Energy UHN

2 Background –welcome to the University Health Network –UHN’s utility budget Energy UHN –strategy –procurement –conservation –key tools Presentation Overview

3 located in downtown Toronto Princess Margaret, Toronto Western, Toronto General Hospitals acute care research teaching Background Welcome to the University Health Network (UHN)

4 ~12,000 staff 4.3 million square feet 770 beds 940,000 ambulatory visits per year Background Welcome to the University Health Network (UHN)

5 Background UHN’s Utility Budget (2009) TGHTWHPMHtotal electricity$5.1$2.9 $10.9 gas/steam$3.7$1.6$1.7$7.0 water$0.6$0.4$0.2$1.2 total$9.4$4.9$4.8$ utility budget (millions)

6 focus on areas that you can better influence Energy UHN Strategy areaability to influence weatherlow commodity costslow energy consumptionlow to medium bosses’ understanding of energy costs and markets high

7 electricity spot market since August 2009 –RPP prior to that Provincial Benefit has eroded anticipated savings from being on spot market Energy UHN Procurement

8 electricity key organizational messages –opportunities & risks of being on spot market –positioned as stability vs. variability not cost vs. savings. –back it up with numbers Energy UHN Procurement

9 electricity

10 natural gas & steam small volume gas – system gas large volume gas – 1 year lock-in through energy marketer steam – 1 year gas lock-in Energy UHN Procurement

11 natural gas & steam key organizational messages –opportunities & risks of being on open market –positioned as stability vs. variability not cost vs. savings. –back it up with numbers Energy UHN Procurement

12 Energy UHN Procurement natural gas & steam

13 TLC – Care to Conserve an integrated energy management plan covering all aspects of energy use –addresses technology and people –retro-commissioning, retrofits, social marketing Energy UHN Conservation

14 TLC – Care to Conserve key organizational messages –savings vs. cost avoidance –cost of not doing anything –budget impact of operational changes Energy UHN Conservation

15 TLC – Care to Conserve results –cumulative $2.2 million annual cost avoidance –$1.2 million in grants & incentives –~1,000 “TLC work orders” generated by staff Energy UHN Conservation

16 know your energy data and costs –what is driving variances? understand and follow commodity markets communicate, communicate, communicate Energy UHN Key Tools

17 Thank You Ed Rubinstein Manager, Energy & Environment University Health Network