PUBLIC-PRIVATE VENTURE RESIDENT ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM:
UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 142125Z JUL 10 BT UNCLAS FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNIC WASHINGTON DC NAVADMIN 232/10 UNCLAS //N04101// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/JUL// SUBJ/PUBLIC-PRIVATE VENTURE RESIDENT ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESIDENT ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM (RECP) PILOT IN PUBLIC-PRIVATE VENTURE (PPV) HOUSING AT NAVY AND MARINE CORPS BASES IN HAWAII BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 2010. 2. OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, OUR PPV HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN ELIMINATING INADEQUATE NAVY FAMILY HOUSING. HISTORICAL DATA SHOWS, HOWEVER, THAT PPV RESIDENTS USE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE ELECTRICITY PER DAY THAN RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY LIVING IN COMPARABLE HOMES. 3. IN 1998, THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (OSD) ESTABLISHED POLICY FOR THE PAYMENT OF UTILITIES IN PRIVATIZED FAMILY HOUSING TO ENCOURAGE A REDUCTION IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION. THE RECP REPRESENTS THE NAVY'S NEXT STEP IN ESTABLISHING AN ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM IN PPV HOUSING CONSISTENT WITH OSD POLICY. THE RECP IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE ENERGY CONSERVATION BY IDENTIFYING THOSE THAT USE "EXCESS" UTILITIES AND ENSURING THE SAVINGS ARE USED TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND BENEFITS TO THE PPV NEIGHBORHOODS, RESULTING IN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR MILITARY RESIDENTS. 4. THE RECP PILOT WILL HAVE THREE PHASES. THE EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION PHASE BEGINS WITH THE RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE. THE MOCK BILLING PHASE WILL START ON 1 SEPTEMBER 2010, AND THE LIVE BILLING PHASE WILL BEGIN 1 JANUARY 2011. AFTER ONE YEAR, WE WILL EVALUATE THE PILOT TO DETERMINE PROGRAM APPLICABILITY TO OTHER PROJECTS OR AS AN ENTERPRISE-WIDE SOLUTION TO MANAGING PPV HOUSING ENERGY CONSUMPTION. 5. RESIDENTS IN HAWAII WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE INFORMATION VIA THE REGION WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.GREATLIFEHAWAII.COM/RECP/ AS WELL AS THE PPV PARTNER'S WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.FCNAVYHAWAII.COM. 6. NAVY POINTS OF CONTACT: A. FOR NAVY HOUSING IN HAWAII: MR. DARRYL NII, HOUSING, CNR HAWAII (N93), (808) 474-1825, OR E-MAIL AT DARRYL.NII@NAVY.MIL B. FOR CNIC HQ NAVY HOUSING: MR. BRIAN COLLINS, HOUSING, CNIC HQ (N93), (202) 433-3371, OR EMAIL AT BRIAN.COLLINS1@NAVY.MIL. 7. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL SAM J. LOCKLEAR III, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.// BT #0001 NNNN