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Energy Management

Cost Avoidance Record

 

Year

 

% Electric Reduction

 

% Fuel Reduction

 

Dollar Weighted % Energy Reduction

 

Cost Avoidance

79/80

         

2.3

 

$76,000

80/81

 

5.8

 

12.1

 

9.2

 

$213,000

81/82

 

12.1

 

20.4

 

14.1

 

$457,000

82/83

 

17.0

 

31.1

 

22.9

 

$742,000

83/84

 

17.1

 

34.9

 

27.1

 

$878,000

84/85

 

19.0

 

37.7

 

28.8

 

$907,000

85/86

 

17.8

 

40.9

 

30

 

$904,000

86/87

 

18.3

 

41.5

 

28.1

 

$672,000

87/88

 

16.3

 

38.3

 

25.4

 

$600,000

88/89

 

17.4

 

38.6

 

26.1

 

$611,000

89/90

 

10.8

 

36.9

 

22

 

$526,000

90/91

 

3.9

 

33.8

 

15.4

 

$355,000

91/92

 

-0.4

 

35.6

 

13.5

 

$317,000

                 
           

Sub Total

 

$7,258,000

                 

The following data is adjusted for the expanded MUB, new M&M building, new Benedict

Lab, and Walker Arts & Humanities starting with fiscal year 92/93.

                 

92/93

 

9.6

 

37.2

 

21.1

 

$552,000

93/94

 

6.5

 

30.8

 

16.6

 

$443,000

                 
           

Sub Total

 

$995,000

                 
           

Total

 

$8,253,000

                 

Note that the % Energy Reduction shown above is weighted by dollars for that

particular year.  Since electrical energy is about five times more expensive per BTU

than our current fuel supply, it tends to weigh heavily in the averaging.

                 

94/95

 

4.0

 

37.0

     

$398,497

95/96

 

3.0

 

28.0

     

$358,147

96/97

 

1.0

 

32.0

     

$362,988

97/98

 

-4.0

 

27.0

     

$302,965

98/99

 

-6.0

 

24.0

     

$214,888

99/00

 

-8.0

 

21.0

     

$162,524

00/01

 

-11.0

 

21.0

     

$285,321

01/02

 
-7.0
 
22.0
     
$274,172
02/03
 
-3.9
 
19.0
     
$281,284
03/04
 
-5.0
 
23.0
     
$416,648
                 
           

Sub Total

 

$3,057,434

                 
           

25-yr Total

$11,310,434

                 

Dow added into base in FY 98/99.  Rozsa Ctr & Forestry Addtn added in starting at the

end of FY 00/01.

                 
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