Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA)

Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) is a public, non-profit agency that provides water, wastewater, and reclaimed water services to the Carrboro-Chapel Hill community including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in southeastern Orange County, North Carolina. OWASA serves about 83,000 residents through about 21,300 customer accounts. Water and energy conservation are key to OWASA’s sustainable water management efforts, and efforts are now underway to prepare a formal energy management plan that will serve as a guide for OWASA’s future actions and investments on energy efficiency and use of renewable energy. As a first step in this effort, OWASA has completed a 10-year baseline assessment of energy use and a summary of key energy efficiency efforts to date, and it has developed draft “framing objectives” which will guide the development of the utility’s energy management plan.

PORTFOLIO-WIDE LEADERSHIP COMMITMENTS

25% reduction in enregy intensity by 2024

Implementation Model

OWASA Expedites Financing Through State and Local Partnerships

Tools

The Blue Thumb - Summer Edition

Tools

Environmental Finance Center Analysis of OWASA SRF Loan

Tools

ACE Presentation: Combining Efficiency Funding Sources to Maximize Benefit

Tools

The Blue Thumb - Spring Edition

Showcase Project

The Orange Water and Sewage Authority: Energy Efficient Aeration and Mixing for Mason Farm Wastewater Treatment Plant

Leadership Commitments

Better Plants Challenge

Goal

25% Reduction in Energy Intensity 25% Reduction in Energy Intensity by 2024 from a 2013 Baseline

Commitment

39 Facilities

Progress

25% Cumulative (vs. Baseline)

Energy Goal Achieved

Performance Data

Solutions

Leadership Commitments

Better Plants Challenge

Goal

Commitment

Progress

DOE Program Participation