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Green Lights Status
Resources
The Green Lights Program, founded by EPA, is a voluntary
program aimed at reducing air pollution by promoting
profitable investment in energy-efficient lighting. In January
1993, EPA signed the Green Lights Program Memorandum
of Understanding, thus becoming the first agency to agree to
install energy-efficient lighting in its facilities, where
profitable. As part of their energy conservation and pollution
prevention activities, the Agency is committed to:
• Reducing energy use for lighting by 50 percent
• Surveying utility-responsible facilities
• Designing new facilities to meet 10 CFR Part 435
requirements
• Ensuring that leases satisfy 10 CFR Part 435
• Completing lighting upgrades by the year 2000.
Installing energy-efficient lighting saves energy, reduces
operating costs, prevents pollution, and enhances a facility's
environment. High-efficiency lighting systems can reduce
energy, consumption for lighting in excess of 50 percent.
Lighting upgrades are also low-risk investments, typically
with a two- or three-year payback. Additionally, high-
efficiency lighting technologies cost less to maintain. Every
kilowatt hour of lighting electricity not used prevents emission
of 1.5 pounds of carbon dioxide, 5.8 grams of sulfur dioxide,
and 2.5 grams of nitrogen oxide, so it contributes to the
success of your pollution prevention program as well.
EPA is responsible for the utility costs at 16 facilities, totalling
approximately 2.2 million square feet of space. Several
facilities are actively pursuing lighting upgrades. Ada,
Oklahoma; Cincinnati, Ohio; Manchester, Washington; and
Richmond, California, have been designed or retrofitted with
energy-saving lighting systems.
M. C. Toliver, Facilities Security Specialist, Region 9,
recently spearheaded a pilot installation of energy-efficient
lighting. Mr. Toliver separately metered the area where this
installation occurred and subsequently verified a significant
reduction of energy use. Another installation was reported by
Rhonda Fisk, Facility Engineer at the Cincinnati Laboratory.
Cincinnati retrofitted its 320,000-square foot facility with a
high-efficiency lighting system. Theretrofits are taking place
after hours to minimize disruption of the workforce. In each
of theseexamples.thestaff have reported increased satisfaction
with their work areas and indicated their support for the
project. /
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING
INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN
THE NEXT ISSUE OF CONSERVATION
NEWS IS AUGUST 15,1994
The resources featured below are available through the
Clearinghouse. To request assistance, obtain any of these
resources, or share information, contact the Clearinghouse
Hotline at (202) 260-9803 or send a fax to (202) 260-8234.
Report: 17.5. EPA'sDraftEnergyandYfaterConservation
Program Report for Fiscal Y'ear1993. Prepared for the
Department of Energy (DOE),thisreportoutlines the Agency
Conservation Program's strategy, FY93 accomplishments,
and FY94 goals.
Document: Presidential Executive Order 12902 Overview.
Produced by FMSD, the document provides EPA facilities
with an overview of the Executive Order signed March 8,
1994.
Policy Statement: Sample Energy and Water Conservation
Policy Statement. Prepared by FMSD, this sample energy
and water conservation policy is intended for EPA facilities
to adopt as a foundation for their Energy and Water
Conservation Program.
Video: Executive Order 12902, Energy Efficiency in
Federal Buildings. This five-minute video, sponsored by
Johnson Controls, provides an overview of the
Administration's goals for federal facilities.
Regulations: 10 CFR Parts 400 to 499. These DOE
regulations contain specific procedures and standards for
energy conservation, including design and performance
standards.
Awareness Materials, Posters: We're Doing a World of
Good! The EPA Green Lights Program has posters to
increase awareness about the benefits of energy-efficient
lighting./
Regulatory Update
On March 8,1994, President Clinton signed Executive Order
12902, a mandate to improve energy efficiency and water
conservation in federal buildings and to increase investments
in solar and other types of renewable energy. The Executive
Order is designed to meet and exceed provisions for federal
energy and water efficiency that were contained in the
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT).
The Executive Order exceeds EPACTs requirements by
requiring federal agencies to establish aconservation program
that will reduce gross square foot energy consumption by 30
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percentbytheyear2005. Bymeetingtherequirementsofthe
Executive Order, it is estimated that federal agencies will
save taxpayers $1 billion annually in lower energy bills.
Executive Order 12902 also requires federal agencies to
prioritize facility audits, improve efficiency at facilities
previously exempted by EPACT, incorporate efficiency
provisions into new and existing leases, minimize the use of
petroleum-basedfuels)Specifyshowcasebuildings,purchase
energy-efficient products, and report water consumption
^ L J° °btain m Overview or a c°Py of Executive
Order 12902, contact the Clearinghouse /
New Technology
Solar-powered hot water systems are the most widely-used
solar technology in the United States today. According to a
study prepared by the Solar Energy Industries Association
the solar-poweredhot water system is aproven technology-
one that is used by more than 1.5 million Americans in their
nomes and businesses.
These systems use solar panels, also referred to as plate
collectors, to collect the sun's energy and then use that
reusable energy source to generate hot water. Solar-powered
hot water systems are best retrofitted in facilities that have
electrically heated hot water, a climate with good solar
insolation, relatively stable daily hot water use, and south-
facing surfaces. Typically, solar-powered hot water systems
can suPpy40 to 80 percent of a facility's hot water demand
This well-proven technology may be an excellent energy-
efficient option for your facility.
Solar Technologies Are Cost-Effective And Nonpolluting
Solartechnologieshaveevolvedtremendouslyovertheyears
both in terms of performance and cost effectiveness Utility
rebates, cost-sharing programs, and federal and state tax
credits and grants can make the solar-powered hot water
system an attractive investment
Because solar energy is nonpolluting and renewable, solar-
powered technologies complement pollution prevention
activiues; and pollution prevention works in tandem with
EPAs energy conservation efforts. In fact, it is a major
component of EPA's facilities management program. Boui
™we°rt? J^I?"!!8 aon,d^non^Uuti.ngbenefits of solar-
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EPA Headquarters Is Considering Installing A Solar-
Powered Hot Water System
EPA's Waterside Mall Headquarters facility in Washington
DC, is currently evaluating the feasibility of installing a
solar-poweredhot water system. DOE'sNationalRenewable
Energy Laboratory and the Sandia National Laboratories
have designed a system for one office tower at Waterside
Mall. This system includes 1,200 square feet of flat plate
collectors and a 1,400-gallon thermal storage tank.
Since the new system will not be able to supply hot water for
the total demand, it will be augmented by the existing
W^T™?Vater heatCr- R iS expected »* *e
WatereideMaJIssolar-poweredhotwater system wiUgenerate
71,000 kilowatt hours of energy to provide 69 percent of the
tower s hot water demand. By supplying the majority of the
annual hot water required, the solar-powered system is
Zv ,,t0^Ve $4'20° 3 year in electrici'y costs.
Addiionally,25percentoftheProjectwiUbefunded through
DOEsSolarProcessHeatProgram. That, coupled with a 10
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Conservation
Calendar
Goals and Milestones
If you have questions or want to publicize an event, call
the Clearinghouse at (202) 260-9803. For further
information about the activities below, contact the
Clearinghouse staff.
July
1 ThirdquarterFY94 Energy and Water Consumption
Reports are due.
14-15 Course: "Effective Energy Management:
Developing a Program that Gets Results," held in
Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
26-27 FEMP-sponsored course: "Water Resource
Management," held in Washington, DC.
August
17-18 Course: "Fundamentals of Lighting Efficiency,"
held in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
23-25 Workshop: "Federal Energy Decision Screening,"
ield in San Antonio, Texas.
September
12-13 Courses: "Fundamentals of Energy Management,"
held ia Bailas, Texas; "Energy Management in
lateral, State, and Local Government Buildings,"
held in San Francisco, California.
October
(October is Energy Awareness month. The Ctewingh&me
staff will be sending EPA's Energy Managers materials »
support this event.)
FY93 marks the first time in EPA's Energy Conservation
program history that all EPA facilities responsible for paying
energy utilities reported annual energy consumption data. In
prior years EPA facilities reported minimal consumption
data, causing consumption figures to be reported to DOE
mainly from estimates. In FY91, EPA reported one of the
lowest amounts of total energy consumption—ranking 18th
out of a total of 22 federal agencies —yet, the Agency's per
square foot consumption was the highest among federal
agencies.
The energy consumption data chart below shows that EPA
hasdramaticallyreducedits reported squarefoot consumption
from 719,000 British Thermal Units (BTUs) in FY91 to
192,300 BTUs in FY93. (Source: Draft Annual Report to
Congress on Federal Government Energy Management
Conservation Program, Ff91.)
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Course: " Energy Management in Federal, State,
and Local Government Buildings," held in Boston,
Massachusetts. /
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The Green Lights Program's free Lighting Upgrade
Workshopsdemonstrate how toreduceelectrical costs
by retrofitting facilities with energy-efficient lighting.
Workshops are scheduled for July 13-15 in Cincinnati,
Ohio, and August 2-4 in San Francisco, California.
/ ENERGY
/ CONTACTS
I Agency Energy Coordinator
PhU Wiidzek, FMSD
Phone: (202)260-2094 FAX: (202)260-8234
Energy Conservation Information Clearinghouse
Staff: Caren Hamilton and Carleen Shea
Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc.
Hotline: (202)260-9803 FAX: (202)260-8234
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