De Minimis Thresholds for Federal Building Metering Appropriateness

Henderson, Jordan W.¹ 

[1] Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

关键词: De Minimis;    Thresholds;    Federal Building;    Metering;    Appropriateness;    Energy;    Water;    Meter;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1182343
RP-ID  :  PNNL--24175
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1182343
Others  :  Other: EL1703010

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is required by statute and Presidential Memorandum to establish guidelines for agencies to meter their Federal buildings for energy (electricity, natural gas, and steam) and water. See 42 U.S.C. ?�� 8253(e). DOE issued guidance in February 2006 on the installation of electric meters in Federal buildings. A recent update to the 2006 guidance accounts for more current metering practices within the Federal Government. The updated metering guidance specifies that all Federal buildings shall be considered ???appropriate??? for energy or water metering unless identified for potential exclusion. In developing the updated guidance to carry out the statue, Congress also directed DOE to (among other things) establish exclusions from the metering requirements based on the de minimis quantity of energy use of a Federal building, industrial process, or structure. This paper discusses the method used to identify de minimis values.