Fort Lewis electric energy baseline and efficiency resource assessment

Abstract

The mission of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) is to lead the improvement of energy efficiency and fuel flexibility within the federal sector. Through Pacific Northwest Laboratory, FEMP is developing a fuel-neutral approach for identifying, evaluating, and acquiring all cost-effective energy projects at federal installations. In this report, we describe PNL's assessment of the electric energy efficiency resource potential at Fort Lewis (near Tacoma, WA). Through this assessment, we developed an estimate of the electricity use baseline and efficiency improvement potential for major sectors and end uses at the Fort. Developing the baseline was essential to segment the end uses that are targets for broad-based efficiency improvement programs and to provide TPU with the basis for its proposal to Bonneville. An estimate of the efficiency resource is presented to reflect the available quantity of resource for three electricity price ranges. The baseline and efficiency resource estimates did not identify all possible areas of opportunity, but instead identified the majority of the resource; areas of additional opportunity are noted, to encourage further effort. 2 figs., 2 tabs.