New Jersey: K-12 Schools Energy Efficiency / PCB Training Webinar

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2

December 15, 2011

Presenters

•  Juan Gutierrez – EPA/R2, ENERGY STAR / Regional Coordinator

•  Mark Maddaloni – EPA/R2, Toxicologist •  Joe Biluck – Medford Township Board of

Education / Director of Operations and Technology

•  Edward Bakos – NJDEP, Economic Growth and Green Energy

•  Brian DeLuca – NJ BPU, Clean Energy Program

Question and Answer Period

•  Please type your questions throughout the presentations

•  Questions will be answered at the end of the webinar

•  Voluntary climate protection partnership with EPA

•  Strategic approach to energy management, promoting energy efficient products and practices

•  Helps organizations save money and protect the environment

•  Influential brand recognized by over 75 percent of Americans

•  Helps bring supply and demand together to advance energy efficiency

What is ENERGY STAR?

Working with K-12 School Districts

A roadmap to help organizations – •  Assess energy performance

•  Set reduction goals

•  Track savings over time

•  Recognize improvements

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Key Tools and Resources for Schools

Help schools achieve measurable energy efficiency – •  Portfolio Manager - www.energystar.gov/benchmark

•  Building Upgrade Manual - www.energystar.gov/ia/business/EPA_BUM_Full.pdf

•  Cash Flow Opportunity Calculator - www.energystar.gov/ia/business/cfo_calculator.xls

•  Training – web-based and in-person workshops - www.energystar.gov/training

•  Expert Help: Service and Product Providers - www.energystar.gov/spp

Recognition: improvements and top performance 6

Benchmarking

•  Benchmarking through ENERGY STAR allows you to: –  Compare one building against a national sample of

similar buildings –  Compare all of your buildings of a similar type to each

other –  Set priorities for use of limited staff time and/or

investment capital

Benchmarking •  Portfolio Manager

–  Benchmark the energy use of all of your buildings –  Receive an energy use intensity (EUI) for each building. Many

buildings are eligible to receive energy performance scores on a 1-100 scale.

–  Track changes in energy and water use over time in a building, groups of buildings, or entire portfolios

–  Normalized for weather, operating hours, occupant density, plug load

–  Track and report cost savings and CO2 emissions –  Apply for the ENERGY STAR certification www.energystar.gov/benchmark

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Reward & Learn High scoring buildings

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Identify Priorities Across Portfolios

Address •  Zip code for weather normalization

Energy Consumption •  12 consecutive months for each source

Space Type Data •  Square footage •  High School (Y/N) •  Open On Weekends (Y/N) •  Number of Walk-in Refrigeration Units •  Number of Months in Operation (Optional) •  Number of Personal Computers •  Percent of Floor Area Heated and Cooled •  Presence of On-Site Cooking Facilities

Data for K-12 Schools

Creating an Account (1) Click “Register”

Import facility data link

Example

Select View

Current energy performance score

Document and Communicate Improvements

•  The nation’s 17,450 K-12 school districts spend more than $8 billion annually on energy

K-12 Statistics

Lighting – A Major Component of ENERGY STAR Building Upgrade Manual

Benchmark Benchmark Benchmark Benchmark Benchmark

Efficient Lighting Moves the Needle on Energy Performance Scores

•  Lighting accounts for up to 35% of building energy use

•  Lighting efficiency upgrades can reduce lighting energy

use by up to 50% *

•  Therefore lighting efficiency upgrades can cut total

energy consumption by about 17%

•  Portfolio Manager scores can increase up to 17 points! ** * Depends on initial efficiency of lighting, extent of lighting upgrade, etc.

** Estimated figure based on statistical principles. Varies by space type and building.

Lighting efficiency

•  Lighting efficiency is typically considered an energy efficiency “low-hanging fruit.”

Simple & Inexpensive  Switching off lights  Delamping  Cleaning  Daylighting

Investment Projects  Relamping  Install dimmers  Timers  Sensors

Switching from T-12 to T-8 lighting

Lamp improvement:

• Lamp smaller diameters • Increasing lamp / ballast system efficiencies • Longer lamp life • Better color rendering index (CRI) • Reduced mercury

The case for upgrading!

Lights Out for T-12 Fluorescent Lamps

•  Since July 1, 2010, a U.S. Department of Energy mandate states that the magnetic ballasts used in many T-12 fixtures will no longer be produced for commercial and industrial applications. Additionally, many T-12 lamps will be phased out of production beginning July 2012.

Switching from T-12 to T-8 lighting requires a ballast upgrade

•  Ballast – is a device intended to limit the amount of current in an electric circuit, to light a fluorescent lamp   Magnetic ballasts (or T-12 magnetic ballast) – older technology

with a core of steel plates wrapped in copper windings. Pre-1979 ban on PCBs, these ballasts incorporated a small capacitor that contained PCBs.

  Electronic ballasts – considerably more energy efficient than magnetic ballasts. T-8 lamps use electronic ballasts to operate effectively. These are the ballasts used in new and retrofit projects.

PCB-Containing Ballasts

•  Schools built prior to 1979

•  Widespread leaking of PCB-containing lighting ballasts nation wide PCB-containing Ballast

Where and how much PCB in ballasts?

•  An older ballast has a transformer to reduce voltage, a small capacitor that may contain PCBs, and some have a thermal cut-off switch and/or safety fuse.

•  A tar-like substance, potting material, is used to surround components to muffle the noise of the ballast.

•  If PCBs are present in the capacitor, the amount ranges from approximately 1oz to 1.5 oz

•  The ballasts for high intensity discharge (HID) lamps can contain between 3 oz and 14 oz PCBs

Health and Safety Issues

•  An experienced contractor or staff should be the only ones working on potential PCB lighting fixtures

•  Follow standard operating procedures for working around electrical fixtures as required

•  Follow all requirements and precautions if there are asbestos issues.

•  Move desks and equipment from underneath the fixture

•  Place plastic sheeting under the work area

Proper storage and disposal

•  Disconnect and remove all ballasts, incidental PCB-contaminated items, and fluorescent tubes from the lighting fixture housings and compartments;

•  Provide the appropriate containers and packing materials for packaging and storing the four possible types of waste streams:

–  Intact, non-leaking, PCB-containing ballasts; –  Leaking PCB-containing ballasts and cleanup wastes generated by handling and

decontaminating areas where leaking ballasts were discovered; –  Ballasts that contain no PCBs; and –  Fluorescent light bulbs.

Proper storage and disposal continued -

•  Maintain a record for each space where lighting fixtures are removed including how many leaking vs. non-leaking PCB-containing ballasts were removed from each space

•  Package and label drums according to federal, state, and local regulations.

•  Store the drums until a transporter currently licensed for transportation of PCB waste removes them to the appropriate disposal facility.

•  Ballasts that are totally enclosed and not leaking can currently be disposed of in a solid waste landfill. However, most landfills will not accept such waste so most will be disposed of in a TSCA approved landfill or destroyed using chemical or thermal destruction methods.

•  http://www.epa.gov/wastes/hazard/tsd/pcbs/pubs/ballasts.htm

Lighting Action Plan / Once •  Establish voluntary teacher/student program to

turn off lights to save energy •  Install building automation system to monitor

lighting energy use •  Install timer controls, photosensors, and motion

sensors where appropriate, especially in occasionally used spaces*

•  Install dimming ballast if appropriate and compatible with lighting system

•  Install LED lights on exit and emergency signs

Lighting Action Plan / Daily

•  Turn off lights in unoccupied rooms** * •  Turn off all lights at night with the

exception of security lights and exit signs, as safety considerations allow*

•  Turn outdoor lights selectively, as safety considerations allow*

•  Delay turning lights on in the morning until staff arrive*

Lighting Action Plan / Monthly

•  Check that all interior and select exterior lights are turned off during nights

•  Analyze lighting building automation system for opportunities to decrease lighting electricity use

•  Check for broken lamps and replace

Energy Efficiency Opportunities

•  Low-Cost Measures – Measure and track energy performance. – Set back the thermostat in the evening and

other times when the building is unoccupied. – Perform monthly maintenance of heating and

cooling equipment to guarantee efficient operation throughout the year.

– Educate students and staff about how their behaviors affect energy use.

Energy Efficiency Opportunities

•  Cost-Effective Investments –  Upgrade and maintain heating and cooling

equipment.* –  Use performance contract to guarantee energy

savings from upgrades. –  Work with energy services providers to help manage

and improve energy performance. –  Purchase energy-efficient products like ENERGY

STAR qualified office equipment. –  Install window films and add insulation or reflective

roof coating to reduce energy consumption.

For More Information: Visit: www.energystar.gov/benchmark E-mail: buildings@energystar.gov ENERGY STAR school resources:

www.energystar.gov/schools If you have any questions, please contact:

Juan Gutierrez, US EPA Region 2 ENERGY STAR Coordinator gutierrez.juan@epa.gov (212) 637-3495