Why Use A DES ESCO? High Energy Bills Old Equipment is Broken Bond Levy Passed Free Grant Money / Utility Incentive Money Going Green Reducing Carbon Footprint Desire to use specific equipment or contractor for installing large projects (avoid low bid issues that often arise) 2 Benefits of A DES ESCO? DES Screening and Oversight of ESCOs Guaranteed Energy Savings Guaranteed Maximum Costs Guaranteed Building Comfort Contracting/Subcontractor Management RFP and Procurement Construction Management Commissioning Open Book Accounting 3 1
Who are the DES Approved ESCOs? Abacus (Willdan Energy Solutions) Ameresco Apollo Solutions Group Integrity Johnson Controls MacDonald Miller Facility Solutions McKinstry Schneider Electric Siemens Industry Sunset Air Trane University Mechanical Contractors 4 ESPC Behind the Scenes 1) Starts with a phone call 2) Proceeds to an Energy Study We look at all building systems Address issues in the building Occupant complaints Energy modeling Review all incentive and grant opportunities Open dialogue and feedback between the owner and the ESCO to finalize scope of work 5 2
ESPC Behind the Scenes (cont d) 3) DES Contracts are issued (IAA / ESPC) 4) Construction begins Engineering/Design RFP s Subcontractor Selection Construction Progress Meetings Substantial Completion Closeout Training O&M Manuals/Documentation Measure Energy Savings 6 Project #1: Clallam Transit Center Original air conditioner was failing Owner had difficulty getting good service from local contractors The utility company hired us for a free energy audit We replaced the old 30 ton air conditioner with a heat pump (heater & air conditioner) We fixed the controls, including problems with the controls the city did not know they had 7 3
Project #1: Clallam Transit Center 8 Project #1: Clallam Transit Center 9 4
Project #1: Clallam Transit Center Project Summary $87k Guaranteed Energy Savings 30,000 kwh $1,700 at current utility rates Project Scope: New HVAC, Fix existing controls (Retro Commissioning) 10 Project #2: William Shore Pool Original equipment was under sized. The facility could not heat the water to a proper temperature Occupant complaints DES assisted the Owner to find a qualified ESCO that specialized in indoor pools 11 5
Project #2: William Shore Pool Pre-Upgrade Energy Use: (kwh / month) Measured Energy Savings 1st Year After- Upgrade Actual Utility Meter Monthly Use (kwh / month) 1st Year Actual Measured Savings (kwh / month) 2nd Year After- 2nd Year Upgrade Actual Actual Utility Measured Meter Monthly Savings (kwh / Use (kwh / month) month) Jan 198,571 96,920 101,651 86,520 112,051 Feb 195,524 118,560 76,964 65,760 129,764 Mar 174,191 90,360 83,831 59,280 114,911 Apr 222,951 66,200 156,751 52,440 170,511 May 178,762 77,520 101,242 67,000 111,762 Jun 151,335 53,480 97,855 46,360 104,975 Jul 162,001 57,760 104,241 41,120 120,881 Aug 136,098 59,640 76,458 53,600 82,498 Sep 133,050 51,160 81,890 45,880 87,170 Oct 120,860 75,560 45,300 41,200 79,660 Nov 151,335 113,320 38,015 55,480 95,855 Dec 210,761 92,840 117,921 72,360 138,401 TOTAL 2,035,440 953,320 1,082,120 687,000 1,348,440 12 Project #2: William Shore Pool Project Summary $859k Guaranteed Energy Savings 848,000 kwh $44,000 at current utility rates Project Scope: New HVAC, Controls, Heat Recovery, Air Source Heat Pump, Boiler 13 6
Project #3: King County Aquatic Center Project was driven from comfort issues and old equipment King County hired a Professional Engineer to find a solution ESCO proposed alternate solution that saved energy compared to the Professional Engineer s original solution Actual construction costs exceeded ESCO s guaranteed costs, so ESCO paid the overage 14 Project #3: King County Aquatic Center 15 7
Project #3: King County Aquatic Center Project Summary $2.4m Guaranteed Energy Savings 745,677 kwh 37,384 Therms $88,000 at Current Utility Rates Project Scope: Solar PV Installed, HVAC, Controls, Lighting, Boilers, Increased Air Flow, Heat Recovery 16 Project #4: Camas Police & Library Project was driven from comfort issues and old equipment failures Occupants were cold in the winter and hot in the summer Upgrades installed while building occupied 24 hours a day 7 days a week Now half of heating remains off overnights Exceed guaranteed energy savings 17 8
Project #4: Camas Police & Library 18 Project #4: Camas Police & Library Project Summary $377k Guaranteed Energy Saving 205,243 kwh 8,045 Therms $17,000 at Current Utility Rates Police Project Scope: New HVAC, New Controls Library Project Scope: Optimizing Existing Controls 19 9
Project #5: Camas LED Street Lights The City desired state of the art LED street lighting The City was already comfortable with the DES/ESCO process from the Police/Library project 3,300 New LED Lights currently being installed Final construction costs 15% under budget. This money goes back to the City! 20 Project #5: Camas LED Street Lights 21 10
Project #5: Camas LED Street Lights Project Summary $2.1m Guaranteed Energy Savings 1,161,797 kwh $91,000 at Current Utility Rates Project Scope: Install and Replace Cobraheads, Post Tops, ACORNs, Floods Street Lights 22 Project #6: Camas Waste Water Plant The waste water treatment plant controls never worked from day #1 This problem did not effect the water quality or water permit issues but did waste energy We helped the owner find a new qualified controls contractor that they will continue to use in the future We got the controls to work! 23 11
Project #6: Camas Waste Water Plant 24 Project #6: Camas Waste Water Plant Project Summary $400k Guaranteed Energy Saving 387,013 kwh $22,000 at current utility rates Project Scope: VSDs, Fix Existing Aeration Controls, Install New UV Controls 25 12
Project #7: Yakima School District Project Summary (Phase 1) $5.5m Guaranteed Energy Saving 1,139,000 kwh 767,100 therms $117,000 at current utility rates Project Scope: 4 Schools New HVAC, Controls, Lighting 26 Project #8: Yakima School District Project Summary (Phase 2) $3.0m Guaranteed Energy Saving 2,500,000 kwh 136,000 therms $263,000 at current utility rates Project Scope: 10 Schools Lighting, Boilers, Cooling Towers 27 13
Project #9: Yakima School District Project Summary (Phase 3) $1.2m Guaranteed Energy Saving 131,000 kwh 4,900 therms $10,735 at current utility rates Project Scope: 12 Schools Walk In Coolers and Freezers, New Boilers, HVAC equipment 28 29 14
For More Information Abacus / Willdan Contacts Rich Davis (Senior Project Development Engineer) 503 936 7163 rich.davis@willdan.com Art Vertner (VP Project Development) 206 659 3890 avertner@willdan.com Pat Stephens (VP Project Development) 503 593 9493 pstephens@willdan.com 30 15