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Balboa Park

Cultural Partnership

Energy Efficiency
& Conservation
Block Grant
(EECBG) Status

4-14-2010

www.bpcp.org
Balboa Park
Cultural Partnership

26 Arts, Science and Cultural Institutions


Balboa Park Central San Diego Junior Theatre
Balboa Park Online Collaborative San Diego Model Railroad Museum
Centro Cultural de la Raza San Diego Museum of Art
House of Pacific Relations San Diego Museum of Man
Japanese Friendship Garden Society San Diego Natural History Museum
of San Diego San Diego Youth Symphony
Mingei International Museum Spanish Village Art Center
Museum of Photographic Arts Spreckels Organ Society
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center The Old Globe
San Diego Air & Space Museum Timken Museum of Art
San Diego Art Institute Veteran’s Museum & Memorial Center
San Diego Automotive Museum WorldBeat Center
San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum San Diego Zoo
San Diego History Center
Partnership Strategic Plan

• Achieve greater efficiency, innovation and excellence


through collaboration
• Strengthen sustainability and vitality of Balboa Park
• Enhance Balboa Park experience and access
• Enrich the cultural life of the San Diego region
Balboa Park
Sustainability Partnership

Cultural Partnership Institutions


City of San Diego
San Diego Gas & Electric

San Diego County Water Authority


City of San Diego Water District

Friends of Balboa Park


Other Balboa Park Organizations
US Green Building Council
Conservation Experts
Balboa Park
Sustainability Program

Conservation Focus Areas:

• Energy Efficiency
• Water Conservation
• Recycling
• Transportation
• Sustainable Business Practices
• Land Use Management

Website: bpcp.org
EPA ENERGY STAR©

The Cultural Partnership is an ENERGY STAR© Partner


Energy Challenge: 10% energy savings or more

16 Member Institutions: Benchmarking Portfolio Manager


• Automated upload of utility bills
• Benchmarking and progress reporting

11 Member Institutions: ENERGY STAR© Individual Partners

Goal for Park’s 2015 Centennial : ENERGY STAR© DISTRICT


Energy Efficiency Savings

2007 - 2009
Annual Savings
Projected Annual Savings
4,100,000 kWhs
100,000 therms by 2015 Centennial:
$640,000 annually 10,000,000 kWhs
200,000 Therms
= $1.5M
Energy efficiency (equivalent to
projects projected: one year of electricity
5,900,000 kWhs for 900 homes)

100,000 Therms
Greening
Balboa Park

EECBG
partially funded
Projects
& matching funds
How EECBG Helps

$2 million in federal stimulus funds


Accelerates implementation of Energy
Saving Projects for city owned,
tenant occupied buildings in Balboa
Park
Sample of Energy Efficiency
Projects Identified

Balboa Park energy efficiency projects:


 Improve Lighting with more energy efficient fixtures + bulbs
(e.g. museum gallery lighting, emergency lighting,
occupancy
sensors)

 HVAC (Heating, ventilation, air conditioning)


(e.g. Energy Management Systems, Air Handlers, Chilled
Water Pumps)

 Replace appliances with new energy star rated appliances


The EECBG Implementation Process

The EECBG Project Process


1) EPA Energy Star Benchmarking
2) Identify Projects
3) Identify Funding
4) Solicit Bids
5) Sign Contracts
6) Initiate Work
7) Educate
8) Complete and Verify
EECBG Energy
Savings kWh
EECBG Therm Savings
CONTACT

BPCP Contact information:


Rory Ruppert
Program Director, Environmental Sustainability and
Collective Business Operations
619.232.7502
rory.ruppert@bpcp.org

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