Agreement Number
06-150
Awardee Name
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Energy*A*Syst Comprehensive Farmstead Energy Self Assessment Tool Kit
Awardee State/Territory
Wisconsin
Involved States/territories
Wisconsin
Award Year
2006
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$216,723.00
Resource Concern (Broad)
Energy
Project Background
The purpose of this award is for the grantee to:
• Develop and implement Energy*A*Syst farm Energy efficiency self assessment tool to be available through the Farm*A*Syst program platform. This self assessment tool will provide producers with a first assessment of whether they are candidates for specific Energy efficient technologies. These tools would be developed for the following farm operations in the upper Midwest: dairy, beef, irrigated crops and vegetable production, green house operations, grain drying, and potato storage.
• Develop detailed Energy audit tools to be used by Energy service professionals to estimate Energy savings potential for the specific Energy efficient technologies in the self assessment tool kit.
• Develop Energy*A*Syst self assessment tool kit to assess potential for various renewable Energy generation options.
• Develop detailed Energy audit tools for use by trained Energy auditors to estimate Energy generation potential of renewable Energy technologies for specific farms.
• Develop Energy*A*Syst self assessment tool kit to estimate greenhouse gas reduction for Energy efficient and renewable Energy generation technologies.
• Develop detailed audit tool to be used by Energy service professionals to estimate greenhouse gas reduction for Energy efficient and renewable Energy generation technologies.
• Evaluate the application of both self assessment and detailed professional audit tools on no less than30 EQIP eligible producer operations of which one-tbird will be consist of producers outside the state of Wisconsin.
• Assess accuracy of simplified self-assessment tools with more detailed professional Energy audit tools.
• Develop and implement Energy*A*Syst farm Energy efficiency self assessment tool to be available through the Farm*A*Syst program platform. This self assessment tool will provide producers with a first assessment of whether they are candidates for specific Energy efficient technologies. These tools would be developed for the following farm operations in the upper Midwest: dairy, beef, irrigated crops and vegetable production, green house operations, grain drying, and potato storage.
• Develop detailed Energy audit tools to be used by Energy service professionals to estimate Energy savings potential for the specific Energy efficient technologies in the self assessment tool kit.
• Develop Energy*A*Syst self assessment tool kit to assess potential for various renewable Energy generation options.
• Develop detailed Energy audit tools for use by trained Energy auditors to estimate Energy generation potential of renewable Energy technologies for specific farms.
• Develop Energy*A*Syst self assessment tool kit to estimate greenhouse gas reduction for Energy efficient and renewable Energy generation technologies.
• Develop detailed audit tool to be used by Energy service professionals to estimate greenhouse gas reduction for Energy efficient and renewable Energy generation technologies.
• Evaluate the application of both self assessment and detailed professional audit tools on no less than30 EQIP eligible producer operations of which one-tbird will be consist of producers outside the state of Wisconsin.
• Assess accuracy of simplified self-assessment tools with more detailed professional Energy audit tools.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Final Report URL
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Diane Barrett