DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

ANNUAL REPORT ON ENERGY MANAGEMENT

FISCAL YEAR 20062007

This report presents the Department of the Interior energy data, progress toward meeting building energy reduction goals, and initiatives taken in fiscal year 2006 2007 to comply with mandated energy requirements, in accordance with the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) and Executive Order 1312313423, Greening the Government Through Efficient Energy ManagementStrengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management. FY2006 is the first year for reporting under the new goals and baseline year established in EPAct 2005.

I. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

A. Energy Management Infrastructure

1. Senior Agency Official. The Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget is the Department of the Interior’s Senior Agency Official responsible for meeting the goals of EPAct 2005 and EO 1312313423.

2. Agency Energy Team. Implementation of the Energy Management and Conservation Program within the Department of the Interior (Interior) is the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget and is delegated to the Office of Acquisition and Property Management through the Deputy Assistant Secretary – Business Management and Wildland Fire. Interior’s Energy Management Team consists of Senior Bureau Asset Management Officers who are responsible for managing Interior’s real property assets. In addition, the Departmental Energy Conservation Committee (DECC), established in 1981, and comprised of bureau representatives ranging from property management specialists to engineers is a forum to communicate information regarding energy management and water conservation issues, discuss best management practices, and provides advice and recommendations to senior leadership on energy management initiatives and policies as well as guidance on bureau energy management operations.

Departmental organizations and Bureaus with responsibility for energy and water management in Interior facilities include the following:

· Office of the Secretary, National Business Center

· Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

· Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

· Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)

· Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

· National Park Service (NPS)

· U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

B. Management Tools

1. Awards.

Interior Bureaus take advantage of incentive programs to reward their exceptional employees. In addition, Interior actively participates in the Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program, “You Have the Power” awareness campaign and Federal Energy and Water Management Awards Program. Below are Interior’s FY2007 energy award recipients.

The BLM was recognized by the Office of Management and Budget as a FY2007 Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management.

The BLM’s Energy Management Team received a FY2007 Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management for implementing a unique partnership with the Department of Energy and Johnson Controls, Inc. The partnership streamlined the planning and engineering process of the Energy Savings Performance Contract. It devised an innovative approach to the identification and installation of energy conservation measures at hundreds of BLM facilities throughout the United States. As a result of the initiative, these sites are receiving $4.9 million of energy efficiency improvements with guaranteed annual savings of nearly $400,000 and annual energy savings of 20 billion Btu, enough energy for 285 typical households in the region.

Four Two Interior projects were recognized by the Department of Energy’s FY 2005 2007 Federal Energy and Water Management Awards.

·Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) Brazoria Environmental Discovery Education Center, Brazoria NWR, Texas, received a Renewable Energy Award to Small Groups. The new 2,065 square foot Education Center is used by more than 5,000 students per year to conduct experiments in biology and environmental science. The complex consists of an education building with an open classroom and visitor displays, a restroom building, a water pump house, and a nature trail. The Center generates 100 percent of its own electrical power using two photovoltaic arrays totaling 7.5 kilowatts of capacity and producing 35.5 kilowatt-hours per day, saving approximately 44.2 million Btu annually. The building also incorporates numerous sustainable design principles to minimize energy consumption, conserve water, enhance indoor quality, and optimize operation and maintenance practices. Some of these measures include: small environmental footprint and minimal site disturbance, superinsulation, clerestory windows, low-E windows, T-8 lighting, natural ventilation, reflective metal roofing, an energy efficient HVAC system, roof rainwater capture for irrigation, low-VOC (volatile organic compound) materials, low-flow water fixtures, and an aerobic wastewater treatment system powered by solar energy.

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·U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Center in Reston, Virginia, received an Organization Award for Energy Efficiency/Energy Program Management. The USGS Office of Management Services developed a highly successful energy program that resulted in a 31 percent reduction in energy consumption at the USGS National Center as compared to the FY 1985 baseline. Their successful program focuses on project implementation, operations and maintenance (O&M) improvements, and employee participation. Using O&M and utility energy services contracts, USGS implemented numerous measures to offset increased energy use from new construction. These measures included developing stringent standard operating procedures and minimizing equipment run-time hours, upgrading equipment and lighting with high-efficiency units, and installing a solar thermal heating system and solar outdoor lighting. In FY 2004 alone, USGS completed energy and water efficiency projects resulting in savings of $56,000 and 9 billion Btu – a 5 percent decrease from FY 2003. These projects included installation of a plate-and-frame heat exchanger to provide free cooling during temperate and winter months, replacement of leaky underground steam and condensate piping, and replacement of air handling unit chilled water coils.

· BLM’s Trent Duncan received an Individual Award for Renewable Energy. The Award honors his leadership, expertise, skill, and ingenuity in implementing renewable energy technologies and energy management features during the renovation of the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry Visitor Center, in Cleveland, Utah. These technologies include compact fluorescent lighting with occupancy sensors, a high-efficiency evaporative cooler, a 3.7 kilowatt photovoltaic system, and other sustainable features that together result in savings of more than $24,000 per year in fuel costs and a 99 percent reduction in hydrocarbons used by the facility. Mr. Duncan has applied his experience and leadership in developing and implementing renewable energy resources by mentoring others throughout the BLM in the development and application of their own renewable energy systems.

· Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Escalante Science Center at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, received an Energy Saver Showcase Facility Award. Escalante Science Center was constructed to incorporate environmentally-sensitive, sustainable features throughout the facility. Daylight controls with dimmable ballasts, skylights, and interior and exterior light shelves reduce lighting output and control direct lighting for increased occupant comfort and productivity. Natural ventilation, operable windows, and low-VOC materials also contribute to a healthy indoor environment. Water-saving and reuse technologies reduce wastewater volume by 50 percent. A 7.5 kilowatt, grid-connected photovoltaic system generates 11 percent of annual energy needs; the remaining 89 percent is met through a green power purchase. These features, along with occupancy sensors, increased insulation, and evaporative cooling make the facility more than 40 percent more energy efficient than a comparable buildingFWS Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife Center and Administration Buildings in Sherwood Oregon, was designated a Federal Energy Saver Showcase Facility. The facility exemplifies the principles of sustainable design. Building materials were selected for their low environmental impact. The buildings incorporate numerous passive energy-saving features, including daylighting and precast concrete wall systems with thermal mass and low infiltration. The structures also incorporate superinsulated building envelopes, cool roofs, low-emittance exterior windows, high efficiency lighting, and high efficiency heat pumps and exhaust systems. Restoration of the landscaping to its native setting eliminates the need for irrigation. This building is on target to qualify for a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification.

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One Interior facility received an honorable mention from the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive FY2007 White House Closing the Circle Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement to environmental stewardardship.

· FWS Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters and Visitor Contact Station, Vermont, received a Federal Energy Saver Showcase Award. This facility showcases four types of renewable energy with a geothermal HVAC system, a net-metered 15-kilowatt solar photovoltaic array and 10-kilowatt wind turbine, and a stand-alone clean-burning EPA-approved wood stove used for auxiliary heating. The renewable energy systems produce enough power to operate 100% of the energy-efficient lighting with occupancy sensors, computers, and miscellaneous plug loads of the facility. The facility minimized its impact throughout construction by avoiding construction waste, conserving water, preventing pollution, and incorporating recycled and low-emitting materials such as recycled composite lumber containing post-consumer recycled plastic and post-manufactured recycled wood and salvaged barn timbers. The building’s southeast orientation, large glazed windows, overhangs, super-insulated building envelope, and stone mass walls take advantage of natural daylighting and passive solar heating and cooling. Low-flush toilets and waterless urinals, on-site wastewater treatment, and groundwater recharge through wetlands demonstrate water conservation.

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·Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters and Kettle Pond Visitor Center, Charlestown, Rhode Island, received an Energy Saver Showcase Facility Award. The elegant yet cost effective Center is an outstanding example of sustainable design that achieves exemplary results benefiting the environment. Careful site planning, recycling, and energy and water conservation make the Center a LEED Certified-equivalent showcase. Sensitive site features were protected during construction or restored with new native plants. Durable and long-lived recycled building materials with no or low-emissions such as engineered wood, plastic lumber, linoleum flooring, fiberboard, sheetrock, tile, bamboo flooring, and carpet with high recycled content were used throughout. Super insulation, energy efficient lighting and windows, passive solar architecture, and a renewable geothermal heat exchange system are hallmarks of the building’s energy conservation, which is calculated to save as much as 20 percent compared to a traditional office building while a renewable 40 ton geothermal heat exchange system will save $7,000 in energy costs annually. Low-flush toilets and flow restrictors minimize water use. The Center will help over a million visitors a year learn about New England’s wildlife and coastal environments.

Four Three facilities were recognized by the Department of the Interior FY 2005 2007 Environmental Achievement Awards. This award recognizes exceptional achievements that conserve our Nation's natural resources. Areas of activity recognized by this award include: environmental stewardship, waste/pollution prevention, recycling, green purchasing, sustainable design/green building, minimizing petroleum use in transportation, and environmental management systems.

· BIA First Mesa Elementary School serves approximately 400 elementary students in Polacca, Arizona. As the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified school in Arizona, and the second for Interior, the school resolves a variety of environmental issues that are important in this remote and arid region. Careful collaboration between client, architect, and contractor resulted in a facility that met and exceeded the client’s needs and which achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. The colors and materials selected for the exterior of the building were chosen to complement the surrounding natural environment and reflect traditional Hopi culture. The school boasts many environmentally preferable features. No potable water is used for irrigation. Fixtures, including sinks, urinals and toilets, achieve more than 30 percent savings in water usage. All mechanical and electrical systems were commissioned to maximize performance. Despite the remoteness of the site, the school has initiated an aggressive recycling program. The school facility includes classrooms, media center/library, a 600 seat gymnasium, administrative area, cafeteria and food service facilities, an art/music classroom, play fields, playgrounds. A weather station and educational displays throughout the building make the building a learning experience in itself.

· NPS Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Washington, has embraced the concepts of Environmental Management Systems to holistically manage and operate the site with reduced impacts on the environment. Whitman Mission National Historic Site practices continuous improvement, identifying and prioritizing activities and impacts, and developing actions to implement goals and targets. In particular, Whitman Mission National Historic Site’s achievements reduce their carbon footprint, and set an example in combating global climate change. Thinking globally and acting locally is demonstrated by the actions and projects completed in 2006. Whitman Mission National Historic Site’s achievements include, a grid-tied photovoltaic power plant on the park maintenance building, reducing park energy consumption by 30 percent; diverting approximately 90.5 percent of total solid waste from disposal to landfills, including composting organic materials; minimizing water use in the park; for example, replacement of an old heating and cooling system saved or 25 percent of the park’s total use; pilot testing and ultimately using B20 in all diesel-powered equipment, reducing their annual fuel costs by 10 percent and making B20 biodiesel a cost-effective alternative fuel choice parkwide.

· BLM Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry Visitor Center creates a green energy independent building in remote Price, Utah. The Dinosaur Quarry Visitor Center was recognized for demonstrated leadership, skill, and ingenuity for the sustainable design features used in the renovation of the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry Visitor Center in 2005–2006. The original 950-square foot building was increased by 1,500 square feet. Additional exhibit space, a small office, and mechanical room were added to the original building. Off the grid, the center requires electricity 24 hours a day to power the building’s systems. They were able to meet the full energy need for the building by installing a photovoltaic system. In fuel cost for a generator alone, the photovoltaic system has a full payback period of 2¼ years. Energy efficient features ensure the photovoltaic system can create enough power for the building. The annual emission savings are estimated at 6,265 pounds of carbon dioxide per year. Signage describes the principles of solar energy and the unique components of the photovoltaic system to site visitors. BLM site interpretation staff show interested visitors how the equipment generates and uses solar energy. The design team worked closely with each other, various stakeholders, and the construction contractor to ensure that the building was constructed using a holistic, sustainable approach.

·FWS Brazoria Environmental Discovery Education Center, Brazoria NWR, Texas, received a FY 2005 Department of the Interior Environmental Achievement Team Award for completion of the FWS’s first 100 percent solar energy powered building. The building also incorporates numerous sustainable design principles to minimize energy consumption, conserve water, enhance indoor quality, and optimize operation and maintenance practices

·.,.NPS Midwest Regional Office, Omaha, Nebraska, received a FY 2005 Department of the Interior Environmental Achievement Team Award for the green building features which resulted in a LEED Gold Certification. In partnership with the General Services Administration and the City of Omaha, the beautiful new building has a full year of data that shows that the building uses water and energy much more efficiently, provides excellent indoor air quality, and demonstrates that native landscaping works in an urban setting, and helps managers achieve a high level of recycling.

·BLM Rawlins Field Office, Wyoming, was recognized in the FY 2005 Department of the Interior Environmental Achievement Award with an Honorable Mention for numerous green building approaches including optimal daylighting, exemplary energy performance and use of on-site renewable (wind) energy generation, which are expected to result in a LEED Gold Certification.

·NPS Xanterra Employee Housing at Yellowstone National Park, Gardiner, Montana, was recognized in the FY 2005 Department of the Interior Environmental Achievement Award with an Honorable Mention. These housing units utilize numerous sustainable design features such as highly insulated envelop, passive solar heat and thermal heat sinks, photovoltaic solar panels that will generate 10-40 percent of the houses electricity demand, and high efficiency propane boilers.

2. Performance Evaluations. Interior recognizes the Energy Management Program responsibilities of facility managers, energy managers, designers, and its senior leadership through identification and incorporation of their responsibilities in performance evaluations and position descriptions.

3. Training and Education. In FY 20052007, energy management training was provided for 149 14680157 of the 1,057 051 appropriate personnel. During the reporting period, Interior energy managers provided information to personnel on available energy management training and encouraged them to attend as much training as operational requirements and funding permitted. Energy managers involved in building energy efficiency and water conservation have attended workshops offered by DOE's Federal Energy Management Program. Several have also attended training offered by other organizations such as