UC Los Angeles Campus & Medical Center Strategic Energy Plan ...

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 Policy on Sustainable Practices
The Regents of the University of California adopted a Policy on Sustainable Practices in
March 2007 which states that the University will develop a Strategic Energy Plan (SEP) for
implementing energy efficiency projects in existing buildings. The initial goal for the retrofit
projects is to reduce systemwide, growth adjusted energy consumption by 10% or more by
2014 from the year 2000 base consumption level.
In addition, the Policy directs the campuses to pursue the goal of reducing greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions to year 2000 levels by 2014 and to 1990 levels by 2020. This target is not
growth adjusted. The 2020 target follows the AB32 directive on GHG emissions. Because
electricity and gas purchases are expected to represent perhaps three quarters of a
campus’ GHG emissions, the energy and GHG reduction goals are closely linked. It is
anticipated that the Strategic Energy Plan projects will be one of the main tools the campus
uses to meet its GHG targets.
1.2 Energy and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets
Table 1.1 lists past, current and projected energy purchases by UC Los Angeles, including
medical facilities that are part of the campus, starting with the baseline year 2000. The
energy purchases are divided by the gross building area of the campus to establish an
Energy Use Index (EUI) to evaluate the growth adjusted energy use targets. Because the
campus cogenerates a large portion of the electricity consumed on campus, the EUI for
purchased utilities will differ from similar campuses which do not cogenerate, or from a EUI
based on consumption. This cogeneration impact is a higher gas and lower electric EUI
than might be otherwise anticipated.
The energy purchases are also converted to GHG emissions, using emissions factors for
electricity generation and natural gas use. Individual campuses are preparing plans for
meeting the GHG goals, due by December 2008. Those plans will address the historical
campus emissions in detail. At present the emissions factors for the different electricity
providers operating in 2000 and 1990 are not available. For this Strategic Energy Plan the
GHG emissions factors are based on the statewide emissions factors for 2000. The 1990
utility purchases are not currently available from university or utility records so the 2020
target is undefined.
The UCLA and UCLA MC energy purchases in the most recent year (FY 06-07) are also
shown in Table 1.1. The cost of this energy in this year is $14,028,371 for electricity and
$22,654,091 for natural gas, for a combined cost of $36,682,462. The Energy Use Index
and GHG emissions for this year can be compared with the 2000 baseline to see progress
to date on achieving the 2014 target.
Table 1.1 also shows growth in building area and energy use projected to the year 2014
without investment in new energy efficiency, based on new construction identified in the Five
Year Capital Program (2007-08 to 2011-12). Actual growth could be higher. Additionally,
this growth number includes the energy savings anticipated by the end of 2008 for the
Partnership projects funded in the 2006-08 Program.
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