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RCX Summit 1
RCX Summit
Northeast Chapter
Building Commissioning Association
February 16, 2006
Kim Lenihan, NYSERDA Project Manager Phone: (518)-862-1090 ext. 3410
Email: kal@nyserda.org 2
Established in 1975 by State Legislature
Mission: To identify solutions to States energy
challenges in ways that benefit the States
economy and environment
Forge public and private partnerships with
businesses, municipalities, residents, and other
energy stakeholders to accomplish this goal.
New York State Energy Research and
Development Authority (NYSERDA) 3
NYSERDA Responsibilities
Research and Development
System Benefits Charge
Con Edison Electric and Gas
US DOE and Federal Programs
Energy Planning & Analysis
West Valley Demonstration Project
Executive Order #111
Saratoga Technology & Energy Park
(STEP)
Renewable Portfolio Standard 4
SBC Utilities
Central Hudson Gas & Electric
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
New York State Electric & Gas
National Grid
Orange and Rockland
Rochester Gas and Electric 5
SBC
Money, Jobs, Energy and Environment
SBC III 5-yr budget - $875 million
EE Programs $85.3 million
R&D Programs $36.4 million
Low-Income $38.0 million
Operating Plan - Feb 15, 2006
Operating Period:
July 2006 June 2011 6
SBC Program Assistance
Technical Assistance Programs
FlexTech
Technical Assistance
Energy Audits
Implementation Programs
New Construction
C/I Performance
$mart Equipment Choices
Peak Load Reduction
Loan Fund 7
Objective:
Promote electric demand reduction and electric and gas
efficiency improvements through technical support.
Services:
Energy Feasibility studies
Rate Analysis and Aggregation
Long-Term Energy Management
Energy Efficiency Retro-Commissioning
Technical Assistance and FlexTech 8
FlexTech Program
FlexTech Objectives:
Provide cost-shared technical assistance, including retro-
commissioning
35 consultants under contract with NYSERDA
Expand services in Con Edison territory with several new
consultants
Services:
Applications accepted first-come, first-serve
Project starts with phone call or referral
Cost sharing 50% up to $50,000
www.nyserda.org/programs/flextech.asp
Contact: Jaime Ritchey ext. 3517 9
Technical Assistance Program
PON 963 Objective:
Provide cost-shared assistance for technical studies, and
retro-commissioning investigation
Services:

Cost sharing 50% up to $50,000 First-come, first-serve Applicants use their own contractor Submit application and complete scope of work
http://www.nyserda.org/programs/technical_assistance/
Contact: Greg Lampman ext. 3372 10
Energy Audit Program
Objective: Provide low cost Walk Through Audits
Services:
Low cost energy audit
Applicant must pay into the SBC Program
Facility annual Electric Bills must be <$50,000
Annual Electric Bills
Energy Audit Fee
Less than $12,000
$100
Less than $50,000
$400
http://www.nyserda.org/programs/energyaudit.asp
Contact: Mark Gundrum ext. 3256 11
Technical Assistance Case Study
The New York Marriott Marquis:
Variable Frequency Drives
Insulation on exposed piping
Projected savings of $100,000
annually with an installed cost of
$91,000; less than one year
simple payback
Currently Retro-Commissioning
with NYSERDA assistance 12
New Construction Program
PON 913 Objective:
Transform the way buildings are
designed and built
Services:
Technical assistance
Incentives to offset costs for energy
efficient equipment and systems
Commissioning
Requirements: A&E design team must be hired for project,
Space unoccupied for 30 days
http://www.nyserda.org/programs/New_Construction/default.asp
Contact: Marcia Ruth ext. 3412 13
New Construction Program (cont.)
Technical Assistance:
TA - NYSERDA pays first $5,000, then 50% cost-share up to
max $100,000 NYSERDA contribution
Other Services - NYSERDA pays first $5,000, then 50% cost-
share up to max $50,000
- Building Cx Services
- Green Building Services
- Peak Load Reduction Services
Applicant Design Team Incentives up to $15,000 14
New Construction Program (cont.)
Applicant LEED® Incentives:
Applicants receive flat rate incentive for projects that score
minimum 2pts in LEED® Optimize EE category
$7,500 for projects under 50,000 sq ft
$15,000 for projects equal to or larger than 50,000 sq ft
Energy Benchmarking Incentives:
Post-occupancy evaluation of buildings energy performance
within two years max incentive 10% of capital cost incentives 15
New Construction Program (cont.)
Direct Capital Incentives:
Pre-qualified equipment max $50,000/project
Custom Measures max $120,000/project
Whole Building Design - max $300,000/project
Up to $330,000 for LEED® certified
Up to $375,000 for >4 pts LEED® Optimize EE category
Advanced Solar and Daylighting - max $200,000
Peak Load Incentives - $100/kW curtailed summer
peak load (Con Edison), or $50/kW outside Con Ed 16
New Construction Program Case Study
Major expansion from 75,000 ft
2
to 130,000 ft
2
FlexTech* and NCP Recommendations
Variable air-volume and supply systems with
direct digital controls (DDC)
Run-around heat recovery for cooling-
ventilation load reduction
Primary/secondary hot-water pumping
Geothermal groundwater cooling system*
Cost shared $33,220 of the study cost and $400,000
to offset installation costs
Savings of $139,745 annually; 397,453 kWh/ yr
reduction
Provided $9,320 to commission the installation and
start-up of this equipment
.
Albany Molecular
Research, Inc. 17
Commercial/Industrial Performance Program
PON 984 Objective:
Build Robust ESCO Industry
Services:
Provide incentives to contractors that deliver
verifiable electric energy savings
Contractor - Energy Service Company (ESCO)
Standard Performance Contract is between
NYSERDA and contractor
Contract between ESCO and Customer can be
performance-based or fee-for-service
http://www.nyserda.org/programs/Commercial_Industrial/CIPP.asp
Contact: Eric Mazzone ext. 3371 18
Incentives:
Lighting $0.05/kwh
Motors, VSDs, EMS - $0.10/kwh
Chillers and Packaged A/C - $0.20/kwh
Incentives for custom measures determined by NYSERDA
Incentives 20% higher for customers with consumption under
1 million kWh/year
Incentive cap $400,000, less than 30% project cost
Commercial/Industrial Performance Program 19
CIPP Case Study
Recommendations from Technical Assistance Study:
1) Variable Frequency Drives
2) Replacement of 90-ton electric chiller
3) Energy efficient motors
4) LED exit signs, T-12 lighting
Total Recommendations:
707,000 kWh saved
1.8 million kW saved
$310,000 saved
NYSERDA contributed $50,000 toward the study
and more than $146,000 in incentives from CIPP
.
Jewish Home and Hospital
Lifecare System 20
Peak Load Reduction Program
PON 955 Objectives:
Control and reduce loads on specific NY electric utility systems
Enable customers to participate in NYISO emergency programs
Educate public on EE to shift consumption to off-peak periods
Services:
Permanent Demand Reduction incentives
Load Curtailment/Shifting (LC/S) and Distributed Generation
(DG) incentives to offset technologies to participate in NYISOs
Installed Capacity/Special Case Resource Program
Interval Meter (IM) incentives to offset portion of metering cost
to participate in demand response or Real Time Pricing (RTP)
http://www.nyserda.org/programs/peak-load.asp
Contact: Chris Smith ext. 3360 21
Peak Load Reduction Case Study
41 story property in Manhattan
28 tank ice storage system
Ice slurry created at night.
Circulated through cooling coils
during daytime
Shifted 350 ton load off-peak
$300,000 incentives
Night electric rates much lower
than day rates
The Durst Organization 22
$mart Equipmen