Healthcare Testimonial: Blessing Hospital

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1 Healthcare Testimonial: Blessing Hospital Jerry Melching and Lee Elledge, Blessing Hospital Mark Steinmetz, Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Program July 13 th, 2016

2 Blessing Health System Energy Team Craig Kurk Lee Elledge Joe Vermiere Jerry Melching Left to right in picture 2

3 Blessing Hospital Quincy Illinois 752,000 sq. ft. facility 307 bed facility Multiple buildings Multiple design and energy uses Energy intensive facility and daily operation

4 Getting Started Why we decided to participate in the Energy Efficiency projects Roadblocks. Corporate Approval.. First steps in the program. 4

5 Project Summary Program Years 1-9 Total Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Projects - 30 Standard Lighting Projects 15 Standard HVAC Projects 4 Standard VFD Projects 2 Custom Projects 4 Large Facility Retro Commissioning Projects 1 Other supportive Projects* - 4 * = Staffing Grant, Feasibility Study, Metering and Monitoring and SEM participation.

6 Annual Energy Savings 3,783,631 annual kwhs saved 312,314 annual Therms saved $ 358, annual energy costs reduced / avoided 6

7 Comparison Equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from: 889 Passenger Vehicles 1,015,514 Miles driven per year 1,527 Tons of Waste 9918 Barrels of Oil Consumed Reduction of Metric tons of CO gas emissions approximately 4,256

8 Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Program participation has. Increased awareness of energy savings opportunities i.e. Lighting, HVAC and Variable Frequency Drives and etc. Incentive dollars have assisted to secure corporate support and approval for projects Increased performance, equipment life and lowered maintenance costs Stronger understanding of energy use and ways to manage that use Assisted in a cultural energy development with employees

9 Large Facility Retro Commissioning participation A Registered Service Provider to perform an facility assessment Identify several items with 0-1 year payback that needed attention, but often overlooked due to daily tasks and staffing needs. Identify and qualified energy efficient large capital projects for future development Increased Energy Star rating from a 38 to 62 compared for similar buildings based upon energy use per square foot

10 Going forward

11 On-Going Efforts Increased energy team participants for broader perspective input and project identification Encourage employee and patient participation Encourage and support satellite and affiliate facilities to engage in energy efficiency projects and savings Expand energy efficient cultural change and awareness throughout the Blessing Health System Continue to identify and pursue energy efficiency projects

12 Ameren Illinois and Blessing Health System

13 Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency and The Blessing Health System Partnering together to deliver efficient healthcare services to their customers and the communities that they serve. 13

14 Large Facility Retro Commissioning Program Incentives available to identify energy efficiency opportunities 0-1 year payback opportunities 1 10 year payback opportunities Eligibility Ameren Illinois Electric or Gas Customer Minimum 100,000 square feet facility Existing Energy Management Control System 5 years old Pre-approval is required 14

15 Large Facility Retro-Commissioning Incentives 70% of Survey Cost for duel energy source customers 40% of Survey Cost for single energy source customer Customers qualify by implementing 0-1 year payback items to meet established minimum energy savings goal Implementation Incentive $0.02 per annual kwh saved $0.30 per annual Therm saved Bonus for submitting custom project application up to 12 months from completing Retro-Commissioning project. 15

16 Large Facility RCx Program Contact information: Mark Steinmetz Large Facility RCx Lead Phone (217)

17 Energy Advisors 1. Chad Whitehead Steve Smith Rod Rhoads Mark Steinmetz John Strode Fred Joshu Larry Erwin

18 Resources Website: ActOnEnergy.com/Business Phone: Fax:

19 Contact Information - Blessing Hospital Jerry Melching Project Specialist (217) ext Jerry.melching@blessinghealthsystem.org Lee Elledge, System control specialist (217) ext Lee.elledge@blessinghealthsystem.org 19

20 Questions?

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