DOE's Federal Industrial Facilities Initiative: A Collaborative Partnership Between the Federal Energy Management and Industrial Technologies Programs

摘要

The Industrial Facilities Initiative (IFI) is a new effort by the U.S. Department ofEnergy's (DOE's) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) to support federalagencies' efforts to meet their energy goals. To comply with Executive Order 13123, federalindustrial facilities must achieve reductions in their energy intensity of 20% by 2005 and25% by 2010 (relative to 1990). Instead of developing a new program to address the needs ofthe government's energy-intensive industrial facilities, FEMP established a partnership withDOE's Industrial Technologies Program (ITP). ITP's BestPractices and IndustrialAssessment Center (IAC) programs have been widely recognized for their expertise andeffectiveness in transferring energy- and cost-saving techniques and practices to the privatesector. The BestPractices Program is home to Allied Partnerships and DOE's popularsoftware tools including MotorMaster and the Pump System Assessment Tool (PSAT). TheIAC Program has been providing energy assessments to the private sector since the late1970s and has conducted more than 11,000 assessments. FEMP is now bringing the technicalresources of ITP's programs to federal industrial facilities to help them identify opportunitiesto improve their operations and meet their energy goals. Through FEMP's initiative, IACteams provide generalized industrial energy assessments; BestPractices experts providesystem-specific assessments focused on compressed air, steam, or pumping systems; andexperts from both programs provide energy management training tailored to federalindustrial facilities. Since the initiative was announced in FY 2001, its services have been inhigh demand. A team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where FEMP's Industrial FacilitiesInitiative is based, coordinates screening of assistance requests, gathers and assigns IAC andBestPractices teams to perform assessments, coordinates the DOE Regional Offices'interaction with customers, and follows up on results. The IFI has provided assessments atDepartment of Defense, Department of the Treasury, U.S. Postal Service, NationalAeronautics and Space Administration, and DOE sites; IFI teams also supported FEMPactivities in California during the energy crisis of 2001. Reductions of more than $1 millionin energy costs have been identified at two Treasury sites and are currently beingimplemented.