On May 8, 2001, Washington Governor Locke signed
House
Bill 2247. This bill requires K-12 schools, universities and state
agencies to conduct energy audits of their facilities, to implement energy
efficiency projects that can be paid from savings and authorizes and encourages
energy performance contracting as the method of conducting audits and
implementing efficiency measures. The language of the legislation states that preliminary walk-thru audits are required for all
facilities. These may be conducted by in-house staff or others. Where there is evidence of savings potential that falls within the
ESPC program parameters (10 year payback or less) investment grade audits are required for
those sites/project opportunities. The intent and expectation is that the cost of the
investment grade audit will be encompassed in the entire ECM/ESPC package. Furthermore, the
bill also stipulates that a district must make a good faith effort to secure the services of an
ESCO if audits reveal ECM opportunities.
State of Washington
"Governor's Energy
Supply Alert Order No. 01-03" states in part "All state, county,
city, town and other governmental agencies in Washington shall take all measures
necessary and advisable to decrease total electricity and natural gas use in
owned or leased buildings and offices by 10%"
Help us update this information.
Please
email
us if you are aware of any other state executive orders or legislation that requires
energy use reductions for state facilities,
or use of performance contracting by state facilities to reduce energy
use. If you can, please include a brief description and a link to a web
page where the executive order or legislation can be found.
