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Measurement and Verification 11. Measurement & Verification Personnel and Organization What. sets Johnson Melloh Solutions apart from our competitors is our 2 /7 central energy plant that monitors our energy projects. JMS has systems across the country and our central energy plant operates 24 "i 365 for the sole purpose of ensuring each system. performs as ex ected. if a problem should arise, JMS has the resources, knowledge„ and equipment to know where the problem is and how to fix it promptly. We use state-of- the-art hardware to gather, transmit, and make available timely system performance data to you and to our dedicated team of performance engineers and expert service technicians, thereby ensuring fast, reliable„ and effective response to any field issues. With our monitoring services, your downtime will be limited should any problems arise. The Johnson Melloh Solutions team members who will take the lead responsibility for this activity will be Scope Development Engineer & M&V Specialist Arash Habibi. The performance team will work with South Bend's staff to anticipate energy related budget impacts of any future changes in operations resulting from added equipment, space, or activities such as night classes or athletic activities. Our performance assurance team will work closely with the schools to make certain Johnson Melloh Solutions meets our long-term obligations. BASELINE The Baseline Methodology for this project utilizes the 12 months of utility bills and rates given in the PFQ. After the initial energy baseline creation and during the ongoing performance management of the project„ it may become necessary to adjust the energy baseline for factors or unique changes in the building's use, baseline utility or for non -controllable variables. Common adjustments are made for items such as additions or removals of building space, major increases or decreases in building occupancy, weather, major additions or removals to the non -temperature sensitive loads in the facility such as computers, copiers, printers, etc., changes resulting from the addition or replacement of equipment with more energy efficient equipment and major changes in building operations outside of the energy baseline parameters. MEASURE & VERIFICATION PROTOCOL The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) of the U.S. Department of Energy and its Measurement and Verification Guidelines for Federal Energy Projects classify measurement and verification approaches as Option A, B, C, and D. The FEMP Guideline is based on the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP). OPT/ON Verification techniques determine savings by measuring the performance of a system before and after a retrofit, either through physical measurement or use of the manufacturer data and multiplying the difference by an agreed -upon or stipulated factor, such as hours of operation. •. r1 T Verification techniques are designed for projects where long! -term continuo measurement r, isclesired. level, and the measured performance is compared with a baseline savings. I racks u3