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-----Original Message-----
From: Sharron Rogers [mailto:sharron.rogers at ncmail.net]
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 12:51 PM
To: 'SustainableNC at lists.p2pays.org'
Subject: [SustainableNC] (no subject)
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Attention: Sustainability Officers and their liaisons.  

The new initiative on Energy Efficiency, which is being announced throughout
state government, needs your attention.   The following materials contain a
thorough outline of the program and the announcement of liaisons at all
state institutions (there are some overlaps, you know who you are).   

Will Project Green leads please establish contact with the Utility Savings
Initiative (USI) Liaisons for your organization and offer your team's
support.  This integration will be of particular use for the O&M plans such
as changing building occupant's behaviors with respect to lighting and
thermostats, for example, and to assist in communicating about the program.

Additional materials are available on the web: 

Governor Easley's statewide utility savings initiative announcement 
http://www.p2pays.org/webshare/SUSTAINABILITY/Final%20Governor's%20USI%20MEM
O.doc 

State Energy Office full description of the USI 
http://www.p2pays.org/webshare/SUSTAINABILITY/USI%20summary%20for%20our%20we
bsite.doc 

List of State Agency Liaisons to USI 
http://www.p2pays.org/webshare/SUSTAINABILITY/Agency%20USI%20Liaisons.doc 

List of University Liaisons to USI 
http://www.p2pays.org/webshare/SUSTAINABILITY/UNC%20USI%20Liaisons.doc 

For additional information contact:  A. Craig Gammarino, PE,
craig.gammarino at ncmail.net ,(919)733-1891,North Carolina State Energy Office


  

State Facilities Utility Savings Initiative Overview 

In response to recommendations by the Capital Management Subcommittee of the
Governor's Efficiency Study Commission, the State Facilities Utility Savings
Initiative (USI) has been created by the State Energy Office (SEO) to assist
State agencies and universities with lowering their utility costs.  

Initial goals of the USI Initiative are: 
·  To ensure that all agencies and universities are on the   appropriate
utility rate schedule 
·  That no-cost / low-cost operation and maintenance conservation measures
are implemented to ensure savings of at least $5 million during FY 2002-03.


The USI will, if authorized by the General Assembly, promote the issuance of
performance contracts to ensure at least $2 million in savings during FY
2002-03, providing that adequate time is provided to allow for competitive
bidding, assessments and implementation.



Rate Review 

On June 5th, the SEO issued a contract to Lester Teal to conduct electric
rate reviews for all State-owned facilities by the end of this calendar
year.  Mr. Teal will also review the savings opportunities that were
identified by Dan Mull in the Feasibility Study.

On June 4th, Agency Capital Projects Coordinators were requested via
telephone and email to designate a representative (or liaison) for the
electric rate review and operation & maintenance conservation programs. On
June 7th, UNC campus CFOs and affiliates were requested via post to also
designate liaisons.  Over 65 liaisons were trained in a full-day seminar
June 20th on the basics of electric rates and on typical operation and
maintenance conservation measures to save both energy and water.  On July
17th, a letter of support from Governor Easley was sent to Council of State
Members, Cabinet Secretaries, and the UNC President and Chancellors,
requesting them to support the Initiative and to designate a liaison (within
5 days of receipt thereof) if they had not already done so.  Liaisons were
informed in early July of electric accounts identified in the Feasibility
Study that would yield savings from switching rates; they were given until
July 26th to implement those changes.  Liaisons will provide lists of all
electric utility account numbers and associated facility complex/asset
numbers to the SEO by July 29th.  They will also coordinate their own rate
reviews with their utility representatives, and will report such results to
the SEO as rates are changed.  Once the contractor has provided a list of
rates to change to the SEO, the SEO will communicate to the agency liaisons
to change those rates.  The liaisons will contact the utility company to
implement the recommended rate changes, and will verify such action to the
SEO.  The SEO will conduct a quality assurance check on 5% of the accounts
to ensure that the rate review is performed satisfactorily.  Agencies will
conduct rate review bi-annually in the future with SEO training and support.

On August 14th, a second training session for liaisons will be offered by
the SEO to again address the rate review and O&M programs.

No-Cost / Low-Cost Operation and Maintenance Efficiency Measures 

As described above, liaisons from agencies and universities were identified
to implement this Initiative.  They were trained in a full-day seminar June
20th to understand electric rates and to identify typical operation and
maintenance conservation measures to reduce utility costs.  A list of
typical measures was discussed.  On August 14th, a second training session
for liaisons will be offered by the SEO to again address the rate review and
O&M programs.

University representatives under contract to the SEO will conduct energy and
water conservation surveys of a representative sample of all State
facilities.  Lists of no-low-cost conservation opportunities will be given
to liaisons for immediate implementation.

The SEO is developing an RFP for shared-savings contracts with private
sector facilities service companies to directly help agencies and
universities implement O&M conservation measures.

Performance Contracting 

On May 27th , a proposed Bill to enable performance contracting for State
agencies was drafted from language from proposed H 389 (last year) and from
edits to GS 143-64-17 (that enabled Local Governmental Units to utilize
performance contracting), and this proposed Bill was forwarded on June 5th
to the Bill writers.

Senate Bill 1448 is sponsored by Tony Rand, House Bill 1746 is sponsored by
Joe Tolson, William Owens and Jerry Dockham, and House Bill 623 has been in
conference committees from last year.  These bills would enable agencies and
universities to utilize 12-year performance contracts to finance energy and
water conservation improvements.  The SEO is addressing process issues
pertaining to these bills.

Pending legislation, the SEO will work with the State Construction Office
(SCO) to provide technical assistance and quality assurance as follows.  The
SEO will develop model PC documents tailored for state facilities, and will
work with agencies to evaluate PC proposals to ensure comprehensive
projects.  The SCO will review designs and will provide limited construction
supervision and commissioning.

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