Energy Saving 101 for Congregations ENERGY STAR  Congregations

4 Easy Steps to Energy Savings Step 1: Join ENERGY STAR Take the first step to making your congregation more energy efficient by joining the ENERGY STAR Congregation Network at Step 2: Measure Your Energy Use Use ENERGY STAR’s Portfolio Manager tool to enter your monthly energy use and to track your energy use over time. Login at Step 3: Develop and Implement Your Plan Use the many technical resources available from ENERGY STAR to learn about energy-efficiency opportunities, formulate an action plan for improving your facility, and implement your plan. Step 4: Earn Recognition Recognition as a leader in reducing energy consumption can send a powerful message of environmental stewardship.

Why Energy Efficiency… Environmental Stewardship Cuts operating/maintenance costs Pays for new, efficient equipment Improves facility quality, comfort Without regulation, prevents pollution

Step 1: Join ENERGY STAR ® ENERGY STAR offers many tools and accurate, current information to help cut your energy costs. Online, you can: – our energy-efficiency specialists for their free, unbiased assistance –Find congregation energy- efficiency “success stories” and national award winners –Download the free 100-page guide, Putting Energy into Stewardship

Step 2: Measure Your Energy Use Congregations need to know and understand the following: –How much energy is used? –What are the costs of energy? –How does my energy use compare to similar congregations?

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Step 2: Measure Your Energy Use Use ENERGY STAR’s online tool, Portfolio Manager, to easily measure your monthly energy use and to track reductions over time. Portfolio Manager Step-by-step Portfolio Manager instructions are online. Portfolio Manager allows you to: –Track multiple energy and water meters for each facility –Customize meter names and key information –Benchmark your facilities relative to their past performance –View percent improvement in weather- normalized source energy –Monitor energy and water costs –Share your building data with others inside or outside of your organization

Step 3: Develop and Implement a Plan Use ENERGY STAR ® Resources Seek Out Local Expertise Areas to Investigate: –Lighting –Building Tune ups –Heating and Cooling –ENERGY STAR Products –Additional Ideas for Saving

Step 3: Develop and Implement a Plan Lighting Technologies Lighting Technologies Compact Florescent Bulbs and Fixtures T8’s & Electronic Ballasts Occupancy Sensors and Timers LED Exit Signs Metal Halides and Sodium Lamps replacing Mercury Vapor Fixtures

Step 3: Develop and Implement a Plan Lighting Compact Florescent Lamps Uses 75% less energy than a standard incandescent bulb with the same light output Lasts up to 10 times longer Buying Guide:

Step 3: Develop and Implement a Plan Lighting – Exit Signs Replace incandescent exit signs with light-emitting diode (LED) exit signs Cost: upgrade kit - $25-$75/each, New - less than $100/ea Benefits: −use only 5% of the energy of incandescent signs −last 10 to 20 times longer than incandescent signs −simple payback generally 1-3 years −ENERGY STAR qualified equipment available

Step 3: Develop and Implement a Plan Lighting Controls Use occupancy sensors to turn off lights when they are not needed Cost: $25-$80 (ultrasonic or infrared) Additional controls −photocells (maintains light levels) −motion sensors (for security lighting) −automatic dimming systems (to utilize daylighting) −Zones (use pending occupancy in the zone) −Time control (set preset schedule of use) −Bi-level switching (allows multiple lighting levels)

Step 3: Develop and Implement a Plan Building Maintenance Buildings and equipment can benefit from a tune up in the same way that cars do Building maintenance offer modest energy savings at a low cost -- and can extend the life of your investment Examples include: −Seasonal tune-ups −Adjusting timers and thermostats −Replacing filters in the heating and cooling systems −Coil and evaporator cleaning −Changing refrigerant, sealing leaks, repairing valves, steam traps

Step 3: Develop and Implement a Plan ENERGY STAR ® Qualified Products ENERGY STAR Qualified Products include: Lighting products Clothes washers and dryers Refrigerators Room and central air conditioners Boilers, furnaces and thermostats Heat pumps Roofing Windows Office equipment Much More, visit Sure Savers ENERGY STAR  Qualified Products Available High-efficiency heating and cooling equipment. Yes Cool roofingYes Multiple pane, low-e windows with inert gas fill Yes Efficient Exit SignsYes Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Yes Efficient office equipment, electronics, and appliances. Yes

Step 3: Develop and Implement a Plan Heating and Cooling Where possible, reduce heating and cooling loads-including from lighting NEVER SUPERSIZE! Over sizing equipment unnecessarily increases up front capital costs and the costs of operation When selecting a new cooling system, have your HVAC professional compare standard-efficiency and high-efficiency units, including their lifecycle costs Install carpets and cushions in cold regions Holes and leaks can amount to leaving a door open 24 hrs- consider caulking and weather-stripping Schedule events consecutively or close to each other Install ceiling fans for use in occupied rooms

Step 3: Develop and Implement a Plan Heating and Cooling Controls Use ENERGY STAR qualified programmable thermostats -where applicable consider multiple zones Use timers for meetings and other special events Where appropriate consider specifying economizers and/or demand controlled ventilation, and/or supplemental dehumidifiers

Step 3: Develop and Implement a Plan Additional Ideas for Saving Paper − double-sided copying − recycled-content paper Landscaping −"xeriscaping" - reduce watering, pesticides, etc. −gray water - reuse waste water Water −aerators on faucets and showerheads −automatic shutoff controls on faucets −low-volume toilets −horizontal axis washing machines Reducing other resources also saves money...plus the energy needed to produce and deliver them. Consider:

Step 4: Earn Recognition The ENERGY STAR Congregations Awards Program, 2007 Winners –Jonesville United Methodist Church (Clifton Park, New York)Jonesville United Methodist Church –Prestonwood Baptist Church (Plano, Texas)Prestonwood Baptist Church –Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Monroe, Michigan)Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Success Stories, News Articles, etc

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