The document summarizes the Municipal Energy Program (MEP) funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The MEP aims to improve energy efficiency in municipal buildings through energy audits and conservation projects. Cuyahoga County was awarded $5.7 million and set aside $3 million for the MEP. Eligible municipalities can apply for 100% grants for energy audits or up to 80% matching grants for conservation projects.

2. PROGRAM REVIEW

8. PROGRAM SCHEDULE

9. APPLICATION PROCESS

13. CUYAHOGA COUNTY MUNICIPAL ENERGY PROGRAM SAMPLE DATA COLLECTION FORM APPLICANT: City of Oak Park COMPLETED BY: Mr. Richard Weather Facilities Coordinator BUILDING TYPES NUMBER OF BUILDINGS OR UNITS TOTAL SQUARE FEET ELECTRICITY NATURAL GAS HEATING FUEL WATER AND SEWER TOTAL UTILITY EXPENSES AVERAGE 2009 UTILITY COST PER FOOT NOTES/COMMENTS ADMINISTRATION 1 12,000 $5,963 $4,956 $1,998 $12,917 $1.08 City Hall Offices SERVICE DEPARTMENT 1 20,000 $2,650 $4,963 $2,269 $9,882 $0.49 Service Garage SAFETY 2 15,500 $9,542 $8,856 $3,697 $22,095 $1.43 1 Police and 1 Fire station UTILITIES 1 6,500 $15,420 $3,625 $2,987 $22,032 $3.39 Wastewater treatment facility RECREATION 0 $0 #DIV/0! OTHER 0 $0 #DIV/0! BUILDING SUB TOTAL 5 54,000 $33,575 $22,400 $10,951 $66,926 $1.24 TRAFFIC LIGHTS 25 $21,561 $21,561 STREET LIGHTING 250 $51,425 $51,425 INFRASTRUCTURE SUB TOTAL 275 $72,986 $72,986 #DIV/0! TOTAL ALL $106,561 $22,400 $10,951 $139,912 #DIV/0!

14. AWARD DETERMINATION

16. CONTRACTING WITH THE COUNTY

21. http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=government.bus_government

22. http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=evaluate_performance.bus_portfoliomanager_benchmarking

23. ENERGYSTAR - PORTFOLIO MANAGER DATABASE - CATAGORIES

24. ENERGYSTAR - PORTFOLIO MANAGER

25. ENERGYSTAR - PORTFOLIO MANAGER

26. ENERGYSTAR PORTFOLIO MANAGER

27. https://www.energystar.gov/istar/pmpam/help/Portfolio%20Manager%20Tour/Portfolio_Manager_Tour.htm

28. MUNICIPAL PROCUREMENT PROCESS SELECTING AN ENERGY AUDITOR

33. ASHRAE - LEVEL 1 ENERGY AUDIT

34. ASHRAE - LEVEL 2 ENERGY AUDIT

35. ASHRAE LEVEL 3 ENERGY AUDITS ( INVESTMENT GRADE ) Common before ESPC final project proposals

36. WHAT AN ASHRAE LEVEL 2 EM AUDIT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE ‘ PRELIMINARY ’ energy assessments are only marketing tools for ESCOs. Not even an ASHRAE Level 1 Energy Audit

37. WHAT AN ASHRAE LEVEL 2 EM AUDIT LOOKS LIKE DETAILED ENERGY STUDY with each ECM evaluated based on actual operating conditions, actual utility consumption and cost for each building, existing automatic and manual controls, hours of operation, energy consumption model, ECM recommendations and options, preliminary design, capital cost estimate, system capacity requirements, using conservative energy savings calculations and alternative ECMs

38. ENERGY BALANCE FOR A FACILITY Facility Electricity 2,597,700 kWh Natural Gas 329,863 therms Lighting 130,560 kWh Boilers 329,863 therms Motors 1,516,619 kWh Air Compressors 116,376 kWh HVAC 34,286 kWh Chillers 274,560 kWh Miscellaneous 260,000 kWh Electric Heaters 100,100 kWh

39. ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES (ECMS) – TYPICAL PAYBACK PERIODS

40. EXAMPLES OF UNREALISTIC PAYBACK PROJECTIONS ?

41. CORRECT ENERGY SAVINGS CALCULATIONS …………………………………………….. USING CONSERVATIVE ASSUMPTIONS

43. OHIO HB 300

44. OHIO HB 295

46. An independent verification of a public ESPC contract – actual performance

47. ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ESPC RESOURCES ON THE WEB

73. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS & ON GOING TECHNICAL SUPPORT