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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Strategy: Develop and implement programs and projects that ensure energy commodities are consumed by shore and mobile assets in an efficient and sustainable manner, as necessary to meet or exceed departmental, statutory, and executive mandates and goals.

Establish and maintain a service-wide Energy Management Working Group
Designate and train energy managers
Perform energy and water audits and implement life cycle cost effective efficiency measures
Reduce shore facility energy and water intensity
Implement water management methods
Reduce computer energy usage
Increase usage of renewable energy
Implement special EERE pilot projects and strengthen the Facility Energy Efficiency Fund (FEEF) Program
Utilize Alternatively Financed Energy Contracts (e.g., ESPCs and PPAs)
Deploy and monitor advanced electricity, natural gas, and steam meters
Implement building temperature policy
Develop and implement new buildings and major renovation designs to meet high performance standards
Reduce service-wide greenhouse gas emissions
Invoke energy efficiency as one criterion for selecting new mobile assets
Assess potential for energy conservation and alternative fuels on mobile assets
Improve energy awareness through outreach and train personnel
Fully partner with DHS and be adaptable to future federal mandates
Promulgate EERE policy and develop supporting organizational structure

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Last Modified 1/26/2012