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November 14, 2023
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The FEMP Digest provides a roundup of the latest Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) news, resources, and tools. |
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Join the Federal Agency Water Forum
In 2024, FEMP is initiating a new opportunity for interagency collaboration - the Federal Agency Water Forum. This forum provides federal agencies a space to:
- Discuss facility water management
- Learn about new technical resources and tools
- Share lessons learned and successes
- Build strategies to meet federal requirements
- Improve water efficiency and resilience.
The forum will meet virtually on a regular basis and will convene an in-person meeting at Energy Exchange 2024 in Pittsburgh. Email Kate Stoughton to join.
View all interagency working groups.
Agreement Announced to Supply Federal Facilities in Three Southern States with 100% Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity
On October 24th, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between GSA and Southern Company to develop carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) options for federal facilities in Southern Company’s service territories. The MOU documents the intent of GSA and Southern Company to collaborate on development of a roadmap that, when executed, will lead to federal agencies in that region buying more CFE and achieving reliability and resiliency objectives outlined in Executive Order 14057.
State & Community Energy Programs Launches Campaign to Save $1 Billion
 The Energy Savings Performance Contracting(ESPC) Campaign engages states, local governments, K-12 school districts, universities, and other market stakeholders to support, expand and enhance ESPC through the sharing and adoption of best practices to achieve significant energy, environmental, and cost savings benefits.
Goal: Partners will collectively achieve $1 billion in measured and verified savings.
Through free access to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) technical assistance, the ESPC Campaign works with partners to strengthen ESPC knowledge and technical capacity, implement best practices, maximize the impact of projects and programs, and demonstrate measured and verified results.
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FEMP Focus on Resilience
Research Assesses Availability of State-Level Climate Change Resources for Use in Site-Level Risk Assessment
 This journal article assesses the availability of climate change resources, specifically those with information about high-impact, low frequency (HILF) events that have been developed at the state level and can support users in conducting site-level resilience planning. We identify three key drivers or predictors for the development of climate change resources at the state level:
- Existence of state laws, mandates, Executive Orders, and other state policies
- Existence of university partnerships
- The makeup of the stakeholder groups (in terms of dominant discipline/expertise) participating in the effort.
The diverse state strategies and resources surveyed in this study could support the incorporation of higher-resolution climate information into site-level planning.
Read the article.
New Step-by-Step Guide Outlines Incorporating Climate Change into Site Resilience Planning
 This fact sheet describes the new Climate Change Resources tool in the Technical Resilience Navigator (TRN) and provides a step-by-step guide to accessing and incorporating climate change information into site resilience planning. Added as a supplement to the TRN's Identify Potential Hazards tool, these two tools together allow users to identify the likely annual frequency of relevant natural hazards at a site, and access state, regional, and national resources on climate change with information about how climate change may affect these hazards.
Download the fact sheet.
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O&M Corner: Treasure Hunts Get Competitive
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Thanks to the overwhelming response to FEMP's popular Treasure Hunt Program, we'll be moving to competitive application process. The criteria for site selection will be announced at Energy Exchange 2024, so stay tuned!
Treasure Hunts are regional activities. Anyone who engages directly with facilities owned by the federal government, municipal and state governments, universities, schools, or hospitals is invited to attend.
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Tools & Resources
Fleet Electrification + Resilience
Beale Air Force Base Looks Beyond Traditional On-Site Vehicles to Achieve Resilience
Beale Air Force Base is looking beyond traditional on-road vehicles and embracing the future of electrification. In February 2022, Beale Air Force Base acquired two DANNAR Mobile Power Stations. Each unit boasts 250 kWh of battery storage capacity, with a forklift attachment on one end and a scissor lift attachment on the other.
Currently, the units are primarily replacing conventional gas- or diesel-powered forklifts and scissor lifts. However, their applications offer advantages over other equipment at the base as well.
Learn more and view all fleet case studies.
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Fleet Electrification
United States Park Police Embrace Electric Motorcycles
Whether they're riding quietly through a crowd or along the trail systems of the National Mall, the United States Park Police (USPP) have embraced electric motorcycles to patrol in areas previously inaccessible by conventional cars and trucks.
In 2019, the USPP acquired eight electric motorcycles, specially outfitted for law enforcement use. This made the USPP the first federal law enforcement agency to deploy fully electric motorcycles. The motorcycles, along with five electric vehicles and charging equipment, were donated to the National Park Service from the Department of Energy as part of an ongoing effort to "Green Our Rides".
Learn more and view all fleet case studies.
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