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Salt Storage Warehouse
City and Borough of Juneau
Funded by:
Final Report
October 2011
Prepared by:
Energy Audit
Table of Contents
Section 1: Executive Summary 2
Section 2: Introduction 5
Section 3: Energy Efficiency Measures 7
Section 4: Description of Systems 10
Section 5: Methodology 12
Appendix A: Energy and Life Cycle Cost Analysis 15
Appendix B: Energy and Utility Data 18
Appendix C: Equipment Data 24
Appendix D: Abbreviations 26
Audit Team
The energy audit is performed by Alaska Energy Engineering LLC of Juneau, Alaska.
Jim Rehfeldt, P.E., Energy Engineer
Jack Christiansen, Energy Consultant
Brad Campbell, Energy Auditor
Loras O’Toole P.E., Mechanical Engineer
Will Van Dyken P.E., Electrical Engineer
Curt Smit, P.E., Mechanical Engineer
Philip Iverson, Construction Estimator
Karla Hart, Technical Publications Specialist
Jill Carlile, Data Analyst
Grayson Carlile, Energy Modeler
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Section 1
Executive Summary
An energy audit of the Salt Storage Warehouse was performed by Alaska Energy Engineering LLC.
The investment grade audit was funded by Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) to identify
opportunities to improve the energy performance of public buildings throughout Alaska.
The Salt Storage Warehouse is an 8,220 square foot building that contains warehouse spaces,
hazardous storage, and an electrical room for support of the Public Works operations. The building is
unoccupied. Building use consists primarily of community hazmat collection and disposal. This
event occurs approximately eight times per year. The heating set point in the conditioned spaces is
50°F.
Building Assessment
The following summarizes our assessment of the building.
Envelope
The exterior of the building is in very good condition and reflects good care and maintenance. The
door weather stripping should be replaced, and it should be noted that the exterior man doors and
overhead doors are non-insulated and non-thermally broken. Future door replacements should
include these features and insulated overhead doors should be considered in heated spaces.
The frame on the overhead door in hazardous waste collection storage frame is damaged at the point
it makes contact with the ground at the center of the door opening. This results in a direct path for
infiltration and heat loss.
The Street Maintenance & Equipment Bay has been converted to a heated space. However, the
opening between the newly heated Street Maintenance & Equipment Storage Bay and the unheated
Street Maintenance Warehouse is separated by a tarp. During the inspection the tarp was rolled up
and not even separating the space. The addition of an insulated roll-up or overhead door between
these spaces would save energy.
There is a section of the main bay ceiling where the insulation has separated. This should be repaired
to save energy and to prevent condensation damage to building.
A CO2 sensor could be added to the main bay to operate the exhaust fans. This would ensure
adequate ventilation when vehicles are operating within the space and would help save energy by
minimizing ventilation when not necessary.
Heating System
The building is heated by electric unit heaters in all of the originally heated spaces and a Monitor fuel
oil heater in the Street Maintenance & Equipment Storage bay. The electric heating units are
oversized, creating higher demand charges while delivering the same amount of heat as a properly
sized heater.
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Ventilation System
The spaces are ventilated by wall exhaust and supply fans in all spaces. Two issues were noted:
The Flammable Fluids Storage Room was designed with a wall exhaust fan EF-1, however the
fan was not installed and an exhaust louver was installed in its place. As a result, the inoperable
exhaust louver only provides a path for heat loss and creates an uninsulated wall space.
The damper blades on the exhaust air damper in hazardous waste collection storage cannot
physically open inward to supply make up air to the space when the exhaust fan is operating.
This was not the original design intent of the louver as the exhaust fan was originally designed as
a supply air fan for the space. As a result, the inoperable damper louver only provides a path for
heat loss and is an uninsulated wall space.
Lighting
Interior lighting consists of (30) 250-watt and (12) 400-watt metal halide units and (3) 2-bulb 32-watt
T-8 fixtures. The lighting is manually controlled, and split lighting zones are used in the Street
Maintenance Warehouse and Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center (HHWCC) Storage
bays.
Exterior lighting consists of (10) 35-watt high pressure sodium wall fixtures and (2) 250-watt metal
halide fixtures under the canopy with integral photocell control, and an additional (10) 250-watt metal
halide lights under the canopy that are on two zones.
Energy Efficiency Measures (EEMs)
All buildings have opportunities to improve their energy efficiency. The energy audit revealed several
opportunities in which an efficiency investment will result in a net reduction in long-term operating
costs. This building has a higher percentage of behavioral and operational EEMs due to the age of the
building and lack of renovations over its life.
Behavioral and Operational EEMs
The following EEMs require behavioral and operational changes in the building use. The savings are
not readily quantifiable but these EEMs are highly recommended as low-cost opportunities that are a
standard of high performance buildings.
EEM-1: Repair Ceiling Insulation in HHWCC Storage
EEM-2: Reconfigure Exhaust Air Damper
EEM-3: Repair Overhead Door
EEM-4: Modify Exhaust Louver
EEM-5: Weather-strip Doors
EEM-6: Repair Foam Insulation
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High and Medium Priority EEMs
The following EEMs are recommended for investment. All have essentially the same life cycle
savings to investment ratio (SIR). Negative values, in parenthesis, represent savings.
Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Investment Operating Energy Total SIR
EEM-7: Install Properly Sized Heating Units $9,500 $0 ($31,900) ($22,400) 3.4
EEM-8: Modify Lighting Circuit $250 $0 ($800) ($600) 3.2
EEM-9: Install Overhead Door $4,500 $0 ($14,800) ($10,300) 3.3
Total* $14,250 $0 ($47,500) ($33,300) 3.3
* The analysis is based on each EEM being independent of the others. While it is likely that some
EEMs are interrelated, an isolated analysis is used to demonstrate the economics because the audit
team is not able to predict which EEMs an Owner may choose to implement. If several EEMs are
implemented, the resulting energy savings is likely to differ from the sum of each EEM projection.
Summary
The energy audit revealed several opportunities for improving the energy performance of the
building. It is recommended that EEMs 1 through 9 be implemented as soon as possible to generate
energy savings. The AHFC’s revolving loan fund for public buildings will loan money for energy
improvements under terms that allow for paying back the money from the energy savings. More
information on this option can be found online at http://www.ahfc.us/loans/akeerlf_loan.cfm.
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Section 2
Introduction
This report presents the findings of an energy audit of the Salt Storage Warehouse located in Juneau,
Alaska. The purpose of this investment grade energy audit is to evaluate the infrastructure and its
subsequent energy performance to identify applicable energy efficiencies measures (EEMs).
The energy audit report contains the following sections:
Introduction: Background information on building use and energy consumption.
Energy Efficiency Measures: Priority ranking of the EEMs with a description, energy analysis,
and life cycle cost analysis.
Description of Systems: Background description of the building energy systems.
Methodology: Basis for how construction and maintenance cost estimates are derived and the
economic and energy factors used for the analysis.
BUILDING USE
The 8,220 square foot Salt Storage Building contains warehouse spaces, hazardous storage, and an
electrical room for support of the Public Works operations. The building is unoccupied. Building use
consists primarily of community hazmat collection and disposal. This event occurs approximately
eight times per year. The heating set point in the conditioned spaces is 50 F.
History
The building was constructed in 1996. There have been no changes to the original construction.
Energy and Water Consumption
The building energy sources include an electric service and a fuel oil tank. Electricity is used for the
majority of the heating loads while fuel oil serves the Street Maintenance & Equipment Storage bay.
The following table shows annual energy use and cost.
Annual Energy Consumption and Cost
Source Consumption Cost Energy, MMBtu
Electricity 88,165 kWh $8,200 301 88%
Fuel Oil 313 Gallons $1,100 42 12%
Totals - $9,300 343 100%
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Electricity
The following chart shows electrical energy use from 2007 to 2010. The trend is typical of electrically
heated buildings with considerably lower use during summer months.
The effective cost—energy costs plus demand charges—is 11.7¢ per kWh.
Fuel Oil
The following chart compares shows heating energy use from 2007 to 2010. Fuel oil is used to heat
the Street Maintenance & Equipment Storage bay. This variation in fuel oil is due to variations in
heating requirements for this area.
The current cost of fuel oil (August 2011) is $3.23 per gallon. Assuming a fuel oil conversion
efficiency of 70% and an electric boiler conversion efficiency of 95%, oil heat at $3.23 per gallon
equates to electric heat at 10.8¢ per kWh. Since the cost of electricity prior to the recently approved
permanent rate hike was 11.7¢ per kWh, fuel oil heat is currently less expensive than electric heat.
Water
Water consumption is not metered.
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Section 3
Energy Efficiency Measures
The following energy efficiency measures (EEMs) were identified during the energy audit. The
EEMs are priority ranked and, where applicable, subjected to energy and life cycle cost analysis.
Appendix B contains the energy and life cycle cost analysis spreadsheets.
The EEMs are grouped into the following prioritized categories:
Behavioral or Operational: EEMs that require minimal capital investment but require operational
or behavioral changes. The EEMs provide a life cycle savings but an analysis is not performed
because the guaranteed energy savings is difficult quantify.
High Priority: EEMs that require a small capital investment and offer a life cycle savings. Also
included in this category are higher cost EEMs that offer significant life cycle savings.
Medium Priority: EEMs that require a significant capital investment to provide a life cycle
savings. Many medium priority EEMs provide a high life cycle savings and offer substantial
incentive to increase investment in building energy efficiency.
Low Priority: EEMs that will save energy but do not provide a life cycle savings.
BEHAVIORAL OR OPERATIONAL
The following EEMs are recommended for implementation. They require behavioral or operational
changes that can occur with minimal investment to achieve immediate savings. These EEMs are not
easily quantified by analysis because they cannot be accurately predicted. They are recommended
because they offer a life cycle savings, represent good practice, and are accepted features of high
performance buildings.
EEM-1: Repair Ceiling Insulation in HHWCC Storage
Purpose: A section of insulation in the HHWCC storage area has pulled away from the ceiling
and has exposed a section of metal roofing
Scope: Repair the section of damaged insulation.
EEM-2: Reconfigure Exhaust Air Damper
Purpose: The damper blades on the exhaust air damper in the HHWCC storage area cannot
physically open inward to supply make up air to the space when the exhaust fan is
operating. This was not the original design intent of the louver as the exhaust fan was
originally designed as a supply air fan for the space. As a result, the inoperable damper
louver only provides a path for heat loss and is an uninsulated wall space.
Scope: Remove and reinstall the damper as an intake damper, or fill the space behind the
damper with insulated blue foam board.
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EEM-3: Repair Overhead Door
Purpose: The frame on the overhead door in the HHWCC storage area is damaged at the point it
makes contact with the ground at the center of the door opening. This results in a direct
path for infiltration and heat loss.
Scope: Repair the damaged frame piece.
EEM-4: Modify Exhaust Louver
Purpose: The Flammable Fluids Storage Room was designed with a wall exhaust fan EF-1.
However, the fan was not installed; an exhaust louver is installed in its place. As a
result, the inoperable exhaust louver only provides a path for heat loss and creates an
uninsulated wall space.
Scope: Either replace the faulty exhaust louvers with a properly positioned intake air louver, or
fill the louver opening with rigid XPS board insulation.
EEM-5: Weather-strip Doors
Purpose: Energy will be saved if doors are properly weather-stripped to reduce infiltration.
Scope: Install new weather-stripping on doors.
EEM-6: Repair Foam Insulation
Purpose: Energy will be saved if foam insulation is properly installed in exhaust fan opening.
The insulation has fallen out of the opening.
Scope: Properly install foam insulation.
HIGH PRIORITY
The following EEMs are recommended for implementation because they are low cost measures that
have a high savings to investment ratio. Note negative values, in parenthesis, represent savings.
EEM-7: Install Properly Sized Heating Units
Purpose: The electric heating units are oversized, creating higher demand charges while
delivering the same amount of heat as a properly sized heater. Demand charges will be
reduced if properly sized heaters are installed.
Scope: Replace oversized heating units with properly sized heaters.
Annual Costs Life Cycle Costs
Operating Energy Total Investment Operating Energy Total SIR
$0 ($1,820) ($1,820) $9,500 $0 ($31,900) ($22,400) 3.4
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EEM-8: Modify Lighting Circuit
Purpose: Energy will be saved if the egress light fixture in the electric room is removed from a
circuit that powers it continuously to the room lighting circuit. There is no apparent
reason for this fixture to be continuously on.
Scope: Connect egress light fixture to the room lighting circuit so it is off most of the time.
Annual Costs Life Cycle Costs
Operating Energy Total Investment Operating Energy Total SIR
$0 ($50) ($50) $250 $0 ($800) ($600) 3.2
MEDIUM PRIORITY
Medium priority ECOs will require planning and a higher level of investment. They are
recommended because they offer a life cycle savings. Note negative values, in parenthesis, represent
savings.
EEM-9: Install Overhead Door
Purpose: The Street Maintenance & Equipment Bay has been converted to a heated space.
However, the opening between the newly heated Street Maintenance & Equipment
Storage Bay and the unheated Street Maintenance Warehouse is separated by a tarp.
During the inspection the tarp was rolled up and not even separating the space.
Scope: Install an insulated overhead door between the spaces.
Annual Costs Life Cycle Costs
Operating Energy Total Investment Operating Energy Total SIR
$0 ($520) ($520) $4,500 $0 ($14,800) ($10,300) 3.3
LOW PRIORITY
Low priority EEMs do not offer a life cycle energy savings and are not recommended.
EEM-10: Upgrade Transformer
Purpose: Energy will be saved if the less-efficient transformer is replaced with energy efficient
models that comply with NEMA Standard TP 1-2001.
Scope: Replace less-efficient transformers with a NEMA Standard TP 1-2001compiant model.
Annual Costs Life Cycle Costs
Operating Energy Total Investment Operating Energy Total SIR
$0 ($370) ($370) $8,200 $0 ($6,500) $1,700 0.8
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Section 4
Description of Systems
ENERGY SYSTEMS
This section provides a general description of the building systems. Energy conservation
opportunities are addressed in the Energy Efficiency Measure section of the report.
Building Envelope
The following table summarizes the existing envelope.
Building Envelope
R-value
Component Description (inside to outside) Existing Optimal
Exterior Walls
Insulated Metal siding, 2x8 metal stud, full batt fill, ½” ply or gyp R-10 R-20
Non-Insulated Metal siding, 2x8 metal stud, ½” ply or gyp N/A
Interior Walls (between storage/computer room and street maintenance warehouse bays)
½” gyp, 2x6 metal stud, R19 batt fill, ½” gyp R-10 R-20
Ceiling Metal roofing, R19 batt, metal purlins R-9.5 R-38
Doors
Man door Metal frame with thermal break R-3 R-5
Overhead Non-insulated metal panel rollup door N/A R-10
Heating System
The building is heated by electric unit heaters in all of the originally heated spaces and a Monitor fuel
oil heater in the Street Maintenance & Equipment Storage bay. The Street Maintenance & Equipment
Storage bay was not originally intended to be heated and has been partially insulated.
Ventilation Systems
The spaces are ventilated by wall exhaust and supply fans in all spaces.
Domestic Hot Water System
An electric hot water heater supplies the deep sink in the HHWCC Storage bay. The aerators on the
deep sink are not water-conserving models.
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Automatic Control System
The building electric unit heaters and the Monitor 2200 fuel oil heater are controlled by local
thermostats, all set at 50 F. Thermostats are also used to control space ventilation fans, and they were
all set at 70 F.
Lighting
Interior lighting consists of (30) 250-watt and (12) 400-watt metal halide units and (3) 2-bulb 32-watt
T-8 fixtures. The lighting is manually controlled, and split lighting zones are used in the Street
Maintenance Warehouse and HHWCC Storage bays.
Exterior lighting consists of (10) 35-watt high pressure sodium wall fixtures and (2) 250-watt metal
halide fixtures under the canopy with integral photocell control, and an additional (10) 250-watt metal
halide lights under the canopy that are on two zones.
Electric Equipment
The building has a 3-hp air compressor in the Electric/Computer Room.
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Section 5
Methodology
Information for the energy audit was gathered through on-site observations, review of construction
documents, and interviews with operation and maintenance personnel. The EEMs are evaluated using
energy and life cycle cost analyses and are priority ranked for implementation.
Energy Efficiency Measures
Energy efficiency measures are identified by evaluating the building’s energy systems and comparing
them to systems in modern, high performance buildings. The process for identifying the EEMs
acknowledges the realities of an existing building that was constructed when energy costs were much
lower. Many of the opportunities used in modern high performance buildings—highly insulated
envelopes, variable capacity mechanical systems, heat pumps, daylighting, lighting controls, etc.—
simply cannot be economically incorporated into an existing building.
The EEMs represent practical measures to improve the energy efficiency of the buildings, taking into
full account the realities of limited budgets. If a future major renovation project were to occur,
additional EEMs common to high performance buildings should be proposed.
Life Cycle Cost Analysis
The EEMs are evaluated using life cycle cost analysis which determines if an energy efficiency
investment will provide a savings over a 25-year life. The analysis incorporates construction,
replacement, maintenance and repair, and energy costs to determine the total cost over the life of the
EEM. Future maintenance and energy cash flows are discounted to present worth using escalation
factors for general inflation, energy inflation, and the value of money. The methodology is based on
the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Handbook 135 – Life Cycle Cost
Analysis.
Life cycle cost analysis is preferred to simple payback for facilities that have long—often perpetual—
service lives. Simple payback, which compares construction cost and present energy cost, is
reasonable for short time periods of 2-4 years, but yields below optimal results over longer periods
because it does not properly account for the time value of money or inflationary effects on operating
budgets. Accounting for energy inflation and the time value of money properly sums the true cost of
facility ownership and seeks to minimize the life cycle cost.
Construction Costs
The cost estimates are derived based on a preliminary understanding of the scope of each EEM as
gathered during the walk-through audit. The construction costs for in-house labor are $60/hour for
work typically performed by maintenance staff and $110.00 per hour for contract labor.
The cost estimate assumes the work will be performed as part of a larger renovation or energy
efficiency upgrade project. When implementing EEMs, the cost estimate should be revisited once the
scope and preferred method of performing the work has been determined. It is possible some EEMs
will not provide a life cycle savings when the scope is finalized.
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Maintenance Costs
Maintenance costs are based on in-house or contract labor using historical maintenance efforts and
industry standards. Maintenance costs over the 25-year life of each EEM are included in the life cycle
cost calculation spreadsheets and represent the level of effort to maintain the systems.
Energy Analysis
The energy performance of an EEM is evaluated within the operating parameters of the building. A
comprehensive energy audit would rely on a computer model of the building to integrate building
energy systems and evaluate the energy savings of each EEM. This investment grade audit does not
utilize a computer model, so energy savings are calculated with factors that account for the dynamic
operation of the building. Energy savings and costs are estimated for the 25-year life of the EEM
using appropriate factors for energy inflation.
Prioritization
Each EEM is prioritized based on the life cycle savings to investment ratio (SIR) using the following
formula:
Prioritization Factor = Life Cycle Savings / Capital Costs
This factor puts significant weight on the capital cost of an EEM, making lower cost EEMs more
favorable.
Economic Factors
The following economic factors are significant to the findings.
Nominal Interest Rate: This is the nominal rate of return on an investment without regard to
inflation. The analysis uses a rate of 5%.
Inflation Rate: This is the average inflationary change in prices over time. The analysis uses an
inflation rate of 2%.
Economic Period: The analysis is based on a 25-year Economic period with construction
beginning in 2010.
Fuel Oil
Fuel oil currently costs $3.20 per gallon for a seasonally adjusted blend of #1 and #2 fuel oil. The
analysis is based on 6% fuel oil inflation which has been the average for the past 20-years.
Electricity
Electricity is supplied by Alaska Electric Light & Power Company (AEL&P). The building is billed
for electricity under AEL&P’s Rate 21D, Small Government with Demand. This rate charges for both
electrical consumption (kWh) and peak electric demand (kW). Electrical consumption is the amount
of energy consumed and electric demand is the rate of consumption. AEL&P determines the electric
demand by averaging demand over a continuously sliding fifteen minute window. The highest fifteen
minute average during the billing period determines the peak demand. The following table lists the
electric charges, which include a recent 24% rate hike:
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AEL&P Small Government Rate with Demand
Charge 1 On-peak (Nov-May) Off-peak (June-Oct)
Energy Charge per kWh 6.43¢ 5.70¢
Demand Charge per kW $12.32 $8.24
Service Charge per month $27.16 $27.16
Over recent history, electricity inflation has been less than 1% per year, which has lagged general
inflation. An exception is the 24% rate hike that was primarily due to construction of additional
hydroelectric generation at Lake Dorothy. This project affords the community a surplus of power
which should bring electric inflation back to the historic rate of 1% per year. Load growth from
electric heat conversions is likely to increase generating and distribution costs, especially if diesel
supplementation is needed. Combining these two factors contribute to an assumed electricity inflation
rate of 3%.
Summary
The following table summarizes the energy and economic factors used in the analysis.
Summary of Economic and Energy Factors
Factor Rate or Cost Factor Rate or Cost
Nominal Discount Rate 5% Electricity Current rates
General Inflation Rate 2% Electricity Inflation 3%
Fuel Oil Cost (2012) $3.42/gal Fuel Oil Inflation 6%
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Appendix A
Energy and Life Cycle Cost Analysis
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Alaska Energy Engineering LLC Energy and Life Cycle Cost Analysis
25200 Amalga Harbor Road Tel/Fax: 907.789.1226
Juneau, Alaska 99801 jim@alaskaenergy.us
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Basis
Economic
Study Period (years) 25 Nominal Discount Rate 5%General Inflation 3%
Energy
2011 $/gal Fuel Inflation 2012 $/gal
Fuel Oil $3.23 6% $3.42
Electricity $/kWh (2011)$/kW (2011)Inflation $/kWh (2012)$/kW (2012)
w/ Demand Charges $0.061 $10.62 2% $0.062 $10.83
w/o Demand Charges $0.102 -2% $0.102 -
EEM-7: Install Properly Sized Heating Units
Energy Analysis
Heater kW, ex kW, new ΔkW
UH-1 12.5 7.5 -5.0
UH-2 12.5 7.5 -5.0
UH-3 15 7.5 -7.5
UH-4 15 7.5 -7.5
UH-5 5 2 -3 Factor ΔkW
-28 50% -14
Life Cycle Cost Analysis Year Qty Unit Base Cost Year 0 Cost
Construction Costs
Replace unit heater, 7.5 kW 0 4 ea $2,000 $8,000
Replace unit heater, 2 kW 0 1 ea $1,500 $1,500
Annual Costs
1 - 25 $60.00 $0
Energy Costs
Water 1 - 25 kgals $10.960 $0
Electric Energy 1 - 25 kWh $0.062 $0
Electric Demand 1 - 25 -168 kW $10.83 ($31,898)
Electric Energy (Effective Cost)1 - 25 kWh $0.102 $0
Fuel Oil 1 - 25 gal $3.42 $0
Net Present Worth ($22,400)
EEM-8: Modify Lighting Circuit
Energy Analysis
Watts Hours, exist Hours, new kW kWh
72 8,760 52 -0.07 -627
Life Cycle Cost Analysis Year Qty Unit Base Cost Year 0 Cost
Construction Costs
Rewire light fixture 0 1 LS $250 $250
Annual Costs
1 - 25 $60.00 $0
Energy Costs
Water 1 - 25 kgals $10.960 $0
Electric Energy 1 - 25 -627 kWh $0.062 ($684)
Electric Demand 1 - 25 -0.9 kW $10.83 ($164)
Electric Energy (Effective Cost)1 - 25 kWh $0.102 $0
Fuel Oil 1 - 25 gal $3.42 $0
Net Present Worth ($600)
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Alaska Energy Engineering LLC Energy and Life Cycle Cost Analysis
25200 Amalga Harbor Road Tel/Fax: 907.789.1226
Juneau, Alaska 99801 jim@alaskaenergy.us
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EEM-9: Install Overhead Door
Energy Analysis
Area R, exist R, new ΔT kBtu η, heater Gallons
120 0.50 4 10 -18,396 87% -153
Life Cycle Cost Analysis Year Qty Unit Base Cost Year 0 Cost
Construction Costs
Install overhead door 0 1 LS $4,500 $4,500
Annual Costs
1 - 25 $60.00 $0
Energy Costs
Water 1 - 25 kgals $10.960 $0
Electric Energy 1 - 25 kWh $0.062 $0
Electric Demand 1 - 25 kW $10.83 $0
Electric Energy (Effective Cost)1 - 25 kWh $0.102 $0
Fuel Oil 1 - 25 -153 gal $3.42 ($14,816)
Net Present Worth ($10,300)
EEM-10: Upgrade Transformer
Energy Analysis
KVA ηold ηnew KW Factor kWh
30 94.6% 97.3% -0.8 60% -4,257
Life Cycle Cost Analysis Year Qty Unit Base Cost Year 0 Cost
Construction Costs
Replace transformer 0 1 LS $8,200 $8,200
Annual Costs
1 - 25 $60.00 $0
Energy Costs
Electric Energy 1 - 25 -4,257 kWh $0.062 ($4,643)
Electric Demand 1 - 25 -10 kW $10.83 ($1,846)
Net Present Worth $1,700
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Appendix B
Energy and Utility Data
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Alaska Energy Engineering LLC Billing Data
25200 Amalga Harbor Road Tel/Fax: 907-789-1226
Juneau, Alaska 99801 jim@alaskaenergy.us
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ELECTRIC RATE
Electricity ($ / kWh )0.0665 0.0589
Demand ( $ / kW )12.73 8.52
Customer Charge ( $ / mo )27.16 27.16
Sales Tax ( % )0.0% 0.0%
ELECTRICAL CONSUMPTION AND DEMAND
kWh kW kWh kW kWh kW kWh kW
Jan 12,069 35.22 16,445 38.41 18,134 40.96 17,830 44.86 16,120
Feb 13,958 48.22 17,758 54.98 15,379 42.17 16,724 37.93 15,955
Mar 14,271 38.19 13,174 42.44 14,025 38.58 12,099 38.86 13,392
Apr 8,915 36.37 9,767 46.53 12,799 52.97 11,418 45.42 10,725
May 7,014 22.06 6,126 38.36 7,303 36.26 7,374 32.68 6,954
Jun 2,785 17.93 2,223 47.29 3,246 33.91 2,398 24.62 2,663
Jul 1,898 8.61 899 18.41 1,116 16.98 1,219 21.54 1,283
Aug 1,744 10.13 552 15.71 763 5.16 1,238 16.68 1,074
Sep 2,243 14.66 713 17.69 1,353 24.12 1,870 20.14 1,545
Oct 3,376 34.14 2,489 43.64 2,614 28.86 3,601 28.63 3,020
Nov 5,838 22.21 6,034 33.72 3,309 22.80 5,983 31.28 5,291
Dec 9,021 36.45 10,169 47.19 8,409 39.93 12,975 42.95 10,144
Total 83,132 86,349 88,450 94,729 88,165
Average 6,928 27 7,196 37 7,371 32 7,894 32 7,347
Load Factor 35.1%26.6%31.7%33.7%32
ELECTRIC BILLING DETAILS
Month Energy Demand Cust & Tax Total Energy Demand Cust & Tax Total % Change
Jan 1,206 521 27 1,754 1,186 571 27 1,784 1.7%
Feb 1,023 537 27 1,587 1,112 483 27 1,622 2.2%
Mar 933 491 27 1,451 805 495 27 1,326 -8.6%
Apr 851 674 27 1,553 759 578 27 1,365 -12.1%
May 486 462 27 974 490 416 27 934 -4.2%
Jun 216 289 27 532 159 210 27 396 -25.5%
Jul 74 145 27 246 81 184 27 292 18.6%
Aug 51 44 27 122 82 142 27 252 106.5%
Sep 90 206 27 323 124 172 27 323 0.1%
Oct 174 246 27 447 239 244 27 511 14.2%
Nov 220 290 27 537 398 398 27 823 53.2%
Dec 559 508 27 1,095 863 547 27 1,437 31.3%
Total $ 5,882 $ 4,413 $ 326 $ 10,621 $ 6,299 $ 4,439 $ 326 $ 11,064 4.2%
Average $ 490 $ 368 $ 27 $ 885 $ 525 $ 370 $ 27 $ 922 4.2%
Cost ($/kWh)$0.120 57% 40% 3% $0.117 -2.7%
Electrical costs are based on the current electric rates.
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2,008 260 9,093
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Annual Energy Consumption and Cost
Energy Cost Area ECI EUI
Fuel Oil $3.42 8,220 $1.13 42
Electricity $0.093
Source Cost
Electricity 88,165 kWh $8,200 301 88%
Fuel Oil 313 Gallons $1,100 42 12%
Totals -$9,300 343 100%
Annual Energy Consumption and Cost
Consumption Energy, MMBtu
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Appendix C
Equipment Data
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MotorLocation Function Make Model Capacity HP / Volts / RPM / Effic NotesEF-1No fan installed.EF-2 Waste Water Exhaust Fan Penn BC24 1050 CFM 1/3 HPEF-3 Street Maintenance Exhaust Fan Penn 16TL 580 CFM 1/8 HPEF-4 Electrical Room Exhaust Fan Penn 16TL 250 CFM 1/8 HPSF-1 Hazardous Waste Rm Supply Fan Penn BC24 950 CFM 1/3 HPSF-2 Street Maintenance Supply Fan Penn BBK244 2765 CFM 3/4 HPSF-3 Street Maintenance Supply Fan Penn BBK244 2765 CFM 3/4 HPElectrical Room Air Compressor 3 HP/ 480 V/ 4.1 Amp/ 82.5%Hazardous Waste Rm Hot Water Heater 6 Gallons 120 V/ 150 WattElectrical Room Transformer 30 KUA Nema TP-1Street Maintenance Monitor 2200Set Pt 50 DegreesUH-1 Hazardous Waste Rm Space Heat Chromalox LUH - 12 - 43 42700 BTUUH-2 Hazardous Waste Rm Space Heat Chromalox LUH - 12 - 43 42700 BTUUH-3 Street Maintenance Space Heat Chromalox LUH - 15 - 43 51200 BTUUH-4 Street Maintenance Space Heat Chromalox LUH - 15 - 43 51200 BTUUH-5 Electrical Room Space Heat Chromalox LUH - 05 - 43 17100 BTUMajor Equipment Inventory - Salt Storage WarehouseUnit IDSalt Storage Warehouse 25 FINAL Energy Audit (October 2011)
Appendix D
Abbreviations
AHU Air handling unit
BTU British thermal unit
BTUH BTU per hour
CBJ City and Borough of Juneau
CMU Concrete masonry unit
CO2 Carbon dioxide
CUH Cabinet unit heater
DDC Direct digital controls
DHW Domestic hot water
EAD Exhaust air damper
EEM Energy efficiency measure
EF Exhaust fan
Gyp Bd Gypsum board
HVAC Heating, Ventilating, Air-
conditioning
HW Hot water
HWRP Hot water recirculating pump
KVA Kilovolt-amps
kW Kilowatt
kWh Kilowatt-hour
LED Light emitting diode
MBH 1,000 Btu per hour
MMBH 1,000,000 Btu per hour
OAD Outside air damper
PSI Per square inch
PSIG Per square inch gage
RAD Return air damper
RF Return fan
SIR Savings to investment ratio
SF Supply fan
UV Unit ventilator
VAV Variable air volume
VFD Variable frequency drive
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