1. BUENOS AIRES
& ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND ELECTRIC GRIDS
By F. Lopez

2. PURPOSE AND STATEMENT
• The purpose of this PowerPoint is to provide a better
understanding of energy efficiency policy in Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
• Energy management and demand response can
provide relief on constrained local electric grids.
• The recent power outages provide an impetus to
expand energy management programs.

3. EXAMPLES OF WHAT WORKS
• STATE OF CALIFORNIA will reduce energy
consumption by 20% by 2018.
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Executive Order by the Governor of California
Statewide Energy Efficiency Program
Managed by Department of General Services
Energy services provided by pre-screened Energy Service
Companies
Fulfill Executive Order B.18.12 – energy and sustainability
Reduce energy consumption by 20% by 2018
All State Agencies
Work with electric utilities and new loan & incentive programs

4. ENERGY EFFICIENCY LAW
• In 2009, the City Council of Buenos Aires, passed a
law (3246/09) that sets guidelines for the
government of Buenos Aires to pursue its energy
efficiency and reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions targets.

5. GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY
• The local government of Buenos Aires has authorized the
Energy Efficiency Program in Public Buildings (PEEEP) in
order to optimize energy consumption in public buildings
and set an exemplary policy which obliged the public
buildings of the city to implement energy consumption
monitoring systems.
• The implementation of the ordinance also allows PEEEP
to expand, mandating the adoption of energy efficiency
measures in all public buildings, including those ones
that were not attended in the initial stage of PEEEP.

6. GOALS
• Achieve minimum savings in energy consumption of 20% by 2015 in
public buildings of the government of the City of Buenos Aires;
• Instill the concepts that make energy efficiency improvements in daily
practices for the public service sector employees and society in general;
• Have systematic information about the tons of carbon dioxide that have
stopped issuing through the implementation of energy efficiency
practices in public buildings;
• At least 50% of the savings achieved through energy efficiency shall be
used to finance education and information campaigns on energy
efficiency and to incorporate new energy efficiency systems in
government buildings, public lighting and traffic lights;
• The creation of a specific item in the government budget to finance
building and technological improvements that will contribute to energy
efficiency.

7. PROGRAM APPROACH
• The program targets the energy efficiency of existing
public buildings in anticipation of influencing both the
construction sector to adopt energy efficient measures
and the technology markets to promote efficiency
technologies.
• Through the use of a benchmarking method to
determine the best approaches for resource efficiency
improvements, each public building (offices, schools,
hospitals, etc) will carry out a monthly registration of
energy consumption and will be responsible for
monitoring and implementation of energy efficiency and
saving measures.

8. BUILDING TARGET TYPES
• Obtain energy diagnosis for 5 different types of
public buildings:
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Administrative offices
Hospitals
Schools
Cultural centers
Citizen service centers

9. SURVEY AND MEASUREMENTS
1. Surveys of buildings and structures
2. Surveys of operating equipment & consumption levels
3. Installation of sensors to record temperature and
humidity
4. Measurement of electrical energy consumption by
equipment placed on the principal and sectional
electrical boards
5. Survey of the number of personnel in each office and
on each floor during every working hour of the day;
6. Survey of thermal comfort
7. Measurement of lighting above working stations
8. Analysis of buildings' water consumption.

10. NEXT STEPS
• Update this PowerPoint with on-going or completed projects.
• Compare and contrast before and after
• Share information – what worked, learning experiences.
• Demonstrate the energy efficiency and demand response
provides load relief
• Compare and contrast to California’s innovative energy
programs.
• Re post the PowerPoint on Share

11. REFERENCES
• http://www.re-green.eu/en/go/case-of-the-month--buenos-aires
• http://energia3.mecon.gov.ar/contenidos/archivos/
DIAGNOSTICO%20PRELIMINAR%20DE%20POTENCIALE
S%20PAEEP.pdf

12. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• Felix has been in the energy business over 25 years; holds a Master’s Degree
in Business, Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Green Six Sigma, Certificate in
Urban & Regional Planning, and Certificates in Advanced Power Quality and
Energy Management.
• The author retrieved this information from public domain websites provided in
the reference section. Some information may need updating for accuracy.
• For questions or clarification send email to felixlopezmail@gmail.com