NRES Professor Warren Lavey helped the University become the first academic institution to join the EPA's SmartWay program. See the NRES press release. It was picked up by the Pontiac Daily Leader.
Talking with Henry Hoene, Manager of the Dairy Farm, the animals at the farm will not have an issue with toxicity to the sawdust and the Dairy Farm will be happy to accept the extra loads of sawdust.
When Auxiliaries have projects funded by the Revolving Loan Fund, they first sign this MOU with the F&S Utilities and Energy Services unit. That way, the Utilities and Energy Services staff can make the appropriate payback transfers each year for that specific agreement.
Mike Marquissee confirmed the funding available for allocation in FY13 is $250,000. Doris Reeser stated that there will be no AFMFA allocation meeting this year. It was decided that the call for proposals should wait until there is at least $1M to allocate from this fund. Therefore, there will not be a selection process during FY13.
Revolving Loan Fund Agreement 2011.pdf Revolving Loan Fund Agreement Fall 2011.pdf
Jan 2012 Revolving Loan Fund President Hogan Letter.docx Jan 2012 SSC Hogan letter_MB Edits.docx Pres Hogan November 2011 Revolving Loan Fund Letter.pdf Pres. Hogan Response March 2012.pdf President Hogan Response Letter March 2012.docx President Hogan Response Letter March 2012.pdf University of Illinois Revolving Loan Fund Key Points.docxPresident Hogan agreed to contribute $750,000 to the Revolving Loan Fund.
These projects were selected for FY12 RLF funding, in this priority order:
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Lighting Retrofits
RLF Requested: $1,500,000
This project is part of a campus-wide effort to upgrade all T12 fluorescent light fixtures to yield improved lighting quality for the users while decreasing operating and maintenance expenses. This project involves energy-saving upgrades to lamps and ballasts of existing fluorescent light fixtures in (53) campus buildings. We are requesting funding in the amount of $1.5 million, although the work is scalable and any funding amount can be successfully applied. The total campus need for lighting retrofit is approximately $3.1 million. Partial grant reimbursement of $800,000 is available.
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Occupancy Sensors
RLF Requested: $500,000
This project will install occupancy sensors for control of lighting and HVAC in approximately (30) campus buildings. As a result, energy use will be decreased up to 30% in affected areas. This is an expansion and continuation of projects in the past two years, which have focused on installation of occupancy sensors in student classrooms. We are requesting funding in the amount of $500,000, although the work is scalable and any funding amount can be successfully applied. The total campus need for occupancy sensors is over $6.5 million. Partial grant reimbursement of up to $40,000 is available.
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LED Exit Signs
RLF Requested: $250,000
This project will replace existing exit signs with efficient LED fixtures in approximately (14) campus buildings. As a result, energy use will be decreased, life safety systems will operate more reliably, and maintenance needs will decrease dramatically. This is a continuation of projects funded in FY07 and FY08. We are requesting funding in the amount of $250,000, although the work is very scalable and any funding amount can be successfully applied. Partial grant reimbursement of up to $7,000 is available.
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After a thorough discussion and creation process, the attached Revolving Loan Fund agreement was signed by the appropriate stakeholders.
Per the RLF Agreement, the initial round of projects to be considered for RLF funding was developed internally by F&S staff. The potential project list attached here.
During the summer of 2011, the Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) Chair, Suhail Barot, and the F&S Sustainability Coordinator, Morgan Johnston, worked with the Utilities and Energy Services Division of F&S to develop an energy conservation fund. Discussions included topics such as:
One comment made by the Director of Utilities and Energy Services, Kent Reifsteck, was that this is a "fund for departments to access to allow them to implement energy conservation measures in order to take advantage of the Energy Incentive Program." The incentive program was next step#2 from the Utilities Stewarding Excellence report.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 426 T-12 fixtures in Gregory Hall were replaced with the more energy-effiecient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 68,862 hours. The simple payback for this project is -4.1 years. There are 777 T-12 fixtures in Gregory Hall remaining to be switched.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 858 T-12 fixtures in the David Kinley Hall were replaced with the more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 84,223 hours. The simple payback for this project is -5.36 years. There are 54 fixtures that remain to be done in David Kinley Hall.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 195 T-12 fixtures in Morrill Hall were replaced with the more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 25,781 hours. The simple payback for this project is -4.45 years. There are 2,594 T-12 fixtures in Morrill Hall that remain to be switched.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 1,728 T-12 fixtures in Lincoln Hall were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 99,886 hours. The simple payback for this project is -8.03 years.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 4,248 T-12 fixtures in the Vet Med Basic Sciences Building were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 796,429 hours. The simple payback for this project is 0.11 years.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 1,990 T-12 fixtures in the Vet Med Large Animal Clinic were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 320,117 hours. The simple payback for this project is 0.23 years.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 1,928 T-12 fixtures in the Vet Med Small Animal Clinic were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 67,145 hours. The simple payback for this project is 0.83 years.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 212 T-12 fixtures in the Vet Med Obstetrics Laboratory were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 78,687 hours. The simple payback for this project is -0.73 years.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 115 T-12 fixtures in the Vet Med Chiller Plant were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 28,742 hours. The simple payback for this project is -0.2 years.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 177 T-12 fixtures in the Abbott Power Plant were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 27,909 hours. The simple payback for this project is 0.74 years.
