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36 Energy Efficiency/Energy Management Awards to Individuals George Lopez United States Air Force Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland George Lopez single-handedly manages the energy program for Andrews Air Force Base. With a $14.7 million energy budget, he has averaged a 33 percent energy reduction during the past five years. Last year alone, Mr. Lopez orchestrated a program that produced 36 percent reduction in energy usage based on the 1985 George Lopez baseline. This achievement is particularly noteworthy because he has not had the benefit of a large energy savings performance contract. All of the savings generated at Andrews Air Force Base were derived solely from Mr. Lopez’s establishment of programs and small projects. He has changed the Base mindset, making energy conservation the norm for maintenance, retrofit, or new construction. His emphasis on “do it yourself relighting” and the Energy Management Control System continues to reap big benefits. Mr. Lopez also was instrumental in awarding the Base’s first utility energy services contract (UESC) for $300,000, an effort that has become the model of future work. The next phase of the UESC work holds promise for an additional $600,000 per year of savings. Mr. Lopez’s endeavors resulted in savings of $340,000 and more than 30 billion Btu. Innovative/New Technology Award to an Organization Department of the Army U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Walla Walla District Walla Walla, Washington The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, collaborated with public and private partners to develop an innovative passage system to improve fish migration in the lower Snake River in southeastern Washington State. The unique removable spillway weir—the first of its kind ever Bruce Collison, Reese Voskuilen built—improves downstream fish migration while keeping the Lower Granite Dam operational. Its hinged construction allows the structure to be rotated out of the spillway to the bottom of the reservoir during flood events. The surface flow concept of the weir attracts and passes more fish using less water than the original conventional spillway configuration. Reduced spillway flow significantly improves river water quality, and the water that is conserved can be utilized at the powerhouse, resulting in increased hydropower electricity production. When fully implemented, the new technology is expected to result in cost savings of $1.1 million annually.
Innovative/New Technology Award to an Individual David Murphy United States Postal Service Dallas, Texas David Murphy has been a long-time pioneer in energy management for the U.S. Postal Service. His service of excellence continued during FY 2002 as he established the first electronic utility invoicing and payment system in the Postal Service. Working with utility companies, Mr. Murphy sprearheaded development of the electronic data interchange system to coordinate David Murphy the collection of utility data from Postal Service facilities and maintain accurate energy consumption information. The system is projected to save $341,000 per year by cutting the costs of processing invoices. Energy data can now be captured, allowing for improved energy consumption analysis. This pilot effort is only the beginning of Mr. Murphy’s continuing work on deployment of the system for facilities in other areas. The electronic data interchange system is now considered an important long-term cost-containment strategy for the Postal Service, and there are plans to transfer all utility payments to this system. Because of Mr. Murphy’s tireless efforts, the Postal Service is achieving significant cost savings through better energy data management. The project has already resulted in FY 2002 savings of $38,000. Effective Program Implementation and Management Award to an Organization U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Jefferson Laboratories. Jefferson, Arkansas The Food and Drug Administration’s Jefferson Laboratories in Jefferson, Arkansas, has surpassed the energy reduction mandates of Executive Order 13123 through an energy program centered around a utility energy services contract (UESC). Eight task orders have now been completed, including the installation of a large electrical capacitor bank to correct the facility’s power factor, the design and construction of a new cooling tower with variable frequency drive Theodore Kozak, Bruce Rice fans and motors, establishment of a supply-side management program for natural gas procurement, and implementation of an extensive lighting retrofit project. Implementing the UESC with the local utility has helped institutionalize energy efficiency activities and policies at the Lab. The Division of Facilities Engineering has addressed energy and water efficiency issues in the campus master plan, and presents project ideas to top-level management. This level of exposure to the Division’s efficiency efforts motivated the team to look more closely at how the facility was managed. In a four-year period, energy consumption has been reduced by 10 percent and greenhouse gas emissions by 12 percent. These results are a tribute to the value of alternative financing to federal energy and water efficiency efforts. 37
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