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Energy Management @ UHN
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2 Background –welcome to the University Health Network –UHN’s utility budget Energy Management @ UHN –strategy –procurement –conservation –key tools Presentation Overview
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3 located in downtown Toronto Princess Margaret, Toronto Western, Toronto General Hospitals acute care research teaching Background Welcome to the University Health Network (UHN)
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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)
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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$19.1 2009 utility budget (millions)
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6 focus on areas that you can better influence Energy Management @ UHN Strategy areaability to influence weatherlow commodity costslow energy consumptionlow to medium bosses’ understanding of energy costs and markets high
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7 electricity spot market since August 2009 –RPP prior to that Provincial Benefit has eroded anticipated savings from being on spot market Energy Management @ UHN Procurement
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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 Management @ UHN Procurement
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9 electricity
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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 Management @ UHN Procurement
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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 Management @ UHN Procurement
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12 Energy Management @ UHN Procurement natural gas & steam
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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 Management @ UHN Conservation
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14 TLC – Care to Conserve key organizational messages –savings vs. cost avoidance –cost of not doing anything –budget impact of operational changes Energy Management @ UHN Conservation
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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 Management @ UHN Conservation
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16 know your energy data and costs –what is driving variances? understand and follow commodity markets communicate, communicate, communicate Energy Management @ UHN Key Tools
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17 Thank You Ed Rubinstein Manager, Energy & Environment University Health Network edward.rubinstein@uhn.on.ca
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