The Solution Quarterly Publication of the Energy Engineering Solutions Team
Issue 19 • October 2017
A quarterly publication highlighting relevant industry and Edison Energy's Engineering Solutions team news keeping subscribers ahead on trends, upcoming events, industry leaders, and more.
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Eneractive Eye On: The Role of Renewables in Higher Education
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Service Line Spotlight
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Empoweractive
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Event Recap
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Eneractive Eye On The Role of Renewables in Higher Education By Chris O’Brien, Director, Higher Education Programs, Edison Energy For the past decade or more, colleges and universities have engaged in leadership efforts to tackle the sector’s contribution to climate change. But are they on track to meet their targets? And how widespread is higher education’s use of renewables? A new Edison Energy Executive Report, Assessing the Higher Education Sector’s Use of Renewable Energy, shows that campuses need to rapidly ramp up their renewable energy use or risk missing their marks. More than 600 U.S. colleges and universities have committed to significant long-term reductions of their carbon emissions, and have developed climate action plans that commit to significant use of renewable energy. In 2012, Second Nature and the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) published Higher Education: Leading the Nation to a Safe and Secure Energy Future, and detailed higher education’s
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collective potential impact: Colleges and universities annually expend more than $14 billion in operations and maintenance of buildings and grounds;
"This spending power means campuses could play a significant role in catalyzing renewable energy, serving as market leaders on this issue.” Colleges and universities spend between $6 billion and $7 billion each year on energy and utilities, about three quarters of which is directed toward electricity generation, transmission, and use, and;
U.S. higher education’s collective operational budgets total $350 billion annually. This spending power means campuses could play a significant role in catalyzing renewable energy, serving as market leaders on this issue. Recent research has shown that while colleges and universities are successfully reducing energy use intensity, simultaneous campus growth is largely negating these gains. Thus, while efficiency efforts have been effective, efficiency efforts alone won’t allow institutions to achieve their expressed carbon reduction goals and aspirations. The new renewable energy study, published by Edison Energy and the University of New Hampshire’s Sustainability Institute, completes the picture by assessing higher education’s use of renewable energy, compared to its carbon and energy goals.
The study concludes that renewable energy is the linchpin to achieving the sector’s ambitious greenhouse gas reductions, but that the pace of the transition to renewables is currently too slow to meet the sector’s milestones. The report includes a discussion about the strategies being successfully employed by campuses that are on track to meet their goals, including onsite solar as well as large-scale renewable energy sourcing through offsite power purchase agreements.
The most promising examples are helping campuses cut energy costs and reduce energy risk, and integrating teaching and research opportunities, all while meeting climate and energy goals. The U.S EPA’s Green Power Partnership ranks higher education’s Top 30 renewable energy leaders and also leaders by intercollegiate athletic conference. Howard University in Washington, D.C. is a recent example of renewables leadership. Howard is deploying a multi-site oncampus solar portfolio. Read more about that project here.
Interested in learning more about renewables in higher education? Register for our full-day workshop on Sunday, October 15th at the AASHE Conference & Expo in San Antonio, TX. More info on page 13.
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Meet the Team Energy Engineering Solutions ›› Full-service energy consulting, engineering & project development ›› Analysis, design, development & implementation of energy efficiency projects ›› Building system optimization ›› New and existing Cx ›› Real-time energy management ›› Power generation solutions
Energy Supply Advisory ›› Best-in-class energy procurement ›› Optimized supply & risk management ›› Quality energy data collection & reporting ›› Leading-edge rate & price analytics
Renewable Energy Advisory ›› Comprehensive market analysis ›› Needs, economics & risk analysis ›› On- and off-site goal-setting & strategic development ›› Commercial execution ›› Ongoing audit & performance assurance
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Service Line Spotlight GM Meets Energy Needs with Wind With the help of Edison Energy's Renewable Energy Advisory team, General Motors was able to negotiate a power purchase contract that will power 20% of their global electricity load. To read the full article, click here.
“Congratulations to GM on this huge progress leap — a fantastic show of commitment at Climate Week NYC, and all achieved in just a year since the company joined RE100,” said Helen Clarkson, CEO, The Climate Group. “GM vocally champions the compelling business case for renewables and shares learnings with other companies."
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Empoweractive Largest Turnout To Date For Sixth Annual One More Tri Triathlon On Sunday, September 24th over 375 racers, 300 volunteers, and 40 Special Olympics athletes gathered on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. Why? For the 6th Annual One More Tri Triathlon event benefiting Special Olympics New Jersey (SONJ). This year's event proved to be the largest turnout ever, not only for participants, but for spectators as well – over 1,000 people came to show their support and cheer on friends, family, and strangers alike. A special thank you goes out to all who were involved in some way with making this day such a success; through your donations, sponsorships, participation, etc., we have managed to raise over $70,000 thus far. These donations are what help SONJ provide their programs to more than 25,000 children and adults, free of charge, all year long. Here is just a snippet of how SONJ donations are put to use: ›› $25: Cost of 10 Special Olympics gold medals ›› $50: Sends one athlete to the Fall Games ›› $100: provides one adaptive bowling ramp
›› $500: Provides training and equipment for one triathlete ›› $1,000: Sends an entire volleyball team to the State Tournament Additional thanks goes out to our sponsors, whose support helps makes this event possible: ›› Presenting Sponsor: M&T Bank ›› Contributing Sponsors: Asbury Park Cyclery, Fidelity Engineering Corporation, NJR Clean Energy Ventures ›› Supporting Sponsors: Constellation Energy, The Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel, LAZ Parking, LeClairRyan, Orgain, Inc. ›› Friends of the Triathlon: All American Alloys and Recycling, Inc., Delaney Associates, LC, John-Winston Engineers & Consultants, Lakehouse Music Academy, Lighton Industries, Inc., Smith ›› Race Director: Heart & Sole Racing To make a donation, click here. To view more photos from this year's event, click here.
›› $250: Provides an entire basketball team with uniforms
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Event Recap World Energy Engineering Congress Atlanta, GA • September 27-29 A few weeks ago, our Mid-Atlantic team headed down to Atlanta, Georgia for the 40th Annual World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC), a comprehensive conference and expo presented annually by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE). This year, we not only exhibited at the event, but our Vice President, Doug Millar, had the opportunity to present as well. Doug's presentation, "Resiliency, Reliability and Risk- CHP in a New Era of Value and Opportunity", drew on technical examples, lessons learned, and best practices from major Design & Build projects across market verticals, and comprehensively explored the "3rd Generation" of CHP, and how benefits and drivers have evolved and expanded over time. The presentation also highlighted how incorporating storage, renewables, and other energy supply technologies can evolve to a Micro-Grid solution with tremendous returns, reliability, and overall value. Exhibiting and presenting at WEEC provided a great opportunity for our team to network in with energy professionals as well as share our services and skills with others.
See you at our next event, AASHE Conference & Expo in San Antonio, TX!
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DVGBC Groundbreaker Awards Supporting Green Building Innovation in Delaware Valley Edison Energy recently attended the Delaware Valley Green Building Council (DVGBC)'s 2017 Groundbreaker Awards as a Foundation Sponsor. The Groundbreaker Awards are held annually by the DVGBC and celebrate green building innovation in the region. The awards honor individuals, organizations, and projects for their demonstrated commitment to sustainability, innovation, and leadership in the built environment. Winners included: PlayArts, The Whitehall, and University of Pennsylvania - New College
House! And to Scott Mazo, Individual Awardee, and Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House, Organization Awardee. This year's event was held in the Atrium at 1900 Market Street, which is both sustainable and innovative in it's own right. According do the DVHBC website, "the commercial office property utilizes green practices in lighting, waste management, and promoting transportation alternatives, achieving LEED Certification in 2016 and receiving Energy Star Certification since 2012."
E3 Award Winners Congratulations to Energy Engineering Solutions (EES) team members, Sarah Baumgartner (VA), Alex Bolovschak (NJ), Brian Fronapfel (NJ), Tom Szarawarski (NJ), and Justine Caccamo (NY), for being named Edison Energy Excellence (E3) Award Winners! The E3 Awards were presented at the Engineering Solutions Team All-Hands Company Meeting in September and recognize hardworking and diligent team members across our offices. Having a strong team is the backbone to a successful company – thank you for everything you have done to make our business a success!
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What's Next? Catch us at these upcoming events.
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GOLFUMBUS DAY Gainesville, VA • 10/9
We are sponsoring the Heery International Foundation's Annual Charity Golf Tournament. → Click here to register
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AEE/NCC JOB FAIR Washington, DC • 10/13
We're always looking for new talent! Stop by Edison Energy's table at the AEE/NCC Job Fair & Career Expo. → Click here to register
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BUILDINGENERGY NYC New York, NY • 10/12
This year's BuildingEnergy NYC Conference + Trade Show will be held at the TKP New York Conference Center. → Click here to register
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I 2 SL ANNUAL CONFERENCE Boston, MA • 10/15 - 10/18
We will be exhibiting at this year's I2SL Annual Conference – booth #29. This technical forum focuses on the life cycle of the laboratory – from design to use. → Click here to register
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AASHE CONFERENCE & EXPO PRE-EVENT WORKSHOP: SECRETS TO CAMPUS ENERGY SUCCESS San Antonio, TX • 10/15
This year, we will be hosting a special pre-event workshop in conjunction with the AASHE Conference & Expo, Secrets to Campus Energy Success: Constructing a Comprehensive Renewable Energy Strategy, co-hosted with University of Richmond. This is a daylong workshop that goes from 8:30AM - 4:30PM and will help attendees develop a comprehensive energy strategy for their higher education campus including: ›› Planning ›› Stakeholder engagement
›› Energy conserving behavioral changes
›› Ongoing commissioning
›› Audits
›› Efficiency retrofits
›› Monitoring ›› On-site and off-site renewables
Speakers include: ›› Rob Andrejewski, Director of Sustainability, University of Richmond
›› George Souleret, University Engineer, University of Richmond
›› Saverio Grosso, Vice President, Edison Energy’s ›› Thomas Szarawarski, Vice President, Edison Engineering Solutions Team Energy’s Engineering Solutions Team ›› Chris O’Brien, Director of Higher Education Programs, Edison Energy’s Renewable Energy → Click here to register Advisory Team
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AASHE CONFERENCE & EXPO San Antonio, TX • 10/15 - 10/18
Edison Energy will be exhibiting at AASHE in addition to hosting the pre-event workshop. Stop by our booth: #605. → Click here to register
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ENGINEERING GREEN MARYLAND 2017 Baltimore, MD • 10/24
VP Al DiGuilio will be presenting on the "Integrated Approach to Performance Engineering" with Lorenzo Forlini of Becton Dickinson. → Click here to register
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NATIONAL GRID ENERGY EFFICIENCY SUMMIT Boston, MA • 10/19
We will be attending the 2017 Customer & Partner National Grid Energy Efficiency Summit at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro. → Click here to register
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MICROGRID 2017 Boston, MA • 11/06 - 11/08
Microgrid 2017 will feature prominent industry and policy speakers, regulators and government agencies, lively panel discussions, technical sessions, and more. → Click here to register
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