NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC Rebuilding Greensburg, Kansas Lynn Billman NREL Project Lead 10/29/12 Sustainable Disaster Recovery Conference St. Louis, Missouri

2 Greensburg, Kansas Typical midwestern farming community Population peaked at 2,000 in 1960; declined to 1,400 by 2006 Older population: median age 45.6 Low income population: $18,054 average per capita; 8.4% below the poverty line

3 May 4, :40 PM

4 May 5, 2007

Many Helping Hands the First Year

6 National Renewable Energy Laboratory Leading clean-energy innovation for 35 years 1740 employees with world-class facilities Campus is a living model of sustainable energy Owned by the Department of Energy Operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy Only National Laboratory Dedicated Solely to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

7 DOE/NREL Work Scope in Greensburg Community Master Plan High-Performance Homes High-Performance Public and Commercial Buildings Renewable Energy – Community Scale Renewable Energy – Distributed Scale Alternative Transportation Biomass Utilization Publications, Outreach Documents, Websites, Webinars, Conferences/Speaking Engagements, Journals Onsite Coordination /Project Mgmt Reduce Building Energy Use Use Renewable Energy Reduce Gasoline/ Diesel Use Tell the Greensburg “Green” Story Assist Energy Planning

8 Planning for Energy: Community Master Plan (BNIM)

9 Cost Savings Estimated Incremental First Cost Relative to Standard Practice $4,000 Annual Amortized Cost 7%, 30Year mortgage $211 Estimated Annual Utility Bill Savings $723 Net Annual Savings$512 Saving Energy: Residential Buildings Gave residents info on saving money with efficiency Provided onsite architect to help individual homeowners esp during biggest building period Provided training and info for local builders, architects, engineers Developed full set of free 50% efficient house plans Free Plans

10 Greensburg Residential Building Efficiency Results New homes rated averaged ~43% energy cost savings compared to code (HERS ratings) Renovations rated averaged 25% energy cost savings 32-unit townhome rentals; about 20 Mennonite Housing single-family; six followed NREL-designed plans for 50% energy cost savings Prairie Point Townhomes Mennonite Housing Waters Home

11 Commercial Buildings Efficiency Results Thirteen Greensburg buildings are saving a combined total of $200,000 in energy costs per year

12 Commercial Buildings: Proof in the Energy Bills

13 Saving Energy: First Community in U.S. to Have (Mostly) All LED Streetlights 40% more energy efficient 70% less operating costs

14 Using Utility-Scale Renewable Energy: Greensburg Wind Farm Class 5: 7.8 mps at 50 meters 9.1 mps at 85 meters 12.5 MW (ten 1.25 Suzlon turbines) About 4,000 homes Kansas Power Pool is the purchaser Greensburg receives the renewable energy credits for their usage Funding through USDA, John Deere Renewables, and Native Energy

15 Using Distributed Renewable Energy Several ground source heat pumps on commercial and residential buildings Photovoltaics on four buildings 50-kw wind turbines at school, hospital (two), John Deere, and Best Western Drilling geothermal wells at the Courthouse 2 kW Photovoltaics for GreenTown Eco-Silo Home 7 kW Photovoltaics (roof, top right) on Sunchips Business Incubator

16 Making Change Last: City Policies Completed City RE policies  Interconnection agreement  Net billing policy  Wind ordinance  Solar ordinance  Detailed white paper on wind turbines in residential areas Green Building Program  MOU with Kansas chapter of National Association of Home Builders  Training for Green Building Professionals held Nov 4-6, 2009 in Wichita; two Greensburg representatives attended  NAHB offered to train two Certified Raters to work in the area  Adoption of energy-efficient building codes (IECC 2009) – nope.

17 Sharing the Lessons and Telling the Story

18 Thank You! Additional resources and websites follow for the web posting of this presentation Greensburg Sustainable Community Resources This project was made possible by U.S. Department of Energy funds. Lynn Billman

19 More Info: DOE Website for Greensburg

20 More Info: DOE Greensburg Publications, Webinars...

21 Greensburg Publications for Residential

22 More Info: Greensburg GreenTown

23 More Info: Greensburg Building Database DRAFT – DO NOT CITE – DO NOT PUBLISH – DO NOT POST

24 More Info: Sustainable Communities

25 More Info: Sustainable Community Planning

26 More Info: Community Energy Planning

27 More Info: Residential Analysis Resources

28 More Info: Energy Efficiency for Residential

29 More Info: NAHB Green Homes:

30 More Info: Energy Star New Homes (EPA/DOE)

31 More Info LEED ™ Green Homes

32 More Info: Financial Incentives:

33 More Info: Financial Incentives Energy efficient mortgages: Xcel rebates: