FEMP Year in Review 2003 - EERE - U.S. Department of Energy

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10 POLICY In FY 2003, the Administration continued building on the policy framework established by Executive Orders 13123 and 13221 and the National Energy Policy, with new initiatives supported by FEMP. Recognizing the government’s ability to lead by example and stimulate the development of energy efficient products, President Bush signed Executive Order 13221 directing federal agencies to purchase products that use minimal standby power when possible. On July 24, 2003, this policy was codified in a new provision of the Federal Acquisition Regulations that sets forth requirements for federal agencies to buy energy-efficient standby power devices in accordance with the President’s Order. DOE estimates that the federal government will save an estimated $25 million in energy costs over the next six years from this program, which is enough electricity to power about 40,000 homes for one year. Earlier in the year, FEMP hosted two planning workshops for energy managers within the newly-formed Department of Homeland Security, an agency which will eventually rank in the top seven in terms of energy use. Products from the workshop included a policy framework for energy management at the Department, a proposed organizational structure, and an articulated vision, mission statement, and associated goals. The Interagency Energy Management Task Force, chaired by FEMP, continued to closely coordinate policy implementation and associated reporting requirements with the federal community. Issues highlighted in the meetings of the Task Force during the year included the following: • Input from the Task Force for FEMP’s multi-year program planning, • DOE’s biomass and alternative methane energy savings performance contract, • Operations and maintenance best practices, • Strategies for large green power purchasers, • Assessment of Energy and Load Reduction Technique (ALERT) activities to address foreseen tightening in the supply of natural gas, • Role of combined heat and power and distributed generation in energy security, and • Credit toward federal energy efficiency goals for projects where source-measured energy use declines but site-delivered energy use increases. Reporting on Energy Management During 2003, agency reports and data were compiled into the draft FY 2002 Annual Report to Congress on Federal Government Energy Management. Preliminary findings of the report include: • The government reduced the energy intensity of its standard buildings by 25.6 percent in FY 2002 versus the FY 1985 baseline year.
• Six agencies, the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Energy, Justice, and the Tennessee Valley Authority, achieved reductions of more than 25.6 percent in buildings energy use per gross square foot from 1985. • The federal government spent approximately $3.7 billion for buildings energy during FY 2002, a 6.8 percent decrease ($265.8 million) from FY 2001 expenditures. The main contributor to the overall decrease was decline in the prices paid by the government for natural gas, which declined by 25.9 percent. • Carbon emissions from energy used in federal facilities declined 19.3 percent in FY 2002 as compared to FY 1990. FEMP also worked closely with the Office of Management and Budget during FY 2003 to prepare a summary report of the federal agencies’ energy scorecards for the FY 2002 reporting period, required by Executive Order 13123. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham (center), with David Garman (right), Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, visited the Solar Village that was erected on the Mall as part of the Solar Decathlon competition. 11
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