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Distributed Energy Resources at Naval Base Ventura County Building 1512.

DE2005838069

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Bailey, O. C.; Marnay, C.
Page Count	66
Abstract	This paper reports the findings of a preliminary assessment of the cost effectiveness of distributed energy resources at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Building 1512. This study was conducted in response to the base's request for design assistance to the Federal Energy Management Program. Given the current tariff structure there are two main decisions facing NBVC: whether to install distributed energy resources (DER), or whether to continue the direct access energy supply contract. At the current effective rate, given assumptions about the performance and structure of building energy loads and available generating technology characteristics, the results of this study indicate that if the building installed a 600 kW DER system with absorption cooling and heat capabilities chosen by cost minimization, the energy cost savings would be about 14 percent, or $55,000 per year. However, under current conditions, this study also suggests that significant savings could be obtained if Building 1512 changed from the direct access contract to a SCE TOU-8 (Southern California Edison time of use tariff number 8) rate without installing a DER system. At current SCE TOU-8 tariffs, the potential savings from installation of a DER system would be about 4 percent, or $15,000 per year.
Keywords	Energy resources Public buildings Design Absorption Availability Accounting Cost effectiveness Load management Tariffs Distributed energy resources
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA.; Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200523

Distributed Energy Resources at Naval Base Ventura County Building 1512.

Distributed Energy Resources at Naval Base Ventura County Building 1512.
DE2005838069

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Bailey, O. C.; Marnay, C.
Page Count	66
Abstract	This paper reports the findings of a preliminary assessment of the cost effectiveness of distributed energy resources at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Building 1512. This study was conducted in response to the base's request for design assistance to the Federal Energy Management Program. Given the current tariff structure there are two main decisions facing NBVC: whether to install distributed energy resources (DER), or whether to continue the direct access energy supply contract. At the current effective rate, given assumptions about the performance and structure of building energy loads and available generating technology characteristics, the results of this study indicate that if the building installed a 600 kW DER system with absorption cooling and heat capabilities chosen by cost minimization, the energy cost savings would be about 14 percent, or $55,000 per year. However, under current conditions, this study also suggests that significant savings could be obtained if Building 1512 changed from the direct access contract to a SCE TOU-8 (Southern California Edison time of use tariff number 8) rate without installing a DER system. At current SCE TOU-8 tariffs, the potential savings from installation of a DER system would be about 4 percent, or $15,000 per year.
Keywords	Energy resources Public buildings Design Absorption Availability Accounting Cost effectiveness Load management Tariffs Distributed energy resources
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA.; Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200523