CalPortland Partners Energy Management Summit
CalPortland Partners Energy Management Summit
CalPortland Partners Energy Management Summit
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CREATING ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACROSS<br />
MULT-PLANT ORGANIZATIONS<br />
Northwest Industrial <strong>Energy</strong> Efficiency <strong>Summit</strong><br />
Portland, OR<br />
January 18, 2012<br />
Steve Coppinger, PE (Director, <strong>Energy</strong> Services)<br />
<strong>CalPortland</strong> Company<br />
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Company Information<br />
• Founded in 1891 in California<br />
• Producer of Cement, Concrete, Concrete Products,<br />
Aggregates and Asphalt<br />
• 120+ Facilities in Western U.S. & Canada<br />
• 2000 Employees<br />
• ENERGY STAR Partner, DOE LEADER, Member EPA<br />
Climate Leaders<br />
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Developing an <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Program<br />
ENERGY STAR® Guidelines<br />
For <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Management</strong><br />
www.energystar.gov<br />
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Corporate Commitment<br />
• Establish a core culture of energy efficiency (like<br />
safety)<br />
• CEO Support<br />
• Executive Involvement in program<br />
• Plant Manager Involvement & Support<br />
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CEO Speaking at <strong>Energy</strong> Meeting
<strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Steps<br />
• Create an <strong>Energy</strong> Organization<br />
• Corporate <strong>Energy</strong> Team<br />
• 16 <strong>Energy</strong> Managers<br />
• Green Team<br />
• Bi-Monthly Video-Conferenced Meetings<br />
• Assess Performance<br />
• Quantify energy, Install metering, Study utility bills, Benchmark, Develop<br />
reports & scorecards, Set goals<br />
• Identify & Execute Projects<br />
• Treasure Hunts, Replicate best practices, Enlist help from utilities & ESCOs,<br />
Document & Track opportunities, Provide engineering support to complete<br />
projects<br />
• Engage Employees<br />
• Awareness programs, website, newsletters, training, awards & recognition<br />
(President’s Award for <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Management</strong> & Outreach)<br />
• Promote <strong>Energy</strong> Efficiency Externally<br />
• Customers, vendors, industry groups, communities, schools<br />
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Treasure Hunt
<strong>Energy</strong> Data Reporting and <strong>Energy</strong> Project Tracking<br />
Readymix Plant Benchmark Report<br />
Mojave Cement plant<br />
EnManage Benchmarking Weekly<br />
Report by Shift<br />
Fleet Fuel Tracking<br />
<strong>Energy</strong> Dashboard<br />
<strong>Energy</strong> Projects<br />
Tracking List<br />
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<strong>CalPortland</strong> 2011 <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Summit</strong><br />
Wilsonville, OR<br />
OR Governor’s Natural Resource<br />
Advisor Richard Whitman, OR<br />
State Senator Betsy Johnson,<br />
<strong>CalPortland</strong> CEO Allen Hamblen<br />
National Ready Mixed Concrete<br />
Association President Bob Garbini<br />
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School Outreach<br />
Over 22,000 students reached<br />
in 2011!<br />
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Initiatives<br />
• Compressed Air<br />
• Lighting<br />
• Motors & Drives<br />
• Automation<br />
• Building Efficiency – HVAC, appliances, lighting<br />
• IT Equipment<br />
• Fuel <strong>Management</strong> – Truck Idle Times<br />
• Sustainability<br />
• Green Team<br />
• Recycling<br />
• Renewable <strong>Energy</strong> - Wind Project<br />
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Mojave, CA Wind Project<br />
• (8) 3 MW wind turbines<br />
• Produce over 47 million<br />
kWh/year green electricity<br />
• Equivalent to removing 6400<br />
cars from the road<br />
• 13% of total electricity<br />
consumed by company is<br />
renewable<br />
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Resources<br />
• http://www.dsireusa.org - Incentive programs for<br />
every state<br />
• EPA ENERGY STAR®<br />
• <strong>Energy</strong> Guides<br />
• Benchmarking Tools<br />
• Website resources<br />
• Webinars<br />
• ENERGY STAR Challenge for manufacturing plants<br />
• Department of <strong>Energy</strong><br />
• Training & Efficiency Tools/Programs<br />
• Utility companies<br />
• Rebates & Assessments<br />
• <strong>Energy</strong> Service Companies<br />
• <strong>Energy</strong> Trust of Oregon<br />
• Vendors<br />
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Challenges<br />
• Maintaining focus when employees have many other<br />
tasks<br />
• Reaching out to 120 plants<br />
• Funding – Capital is not always available<br />
• Payback – Many energy projects have long paybacks<br />
• Tracking energy performance efficiently
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Results<br />
• Improved specific energy efficiency by 10.6% from<br />
2007-2010<br />
• Saved tens of millions of dollars on energy costs<br />
• Received millions of dollars of incentives & rebates<br />
• Significantly reduced emissions throughout the<br />
company<br />
• Received many national and local awards for our<br />
energy program
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<strong>CalPortland</strong> Receives national ENERGY STAR Award<br />
from US EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson
QUESTIONS?<br />
Steve Coppinger, P.E. (Director, <strong>Energy</strong> Services)<br />
scoppinger@calportland.com<br />
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