An overview of the federal energy management toolkit

Conference · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:10109466

Currie, J W; Parker, G ^[1]; DeVine, K D ^[2]

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1. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
2. Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)

The federal government is the single largest energy user in the US. The annual cost to the American taxpayer for supplying energy to buildings, facilities, and operations within the federal sector is $5 billion. Several estimates have been produced projecting that up to 40% of this annual cost could be saved through energy efficient actions. Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) and other DOE laboratories provide technical assistance to the Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) and other federal agencies to identify, evaluate, and prioritize the most cost-effective actions to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy costs at federal installations. A key feature of this program is the development and application of a comprehensive set of software tools, analyses, procedures, operations and maintenance approaches, and the transfer of knowledge through technical assistance and demonstration activities. PNL and other federal laboratories are cooperating with FEMP and other federal agencies in applying these tools at over 50 federal sites containing over 60 central utility systems and more than 50,000 buildings and facilities. The overall approach employed by FEMP is fuel- and technology-neutral. This means that by applying the FEMP approach, the least-cost way to provide heat, cooling, and other energy services is identified without regard to whether or not the energy source is electricity, natural gas, or other fuel forms.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 10109466
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA--22644; CONF-930895--3; ON: DE94004266
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320105
BATTELLE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABORATORIES
BUILDING SERVICES
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY EXPENSES
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
ENERGY SOURCES
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS