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Th Solution ISSUE 16 | January 2017
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A quarterly publication highlighting relevant industry and ENERActive news - keeping subscribers ahead on trends, upcoming events, industry leaders, and more.
An EDISON ENERGYSM Company
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this issue P.1 ENERActive Eye On P.2 Featured Project P.3 Spotlight On P.6 Energy Procurement P.7 EMPOWERActive P.8 Who's Who P.9 What's Next P.10 What's Trending
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ENERActive Eye On
WHY
SHOULD I HIRE A
RETRO-COMMISSIONING COMPANY?
It’s not uncommon for building owners and managers to ask themselves, 'Why should I hire a Retro-Commissioning company… Shouldn’t my maintenance contractor do this?' The following have been identified by many building NOT A SUBSTITUTE owners and managers as the (RCx) is not intended as a substitute for maintenance or primary objectives for RCx: Retro-Commissioning a service contract, it’s considered a smart way to provide a fresh start to get • Bring equipment to its proper operational state • Pinpoint and verify that problems do exist • Reduce occupant complaints • Reduce both energy and demand costs • Increase equipment life • Provide the most costeffective solutions • Improve indoor air quality • Increase tenant/occupant satisfaction • Improve facility operation and maintenance • Reduce staff time spent on emergency calls • Provides the starting point for evaluating the effectiveness of improvements • Empowers and motivates the staff to keep the facility running at its best
the most efficiency out of your building. The fact is, RCx provides a way for the customer to strategically target optimization opportunities.
IT GIVES YOU A PLAN With RCx, you will have a plan in place which will enable you to make intelligent decisions regarding how to manage the critical functions of your building, ensuring optimum performance, energy efficiency, as well as meet occupant comfort requirements. With typical paybacks often less than 18 months, building owners and managers will tell you its well worth every penny of their investment because the cost of losing a tenant can outweigh the cost of performing retrocommissioning.
WHO ARE RETRO-COMMISSIONERS? They are a “breed all on their own” - they are highly skilled specialists in whole building energy and mechanical systems. Their approach is based on problem solving, trouble shooting, testing and diagnostic monitoring, and supported by a comprehensive analysis. Retro-Commissioners trend a lot of data... they do this to help justify their recommendations for cost-effective solutions to the problems they find. Think of the Retro-commissioner as your independent expert who can independently challenge the use of current equipment, practices, or methods that are causing problems.
BEST PRACTICES In many states where energy cost is high, RCx brings a “Best Practices” approach to getting buildings to an efficient status. That is, the best possible way of doing something, taking the most successful elements from many different sources and combining them to create the ultimate approach or process. RCx is recognized by USGBC as a fundamental prerequisite of the LEED-EB operations and maintenance program, stating that you must have a building's primary energy consuming systems retro-commissioned.
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Featured Project ENERACTIVE SOLUTIONS CHOSEN TO CONDUCT ENERGY AUDITS AND RCX PROJECTS FOR NYC OPERATED BUILDINGS Leader in Energy Engineering Services to Assist New York Department of Citywide Administrative Services in Developing Energy Optimization Plans for City’s Largest Structures ENERActive Solutions, an Edison Energy company, verifying that existing equipment meets current energy today announced that it has been chosen by the New needs and offer staff training to ensure plans can be York City Department of Citywide properly implemented and overseen. Administrative Services (DCAS) “It is an honor to partner to conduct local audits and retro“It is an honor to partner with DCAS with DCAS on this very commissioning projects. ENERActive’s on this very exciting project, especially consultation will assist DCAS to comply considering that ENERActive Solutions exciting project, especially with New York City’s Local Law 87 considering that ENERActive is one of only five agencies selected (LL87), which requires buildings over to participate in the initial phase of Solutions is one of only 50,000 gross square feet to undergo audits and recommendations,” said five agencies selected periodic energy audit and retroDan Weeden, president and CEO, to participate in the commissioning measures. ENERActive Solutions. “Our mission is to offer guidance that will ensure initial phase of audits and ENERActive’s role in its partnership compliance with LL87 and provide recommendations,” with DCAS will include a thorough forward-looking plans that will allow WEEDEN assessment of assigned buildings PRESIDENT,-DAN these important structures – such as ENERACTIVE SOLUTIONS to identify and suggest solutions schools, public transportation depots for potential energy improvements and hospitals – to utilize energy in a through replacement and upgrades, as well as more efficient manner, positioning them to be more installation of new technology and implementation of sustainable for years to come.” renewable energy projects. The company will also offer guidance related to optimization of current equipment,
C N O B RIB
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CEREM G N I T UT
Eneractive Solutions and Sky Management Services, LLC will be hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, January 25th in celebration of the commercial operation of their 1.5 MW solar rooftop installation at the Wedgewood Waterford US Corporate HQ at 1330 Campus Parkway, in Wall Township, NJ.
The system is expected to provide 90% of the facility's electric usage, yielding 1,683,797 kWh of electricity annually. Eneractive Solutions served as Construction Manager and Owner's Rep for the project. The Solution | Quarterly | January | 2
Spotlight On
A YEAR IN REVIEW
with the Edison Energy Family
NEW OFFICES Edison Energy relocated to: 17875 Von Karman Ave, #100 Irvine, CA 92614
Eneractive's Mid-Atlantic office moved to their new home: 7926 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 530 McLean, VA 22102
Eneractive's NY office moved down the block: 39 Broadway, Suite 1520 New York, NY 10006
Not long after the move, our Mid-Atlantic office became an official Green Business Partner in Fairfax County, Virginia!
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Spotlight On
It's been a big year for Edison Energy. Take a look back with us as we reflect on some noteworthy milestones we've reached within the past year.
NEW INITIATIVES JAN U A R Y
Altenex launches PowerBloks™ - a new PPA structure specifically designed to meet the needs of mid-size organizations, as well as large energy buyers. Read more
NOV E M B E R
Edison Energy signs 3-year consulting and energy service agreement with the San Diego Unified Port District with Eneractive spearheading the project. Read more
SoCore Energy was chosen to develop, design, and install IKEA's largest solar rooftop installation at their distribution center in Joliet, IL. Read more Delta Energy and the Energy Experts Alliance welcome alfaenergy (based in the UK) as a new member of their global organization whose goal is to work with large energy consumers in order to manage their complex energy needs. Read more
NEW RECOGNITIONS MAY
DEC E M B E R
SoCore Energy ranks #30 on Fortune's list of "50 Best Workplaces for New College Grads". Read more Eneractive becomes an Investor Confidence Project Certified Project Developer. Read more
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Spotlight On
ENERGY STARS
of 2016!
ENERGY STAR has released the names of their annual ENERGY STAR Award Winners, and we would once again like to congratulate these four companies on their achievements! We are honored to have been able to work with you.
BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY (BGE) Baltimore, MD
MERCK & CO., INC Kenilworth, NJ
JLL Chicago, IL
TISHMAN SPEYER New York, NY
NY STATE ENERGY RESEARCH & DEV. AUTHORITY New York, NY
Constellation Energy/Baltimore Gas & Electric Company (BGE) was honored as an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence. Along with their Smart Energy Savers Program, which offers residential energy efficiency solutions, BGE has provided incentives for more than 12,000 ENERGY STAR certified homes since the program’s beginning. Merck has a history of success in regards to energy and sustainability programs; for this reason Merck was named ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence. Notable accomplishments include: achieving a 2% reduction in energy intensity for U.S. facilities and a two-percent reduction globally from 2014. For reasons such as benchmarking more than 1,000 new client properties in 2015, and reducing energy use by more than 2% from 2014, JLL received the title of ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Energy Management for its ongoing commitment to comprehensive energy management. Tishman Speyer was recognized as an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Energy Management. One of Tishman Speyer's key accomplishments attributing to this award includes earning an average ENERGY STAR score of 80 on their US property portfolio, representing a 10-point improvement over the last five years. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) was selected as an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year in Sustained Excellence. Since joining the program, NYSERDA has offered incentives to more than 27,040 ENERGY STAR homes. The Solution | Quarterly | Januay | 5
Energy Procurement
NATURAL GAS & ELECTRICITY SNAPSHOT
Information provided by the EIA
NATURAL GAS STORAGE • Working gas in storage was 2,917 Bcf as of Friday, January 13, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 243 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 431 Bcf less than last year at this time and 77 Bcf below the fiveyear average of 2,994 Bcf. At 2,917 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
ELECTRICITY AND HEAT GENERATION FROM RENEWABLES • EIA expects total renewables used in the electric power sector to decrease by 0.3% in 2017 and then increase by 7.3% in 2018. Forecast electricity generation from hydropower falls by 2.2% in 2017 and increases by 4.2% in 2018. Consumption of renewable energy other than hydropower in the electric power sector is forecast to grow by 1.3% in 2017 and by 9.8% in 2018. • EIA expects that utility-scale solar
capacity will grow by about 8.5 gigawatts (GW) in 2017 and 2018 combined. This projected increase would bring the amount of solar capacity at the end of 2018 to 26.5 GW. States leading in utilityscale solar capacity additions are California, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, and Georgia. Forecast utilityscale solar generation averages 1.2% of total U.S. electricity generation in 2018. • U.S. wind capacity totaled 76.0 GW
at the end of 2016, and by 2018 that capacity is expected to rise to 89.2 GW. Forecast wind generation accounts for 6% of total generation in 2018.
ELECTRICITY GENERATION • In 2016, annual U.S. electricity generation from natural gas surpassed generation from coal-fired power plants, the first time this has happened based on data going back to 1949. Natural gas supplied an estimated 34% of total U.S. electricity generation in 2016 compared with 30% for coal. Natural gas prices have increased in recent months, with the Henry Hub price rising from an average of $1.73/MMBtu in March 2016 to $3.59/MMBtu in December 2016. These higher prices have begun to encourage more electricity generation from coal-fired power plants, a trend that should continue during 2017. The natural gas share of electricity generation in 2017 is forecast to fall to 32.3%, and the coal share of generation
is expected to rise to 32.5%. • EIA forecasts that the share of generation provided by natural gas will rise slightly to 32.8% in 2018, even as natural gas prices are expected to increase slightly between 2017 and 2018. The share of coal generation is expected to average 31.6% in 2018. The share of generation from nuclear falls to 18.8% in 2018, from 19.7% in 2016. Generation from hydropower remains relatively steady, averaging 6.4% of total generation over the next two years. The share of generation from nonhydropower renewables rises from 8.3% in 2016 to 9.1% in 2018 as new wind and solar capacity comes online.
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EMPOWERActive LYRICS FOR LUCAS performing arts scholarship
As they work to bring awareness and support to Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) through the Lyrics for Lucas Foundation, the DiGuilio’s are also building a lasting legacy for their son Lucas by introducing a scholarship for students in the performing arts. The annual scholarship will assist an aspiring performer to reach their academic goals while allowing Lucas’ fondness for music to live on and touch countless lives throughout the performer's career. Students at Westminster Choir College of Rider University will be the first students eligible to compete for the $2500 award.
THANK YOU
To learn more about Lyrics for Lucas, visit: www.lyricsforlucas.org
We would like to take a moment to thank all who made a contribution to our toy drive this past holiday season. Your donation will go to homeless and underprivileged children from Asbury Park and surrounding Shore Towns. Because of your donation, we are able to make the holiday season a little bit brighter for children in need.
(Pictured: DiGuilio Family members Kali, Al and Maria with Gerry Bellotti of the Independent College Fund of New Jersey.)
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Who’s Who WHO’S WHO TOM MUNRO
&
WHO’S NEW
Director of Applications • Asbury Park Tom joins our Asbury Park office as the Director of Applications, working in conjunction with our Energy Technologies (E-Tech) Division. Tom is a business and technology services industry executive specializing in establishing and growing service businesses by leveraging the latest technologies to drive business growth. His latest project was the design of an international SaaS (Software as a Service) business process for the collection, analysis and reporting of real-time energy data, used by customers to save over 40% on their energy consumption.
MAHMOUD SEIDU
Field Technician • Asbury Park We are thrilled to welcome Mahmoud to the Eneractive Family. Mahmoud works out of the Asbury Park office as a Field Technician and has been assisting with the Becton Dickinson Franklin Lakes Retro-Commissioning Project. Mahmoud has also been providing ongoing support to our latest project with Bristol Myers-Squibb. Mahmoud's diligence on the job makes him an integral member of the Eneractive Team and we look forward to working with him as we continue to progress as a company.
TIM MCAVOY PE, CEM
Regional Manager • Midwest
and municipality markets.
Tim is the newest member of our Chicago office, and will be working with Regional Directors, Scott Johnson and Farhan Khatri, to further grow and develop our Midwest market. Tim has a wide variety of experience including the development of CHP projects for Capstone Microturbines and lighting projects for lighting developer, Verde Solutions. He also worked for CLEAResult as Energy Engineer and Program Manager for C&I electric and gas programs. Most recently Tim worked for Ameresco developing projects for Industrial, Healthcare, K-12
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What’s Next EVENT REMINDERS January 23-25, CleanTech Forum — San Francisco, CA Buy Tickets!
February 8-19, Energy, Utility, and Environment Conference (EUEC) 2017— San Diego, CA Learn more
AEE NATIONAL CAPITAL CHAPTER LUNCHEON AND PANEL DISCUSSION January 27 • Washington, DC
Join Eneractive VP Doug Millar for a Learn more luncheon and panel discussion on new and developing technologies for energy efficiency. Doug will be presenting on 'Resiliency, Reliability and Risk”specifically co-generation, micro-grid & renewable storage - and will be joined by three other expert panelists.
February 19-25, National Engineers Week!
February 22-24 Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Conference — Chicago, IL
With a focus on peer exchange, best practices and sustainable solutions, Learn more the IDEA Campus Energy Conference has proven invaluable for connecting like-minded campus utility professionals and keeping pace with new information. Join us and the Edison Team at this esteemed conference.
Learn more
March 1-3, Climate Leadership Conference* — Chicago, IL *Edison Energy is a Platinum Sponsor
Learn more
GLOBALCON 2017 March 22-23 • Philadelphia, PA
Eneractive will be exhibiting at this event (booth #916)
Register here
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About Us ENERActive Solutions is an independent, full service energy consulting, engineering, and project development firm specializing in the analysis, design, development, and implementation of energy conservation projects. As an Edison Energy company – and indirect subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE:EIX) – we combine our deep experience and focus in energy services with Edison’s financial scale, stability and unparalleled leadership, delivering a genuinely unique combination of advantages to our customers. Eneractive is able to deliver projects through its distinct blend of entrepreneurial creativity and nimbleness backed with the financial stability of a Fortune 500 company. Our strength, resources and expertise make Eneractive an ideal partner for the delivery of high-quality and highvalue energy services to our clients. HEADQUARTERS 700 Mattison Avenue, Suite A Asbury Park, NJ 07712 t: 732-988-8850 | f: 732-988-9596
CHICAGO 225 Hubbard Street, Suite 200 Chicago, IL 60654 t: 773-770-4461 | f: 732-988-9596
NEW YORK 39 Broadway Suite 1520 New York, NY 10006 t: 212-269-2302 | f: 917-460-7365
VIRGINIA 7926 Jones Branch Drive, Tysons Corner II McLean VA 22102 t: 301-210-9560 | f: 301-210-9561
BOSTON 53 State Street, Suite 1306 Boston, MA 02109 t: 617-209-3701 | f: 732-988-9596
POWER PLANT SOLUTIONS 42 West Main Street, Suite 1 Clinton, NJ 08809 t: 732-988-8850 | f: 732-988-9596
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