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1. Central Florida Energy Efficiency Alliance (CFEEA) The Central Florida Community Challenge

   KILOWATT CRACKDOWN Debbie Deland President, Net Impact Orlando 407 234-6408 * debbie@netimpactorlando.org www.netimpactorlando.org
2. Getting A BuildingFor CFEEA Members and Associations’ Members Identify high visibility building or organization target and start tracking by name or building. Corner business owner, building owner building manager, or someone who can get you there: Briefly Explain CFEEA Alliance of all Central Florida govt’s., schools, universities/colleges, utilities, professional, trade, business, and community associations Aimed at accelerating sustainability progress in Central Florida, including significantly reducing energy use, water use, material use, and waste plus increasing recycling. CFEEA’s first Central Florida Community Challenge is the KILOWATT CRACKDOWN Challenge 2
3. Getting A Building (cont) Briefly explain the KILOWATT CRACKDOWN: Aimed at Central Florida reducing energy use 30% by 2012 Focused on energy efficiency of Central Florida buildings To take challenge, committing to: Registering building on CFEEA site Building profile in Energy Star Portfolio Manager and loading 12 months of data To decreasing energy use 10% in 2010, 2011, 2012 Already over 1202 buildings committed to take Challenge Finally getting benefit of Stimulus money through DOE 3
4. Getting A Building (cont) Explain losing money on their building everyday and value of Energy Star Portfolio Manager, free online tool from EPA with free training: Free statistically valid Benchmark (to get any kind of benchmark very expensive) of building’s energy efficiency against other similar buildings in terms of use, square footage, region, etc. ESPM scale is 1 to 100; 50 average energy efficiency performance 75 points or better earn EPA Energy Star Rating for building Free calculation of building GHG emissions; accepted as official Opportunity to earn Energy Star Rating for building from EPA Opportunity for Central Florida Kilowatt Crackdown Awards Explain best to engage employees in energy efficiency improvement by first helping to load baseline data or request support from a CFEEA intern. 4
5. Getting A Building (cont) Drop names of who else is already participating and free PR/promotion on at least: CFEEA site Net Impact Orlando site (other association sites?) WHDO Graphic PSA (run on WHDO and other stations) Opportunities for other exposure Have to play, since total community challenge Don’t take no for answer Ask who has to be involved to make commitment Set- up follow- up meeting to plan and get commitment 5
6. Getting A Building (cont) Conduct follow-up meeting with slides or hand-out that includes WIFMs for them Get commitment at follow-up meeting with date for CFEEA Membership and/or taking the Challenge on the CFEEA site and when they can have Energy Star Portfolio Manager profile built Track targeted, interested, committed, until they are online on CFEEA site for CFEEA and/or the Kilowatt Crackdown 6
7. Helpful Facts For US, buildings contribute 48% to GHG emissions (Architecture 2030, a non-profit, non-partisan and independent organization) For Central Florida, buildings use 84% of electricity! (FL Solar Energy Center) Buildings built to current code, thought to be energy efficient, or even LEED certified do not necessarily score well in ESPM: Current code doesn’t drive energy efficiency Airport built building 2.5 years ago and their first Energy Star Benchmark was 31 points EPA says age of building is not a good predictor of a building’s energy efficiency Energy Efficiency is not just about the build, retrofit/recommission: Ongoing operations, facility management, maintenance, and changing employee behavior has to deliver for a build/recommission to live up to its energy efficiency potential 7
8. Initial Lessons Learned Most building owners/managers won’t just sign up. Have to have more than one contact and follow-up. Easy to get interest and willingness for a follow-up Can get past gate keeper Calling for CFEEA or Mayor of Orange County, City of Orlando…, EPD Mayors’ Letter would help (draft in progress) Energy Star Portfolio Manager value sells: Free Benchmark, Free online tool, with free training ESPM really compelling for multiple site organizations because can put energy use responsibility in each site’s hands Offer to help engaging employees or intern to load data sells Most building owners/managers won’t commit unless they: Hear your confidence in ESPM helping to identify low hanging fruit for fast savings with little or no upfront money and how they’ll make the 10% reduction commitment Understand the value of ESPM and can get help with data load 8
9. How We’re Tracking 9
10. Conclusions and Questions Until we have a tipping point, we have to go building by building Focus on ‘darlings’ of Central Florida To identify high visibility buildings and divide up: OBJ Book of lists? Utilities top 3000 commercial single bills for an account? Property appraisers info from municipality property tax rolls based on square footage or appraised value? Partner with own members to target and sign on members and buildings 10
11. Conclusions and Questions (cont) Partner with each other and/or hand- off Potential members for IFMA and BOMA, USGBC Do you want hand-offs to do follow-ups? Stock presentation for org/ association members to use in follow- up Track targeted buildings with your organization or association 11