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16 <br />Figure 4: Actual VS. Projected Energy Use <br />D Actual Energy Use ^ Projected Energy Use <br />r <br />LL <br />~ 120.0 <br />N <br />~ 100.0 <br />.~ 80.0 <br />V <br />~ 60.0 <br />O <br />°0 40.0 <br />~ 20.0 <br />~ 0.0 <br />100.0100.0 96.3 101.6 97.5 98.1 1D1.0101.0 1021 103.7 <br />FY 05 (Base FY 06 FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 <br />Year) Fiscal Year <br />Table 2: Comparison of MMBTU/1,000 Sq. Ft. with Base Line Usage <br />(weather Normalized) <br />MMBTU Baseline <br />Usage(weather <br />normalized)/1000 % dill. from <br />Fiscal Year MMBTU/1,000 SQ. FT. Occupied Sq. FT. Baseline <br />FY 05 (Base Year) 100.0 100.0 <br />FY 06 96.3 101.6 -5.2% <br />FY 07 97.5 98.1 -0.5% <br />FY 08 101.0 101.0 0.0% <br />FY 09 102.1 103.7 -1.6% <br />FY 10 109.9 110.8 -0.8% <br />Energy Star <br />The best measure for determining the results of the County's new energy <br />management and monitoring program will be the reduction in energy use per <br />square foot; normalized for weather. However, the County also strives to <br />compare the energy use of its buildings to similar facilities across the nation. The <br />EPA established the Energy Star Program13 as a way to allow consumers to <br />select more energy efficient appliances based on a rating systems devised by the <br />agency and listed on most large home appliances and equipment. The most <br />efficient appliances are given an "Energy Star" rating by the program. In the <br />same way that appliances can be rated, so can buildings. The EPA conducts a <br />survey every 3 years to collect energy use data from thousands of business and <br />institutions across the nation. Organizations interested in seeing how their <br />buildings compare to other similar buildings, may enter their building's energy <br />13 See the definitions section for further details about the Energy Star Program and the methodology it uses to rate <br />buildings on their energy use. <br />11 <br />