U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Climate Protection Partnerships Division (CPPD) EPA’s Climate Protection 1 Partnerships Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency • Our mission is to protect human health and the environment • Organization: • 12 headquarters offices, including Air and Radiation; Water; Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention; and Land and Emergency Management • 10 regional offices around the country EPA’s Climate Protection 2 Partnerships Division
EPA’s Climate Protection Partnerships Division • State and Local Energy and Environment Program • ENERGY STAR • Products, Homes, Commercial Buildings, and Industry • Green Power Partnership • Combined Heat & Power Partnership • Center for Corporate Climate Leadership EPA’s Climate Protection 3 Partnerships Division
Key CPPD Staff Contacts Phillip Assmus (Assmus.Phillip@epa.gov) Products – Maureen McNamara (McNamara.Maureen@epa.gov) Homes – Jon Passe (Passe.Jonathan@epa.gov) ENERGY STAR Commercial – Katy Hatcher (Hatcher.Caterina@epa.gov) Industry – Betsy Dutrow (Dutrow.Elizabeth@epa.gov) James Critchfield (Critchfield.James@epa.gov) Neeharika Naik-Dhungel (Naik Dhungel.Neeharika@epa.gov) Melissa Klein (Klein.Melissa@epa.gov) EPA’s Climate Protection 4 Partnerships Division
The State and Local Energy and Environment Program offers: • Decision- Support Resources for Policy Makers • Analytic Tools • Capacity Building www.epa.gov/statelocalenergy EPA’s Climate Protection 5 Partnerships Division
Tools and Resources • Health Benefits Per Kilowatt-Hour Values (BPK) • Use to quickly estimate the monetary value of health benefits from reductions in fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) due to EE/RE • BPK values are available for 10 U.S. Regions • AVERT (Avoided Emissions and geneRation Tool) • Quantifies the emissions benefits of EE/RE • Enables analysts to assess contribution of EE/RE to meeting their air and energy goals • Web-based version available on cloud.gov for greater accessibility and to link outputs to COBRA • COBRA Health Impacts Screening and Mapping Tool • Estimates and maps the air quality and health impacts of EE/RE • Users can compare economic value of health benefits to program costs • Version 4.0 of desktop software released June 2020 with updated baseline years and data. Cloud.gov Web Edition forthcoming in fall 2020 EPA’s Climate Protection 6 Partnerships Division
Additional Tools and Resources • Quantifying the Multiple Benefits of EE and RE: A Resource for State and Local Governments • Methods, tools, tips and examples for quantifying benefits with lots of flowcharts and visuals to make it easy to understand • GHG Inventory Tools • Provides a framework and default data for comprehensive GHG inventories of state, local, and tribal government activities • Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator • Translates GHG numbers into easily understood terms (e.g., cars on road, etc.) • EE/RE SIP Roadmap • Illustrates pathways to credit EE/RE policies/programs in SIPs/TIPs • Clean Energy Finance Tool Contact us to request training and technical assistance Register for our newsletters to get announcements EPA’s Climate Protection 7 Partnerships Division
The biggest little label in energy efficiency 222 36,000 6 billion 2 million industrial buildings products homes plants 8 EPA’s Climate Protection Partnerships Division
The Power of Partnerships ENERGY STAR and its partners Accomplishments that are only helped American families and possible because of the businesses save nearly 4 trillion partnership of organizations like kWh of electricity and achieve yours over 3.5 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions -- That’s equivalent to taking over 750 million cars off the road for a year In 2018 alone, ENERGY STAR and its partners helped Americans save approximately 430 billion kWh of electricity and avoid $35 billion in energy costs, with associated emission reductions of 330 million metric tons of greenhouse gases, 220,000 short tons of sulfur dioxide, 210,000 short tons of nitrogen oxides, and 23,000 short tons of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ). More stats available at: energystar.gov/numbers 9 9
ENERGY STAR is America’s trusted resource for saving energy and money • Overall, thousands of industrial, commercial, state, and local enterprises partner with ENERGY STAR, including more than 40% of the Fortune 500 • More than 90% of American households recognize the ENERGY STAR, making it one of the most widely recognized consumer symbols in the nation • Estimated annual market value of ENERGY STAR product sales is more than $100 billion – over 800,000 products and 800,000 light bulbs are sold every day, on average • All of the nation’s twenty largest home builders construct ENERGY STAR certified homes, and one out of every 12 homes built in 2019 was ENERGY STAR certified • Americans visited the ENERGY STAR website millions of times to learn how to reduce their energy bills at home and at work • Nearly 800,000 Americans are employed in manufacturing or installing ENERGY STAR certified appliances, certified heating and cooling equipment or other non-certified efficient HVAC equipment 10
ENERGY STAR serves as the industry standard used across the nation • By providing a single platform, ENERGY STAR creates uniformity for businesses, prevents market fragmentation, and reduces costs • More than 800 utilities, state and local governments, and nonprofits leverage ENERGY STAR in their efficiency programs, reaching roughly 95% of households in all 50 states, investing billions in energy efficiency programs each year • In 2019, more than 260,000 commercial properties (nearly 25% of all U.S. commercial floorspace) used the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool to measure and track their energy, water, and/or waste performance • Over 5,700 buildings and 95 industrial plants were ENERGY STAR certified last year • Federal requirements: GSA requires ENERGY STAR for procurement and leases. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and HUD offer discounts for ENERGY STAR certified multifamily • Financial reporting frameworks use ENERGY STAR: the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) 11 11
State and local benchmarking policies and voluntary programs rely on ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Interactive map that can be hosted on your site State and Local Building Performance Standard Policy Toolkit available Fall 2020 • As of the end of 2019, 32 local governments, three states, and one Canadian province rely on ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager for their building energy benchmarking and transparency policies • Additional governments require Portfolio Manager for their own facilities www.energystar.gov/policiesandprograms 12
Utilities that Provide Energy Data for Benchmarking www.energystar.gov/utilitydata 13
Solutions for the evolving electricity grid • We now have Connected products criteria across 10 ENERGY STAR product categories • Recently launched ENERGY STAR recognition of Smart Home Energy Management Systems (SHEMS) • We are developing plans for the next frontier for connected functionality for ENERGY STAR products • We are expanding work on Electric Vehicles, including collaborations across EPA on EV policy, modeling of the potential air quality impacts of EVs, and a potential expansion of our ENERGY STAR specification for EV supply equipment to include DC fast charge • A new feature for electricity demand tracking in Portfolio Manager was recently released, thousands of properties are now using this feature • Evaluation, measurement, and verification resources, including a new guide for EM&V for CVR/Volt Var • ENERGY STAR Guide for Buying EE Distribution Transformers 14
Affordability and serving low income communities • Recently updated our Energy Efficiency in Affordable Housing: A Guide for Developing and Implementing Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs for local government staff and policy makers • Bringing the Benefits of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to Low-Income Communities: case studies and program profiles to help program officials and policy makers identify promising models • ENERGY STAR Best Value Finder is a new mobile-friendly tool for identifying the best prices, by zip code, for on ENERGY STAR certified LED bulbs, refrigerators, TVs, and Room AC • Recently finalized the first ENERGY STAR certification program for Storm Windows: a great efficiency solution for the lower-income market, as well as for historic homes • We are in the final stages of revising our ENERGY STAR certified manufactured housing program requirements, with the goal of increasing participation 15 EPA’s Climate Protection 15 Partnerships Division
ENERGY STAR National Product Promotions 16 EPA’s Climate Protection 16 Partnerships Division
Opportunities for recognition in your state… Individual State fact sheets for ENERGY STAR: www.energystar.gov /statefacts Annual Partner of the Year Awards Building and plant certifications Annual lists of top cities 17
Launch your own energy or water competition! Step-by-step guidance on how to: 1. Set Goals 2. Define the Playing Field 3. Dedicate Resources 4. Recognize Participants 5. Keep Score 6. Plan the Launch 7. Get the Word Out www.energystar.gov/ competitionguide EPA’s Climate Protection 18 Partnerships Division
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