Powering-the-Way-to-Efficiency_081715

UC Powering the Way to Efficiency Presented by Joe Harrell, PE, CEM Assistant VP Utilities University of Cincinnati Central Utility Plant UC Medical Center Hoxworth Blood Bank Veterans Hospital Hospitals Served by UC Utilities Childrens Hospital Medical Center Shriners Hospital for Children Holmes Hospital Cogen Costs FY16 • • • • • • Debt Service Fuel For Electricity Operations Solar Service Contract Purchased Power Total Costs $4,000,000 $3,510,000 $400,000 $1,972,224 $4,950,000 $14,988,224 FY16 Cogen Savings • • • • Cost of Power w/o Cogen Cogen Costs (Previous Slide) Duke Credits Total Cost Savings $24,000,000 $15,000,000 $(1,500,000) $10,500,000 Cogen Economic Dispatch • • • • • • • Evaluate operations every hour Buy when prices are low and produce when prices are high Similar to Independent Power Producer Supplier bill averages 3.2 cents /kWh Saves additional $2,500,000 REC sales over $270,000/yr Zero Capacity Cost Produce During These Hours Buy During These Hours Additional Benefits • • • • • Improved reliability Voltage sags reduced Reduced carbon footprint Less transmission and distribution losses Good publicity Great Environmental Impacts Energy use per student down 33% over last 11 years City water usage down 59% over last 11 years Budget Adjusted for Debt Transfers Coal Usage Last Years Energy Conservation • • • • • • Saves money Reduces carbon footprint Over $2,500,000 of rebates Promotes sustainability Duke Power Partner Award Eliminates need for Boiler Awards and Honors • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2015 Green Business Award 2014 Green Business Award 2014 IDEA Campus Sustainability Video Contest 2013 CHP Combined Heat & Power Partnership Certificate of Avoided GHG Emissions 2013 Utilities Health and Fitness Program Award 2012 Thinking Building Award 2012 Duke Energy Power Partner Award 2011 Smart Saver Duke Energy Rebate $1,050,000 2011 Combined Heat & Power Energy Star Award 2010 EPA Combined Heat and Power Award 2009 EPA Combined Heat and Power Award 2005 Energy Project of the Year, Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) 2005 System of the Year, International District Energy Association (IDEA) 2005 CHP Certificate of Recognition, U.S EPA 2005 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Energy, State of Ohio 2003 Ohio Governor’s Award for Excellence, highest award in the Ohio Award for Excellence competition 2001 Corporate Energy Management of the Year, Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) 2000 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency, State of Ohio 1997 Greenlights Partner, U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 15 WITH SMART ENERGY POLICY, THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MAKES THE GRADE AND REDUCES COSTS BY NINE MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR Summary • For more information contact • Joe Harrell 513-558-4635 • harreljh@uc.edu