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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant <br />Eligible Activities <br />Building energv audits and retrofits - An energy audit first identifies how energy is used in a facility, and <br />then recommends ways to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy costs. <br />Local governments can also retrofit existing facilities to improve energy efficiency. These retrofit <br />programs may be linked to specific energy efficiency and renewable energy applications, such as energy <br />benchmarking tools like ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. <br />Possible activities include, but are not limited to: <br />• Detailed investment grade energy audits <br />• Upgrading facility and i nfrast ructu re- related pumps and motors to variable-speed or premium <br />efficiency standards. This applies to HVAC systems as well as Water / Wastewater treatment, <br />processing and distribution <br />• Sealing and restoring HVAC ducts, installation of window treatments such as awnings, solar <br />deflection screens, double pane insulation or solar film or glazing <br />• Install reflective, cool, or green roofing, including qualified Energy Star roofs which are weather <br />resistant and reflective <br />Project Example: A City decided to do an investment-grade energy audit, focusing primarily on the HVAC <br />system. XYZ, Inc., a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) engineering specialist, conducted <br />the audit by monitoring and analyzing real-time operations for two-and-a-half months. The trend-and- <br />data-logging resulted in more than 70 recommendations to improve energy efficiency, none of which <br />required major equipment investments. The staff at the City evaluated the recommendations based on <br />their internal investment criteria, then worked with XYZ, Inc. to implement those strategies that made <br />financial sense. First year energy savings were 881,552 kWh (55 percent reduction) and 73,590 therms <br />(85 percent reduction), saving the City about $150,000. Payback on investments identified in the energy <br />audit was less than one (i) year. <br />Installation of distributed ener¢v technologies - Local governments may implement distributed energy <br />resource technologies that significantly increase energy efficiency, including: <br />• District heating and cooling systems <br />• Combined heat and power systems <br />• Cogeneration systems <br />• Energy Storage systems <br />• Absorption chillers <br />• Desiccant humidifiers <br />• Micro turbines <br />• Ground source heat pumps <br />~ ~ ~ ~ 68, <br />