Energy Auditing and

Benchmarking
A Case Study on College Building

Prepared By:
P. Vasudeva Naidu
P. Bhargav Mahesh
Bindu Priya Madhu
Energy Management
Purchase Energy Supplies at the lowest possible price
Benchmarking
Benchmarking is a methodology used to
improve the energy performance of the
building.
Comparison of the building performance to
a standard reference value.
Investigation of the differences between
the standard and existing practices.
Performance Metrics
Energy Metrics (Site)
Energy Metrics
Benchmarking From Case
Study
Electricity Consumption

C o o ling D e g re e D a y s C D D
C o nsum ptio n (kW h)

Electricity Consumption
180,000 350
160,000
300
140,000
250
120,000
100,000 200

80,000 150
60,000
100
40,000
50
20,000
0 0

Consumption
Month CDD
Benchmarking From Case
Study
Natural Gas Consumption
C o nsum ptio n (T he r m s)

Natural Gas Consumption

20,000 700
Consumption

H e a ting D e g re e D a y s, H D D
18,000
HDD 600
16,000
14,000 500
12,000 400
10,000
8,000 300
6,000 200
4,000
100
2,000
0 0

Month
Steps used for Benchmarking.
Building Area (Sq.ft)
Electricity and Natural Gas energy
consumption (atleast 12 months).
Convert kwh into Btu’s. (1kwh = 3412.14
BTU).
Calculate the electricity rate ($/Kwh).
 Calculate Btu/Sq.ft and therms/sq.ft
Calculate Kbtu/sq.ft overall
Calculate $/sq.ft
Annual Usage
Objectives of Energy Audit
Describe the theoretical framework for a building audit
Types of Audit
Preliminary Energy Audit
Preliminary Energy Audit
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Detailed Energy Audit
Pre-Audit Phase
Conduct a brief awareness program on energy audit
Walk-Through the building
Case Study
Proposed Lighting
Consumption
Formulas Used
KWh Savings = Existing KWh – Proposed
KWh
Annual Cost Savings = Annual Energy
Savings*Electricity Rate.
Total Project Cost = Total Material + Total
Installation Cost
Payback Period = (Total Project Cost – Total
Rebates)/Annual Cost Savings.
Rebate Information
The electric utility of the building is
Consolidated Edison, it is providing the rebates
for replacing existing lighting (Non-LED) to
LED’s
Incentives
2x4 Troffer = $30/fixture
2x2 Troffer = $10/fixture
1x4 Troffer = $15/fixtur
Canopy = $70/fixture
Pole Light = $80/fixture
Wall Lights = $70/fixture
Annual energy and Cost Calculations
Project Summary
Impact on Environment
Energy Saved per year = 221,797. 77/kwh.
This saved energy is equal to 165 metric tons of CO2 emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Any one of the Following)
35.3 passenger driven vehicles for an year
404,571 miles driven by an average passenger vehicle.
82 Garbage Trucks of waste recycled instead of landfilled.
CO2 Emissions (Any one of the following)
180,596 pounds of coal burned.
0.9 rail wagons worth of coal burned
18,574 gallons of gasoline consumed.
Carbon is Sequestered by:( any one of the following)
4278 seedlings grown for 10 years.
194 acres of US forests in 1 year.
1.3 acres of US forests preserved from conversion to cropland in 1-year.