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.
Brady Village Geothermal Project
- $900,000
The Brady Village Geothermal Project will develop and implement
a shared geothermal system within a revitalized section of downtown
Tulsa. This project was begun by an award from the Oklahoma
State Energy Program and private funds. The energy produced
will be made available to surrounding businesses and residences,
and will help in the larger effort to attract investment in this
area. The project will have the capacity to produce over 400
tons of heating and cooling capacity, which will allow the
conditioning of between 3,000,000 and 4,800,000 sq. ft of space at
about 60% of the cost of operating the most efficient air cooled
units.
City of Tulsa Energy Audit Program - $350,000
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 - $500,000
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.
Revolving Loan Program Development - $50,000
The City of Tulsa will develop an energy efficiency revolving
loan program with the intent of making loans available to citizens
and small business owners to perform energy efficiency upgrades to
their homes and places of business. The City will spend EECBG
funding to retain consultants to help develop and implement this
program. Although EECBG funds will be used to develop the
revolving loan program, other funding will be used to actually
provide loans. The goal of the City is to offer $1,000,000 in
energy efficiency loans.
Long Term Energy & Sustainability Plan Development -
$75,000
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.
