EO 13693 - Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade:
Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade

EO 13693 Download: Click Here for EO 13693.pdf

EISA 2007 - EPAct 2005 - EO 13514 - DoD 4170.11 Smart Meter Requirements:
Real Time Energy & Water Metering

In the Federal sector, building-level metering of electricity is required by Section 103 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005). The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) built on this precedent by requiring that agencies establish energy benchmarks for their facilities’ portfolios, implement life cycle cost-effective energy management projects through both commissioning and retrofits, and monitor and verify performance of the measures they implement. The Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 4170.11, Installation Energy Management (November 22, 2005), requires DoD to meter electricity, natural gas, and water at appropriate facilities and to meter steam at steam plants. Executive Order 13514, signed in 2009 by President Obama, expanded the previous energy and water goals to include more comprehensive sustainability goals for the Federal government, such as reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and in water consumption.

Submetering provides the operations and maintenance transparency necessary to enable more efficient management of energy and water resources. In addition, submetering can drive behavioral change related to energy conservation and advance realtime interaction.

Energy Independence & Security Act - EISA 2007 increases EPACT 2005 energy reduction requirements from 2%-20% to 3%-30% by 2015. Metering - not later than October 1, 2015 - each agency shall provide for equivalent metering of natural gas and steam. EPAct 2005 Section 103, requires all federal agencies to install metering and advanced metering where found to be cost effective. DOE has determined that Section 103 pertains to Electric metering only. Agencies are required to install standard or advanced metering at all federal buildings to the maximum extent practicable by October 1, 2012.

Please review the below document for more details.

Guidance for Electric Metering in Federal Buildings: http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/pdfs/adv_metering.pdf

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Executive Order 13514 Presidential Executive Order 13514,54 signed by President Obama in October 2009, establishes 23 separate goals for Federal facilities to reduce greenhouse gases, increase the use of renewable resources, and pursue cost-effective, innovative strategies to minimize consumption of energy, water, and materials. This directive requires Federal agencies to accurately and consistently quantify and account for greenhouse gas emissions using accepted greenhouse gas accounting and reporting principles. Agency efforts and outcomes in implementing EO 13514 must be transparent and disclosed on publicly available Federal Web sites. The installation and use of meters and submeters will be an essential component for Federal agencies to meet the requirements of this order and the requirements for EPAct 2005 and EISA 2007. This directive also requires that Federal facilities improve water use efficiency and management by reducing potable water consumption intensity by implementing water management strategies including water-efficient and low-flow fixtures and efficient cooling towers.

Guidance for SubMetering Energy & Water Usage 2011: Click Here
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U.S. Department of Defense Instruction 4170.11: The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) accounted for approximately two-thirds of the total energy used by Federal buildings in 2005. DoD Instruction 4170.11, Installation Energy Management (November 22, 2005 and revised on December 11, 2009), requires DoD to meter electricity, natural gas, and water at appropriate facilities (those where "metering would be cost-effective and practical as a management enhancement tool") and to meter steam at steam plants.

What is a Smart Meter? Traditional electrical meters only measure total consumption and do not provide information regarding when the energy was consumed.

The basic definition of a smart meter, in the context of the EPAct is a meter that is capable of measuring consumption during the time it took place, and thus can facilitate time-based rates. Many common definitions of smart meters include the communication aspect. By this definition, a smart meter identifies consumption in more detail than a conventional meter, and communicates that information via some network back to the local utility or third party central station for monitoring, reporting and billing purposes.

Smart meters usually involve a different technology mix such as real-time or near real-time reads, power outage notification, and power quality monitoring. These added features provide more capability than simple AMR (automated meter reading).

Submetering can benefit building owners, O&M staff, and business operations managers in several ways.

Buildings may be submetered to measure resource use of heating, cooling, or lighting systems and reduce these loads in response to market drivers (e.g., utility costs) or regulation.

Individual systems or pieces of equipment may be submetered to determine if they are “working efficiently” with regard to both economic and comfort considerations. There are also practical benefits in some cases—a building or campus currently served by one utility-owned master meter may be submetered for different tenants to promote more appropriate allocation of utility charges and to effect potential reductions in peak demand costs.

Finally, submetered data can be used to provide feedback on energy consumption to tenants or building users to promote behavioral change that leads to energy conservation. These different uses of submetering may also be combined within a single building.

For example, a building on campus served by a single utility meter might be submetered to facilitate more equitable billing of tenants as well as to better manage particular systems, subsystems, or end-use plug loads.

Related Documents:

EO 13693 Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade: Click Here for EO 13693.pdf

Department Of Defense Instruction - Installation Energy Management: Click Here for DOD 4170011p.pdf

Guidance for Electric Metering in Federal Buildings: Click Here for FEMP adv_metering.pdf

Guidance for EISA 2007 Federal Buildings: Click Here for EISA 2007

Guidance for SubMetering Energy & Water Usage 2011: Click Here

Energy Tracking's smart meter (WEM-MX) meets and exceeds the requirement for EPACT 2005 & EPACT 2007. Click Here WEM-MX Details.

Review Energy Tracking's Energy Information System (EIS) called ET Analytics (ETA). ETA Details