EECBG Grant Projects
2010 City of Tulsa Energy Efficiency Conservation Block
Grant (EECBG)
March 3, 2010
Brett Fidler, Director, Office of
Sustainability
The Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program
is administered by the U.S. Dept. of Energy. The City of
Tulsa has received over $3.8 million in EECBG funding for programs
that increase energy efficiency, reduce dependence on foreign
energy and create or retain jobs. Below are some of the
City's identified EECBG projects.
OSU Medical Center Retrofit
Project - $1.4 million
The OSU Medical Center Retrofit project will allow for selection
and replacement of specific equipment (as part of an existing
retrofit project) to increase energy efficiency and reduce
costs. OSUMC has agreed to leverage $400,000 from other,
non-federal sources, and this project will result in an estimated
$210,000 in annual energy savings.
City of Tulsa Energy Audit Program - $1,000,000
The City of Tulsa has literally hundreds of building it
maintains. Last year, the City spent approximately $12 million on
electricity to power this large number of facilities and is looking
for ways to reduce energy costs not only to save money but to
decrease our environmental impact. The City of Tulsa plans to use
EECBG funding to perform energy audits on the City's 5 most energy
consumptive facilities and implement those improvements identified
by the audits. The City hopes to reduce energy consumption in the
audited facilities by 25%.
Renewable Energy Feasibility Assessment -
$50,000
The City of Tulsa will spend EECBG funds to perform a renewable
energy feasibility assessment of selected City facilities. We will
identify suitable locations on City owned buildings and properties
for renewable energy installations focusing mainly on solar energy,
but other forms of energy will also be considered, as recommended
by consultants. Once recommendations are made, the City will
determine which projects to proceed with and will identify funding
for implementation.
Energy Efficient Highway Lighting - $740,000
In order to reduce operation and maintenance costs associated
with highway lighting, the City of Tulsa will replace a number of
existing highway lights with more energy efficient, lower
maintenance technology. The City will perform a highway lighting
energy audit, and the results will help determine the number and
locations of lights to be replaced, the most suitable technology to
implement and the energy and cost savings expected. LED lighting
technology is of particular interest to the City.
Long Term Energy & Sustainability Plan Development -
$327,000
The City of Tulsa will use EECBG funds to develop and implement
an over-arching energy efficiency and sustainability plan for the
next 3-5 years. This plan will involve methods for tracking
internal and external GHG emissions, developing, implementing and
quantifying the success of a broad based sustainability education
plan, tracking cost and energy savings over time and measuring
progress toward other sustainability goals.
