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DOE OSTI2018

Considerations for Implementing PV Plus Storage Systems at Federal Buildings and Campuses

Federal agencies have a long history of using solar photovoltaics and battery storage (PV plus storage) systems at remote sites where the technologies can offset costly diesel fuel. However, recent declines in lithium-ion battery costs, along with changes in net metering policies and utility rate structures, are opening up opportunities for PV plus storage to be deployed cost-effectively at grid-connected sites.

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY↗
DOE OSTI2018

Preliminary AMAFT Commercialization Strategy

The Additive Manufacturing as an Alternative Fabrication Technique (AMAFT) for nuclear fuel (AMAFT) technology is being developed by Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC). To support the technology development and evaluate the commercialization strategy, the AMAFT project was enrolled in the 2017 fifth cohort of the Department of Energy (DOE) Energy I-Corps Project. The Energy I-Corps program is managed by the DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and allows DOE researchers and industry mentors to create market pathways and customer discovery. This allows DOE investment and innovations to improve long-term U.S. energy industry competitiveness.

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DOE OSTI2020

Existing Healthy Building Resources Overview

Fact sheet explores some of the most impactful resources to help building owners and operators understand more about buildings that are both healthy and energy-efficient.

energy efficiency↗
DOE OSTI2020

Meter-Based Assessment of the Time and Locational Benefits of a Large Utility’s DSM Portfolio

As decarbonization goals drive increasing levels of renewable generation, there is a need to understand the time- and location-based savings benefits of demand-side management (DSM) programs. The challenges of the 'duck curve' are driving the utility industry to consider how programs can be optimized to match demand profiles with low carbon generation resources. From an infrastructure standpoint, time- and location-targeted DSM could serve as a ‘non-wires alternative’ (NWA) to defer equipment upgrades. Additional DSM value streams are motivating innovation in savings evaluation, providing more resolved insights beyond the total annual program impact. Methods grounded in the principles of billing analysis, leveraging hourly metering at the distribution grid, can provide new visibility into the spatial and temporal savings achieved through DSM. A large body of work has investigated related topics including interval meter-based savings analysis, the time- varying nature of efficiency measures, and NWA. A less studied topic concerns the impact of DSM on the grid, based on metered consumption. This paper presents an analysis of interval data across more than 25,000 customers and twelve substations, from the Sacramento Municipal Utility District. The results show for different locations on the grid: achieved savings and the impact on grid consumption; hourly savings shapes for DSM program participants and non-participants, and how those shapes vary with season; and the impact of the programs on peak demand. These findings show the current impact of DSM, with implications for future, more intentional targeting as the utility continues to pursue aggressive electrification, efficiency, load flexibility, and reliable NWA.

Granderson, Jessica↗
DOE OSTI2020

UESC Overview and FEMP Resources for Project Success

The first part of this webinar provides an introduction to utility energy service contracts (UESCs) and describes the features and benefits of utilizing UESCs to install energy conservation measures at federal sites. The second part introduces the newly launched UESC On-Demand Training Series and other recently published FEMP resources. The modular series of short webinars has been designed to provide in-depth understanding of UESCs and is a great resource for federal agencies and utilities interested in UESC projects.

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DOE OSTI2021

NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE 2020 DATA REPORT- GROUNDWATER MONITORING PROGRAM AREA 5 RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT SITE

This report presents groundwater and leachate sample results from the Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Site (RWMS) at the Nevada National Security Site in Nye County, Nevada. Since 1993, groundwater samples have been collected and static groundwater depths have been measured from the aquifer immediately below the Area 5 RWMS. The data are evaluated for evidence of effects on the aquifer related to the Area 5 RWMS. Leachate from the Cell 18 lined mixed waste cell has been sampled since 2011, and leachate from the Cell 25 lined mixed waste cell was first sampled in 2019 after it began receiving waste in August 2018. Leachate data are analyzed for hazardous contaminants to determine appropriate leachate handling and disposal. This report includes five years of data from 2016 through 2020.

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE W↗
DOE OSTI2021

Utility Energy Service Contract Boosts Chemical Weapons Destruction Mission at Army Pueblo Chemical Depot

For six decades, the U.S. Army has safely and securely stored chemical munitions at the Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado. To help fulfill international treaty obligations and to meet a congressional deadline of 2023 for the elimination of these aging weapons, initial destruction of the Pueblo chemical weapons stockpile began in 2015. A utility energy service contract (UESC) executed in 2016 between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Depot’s serving utility, Black Hills Energy (BHE), directly supported this mission with the installation of a new electrical substation that was essential to the Depot’s need for uninterrupted power.

Army Pueblo Chemical Depot↗
DOE OSTI2021

Investment Tax Credit Requirements for Privately Owned Solar Photovoltaic Systems on Federal Sites

The federal investment tax credit (ITC) is an economically valuable tax incentive offered to taxable business entities that invest in certain energy technologies. The ITC is based on a percentage of the qualifying upfront capital costs of a project and directly reduces a business's tax liability (i.e., the taxes paid). This fact sheet focuses on ITC considerations for privately owned solar photovoltaic (PV) projects on federal land and buildings, although some of the considerations may be applicable to other technologies and non-federal entities.

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DOE OSTI2021

ESPC ESA Training Series: Site-Specific/Stand-Alone Contract Vehicle

This webinar provides instructions and resources for financing distributed energy projects (e.g., on–site renewable energy, storage, and combined heat and power) using an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) energy sales agreement (ESA) through the site–specific/stand–alone contract vehicle. The site–specific/stand–alone contract vehicle is a procurement process using a request for proposal (RFP). Topics covered during the webinar include forming a strong project team, validating the feasibility of the distributed energy project at a site, acquisition planning, RFP development, procurement, proposal evaluation and contract award, and the construction and performance period. This webinar also provides an overview of the resources available in the ESPC ESA Toolkit, such as checklists and templates.

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DOE OSTI2020

A Holistic Framework for Teamwork Between Multiple Organizations or Areas of Expertise - 20021

Teamwork can harness the collective energy of people to solve complex problems. Yet, teamwork requires more than just putting people together. Complexity is added when people from different organizations or areas of expertise form a team to accomplish specific ends. Every organization is designed to fulfill certain purposes and, as such, it has unique objectives and values and it operates according to methods, procedures, and norms intended to fulfill those objectives and values. And each field of expertise, with its specialized knowledge, uses certain methods to approach and solve problems. Teams that consist of people from multiple organizations or areas of expertise often have the added demands of reconciling dissimilar methods of getting the work done, of sharing information and knowledge that everyone may not have, and of taking into account the goals and objectives of multiple parties. The ideas presented here help teams meet these added demands. This paper introduces a framework that highlights three aspects of teamwork: the physical aspects (what team members do), the mental/intellectual aspects (what team members know and think), and the social/spiritual aspects (what team members feel about others' needs and objectives). These three aspects are easy to remember and intuitive to work with, and when one aspect of a team's work is strengthened, the other two are strengthened as well. (authors)

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