Metrics

The State has made significant progress in developing its capacity to measure energy use. On a going forward basis the Power Logic system is the most important advance in this regard. This system will continuously monitor electricity use by building on the east and west campuses. Among other things, it will allow BGS to pinpoint energy consumption issues and document the effectiveness of energy saving modifications. The Department is also developing before and after numbers relating to major construction/renovation projects. For example, oil consumption in the Cross Building (which also heats the State House and the Cultural Building ) has declined by 31,000 gallons or 12% since the renovation. Conversely, electricity use in the Cross Building has increased by nearly 30% in July and August and decreased by an average of approximately 13% during the non-cooling months. This is due to the installation of air-conditioning which serves both the Cross Building and the State House. Finally, the Department will be developing a system to measure energy use on a per square foot basis to facilitate comparisons and a system of benchmarks to use for comparison purposes.

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