Washington Office Green Team Informal Energy Audit: Yates Building Trey Schillie Washington Office USDA Forest Service (202)

A sample of human behavior Computers Lights Copy machines Washington Office Green Team Informal Energy Audit

Total SampledPower “On”Percentage Computers with Monitors % Fax/Printer % Copy Machines 9889% Restroom Lights %

Cost Formula x watts*(8760 hours/year)/1000 = kWh kWh*$.10/100 = annual cost of appliance Washington Office Green Team Informal Energy Audit

Computers with monitors = 125 watts Restroom lights = 30 watts/tube Copy machines = 100 watts Fax machines = 20 watts

Washington Office Green Team Informal Energy Audit 24/78 hrsSampleYatesAgency Computers$110$25$2550$10,000$1,000,000 Fax/Printer$17$4$351$1,000$100,000 Copy Machines $87$20$536$1,000$100,000 Bathroom Lights (3) $25$6$304 N/A Annual Costs and Savings Potential

Washington Office Green Team Informal Energy Audit FY05$257,000 FY06$313,000 FY07 (projected)$326,000 FY08 (goal – 5%)$309,000 Yates Electric Bill

…and we didn’t even have to talk about CO2 emissions