CFP Action Plan - Energy

Installation of double pane windows

NPS

Emission

Reduction

Target:

Reduce park operations'

energy use emissions to

25 percent below

2007 levels by 2020.

Completed and Ongoing Actions

• Installed photovoltaic and solar hot water panels to reduce fossil fuel use at the new Herring Cove bathhouse facility.
• Installed solar photovoltaic panels on 2 Highlands Center buildings to generate electricity.
• Switching over to LED bulbs in park seasonal housing.
• Worked with Cape Light Compact to switch to Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs (CFLs) in public park buildings.
• Installed energy managers on boilers in all public buildings with oil-fired boilers for heating, and installed boiler reset controls that adjust to outside temperature at major facilities.
• Inventoried all appliances and replaced ones 10 years or older with ENERGY STAR or better.

Planned Actions

• Continue the efforts of green team to track energy use in buildings and promote awareness to other staff about high energy consumers and ways to conserve.
• Increase the use of bio based fuels and LED bulbs for park buildings.
• Replace old windows with new more energy-efficient windows.
• Install photovoltaic panels on park buildings and in open areas such as headquarters and maintenance complex, and park beach facilities.