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EPA’s Climate ProtectionPartnerships Division
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
Climate Protection
Partnerships Division (CPPD)
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EPA’s Climate ProtectionPartnerships Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Our mission is to protect human health and the environment
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• 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 ProtectionPartnerships 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
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Key CPPD Staff Contacts
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Phillip Assmus ([email protected])
ENERGY STAR
Products – Maureen McNamara ([email protected]) Homes – Jon Passe ([email protected])Commercial – Katy Hatcher ([email protected])Industry – Betsy Dutrow ([email protected])
James Critchfield ([email protected])
Neeharika Naik-Dhungel (Naik [email protected])
Melissa Klein ([email protected])
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The State and Local Energy and Environment Program offers:
www.epa.gov/statelocalenergy
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• Decision-
Support
Resources for
Policy Makers
• Analytic Tools
• Capacity
Building
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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 (PM2.5) 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
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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
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The biggest little label in energy efficiency
6 billion
products2 million
homes
36,000
buildings
222
industrial
plants
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ENERGY STAR and its partners
helped American families and
businesses save nearly 4 trillion
kWh of electricity and achieve
over 3.5 billion metric tons of
greenhouse gas reductions
The Power of PartnershipsAccomplishments that are only
possible because of the
partnership of organizations like
yours
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 (PM2.5).
--That’s equivalent to
taking over 750 million
cars off the road for a year
More stats available at: energystar.gov/numbers
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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
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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)
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State and local benchmarking policies and voluntary programs rely on ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
www.energystar.gov/policiesandprograms
Interactive map
that can be hosted
on your site
• 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
State and Local
Building
Performance
Standard Policy
Toolkit available
Fall 2020
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Utilities that Provide Energy Data for Benchmarking
www.energystar.gov/utilitydata
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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
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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
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ENERGY STAR National Product Promotions
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Opportunities for recognition in your state…
Individual State
fact sheets for
ENERGY STAR:
www.energystar.gov
/statefactsAnnual Partner of the Year Awards
Annual lists of top cities
Building and
plant
certifications
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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
Launch your own energy or water competition!
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Month 1: Lighting
Month 2: Plug Load
Month 3: Heating & Cooling
ENERGY STAR Bootcamp!
energystar.gov/
BattleOfTheBuildings
Whip your building into shape with EPA’s intense 3-month workout plan!
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• Energy Strategy for the Road Ahead
• Guidelines for Energy Management
• Partnership letter
• ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
• 1-100 ENERGY STAR Scores
• Energy Performance Indicators
• Benchmarking guidance
• ENERGY STAR building
and plant certification
• Partner of the Year award
• National Building
Competition
• ENERGY STAR Challenge
for Industry
• Building Upgrade Manual
• Teaming guide
• Service and Product Providers
• Industry Focuses
• Energy Guides
• Financial value calculator
• Case studies
• Partner mentoring
• Communication tools
• Industry FocusesENERGY STAR Portfolio
Manager
EPIs, benchmarking (M&V)
Guidelines for Energy Management
www.energystar.gov/guidelines
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ENERGY STAR for Industry
Automobile Assembly Cement Plants
Cookie & Cracker
Bakeries
Frozen Fried Potato
Processing
Container Glass
Plants
Flat Glass Plants
Petroleum RefineriesJuice Plants Wet Corn Mills Pulp & Paper Mills
Aluminum Casting Commercial Roll &
Bread Bakery
Integrated Paper and
PaperboardIntegrated Steel Iron Casting
Pharmaceuticals
• EPA works with over 30 industrial sectors, certifying plant energy performance, and guiding industrial energy management program development. Resources include a national network of industrial energy managers, plant energy guides, Energy Performance Indicators (EPI’s), best practice sharing, and the ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry. New EPI released for nitrogenous fertilizer plants
• Overall, more than 40% of the Fortune 500 companies work with ENERGY STAR to increase energy efficiency
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Opportunities for Working with our ENERGY STAR Industry program
• Fill the Treasure Chest Campaign 2020
• Any facility (plant or building) assessed for energy savings can fill the ENERGY STAR chest in 2020
• Participating sites earn recognition, support from ENERGY STAR
• Guides and details at www.energystar.gov/treasurehunt
• ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry
• Plants set 10% energy reduction goal & work to achieve in 5 years for recognition
• Assists sites with goal setting, identifying & achieving savings
• Guides and details at www.energystar.gov/industrychallenge
• Site savings to date have averaged ~ 20%
• ENERGY STAR Focus on Energy Efficiency in Distilleries
• New Industrial Focus recently launched; ENERGY STAR Energy Guide for Distilleries in development. Distillery energy performance indicator in development.
• Major industrial players have been gathered and are participating.
• KY, TN & NC are participating and encouraging their distillers to participate.
• All states are welcome to bring their distilleries to the group.
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The Green Power Partnership
(GPP) works with our Partners to
increase voluntary green power
use and expand the U.S.
marketplace for green power
• EPA’s hundreds of Partners annually
use more than 60 billion kWh of
green power
• We offer quarterly Top Partner
Rankings with a specific category for
Green Power Communities
• The annual Green Power Leadership
awards have a specific category for
Green Power Communities
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Green Power Partnership
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The Green Power Partnership (GPP) provides
resources that help all organizations transition to
using Green Power
• The updated Green Power Screening Tool can assist
any organization by identifying available green power
options based on their inputs as well as federal, state,
and utility policies.
• Guide to Purchasing Green Power – Now updated!
• Green Power Equivalency Calculator - can help you to better communicate your green power use to interested stakeholders by translating it from kilowatt-hours (kWh) into more understandable terms and concrete examples.
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Green Power Partnership
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EPA’s Local Government Solar Project Portal (with DOE & NREL)
The Local Government Solar Project Portal provides tools and resources to aid local governments through each step of solar project development and offers expert answers to common project development questions
• Goal is to support local governments in meeting their environmental, energy, economic, and domestic job creation goals through greater utilization of solar energy to serve municipal operations
• Participation in the Portal is open to any municipality with a goal to increase solar project development or renewable energy use and is considering new solar project development in the next two years
• More than thirty local governments from across the country are already sharing their project development experiences through the Portal
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Combined Heat and Power Partnership
The Combined Heat and Power Partnership (CHPP) seeks to
reduce air pollution and water usage associated with electric power
generation by promoting the use of environmentally-beneficial CHP.
• The Partnership provides resources and tools to raise awareness on CHP
and a Partner network to engage with the industry
• The annual update of the CHP Policy Portal, a resource that provides an
inventory of CHP supportive policies was just completed
• The CHP Energy and Emissions Savings Calculator was just updated.
Several enhancements were also made.
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Center for Corporate Climate Leadership
The Center for Corporate Climate Leadership is a
resource center for organizations looking to measure
and manage greenhouse gas emissions
• We have ground-tested guidance, emission factors, technical
tools, educational resources, information sharing, peer exchange
• GHG Inventory Guidance
• GHG Emissions Factors Hub
• Supply Chain Guidance
• Promotes best practices and innovative approaches
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• The GreenChill Partnership works with food retailers to reduce refrigerant emissions and decrease their impact on the ozone layer by:o Supporting a transition to environmentally friendlier refrigerants,o Lowering charge sizes and eliminating leaks, ando Adopting green refrigeration technologies and best environmental
practices
• The Responsible Appliance Disposal Program (RAD) works with utilities, retailers, manufacturers, states, affiliates, and others to collect and dispose used refrigerated appliances to avoid emissions of refrigerants and foam blowing agent, prevent release of hazardous substances, save landfill space, and reduce energy use
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EPA’s Non-CO2 ProgramsMission: EPA’s Non-CO2 Programs reduce greenhouse gas emissions, primarily of methane, domestically and internationally, through voluntary engagement with stakeholders.
Methane Emission Reduction Partnership Programs collaborate with industry and key stakeholders to promote cost-effective recovery and use of methane from key sectors, including
• Agriculture / manure management: AgSTAR
• Coal mining: Coalbed Methane Outreach Program
• Municipal solid waste Landfill Methane Outreach Program
• Oil & gas industry Natural Gas STAR and Methane Challenge
• International engagement (multi-sector) through the Global Methane Initiative
SF6 Reduction Partnership for Electric Power Systems collaborates with industry and key stakeholders to reduce emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases from the electric power industry
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epa.gov/climateleadershipepa.gov/greenpowerepa.gov/chp
epa.gov/statelocalenergy
Dr. Carolyn Snyder, Director
EPA’s Climate Protection Partnerships Division
202-343-9616
energystar.gov