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Updating Texas Energy Cost Containment Audit Reports
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Date
1989
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Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)
Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu)
Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu)
Abstract
In 1984 and 1986, 35.3 million square feet of
state owned buildings were audited to identify
cost saving retrofit projects. Originally
intended for direct legislative funding or bond
sales, funding became available in 1989 through
oil overcharge moneys in a program known as
LoanSTAR. Due to the time between the audits and
availability of funds, update of the reports for
current energy and equipment cost, and for
accomplishment of projects was necessary.
Audits in 1984 and 1986 identified total
savings of $21.3 million per year and investment
costs of $42.3 million per year. The 1989 update
revealed retrofit projects remaining worth $10.9
million per year in savings and costing $30.5
million. The reduction in savings and costs is
primarily due to changes in prices and
accomplishment of projects. The methodology for
updating prices and surveying facility energy
contacts to determine accomplishment will be
discussed. Both the accomplishment of maintenance
and operation (M&O) type projects and
capital-intensive retrofit/measures will be
discussed. For example, the surveys revealed that
69% of 291 M&O's have already been accomplished,
along with 24% of the 750 retrofit/measures.