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Newburyport, MATRANSCRIPT
The City of Newburyport
Small, coastal city in Essex County, 35 miles northeast of Boston. Popula@on of 17,416 as of the 2010 census. Historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, and includes an industrial park. Newburyport includes part of Plum Island.
Star@ng Point
• Took a big picture view of managing like a business and/or campus to manage all assets
• Energy Advisory CommiOee (EAC) studies, evaluates, and makes recommenda@ons to the Mayor regarding energy conserva@on, energy efficiency, and/or conversion to greener energy sources. The EAC assists the Mayor by iden@fying policy implica@ons and cost savings derived from poten@al energy conserva@on, and inves@ga@ng sustainable development measures and guidelines for local businesses and homeowners.
• Schools had begun this work in 2004 and had achieved savings • Benchmarked all buildings with EPA PorTolio Manager • S@mulus funding started programs
City Wide Usage • Newburyport has 14 municipal buildings
• 47,875 MMBtu’s in 2012. • 17% reduc@on since baseline year in 2009
Timeline of Annual Municipal Energy Use
Baseline MMBtu
Year 1 MMBtu
Year 2 MMBtu
Year 3 MMBtu
Year 4 MMBtu
Year 5 MMBtu
For Most Recent Year: Change vs. Baseline (%)
Fiscal Year 2009 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Buildings 39,522 33,214 34,558 28,981 73% Water/Sewer & Pumping 16,501 15,098 16,143 15,662 95% Open Space (op@onal) Vehicles 7,057 7,817 8,544 7,958 113% Street and Traffic Lights 3,705 3,481 3,294 3,232 87%
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION 66,785 59,610 62,539 55,833 84%
Energy Efficiency Conserva0on Block Grant 2009
This grant funded three energy conserva@on projects, aimed at reducing energy use by 43% at the City of Newburyport’s Kelley Youth Services Center one of the least efficient buildings in the City.
HVAC Efficiency Improvements Air Sealing and insula@on Upgrades to steam and air handling new thermostats
First Green Community Grant-‐$155,000 total projected annual savings $14,800
City Hall-‐ligh0ng upgrades included; air sealing and insula0on upgrades, separa0on of thermal zones, upgrades to steam system, and insula0on of boiler room condensate piping.
Police Sta@on-‐ first grant HVAC rooiop improvements
Air sealing at soffits
Energy Efficiency • Schools-‐ Total System Wide Electricity Usage in all school buildings
from FY04 to FY11 was down 36% resul@ng in a savings of approximately $270,000 annually
• Promoted residen@al energy efficiency programs-‐ Carbon and Community Energy Challenge, and Mass Save programs, and general educa@on on energy efficiency.
• Schools-‐ Solar traffic ligh@ng and outdoor LED ligh@ng • Solar trash compactors in many public areas • Goals for new WWTF OCL Building Include:
– Improve Process Efficiency – Upgrade Inefficient Equipment & Systems – Enhanced Process Control – Limit Power Consump@on – Add Renewable Energy Components – LEED Cer@fica@on for the New OCL Building
City Wide Usage • Newburyport has 14 municipal buildings
• 47,875 MMBtu’s in 2012. • 17% reduc@on since baseline year in 2009
Timeline of Annual Municipal Energy Use
Baseline MMBtu
Year 1 MMBtu
Year 2 MMBtu
Year 3 MMBtu
Year 4 MMBtu
Year 5 MMBtu
For Most Recent Year: Change vs. Baseline (%)
Fiscal Year 2009 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Buildings 39,522 33,214 34,558 28,981 73% Water/Sewer & Pumping 16,501 15,098 16,143 15,662 95% Open Space (op@onal) Vehicles 7,057 7,817 8,544 7,958 113% Street and Traffic Lights 3,705 3,481 3,294 3,232 87%
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION 66,785 59,610 62,539 55,833 84%
Clean Energy Newburyport Middle and Upper Elementary with a
500 kW Solar Array
Clean Energy-‐ True North Solar-‐ Net Metering for Newburyport Salisbury
and Triton School District
• True North • Water Sewer • MVPC
Lessons Learned in Becoming a Green Community
• Our first aOempt to pass Stretch Code failed • Real costs savings • Requires long-‐range planning and accountability • Great exercise if only to develop a comprehensive energy plan and usage data base
• Encourages greater responsibility of municipal assets
• Transporta@on sector needs further innova@on
Future
• One new school and one upgrading taking place. Both will meet reimbursement points for either LEED or CHPS (High Performance Schools)
• Street lights-‐in process of purchasing • Clean Energy Strategies Program with Mass CEC • Incorpora@ng energy planning and sustainability into city’s Master Plan
• Energy fund • Net zero by 2030
Opportuni@es to innovate and save
• Zero Waste Pilot • Buying Energy on Contract • Transporta@on • Anaerobic Diges@on and FOG • Cross pollina@on and overall sustainability • Think big picture