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<br /> <br />f <br /> <br />Section 3 <br /> <br />Policy Issues and Assumptions <br /> <br />. installing PV at remote communication site~. <br /> <br />Reclamation is also continuing to implement energy efficiency measures for their facilities, <br />including dam and power plant improvements such as: j <br /> <br />. upgrading existing generator units to increa$e efficiency; <br /> <br />. increasing generating unit availability thtough more efficient maintenance <br />procedures; <br /> <br />. replacing power transformers with lower-loss types; and <br /> <br />. reducing dam station service loads through USe of more efficient equipment. <br />,. <br />Other Reclamation improvements include modificatj,ons to visitor centers and other <br />buildings, such as: ' <br />. modifying building lighting/HV AC/insulatidn; <br />. applying peak-shifting to selected loads (HVAC); and <br />. procuring more efficient office equipment Q<:nergy Star, etc.). <br />Reclamation l!iso examines programs at irrigatiOti pumping facilities within their <br />jurisdiction, such as: <br />. testing and modify irrigation pumps to incrc;ase efficiency; <br />. modifying low voltage distnbution to incre$e efficiency; <br />. applying peak-shifting to irrigation pumping loads; <br />. modifying pressurized irrigation to reduce linergy requirements; and <br />, <br />. reducing irrigation water loss to reduce energy requirements. . <br /> <br />3-10 Western Area Power Administration <br /> <br />March 1998 <br />