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

Alternative Financing Awards
to Organizations
Department of the Navy
Naval Station Great Lakes
Great Lakes, Illinois
Naval Station Great Lakes implemented
phase VIII of a utility energy services contract,
continuing a long, highly successful partnership
with its local utility company. For the contract
cost of $5.3 million, the Station is saving
$790,000 per year. Phase VIII consists of a
wide range of energy improvements, including
lighting retrofits, steam pipe and valve insulation,
direct digital controls installations, HVAC
Rick Rodriguez, George Wakoma,
upgrades, air handler unit installations, hot
Ted Zalewski
water heating system replacement, and
refrigerator system upgrades on 34 buildings at Naval Station Great Lakes. During
FY 2002, these energy improvements reduced the Station’s energy consumption by
5.4 percent, saving 61.4 billion Btu annually. The reduced energy consumption
translates to fewer pollutants emitted into the air, including 9,893 tons of carbon
dioxide, 146 tons of sulfur dioxide, and 52 tons of nitrogen oxide.
Alternative Financing Awards
to Organizations
United States Marine Corps
Marine Air Ground Task Force
Training Command
Twentynine Palms, California
Twentynine Palms Marine Air Ground Task Force
Training Command is the largest Marine Corps
Base encompassing 932 square miles of open
desert in southeastern California, with a population
of more than 25,000 military personnel
including dependents. Following two years of
enduring the California energy crisis,
Cmdr Rob Tye, Jim Geherke,
Twentynine Palms “fired back” in the Base’s
Gary Morrissett, Col. Walter Hamm,
energy war by installing the largest cogeneration
Wayne Hofeldt
plant in the U.S. Marine Corps. The 7 megawatt
dual-fueled combined heat and power cogeneration plant will support most of the
energy and hot water needs for the Combat Center’s Mainside buildings and homes
during the winter and a large portion during the summer. The project was financed
through an energy savings performance contract with Johnson Controls. Providing
thermal load to the Central Heat Plant will increase the plant’s efficiency and lower
air pollutants. The project will reduce electricity purchases from the local utility
company by 185 billion Btu (65 percent), which will save $5.9 million in annual energy
costs. Twentynine Palms also replaced five aging absorption chillers with new high
efficiency electric rotary-type and centrifugal chillers, increasing comfort and reliability,
and changed the operation of domestic water pumps to take advantage of the local
utility company’s off-peak electric rate structure. This project saved 38 billion Btu
(63 percent reduction) and $285,000 in energy and operation and maintenance costs
during FY 2002. The cost savings from these projects will go toward additional projects
to further the Facilities Management Division’s mission to lower energy costs, to be
more environmentally friendly, and provide energy security to the Base.
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