NREL ENERGY EXECS CLASS PROJECT

September 2016

Dan Powers

Executive Director, CO-LABS

Leveraging NREL Resources to Achieve Energy Efficiency Goals Within Colorado’s Federal Research Labs

Concept: Executive Order 13693 – “Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade” – sets firm goals for federal

agencies to achieve various energy efficiency goals by 2015. CO-LABS will facilitate workshops bringing facility managers

and key staff from federal research labs within Colorado together with researchers from the National Renewable Energy

Laboratory to discern the relevant stakeholders, their agency’s goals and share best practices with NREL as the lead

agency for ideas, examples and relevant resources. This collaborative effort among Colorado’s labs becomes an ongoing source of inspiring and relevant success regarding taxpayer-funded institutions making progress in energy efficiency.

Presentation:

1. Initial Outreach

2. Workshop Agendas

3. Relevant Resources

4. Structured Follow-up Protocol

5. Communication Strategy 6. Tracking and Reporting

Notes for consideration:

Each agency creates goals in addition to the Executive Order

All agencies have to submit a strategic performance plan to the White House Council on Environmental Quality

Spotlighting NREL’s facilities and actions as leading innovation is an underlying goal of Energy Execs

Sharing best practices and connecting the labs with each other for collective progress is CO-LABS’ goal