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City of Fairfield First selectman Kenneth Flatto and ED Bowman November 18, 2004

City of Fairfield First selectman Kenneth Flatto and ED Bowman November 18, 2004. “Let’s Talk Energy Savings”. Town of Fairfield. “Let’s Talk Energy Savings” An Holistic Approach. A Solution: The Holistic Method.

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City of Fairfield First selectman Kenneth Flatto and ED Bowman November 18, 2004

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  1. City of FairfieldFirst selectman Kenneth Flatto and ED BowmanNovember 18, 2004 “Let’s Talk Energy Savings”

  2. Town of Fairfield “Let’s Talk Energy Savings” An Holistic Approach

  3. A Solution: The Holistic Method • The private sector including ESCOS, green builders and suppliers provide valuable resources too: Experience, technology, training, consulting and even financing • That is the real partnership: Citizens, public interest groups, government, utilities and private firms

  4. Economic Pressure • Downturn in Grants • New Mandates • Aging Infrastructure • School Expansions • WPCF Mandate • Demands for Open Space • Energy Cost Spiral

  5. Environmental Pressures • Clean Air Act • Clean Water Act • Energy Policy Act • LISA • Greenhouse Gasses • Clean Energy

  6. Energy Pressures • Reduce consumption of foreign oil • Increase consumption of domestic energy products • Gas and Electric Deregulation • SW Connecticut Congestion Mitigation • Green Power

  7. Public Health Pressures • Indoor Air Quality • Relationship of rapid growth of childhood Respiratory Disease and Diesel Fuel • Relationship of Cancer and Air Quality • Relationship of Hypoxia in Long Island Sound and Nitrogen Discharges

  8. Property Tax Pressure • Pressure from Citizens to hold the line on Taxes • Pressure to solve the problems • Solutions must be affordable • Solutions must be reasonable • Solutions must involve citizens, schools and public interest groups • The Bottom Line- The citizen must believe: 1) The solution is affordable, and • 2) The benefit outweighs the cost

  9. Are interdependent Can not be isolated Should be treated as a process and methodology The Problems and the Solutions

  10. Fairfield’s Programs combine the cost /benefit analysis to include: Energy conservation and management Environmental benefit Opportunity for improved public health Asset Management and PM Use of proven technology Taxpayers’ savings, and Private sector profit A Solution: The Holistic Method

  11. A Solution: The Holistic Method • A Public / Private Partnership is part of the method: State and federal programs: Rebuild America, Clean Cities, ICLEI, Energy Star, and Clean Energy Fund and OPM offer money and resources. Gas and electric Uuilities can provide both

  12. A Solution: The Holistic Method • The private sector including ESCOS, green builders and suppliers provide valuable resources too: Experience, technology, training, consulting and even financing • That is the real partnership: Citizens, public interest groups, government, utilities and private firms

  13. Benchmarking Criteria • 20% reduction in energy use • 10% reduction in petroleum use • 50% reduction in criteria pollutant emissions • 25% reduction in greenhouse gasses • 50% reduction of nitrogen discharges into LIS • 10% of electric use self-generated

  14. Benchmarking (cont.) • 25% reduction in costs for energy • 20% reduction in building maintenance costs • 25% extension in the useful life of existing equipment • 20% green power purchase by 2010

  15. There are five (5) components Buildings Infrastructure Building O&M Automotive Fuels Electric Generation The Fairfield Program

  16. 1. Building Infrastructure • Partners: Rebuild America, UI, SCG, JCI, OPM • Grants for energy study and lighting • UI: Energy Blueprint dollars • SCG: study dollars, main extensions • JCI: Performance Contract

  17. 2. Building Operation and Maintenance • Automated Controls System • Computerized Preventive Maintenance System (CPMS) for all buildings • JCI responsible for all O&M on installed equipment or replacement • Ongoing Training • Building Energy Specialist for 3 years

  18. Performance Contract Highlights • $7,215,000 in costs: • $5,600,000 capital • $1,615,000 O&M • $10,800,000 in guaranteed savings; • $4,700,000 Energy • $1,800,000 Avoided contractual • $4,300,000 Avoided capital • $7,215,000 will be paid back in 7.5 years

  19. Performance Contract: • 3d party engineer approved all protocols • Different 3d party engineer reviews all annual savings claims • Savings are guaranteed in BTUs and KWH, not $ • Savings are guaranteed annually or a check is written to Town • JCI responsible to maintain, fix or replace any installed equipment for life of contract

  20. Performance Contract Other: • Full time BES 3 years • Annual training: • CMMS, Metasys, • Energy bills • Energy bids • Consulting for continuous improvements • Indoor air quality • With building committees • Grant writing • PM program

  21. 3. Automotive • Partners: • Clean Cities & SCG-- grant to purchase and install fuel Station • OPM-- grants to pay incremental cost of 29 vehicles • SCG--NGV rate for gas

  22. 3. Automotive: Benefits • Reduced foreign oil use • Energy choice for Homeland Security • Ultra-low air emissions, especially NOx • No extra cost for fuel, O&M, or capital • Equal performance

  23. 4. Fuels • Tank cleanings • Tank O&M for low sulfur fuel • Dual fuel burners added to all buildings • Fuel supply bid per MMbtu • Natural gas bid since 1997 • Fuel and electric bill monitoring saved over $150,000

  24. 5. Electric Generation • Fairfield has made a substantial investment in on-site power generation • At the Water Pollution Control Facility • Laboratory to demonstrate the holistic relationship of energy, environment, health, engineering and economics • Three types of generation: 1. Distributed 2. Green Power 3. Combined Heat and Power (CHP)

  25. 5. Electric Generation • Distributed—Six (6) 60KW Capstone microturbines • Natural gas fueled • Automated to operate when gas costs less than buying electricity • Benefits saves dollars, lowers emissions of criteria pollutants, promotes energy choice

  26. 5.Electric Generation • Green Power—Fairfield has initiated two projects: • 1.Biomass- Two (2) 30KW Capstone microturbines using methane generated at the WPCF • Photovoltaic—A 55KW array to be installed on the roof of the compost recycling facility • Benefits, free electricity, zero discharge of emissions for PV and only H2O & CO2 for Biomass,

  27. 5. Electric Generation • Combined Heat and Power (CHP)--- • A 200KW United Technologies fuel cell, using natural gas as a fuel • The waste heat will heat the new compost facility at no cost for fuel.

  28. Summary: By 2005 • Fairfield will have completed programs to reduce electricity purchased by over 4,500,000KWH a year: • JCI contract 900,000KWH • WPCF upgrade 1,700,000KWH • School const. 1,900,000KWH The result: Fairfield will save $485,000 in electric purchases a year

  29. Summary: By 2005 • Fairfield will have installed over 5,000,000KWH of self generated electricity and MMbtus of heat • The result: Fairfield will save over $250,000 in electric costs and $ in natural gas

  30. Summary: By 2005 • The JCI performance contract guarantees about 38MMbtus of heating energy savings during the first 3 years • The Town has actually saving over 70MMbtus • The result: Fairfield has saved almost $950,000 in gas and heating fuel costs, $300,000 in the third year alone.

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