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The budget that each campus has to spend on these projects is highly variable. It can be in the<br />

range of $10 million per year in a good year.<br />

It has been estimated that about 12% of these projects have an energy savings component. An<br />

increment of $0.25 to $0.5 million per year of deferred maintenance and capital renewal projects<br />

is used in the SEP project list. The campuses could elect to include one or more of these<br />

projects per year in their SEP commitment.<br />

8.6 <strong>Campus</strong> Wide Projects<br />

8.6.1 <strong>Campus</strong> Wide Project 1. Refrigerators<br />

It is recommended that all pre-2001 refrigerator units be replaced by <strong>Energy</strong> Star units. Old<br />

refrigerators can consume twice the electricity of a current <strong>Energy</strong> Star unit. Refrigerators are<br />

especially prevalent in universities where they are widely used in both academic and residential<br />

settings. Electricity and cost savings were calculated using the <strong>Energy</strong> Star calculator adapted<br />

for replacement of pre-2001 residential-type refrigerators on campuses.<br />

Refrigerators in Housing – The number of refrigerators in housing per campus were estimated<br />

based on the total number of apartment-type housing and suite-type housing available on each<br />

campus. Where available, we used the numbers of housing refrigerators to be replaced, as<br />

specified by the campus.<br />

Refrigerators on <strong>Campus</strong> – The number of refrigerators on campus was estimated based data<br />

provided by the <strong>UC</strong>B BETS database and prorated by the number of enrolled students at each<br />

campus. The BETS database provides an inventory of refrigerators that were purchased before<br />

2001.<br />

8.6.2 <strong>Campus</strong> Wide Project 2. Lab Freezers<br />

It is recommended that all pre-2001 lab freezers be replaced by energy efficient units.<br />

According to New Brunswick Science (NBS), current energy efficient units consume half the<br />

amount of electricity of the industry average. Due to this significant waste of energy, <strong>Energy</strong><br />

Star is currently developing standards for the industry. These units are especially prevalent in<br />

universities where they are widely used in research settings. Electricity and cost savings are<br />

calculated using data for ultra-low temperature (-86°F) upright lab freezers provided by NBS.<br />

While the <strong>Energy</strong> Star standards are currently being developed, this calculation can serve as an<br />

estimate for -20° to -30°F lab freezers as well by using an average industry installed cost<br />

of $7,000. The number of ultra-low temperature lab freezers on each campus was estimated<br />

based on data provided by the <strong>UC</strong>B BETS database and prorated by the number of enrolled<br />

students at each campus.<br />

8.6.3 <strong>Campus</strong> Wide Project 3. Server Virtualization<br />

Server Virtualization maximizes the utilization of servers by installing virtualization software on<br />

existing servers and allows the elimination of idling or under-utilized physical servers. <strong>Energy</strong><br />

savings potential was calculated based on deemed values provided by the SCE "Virtual<br />

Machine" calculator, version 6. The baseline server assumed the default values provided by the<br />

SCE calculator, whereas the proposed VM server used an average of two servers'<br />

specifications, "HP DL 585" and "Dell Blade 1955", servers that <strong>UC</strong> Berkeley are considering for<br />

2413.01/Reports/<strong>UC</strong> SEP Final Report – <strong>UC</strong>LA.doc 8-15 December 31, 2008<br />

Newcomb | Anderson | McCormick

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