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Building Energy Use and Conservation in Cycle VIII of the Texas Institutional Conservation Program
Abstract
Sixty-two technical assistance (energy audit)
reports by twelve different consulting firms representing
fifteen independent school districts, nine
hospitals, and five colleges have been reviewed to
assess energy use characteristics and recommended
energy saving measures. Such measures include both
maintenance and operation (H&O) measures (generally
regarded as "low-cost, no-cost") and energy conservation
(ECH) measures (generally more expensive and
requiring outside skills). Implementation cost,
annual savings of energy and costs, and paybacks
were reported for all M&Os and ECHs. Measures were
broken down by the consulting firms according to
energy use characteristics and categories, and it
was determined that average costs for electricity
and gas, before implementation of M&Os and ECHs,
were $0.0596/KWH and $4.85/MMBTU respectively. The
total implementation cost and projected annual
savings for the M&Os are $73,000 and $223,000
respectively, yielding a four-month payback. The
corresponding results for implementation of ECHs are
$2,232,000 and $555,000, resulting in a four-year
payback. Also, some obvious problems in the preparation
of technical assistance reports along with
the general background and implementation of the
Institutional Conservation Program in Texas,
resulting from the National Energy Act of 1978, are
discussed.
Citation
Schrecengost, R. C.; Lum, S. K.; Notman, J. R.; Sattler, D. R.; Heffington, W. M. (1986). Building Energy Use and Conservation in Cycle VIII of the Texas Institutional Conservation Program. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /6874.