edu 919-760-8899 www.meredith.edu/sustainability

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