Recent Developments in Federal Electronics Stewardship

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1 Recent Developments in Federal Electronics Stewardship

2 Why Focus on Electronics? Rapid advances in IT have resulted in: Increased sales of electronics worldwide Increased energy consumption A new stream of obsolete and discarded electronic products

3 Purchasing Facts U.S. factory sales of CE will exceed $200 billion in 2012 The average American household owns 24 CE products (Source: Consumer Electronics Association )

4 Use Facts More than 180 million computers in use in the U.S., in 2009 (2% of nation s annual electricity use) Office equipment consumes 7% of all the electricity in buildings Servers and Data Centers use about 61 billion kwh (1.5% of total U.S. electricity consumed/ $4.5 billion annual bill)

5 End-of-life Facts 3.19 million tons of E waste generated in the U.S., in ,000 tons of consumer electronics recycled (17.7%) Certain electronics contain lead, mercury, and other toxic constituents Potential adverse effects on human health/environment if improperly disposed

6 The Federal Electronics Footprint ~$600 billion spent on information technology over the past decade ~1.8 million computers and monitors purchased/leased each year ~5 million computers in currently use ~1.6 million computers/monitors disposed yearly (36% reused, 52% recycled)

7 Federal E-nitiatives

8 LEADING BY EXAMPLE Federal agencies are committed to: Promote design/purchase of environmentally preferable electronic products Extend useful life of electronic equipment Improve end-of-life management practices Save energy, and conserve natural resources

9 Executive Order Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance Signed on October 2009 Integrated strategy towards sustainability in the Federal Government Agencies to prepare Strategic Sustainability Performance Plans (SSPPs) to achieve E.O. goals Improve on electronics stewardship goals in E.O

10 Executive Order EO 13514, Section 2(i): Preference for EPEAT electronic products Enable Power Management, duplex printing, and other energy-efficient/ environmentally preferable features Employ environmentally sound practices for all excess/surplus electronics

11 Executive Order EO 13514, Section 2(i): Procure Energy Star and FEMP electronic products Implement energy efficient management practices for servers and data centers

12 Executive Order Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance In implementing the EO: Interagency Working groups to provide recommendations to meet E.O goals FESWG Federal Electronics Stewardship Working Group Prepare scorecards to evaluate Agency performance and publish results

13 OMB Scorecards Address existing requirements (EOs/Statutes/MOUs) Focus on Progress/Results Green successful Yellow mixed results Red unsatisfactory Consolidate actions/plans Hold agencies accountable Updated periodically Agency:Achieved its 2011 Sustainability Plan proposed reduction for GHG Scopes 1&2 and is on track to achieve agency s 2020 target. Achieved its 2011 Sustainability Plan proposed reduction for GHG Scope 3 and is on track to achieve its 2020 target. Reduced energy intensity (Btu/GSF*) in EISA goal-subject facilities by at least 18 percent compared with 2003 and is on track for 30 percent reduction by 2015.Uses at least 5 percent electricity from renewable sources as a percentage of facility electricity use & at least 2.5 percent of facility electricity use comes from new sources (post-1999). (Thermal and mechanical renewable can be included in the 2.5% new requirement, but not the 5% goal; i.e., an agency meets all new sources requirement with thermal or mechanical energy (2.5 percent) but would still need an additional 5 percent from renewable electricity sources.)reduced water intensity by at least 8 percent from final approved 2007 baseline and is on track for 16 percent reduction by Achieved a 12 percent reduction in petroleum use in its entire vehicle fleet compared to 2005 and is on track for 20 percent reduction by Demonstrates implementation of Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings (GP) for new, existing and leased buildings; and is on track to meet 15% goal by 2015 by reporting that at least 7% of buildings >5,000 GSF meet GP as reported in the Federal Real Property Profile (FRPP). Agency:Achieved at least half of its 2011 Sustainability Plan proposed target for GHG Scopes 1&2. Achieved at least half of its 2011 Sustainability Plan proposed target for GHG Scope 3. Reduced energy intensity (Btu/GSF) in EISA goalsubject facilities by at least 15 percent compared with 2003.Uses at least 5 percent renewable energy from electric, thermal or mechanical sources to power facilities and equipment; but less than half was obtained from new sources (post-1999) or part of the requirement was met with thermal and mechanical renewable energy.reduced water intensity by at least 6 percent from final approved 2007 baseline. Achieved at least 10 percent reduction in petroleum use in the entire vehicle fleet compared to Incorporates Guiding Principles into all new design contracts for construction, major renovations and leases and at least 7 percent of GSF of its building inventory over 5,000 GSF meets GP as reported in FRPP.*GSF= Gross Square Footage Agency:Did not achieve at least half of its Sustainability Plan proposed target for GHG Scopes 1&2 or did not provide trajectory for Did not achieve at least half of its Sustainability Plan proposed target for GHG Scope 3 or provide trajectory for FY Did not reduce energy intensity (Btu/GSF) in EISA goal-subject facilities by at least 15 percent compared with Did not use at least 5 percent renewable energy from electric, thermal or mechanical sources to power facilities and equipment. Did not reduce water intensity by at least 6 percent from final approved 2007 baseline. Did not achieve at least 10% reduction in petroleum use in its entire vehicle fleet since 2005.Cannot demonstrate compliance with GP on new construction, major renovations, or leases; and/or less than 7% of building inventory, either by number of buildings or GSF, over 5,000 GSF meets GP as reported in FRPP.

14 OMB SCORECARD Electronics Stewardship Standards for Success Comprehensive implementation of a sustainability program for Electronics Stewardship (ES), that promotes the purchase, operation, and end-of-life management strategies for electronic assets consistent with the EO (i) Electronics Stewardship program on track in implementing all planned milestones to meet the EO (i) Does not have an ES program and/or has missed critical ES milestones

15 Greening Electronics Procurement with EPEAT TM TM Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool

16 Why use EPEAT? Makes it simple to buy green electronics Addresses dozens of individual environmental criteria Includes all phases of the life cycle Does not add to cost Allows program flexibility Continually raises the bar

17 EPEAT - Five years of remarkable growth Expanding in every dimension International interest Federal government commitment created a ready-made market and led to economies of scale Growth EPEAT FY 2011 Purchases for 25 Federal Agencies

18 EPEAT - Next Products Stakeholders helped to identify/prioritize next generation of products: Imaging Equipment (Printers, copiers, etc.) - IEEE TVs - IEEE Servers Handheld Devices (cell phones, PDAs, etc.) For more info go to:

19 Power Management and other Energy-efficient/Environmentally preferable Features

20 Benefits of ENERGY STAR Qualified Products Consume less energy (kwh) Reduction in GHG emissions Less heat lower A/C expenses Equivalent or better quality Life cycle cost savings Add l. funds for programmatic uses Demonstrate commitment to environment Third-party certification bolsters program integrity

21 Federal Government Leading by Example in Enabling Power Management (PM) 3.2 million PCs, Laptops and Monitors PM enabled government-wide in FY ,000 Mwh in energy savings: $24.4 million saved 49.1 million kg of CO2 emissions reduced Equal to taking 35,000 cars off the road for one year!

22 Energy Star - Latest Developments Currently under review: ENERGY STAR specs for Servers (Version 2.0) ENERGY STAR specs for Computers (Version 6.0) Will be considering Slate Computers

23 Environmentally sound disposition of excess/surplus electronics

24 National Strategy for Electronics Stewardship New strategy to enhance the Federal government s management of used electronic products released release last July 2011 Among other things, it directs GSA to: Issue comprehensive government-wide policy on used Federal electronic products Improve Federal agencies tracking of used electronics throughout their life cycle and post data for public access Most of the projects are scheduled for completion from summer 2012 through spring 2013

25 New E-Waste Policy for Federal Government New GSA policy bans Federal agencies from disposing E-wastes in landfills or using incinerators Agencies encouraged to REUSE their electronics Agencies to dispose E-waste through certified recyclers Agencies to track volume/destination of electronics reused/recycled and report data every year

26 E-Waste Certified Recyclers As of May 2012: 276 facilities in the U.S. certificated to either R2 or e-stewards (or both) All of UNICOR's facilities that recycle electronics are R2 certified Certification spreading across the U.S. Certification of E-cyclers is beginning to become global

27 Greening Federal Data Centers

28 FEDERAL DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION INITIATIVE (FDCCI) FDCCI established by OMB in early 2010 Government-wide initiative to reduce the cost and energy footprint of Federal Data Centers Reducing total number of Federal Data Centers will: Increase efficiency Strengthen security posture Promote Green IT Goal is to close/consolidate at least 800 Federal Data Centers by 2015!

29 FEDERAL DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION INITIATIVE (FDCCI) Substantial progress made to date to meet goal: 479 Data Centers to be closed/consolidated in FY Data Centers closed from Feb 2010 until March Data Centers to be closed by end of September 2012

30 Greening Data Centers with ESPCs DOE is first time user of Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCS) to fund FDCCI project Data Centers, Server rooms, and office automation in Forrestal and Germantown facilities will be consolidated into single energy efficient HQ Data Center Project is paving the way for other Agencies to use ESPCs/UESCs to meet their Data Center consolidation goals

31 Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC) FEC is a partnership program that helps federal agencies and facilities meet their federal electronics stewardship requirements Free technical assistance and over 60 resources (fact sheets, model policy and contract language, presentations, etc.) Monthly educational teleconferences/webinars Annual awards program More info at:

32 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GREEN IT ACTIVITES SAVE THE MOST GHGs? Purchase one EPEAT Gold registered desktop 41 lbs of CO 2 equivalent Power Manage one desktop for one year 36 lbs of CO 2 equivalent Extend the life of one desktop by one year 298 lbs of CO 2 equivalent Reuse one desktop 1,559 lbs of CO 2 equivalent Recycle one desktop 63 lbs of CO 2 equivalent

33 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Juan Lopez Office of the Federal Environmental Executive (OFEE) Phone: Web site: