Efficiency of Use
Expanding Energy Improvement
for State Facilities

Require that state facilities
​report annual energy data in a large-scale benchmarking and trending effort.​
​

MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION

​REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
Benchmarking: Benchmarking the energy performance of buildings represents a key first step to understanding how energy is used and potentially reducing building energy consumption (72, 184,186)

​​​ACTION TAKEN
​Worked with OA-FMDC to secure access to energy data, enter it into a benchmarking tool (portfolio manager) and engaged facility managers and building operators through BOC training, consultations, and conversations.

WHO TOOK ACTION​

MEI GRADE / SCORE 

​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Legislation is key. Work done is basic and cursory.

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
 Further progress steps include working with OA-FMDC to determine and recruit participants to form an interagency collaborative with building owners/facility managers in order to continue efforts to continue benchmarking and reporting energy use annually.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Create an interagency collaborative of facility managers and building operators to exchange ideas, lessons learned, and best practices around energy conservation.

MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
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​REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - 
​
​ACTION TAKEN
Worked with OA-FMDC to secure access to energy data, enter it into a benchmarking tool (portfolio manager) and engaged facility managers and building operators through BOC training, consultations, and conversations.

​WHO TOOK ACTION​​​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE 

​​​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Legislation is key. Work done is basic and cursory.

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
 Further progress steps include working with OA-FMDC to determine and recruit participants to form an interagency collaborative with building owners/facility managers in order to continue efforts to continue benchmarking and reporting energy use annually.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Add an energy management, analysis and technology fee to
​the state facility tenant cost allocation formula to fund the upgrade and maintenance of automated building controls
​and enterprise analysis tools.
​

MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
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​REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
Missouri’s recent surge of biodiesel production is due to a Biodiesel Producers Incentive Fund that was established in 2002 and is administered by the Missouri Department of Agriculture to encourage Missouri-owned biodiesel production. Approximately $119 million in incentives have been paid from October 2006 through January 2015 with an additional $21.6 million​.

ACTION TAKEN
Competitive grant benchmarked and analyzed state building energy usage.  DE held advanced training for building operators to achieve energy savings through operations and maintenance. OA-FMDC now requires building operators to evaluate and report energy use monthly to the OA Director. ​

WHO TOOK ACTION​​

MEI GRADE / SCORE 

MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Moving fwd, but work don't isn't connected to outcome.

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
​Further progress steps include working to formalize these practices into operational evaluation and upgrade analysis methods and implementing broader systematic automation processes.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Designate an energy champion
in each executive department director’s office to facilitate the collection and/or confirmation of data required for energy analysis and advocate for energy conservation within the department.
​

MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION

REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - 
​
​ACTION TAKEN
Steps toward progress include revisiting prior efforts for opportunities for improvement, updating a toolkit for “energy champions,” gaining support to implement the “energy champions” concept, and launching the program in collaboration with OA-FMDC.
​
WHO TOOK ACTION​​​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE 

​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
No action taken.

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Steps toward progress include revisiting prior efforts for opportunities for improvement, updating a toolkit for “energy champions,” gaining support to implement the “energy champions” concept, and launching the program in collaboration with OA-FMDC..

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Examine the potential for Combined Heat and Power
(CHP), geothermal and solar thermal applications at existing and new state facilities as a
means of addressing efficiency
​on a larger scale.

MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION​​

REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - ​​

​​​ACTION TAKEN
DE contracted with outside provider to complete a feasibility study on using CHP in the ECC for the Capital Complex. The Central CHP Technical Assistance Partnership (TAP) completed a screening assessment for a state correctional facility. The draft revision of BEEDS includes screening criteria to establish the basis for further evaluation of CHP feasibility. DE partnered with two utilities and CHP TAP to offer free screenings as well. ​

WHO TOOK ACTION​

​​​MEI GRADE / SCORE ​​

​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Outreach, partnerships

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress would involve OA-FMDC adopting and following procedures in approved BEEDS (checklist) to evaluate potential CHP, geothermal, and solar thermal applications.  ​

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

​Promote the development of public-private partnerships to implement energy conservation measures, including CHP
​projects.
​

MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION

REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - ​​

​​​ACTION TAKEN
DE continues to reach out to hospitals regarding use of CHP to encourage consideration during construction planning. DE and Spire collaborated to hold two summits focused on CHP for critical infrastructure facilities in 2018. DE also offered technical assistance to industrial businesses regarding CHP.  ​

WHO TOOK ACTION​

MEI GRADE / SCORE 

​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Outreach, partnerships

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Completion would involve pursuing legislative initiatives if statutory issues arise.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

​Update the State Facilities Energy Conservation Program and the State Building Energy Efficiency Design Standards by December 31 of the year coinciding with an update to the International Energy Conservation Code, beginning in 2015 and occurring every three years.
​

MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION

​REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - 
​
​ACTION TAKEN
DE staff worked to update a draft revision of BEEDS and submitted it to OA-FMDC in June for consideration of adoption. DE staff followed up with OA-FMDC to receive feedback and modified the draft accordingly. 

​WHO TOOK ACTION​​​​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE ​

​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Static position. No movement from required parties. ​

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Completion would involve OA-FMDC adopting and posting updated program documents.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Require that Request for
Proposals for state building construction projects place a
high priority on energy efficiency, sustainability, and greenhouse gas reduction, and consider these items when awarding contracts.

MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
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REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN

EUI To benchmark buildings the Portfolio Manager uses a metric called energy use intensity (EUI). Essentially, the EUI expresses a building’s energy use as a function of area and time per year, usually in BTU per square foot per year. (73)

​ACTION TAKEN
Given BEEDS should be applied uniformly to all state construction projects, the proposed revision to BEEDS includes new provisions for energy auditing and commissioning of existing facilities prior to significant renovation projects, provisions to assess potential for renewable energy sources and combined heat and power applications, and provisions generally related to commissioning and other best practices for new construction projects. It also structures procedures to follow to document compliance with BEEDS. ​

​WHO TOOK ACTION​​​​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE ​

​​​​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Static position. No movement from required parties. ​

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
​Completion would involve OA-FMDC adopting BEEDS inclusion as part of the procurement/contracting process.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

​Require that an EUI target be specified for new construction projects or substantial renovations of state facilities.
​

MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
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​REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN

Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007: extended an existing federal energy reduction goal to 30 percent by fiscal year 2015; directed federal agencies to purchase ENERGY STAR and Federal Energy Management Program-designated products; and required new federal buildings to be built 30 percent below ASHRAE standards or the International Energy Conservation Code. (75).

​ACTION TAKEN
The existing BEEDS document requires that the most significant projects perform better than typical buildings. The proposed BEEDS revision will recommend that an EUI target or similar performance goal, such as Energy Star building score, be established for the most significant construction projects. The proposed BEEDS revision requires an energy performance goal to be set for the most significant construction projects and recommends a performance goal as an option for some projects of lesser significance. Such revisions were provided with the draft BEEDS revision. 

​WHO TOOK ACTION​​​​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE ​

​​​​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Static position. No movement from required parties. ​

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include implementing the energy champion plan and OA-FMDC requiring BEEDS inclusion as part of procurement/contracting process.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Develop methodology and
​best practices for successful execution of Energy Savings Performance Contracts as a
​means to achieve energy conservation.
​​

MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION​​

​REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - ​​

​​​ACTION TAKEN
DE contracted with outside provider to complete a feasibility study on using CHP in the ECC for the Capital Complex. The Central CHP Technical Assistance Partnership (TAP) completed a screening assessment for a state correctional facility. The draft revision of BEEDS includes screening criteria to establish the basis for further evaluation of CHP feasibility. DE partnered with two utilities and CHP TAP to offer free screenings as well. ​

WHO TOOK ACTION​

MEI GRADE / SCORE ​

​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Static position. No movement from required parties. 

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Completion would involve employing an ESPC expert to assist in creating an ESPC tool kit for OA-FMDC use.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - ​​​

Extend the allowable payback period for ESPC for state buildings from 15 years as currently allowed by statute to a minimum of 20 ​years to accommodate more comprehensive energy projects, including CHP, geothermal, solar, biomass and other developed energy technology.

MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION

​REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - 
​
​ACTION TAKEN
Since 2016, DE staff has been prepared to provide documents and support to make the suggested modifications to the statute to include extension of timeframe for ESPC payback period.  

​WHO TOOK ACTION​​​​​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE ​​

​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Static position. No movement from required parties. ​
​
​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include gaining support to proceed with legislative proposal and achieving a change in the law.

​​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Provide financial mechanisms by which costs attributable to energy conservation projects, including ESPC, can be paid from the resulting savings in utility costs through defined calculation of avoided future costs. The intent of this action is to allow savings from energy conservation projects to be appropriately applied toward payment of debt and other costs related to the project over the prescribed time period.
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MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
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REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - 
​
​ACTION TAKEN
Staff worked to identify the discrete statutory and accounting challenges associated with this issue and is collaborating with OA-FMDC and OA-BP to determine what can be accomplished in the budget language.  ​
​
​WHO TOOK ACTION​​​​​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE ​

​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Static position. No movement from required parties. ​

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include sharing insights to gain understanding and support to make the required changes.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

​Examine the potential for generating renewable power at state facilities.
​

MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION

REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - 
​
​ACTION TAKEN
The draft of the BEEDS revision included recommendations on evaluating renewable energy potential in conjunction with state construction projects.  
​
WHO TOOK ACTION​​​​

MEI GRADE / SCORE 

​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Only calls for analysis. This has been done. May consider complete. 

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include developing a workable model (diagram/flowchart/checklist) to evaluate potential for each use case (marginal land, garage or cover ports, boilers, rooftop), including utility territories, and applying the model to a significant number of state facilities.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY