80 FR 45647 - Request for Information (RFI) for High-Performance Energy Efficiency Measures in Separate Spaces
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 147 (July 31, 2015)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 147 (July 31, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-18868 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 45647-45648] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-18868] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy [Docket Number EERE-2015-BT-BLDG-0012] Request for Information (RFI) for High-Performance Energy Efficiency Measures in Separate Spaces AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Request for Information (RFI). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: As part of the requirements of Section 103 of the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is requesting public comment regarding effective methods, measures, and practices for the design and construction of separate building spaces (also known as tenant spaces) to create high-performance, energy efficient spaces. In preparation for completing a study required by the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, DOE is requesting information on the feasibility of significantly improving energy efficiency in commercial buildings through the design and construction, by owners and tenants, of separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures; and encouraging owners and tenants to implement high-performance energy efficiency measures in separate spaces. The term `high-performance energy efficiency measure' means a technology, product, or practice that will result in substantial operational cost savings by reducing energy consumption and utility costs while maintaining indoor air quality, appropriate light levels and occupant comfort. DOE will use input from this Federal Register notice to inform the study, to be completed by April 30, 2016. DATES: Written comments and information are requested on or before September 30, 2015. ADDRESSES: The content that we are requesting your feedback on is located at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2015-BT- BLDG-0012. Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments electronically. Interested persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-2015-BT-BLDG-0012. Your response should be limited to 8 pages. Email: [email protected]. Include EERE-2015-BT- BLDG-0012 in the subject line of the message. Submit electronic comments [[Page 45648]] in Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel, and avoid the use of special characters or any form of encryption. Or Mail to: U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Mailstop EE-5B, Washington, DC 20585. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number. Docket: The docket is available for review at www.regulations.gov, including Federal Register notices, comments, and other supporting documents/materials (search EERE-2015-BT-BLDG-0012). All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. A link to the docket Web page can be found at: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2015-BT-BLDG-0012. This Web page contains a link to the docket for this notice on the www.regulations.gov site. The www.regulations.gov Web page contains instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments, in the docket. See section II, Public Participation for further information on submitting comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional information may be sent to Mr. Jason Hartke, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585- 0121. Telephone: 202-586-9632. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Discussion DOE is seeking public input on questions that will help inform a study on the feasibility of significantly improving energy efficiency in commercial buildings through the design and construction, by owners and tenants, of separate tenant spaces using high-performance energy efficiency measures; and encouraging owners and tenants to implement high-performance energy efficiency measures in separate spaces. This request seeks comments related to the following: (1) High- performance energy efficiency measures that should be considered as part of the initial design and construction of separate spaces; (2) actual energy savings measured as a result of implementing energy efficiency measures in tenant space design and construction; (3) processes that owners, tenants, architects, engineers and other building experts may replicate when designing and constructing separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures, and the cost- effectiveness and scalability of such processes; (4) policies and best practices to achieve reductions in energy intensities for lighting, plug loads, heating, cooling, cooking, laundry, and other systems that support the commercial building tenant; (5) financial metrics like return on investment and payback analyses of the incremental cost and projected energy savings of the proposed set of high-performance energy efficiency measures, including consideration of available incentives; (6) models and simulation methods that predict the quantity of energy used by separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures and that compare predicted quantity to the quantity of energy used by separate spaces without high-performance energy efficiency measures but that would otherwise comply with applicable code requirements; (7) measurement and verification platforms and methods that allow measurement of the impact of high-performance energy efficiency measures installed in separate spaces, including metering configurations and data access; (8) best practices and existing systems or programs that encourage an integrated approach to designing and constructing separate spaces to perform at optimum energy efficiency in conjunction with the central systems of a commercial building; (9) any impact on employment and job creation resulting from the design and construction of separate spaces using high-performance energy efficiency measures; (10) case studies or other analyses or studies that report the economic and energy savings returns in the design and construction of separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures; (11) best practices for encouraging owners and tenants to implement high-performance energy efficiency measures in separate spaces; and; (12) prevalence and configuration of energy sub metering nationwide at the level of individual tenant spaces in commercial buildings, including information about whether critical consumption activities such as HVAC, data storage, or lighting are separately sub metered; (13) identification of data on key determinants of energy performance in tenant spaces that could be used to guide the development of wider national data collection and most feasible approaches for collecting such data; and (14) availability of hourly data and information on specific energy management programs in place in tenant spaces. II. Public Participation All interested parties are invited to submit in writing by the date specified in the DATES section of this RFI, comments and information on all elements listed in the discussion section above. Comments may be submitted on or before September 30, 2015. Please submit comments only and cite docket number EERE-2015-BT-BLDG-0012, in all correspondence related to this case. All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business confidential information provided. Visit http://www.doe.gov/cbi for more information. Please limit comments to no more than a total of 8 pages. Issued in Washington, DC, July 27, 2015. Kathleen B. Hogan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. [FR Doc. 2015-18868 Filed 7-30-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Library, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Guam; (6) Nieves M. Flores Memorial
Department of the Navy Library, Guam. Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Extension of Public Comment Period SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
for the Draft Environmental Impact 03, 2015, the Department of Navy (DoN) [Docket Number EERE–2015–BT–BLDG–
0012]
Statement/Overseas Environmental published a Notice of Availability and
Impact Statement for Commonwealth Notice of Public Meetings for the Draft Request for Information (RFI) for High-
of the Northern Mariana Islands Joint Environmental Impact Statement/ Performance Energy Efficiency
Military Training Overseas Environmental Impact Measures in Separate Spaces
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, Statement for Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands Joint Military AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and
Department of Defense. Renewable Energy, Department of
ACTION: Notice.
Training (80 FR 18385, April 03, 2015).
A notice extending the public comment Energy.
SUMMARY: On April 03, 2015, the period by 60 days was published on ACTION: Request for Information (RFI).
Department of Navy (DoN) published a May 14, 2015 (80 FR 27678). The
Notice of Availability and Notice of SUMMARY: As part of the requirements of
purpose of this notice is to announce an
Public Meetings for the Draft Section 103 of the Energy Efficiency
additional 14-day extension of the
Environmental Impact Statement/ Improvement Act of 2015, the U.S.
public comment period to August 17, Department of Energy (DOE) is
Overseas Environmental Impact 2015 Eastern Daylight Time (E.D.T.)
Statement for Commonwealth of the requesting public comment regarding
[August 18, 2015, Chamorro Standard effective methods, measures, and
Northern Mariana Islands Joint Military Time (ChST)]. This extension is made in
Training. A notice extending the public practices for the design and
recognition of the communications construction of separate building spaces
comment period by 60 days was disruptions in the CNMI caused by the
published on May 14, 2015. The (also known as tenant spaces) to create
damage to the undersea cable between high-performance, energy efficient
purpose of this notice is to announce an Guam and Saipan.
additional 14-day extension of the spaces. In preparation for completing a
public comment period to August 17, The DoN’s proposed action is to study required by the Energy Efficiency
2015 Eastern Daylight Time (E.D.T.) establish live-fire Range Training Areas Improvement Act of 2015, DOE is
[August 18, 2015, Chamorro Standard (RTAs) within the CNMI to address the requesting information on the feasibility
Time (ChST)]. This extension is made in U.S. Pacific Command Service of significantly improving energy
recognition of the communications Components’ unfilled unit level and efficiency in commercial buildings
disruptions in the CNMI caused by the combined level training requirements in through the design and construction, by
damage to the undersea cable between the Western Pacific. The DoN recognizes owners and tenants, of separate spaces
Guam and Saipan. with high-performance energy efficiency
that public comments are an essential
measures; and encouraging owners and
DATES: The public comment period for part of the National Environmental
tenants to implement high-performance
the Draft EIS began on April 03, 2015, Policy Act (NEPA) process.
energy efficiency measures in separate
EDT [April 04, 2015, ChST) with the Accordingly, the DoN established a 60- spaces. The term ‘high-performance
publication of the Notice of Availability day public comment period in lieu of energy efficiency measure’ means a
in the Federal Register by the U.S. the minimum 45-day period required by technology, product, or practice that
Environmental Protection Agency, and NEPA implementing regulations. A will result in substantial operational
with this extension, will end on August notice extending the public comment cost savings by reducing energy
17, 2015, EDT [August 18, 2015, ChST] period by 60 days was published on consumption and utility costs while
for a total of 134 days. Mailed comments May 14, 2015 (80 FR 27678). Due to a maintaining indoor air quality,
should be postmarked no later than break in an undersea cable and appropriate light levels and occupant
August 17, 2015, EDT [August 18, 2015, associated communications disruptions comfort. DOE will use input from this
ChST] to ensure they are considered. in the CNMI, the DoN is further Federal Register notice to inform the
ADDRESSES: The public may provide extending the Draft EIS public comment study, to be completed by April 30,
comments through the project Web site period by 14 days to August 17, 2015, 2016.
at www.CNMIJointMilitaryTraining EDT [August 18, 2015, ChST] for a total
EIS.com, or by mail at: Naval Facilities DATES: Written comments and
of 134 days. information are requested on or before
Engineering Command, Pacific, Attn:
09PA, Public Affairs Office, 258 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: September 30, 2015.
Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, JBPHH, HI CNMI Joint Military Training EIS/OEIS ADDRESSES: The content that we are
96860–3134. Project Manager by email via the project requesting your feedback on is located
The Draft EIS/OEIS was distributed to Web site (www.CNMIJointMilitary at http://www.regulations.gov/
federal and local agencies, elected TrainingEIS.com). #!docketDetail;D=EERE-2015-BT-BLDG-
officials, and other interested 0012. Interested persons are encouraged
Dated: July 27, 2015.
individuals and organizations. The Draft to submit comments electronically.
EIS/OEIS is available for public review N.A. Hagerty-Ford, Interested persons may submit
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at www.CNMIJointMilitaryTraining Commander, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, comments, identified by docket number
EIS.com, and at the following libraries: U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. EERE–2015–BT–BLDG–0012. Your
(1) Joeten Kiyu Public Library, Saipan; [FR Doc. 2015–18858 Filed 7–30–15; 8:45 am] response should be limited to 8 pages.
(2) Northern Marianas College Olympio BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P Email:
T. Borja Memorial Library, Saipan; (3) SeparateSpaces2015BLDG0012@
Tinian Public Library, Tinian; (4) ee.doe.gov. Include EERE–2015–BT–
Antonio C. Atalig Memorial Rota Public BLDG–0012 in the subject line of the
Library, Rota; (5) University of Guam message. Submit electronic comments
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in Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel, measures, and the cost-effectiveness and II. Public Participation
and avoid the use of special characters scalability of such processes; (4) policies All interested parties are invited to
or any form of encryption. and best practices to achieve reductions submit in writing by the date specified
Or Mail to: U.S. Department of in energy intensities for lighting, plug in the DATES section of this RFI,
Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., loads, heating, cooling, cooking, comments and information on all
Mailstop EE–5B, Washington, DC 20585. laundry, and other systems that support elements listed in the discussion section
Instructions: All submissions the commercial building tenant; (5) above. Comments may be submitted on
received must include the agency name financial metrics like return on or before September 30, 2015. Please
and docket number. investment and payback analyses of the submit comments only and cite docket
Docket: The docket is available for incremental cost and projected energy number EERE–2015–BT–BLDG–0012, in
review at www.regulations.gov, all correspondence related to this case.
savings of the proposed set of high-
including Federal Register notices, All comments received will be posted
performance energy efficiency
comments, and other supporting without change to http://
measures, including consideration of
documents/materials (search EERE– www.regulations.gov, including any
2015–BT–BLDG–0012). All documents available incentives; (6) models and
simulation methods that predict the personal and/or business confidential
in the docket are listed in the information provided. Visit http://
www.regulations.gov index. quantity of energy used by separate
spaces with high-performance energy www.doe.gov/cbi for more information.
A link to the docket Web page can be Please limit comments to no more
found at: http://www.regulations.gov/ efficiency measures and that compare
predicted quantity to the quantity of than a total of 8 pages.
#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2015-BT-BLDG-
0012. This Web page contains a link to energy used by separate spaces without Issued in Washington, DC, July 27, 2015.
the docket for this notice on the high-performance energy efficiency Kathleen B. Hogan,
www.regulations.gov site. The measures but that would otherwise Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
www.regulations.gov Web page contains comply with applicable code Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
instructions on how to access all requirements; (7) measurement and Energy.
documents, including public comments, verification platforms and methods that [FR Doc. 2015–18868 Filed 7–30–15; 8:45 am]
in the docket. See section II, Public allow measurement of the impact of BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
Participation for further information on high-performance energy efficiency
submitting comments. measures installed in separate spaces,
including metering configurations and DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional data access; (8) best practices and Federal Energy Regulatory
information may be sent to Mr. Jason existing systems or programs that Commission
Hartke, U.S. Department of Energy, encourage an integrated approach to
Office of Energy Efficiency and designing and constructing separate Combined Notice of Filings #1
Renewable Energy, Building spaces to perform at optimum energy
Technologies Program, EE–5B, 1000 efficiency in conjunction with the Take notice that the Commission
Independence Avenue SW., received the following exempt
central systems of a commercial
Washington, DC 20585–0121. wholesale generator filings:
building; (9) any impact on employment
Telephone: 202–586–9632. and job creation resulting from the Docket Numbers: EG15–106–000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: design and construction of separate Applicants: GenOn Mid-Atlantic,
spaces using high-performance energy LLC.
I. Discussion Description: Notice of Self-
efficiency measures; (10) case studies or
DOE is seeking public input on Recertification of Exempt Wholesale
other analyses or studies that report the
questions that will help inform a study Generator Status.
economic and energy savings returns in Filed Date: 7/24/15.
on the feasibility of significantly the design and construction of separate
improving energy efficiency in Accession Number: 20150724–5035.
spaces with high-performance energy Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/14/15.
commercial buildings through the efficiency measures; (11) best practices
design and construction, by owners and Take notice that the Commission
for encouraging owners and tenants to received the following electric rate
tenants, of separate tenant spaces using implement high-performance energy
high-performance energy efficiency filings:
efficiency measures in separate spaces;
measures; and encouraging owners and Docket Numbers: ER10–2819–004;
and; (12) prevalence and configuration
tenants to implement high-performance ER14–413–002; ER10–2358–005; ER14–
of energy sub metering nationwide at
energy efficiency measures in separate 1397–003; ER10–3131–005; ER10–2431–
spaces. the level of individual tenant spaces in 005; ER15–2255–001; ER14–1390–003.
This request seeks comments related commercial buildings, including Applicants: ALLETE, Inc., ALLETE
to the following: (1) High-performance information about whether critical Clean Energy, Inc., Storm Lake Power
energy efficiency measures that should consumption activities such as HVAC, Partners I LLC, Storm Lake Power
be considered as part of the initial data storage, or lighting are separately Partners II, LLC, Condon Wind Power,
design and construction of separate sub metered; (13) identification of data LLC, Chanarambie Power Partners, LLC,
spaces; (2) actual energy savings on key determinants of energy Armenia Mountain Wind, LLC, Lake
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
measured as a result of implementing performance in tenant spaces that could Benton Power Partners LLC.
energy efficiency measures in tenant be used to guide the development of Description: Notice of Non-Material
space design and construction; (3) wider national data collection and most Change in Status of ALLETE, Inc., et al.
processes that owners, tenants, feasible approaches for collecting such Filed Date: 7/23/15.
architects, engineers and other building data; and (14) availability of hourly data Accession Number: 20150723–5173.
experts may replicate when designing and information on specific energy Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/13/15.
and constructing separate spaces with management programs in place in Docket Numbers: ER15–1560–001.
high-performance energy efficiency tenant spaces. Applicants: Nevada Power Company.
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