Title
Resolution - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mansfield, Texas, Authorizing the City Manager or His Designee to Execute an Energy Services Agreement and its Related Payment Plan Agreement with United Commercial Energy Partners (UCEP) for an Energy Conservation Project (Amendment to Agenda)
Requested Action
Staff requests that the Council consider, for approval, the attached Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his Designee to execute an energy services agreement with UCEP.
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval
Description/History
City staff has worked with UCEP to evaluate 11 city facilities’ energy consumption. These facilities have several different air control systems and vary significantly in comfort for those occupants. These 11 facilities also produce energy peaks reflected in our annual electricity cost. Staff is recommending an Energy Conservation Project with UCEP that will reduce energy costs in these facilities.
The project would include the MAC, service center, city hall, library, PSB, five fire stations, and parks admin. 281 thermostats will be replaced with programable open-source thermostats. These buildings would also receive minor energy efficiency upgrades such as sealants and weatherproofing. The project includes overlay software as a service called Ideal Impact Campus Optimizer, a proven solution used to program HVAC equipment to run at peak performance and adjust to reduce humidity in the air handling.
Justification
The total cost to install the equipment and make all energy efficiency modifications is $591,695, which UCEP carries for the City. UCEP is projecting electricity savings from $89,800 annually to $118,853; this equates to 34% - 45% of the total annually billed energy in these facilities. While the City realizes the full savings, UCEP guarantees $89,800 0r 34% annually.
The agreement will be for Mansfield to share the savings in an 80/20 split until the project cost is fully realized. Eac...
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