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

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
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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
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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.
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