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Question: 1
A building owner replaced a #2 fuel oil fired boiler having an efficiency of 80% with a natural gas
condensing boiler having an efficiency of 92%. The price of oil is S2.10 per gallon and the price of gas is
SO.38 per therm. If the facility uses 4,100 MMBtu each year and the new boiler will cost S 140,000, what
is the simple payback period?

A. 2.3 years
B. 2.5 years
C. 2.7 years
D. 3.1 years

Answer: B
Explanation:
The price of fuel oil per Btu is:

Question: 2
A 130,000 square foot facility used 1,250,000 kWh of electricity and 7 ,500 MMBtu of natural gas during
the most recent 12 months. The cost of electricity is SO.075/kWh and the cost of natural gas is
S7.00/Mcf. What is the Energy Cost Index of the facility? (Assume 1 Mcf= 1.037 MMBtu).

A. $1.09/ft2
B. $1.11/ft2
C. $1.13/ft2
D. $1.15/ft2

Answer: B

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Explanation:
The cost of electricity was 1,250,000 kWh x $0.075/kWh= $93,750. The cost of natural gas was:

Question: 3
A 20 HP motor operates at full load for 7,000 hours each year at an efficiency of 91%. It is replaced by a
new 20 HP motor with an efficiency of 93%. What are the annual energy savings achieved by installing
the new motor?

A. 2,206kWh
B. 2,520kWh
C. 2,840 kWh
D. 3,308kWh

Answer: B
Explanation:
The power savings are:

Question: 4
A natural gas boiler with an efficiency of 70% will be replaced by a boiler having an efficiency of 90%. If
the building heating demand is 1, 700 MMBtu, how much energy will the new boiler save?

A. 485 MMBtu
B. 540 MMBtu
C. 340 MMBtu
D. 285 MMBtu

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 Answer: B
Explanation:
The energy' savings from improving boiler efficiency are calculated by:

Question: 5
An audit of a building's ventilation system has determined that the supply of outside air can be reduced
from 7 ,OOO cfm to 6,000 cfm. If the fan power is currently 7 hp, what will the new power be at the
reduced airflow?

A. 3.9 hp
B. 5.1 hp
C. 4.4
D. 6.0 hp

Answer: C
Explanation:

Question: 6
What is the load factor of a 10 HP motor with an efficiency of 94.1% when it is producing 6.3 kW of
power?

A. 79%
B. 81%
C. 83%
D. 85%

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 Answer: A
Explanation:

Question: 7
A wall is constructed from the following materials:
Brick facade: R = 0.5
Masonry block: R: 1.9
Insulation: R = 6.6
Plaster board: U = 1.8
What is the total resistance to heat flow in (R-value) of this wall?

A. 9.6
B. 10.8
C. 11.2
D. 13.1

Answer: A
Explanation:

Question: 8

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How many years does an energy saving project need to produce S 15,000 in energy savings to have a
10% minimum attractive rate of return on an investment of S50,OOO?

A. 3 years
B. 5 years
C. 6 years
D. 4 years

Answer: D
Explanation:
The energy savings project must have a capital recovery interest factor less than
$15,000 + $45,000 = 0.33. The year with the closest value less than 0.33 is n = 4 years.

Question: 9
If the input rating of a boiler is 1,340,000 Btu/hour and it is 80% efficient, what is its output in boiler
horsepower?

A. 32 bhp
B. 50 bhp
C. 40 bhp
D. 44 bhp

Answer: A
Explanation:
The output ofa boiler can be given in boiler horsepower. 1 boiler horsepower is 33,475
Btu/hour. If the input rating of a boiler is 1,340,000 Btu/hour and it is 80% efficient, then the
output of the boiler is 1,340,000 X 80% = 1,072,000 Btu/hour. This is 1,072,000 + 33,475
Btu/hour = 32 boiler horsepower.

Question: 10
What is the rate of heat loss per square foot through a 4-inch cinder block wall when the internal
temperature is 69 OF and the outside temperature is 37 OF?

A. 16.3 Btu/hour.ft2
B. 18.3 Btu/hour.ft2
C. 56.0 Btu/hour.ft2
D. 264.1 Btu/hour.ft2

Answer: A
Explanation:

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The rate of heat loss through a building element is given by:

Question: 11
Which of the following economic analysis methods does not consider the time value of money?

A. Simple Payback Period

B. Present Worth Analysis
C. Life Cycle Cost
D. Benefit Cost Ratio

Answer: A
Explanation:
Simple Payback Period is calculated by dividing the initial costs by the annual savings and
does not consider how costs or the value of money changes over time.

Question: 12
An office uses 300,000 gallons of water each year for toilet flushing. The toilets use 3.5 gallons per flush.
How much water could be saved if the toilets are replaced with new ones using the maximum amount of
water per flush allowed under the Energy Policy Act of 1992?

A. 85,714
B. 137,142
C. 162,857
D. 187,500

Answer: C
Explanation:
The maximum amount of water allowed per flush under the Energy Policy Act of 1992 is 1.6
gpf. The water savings would therefore be:

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 Question: 13
The electrical rate structure for a company is:
Customer Charge = $25.00 per month
Electricity Charge = SO.032/kV,Q1
Fuel Charge = SO.027/k-11Ql
Demand Charge = $7.50/kW
Taxes = 5%
The peak demand at the company's facility is between 8 am and 9 am or 2 pm and 4 pm each
day. If an energy efficiency measure is recommended that will reduce outdoor lighting by 5
kW from 6 pm to 6 am, what are the estimated potential cost savings each month (30 days)?

A. $22.30
B. $111.51
C. $150.89
D. $106.20

Answer: B
Explanation:
The energy savings are 5 kW x 12 hours/day X 30 days/month = 1,800 kl%/month. There
are no demand savings because the demand is reduced at a time when the facility is not near its
peak The cost savings are therefore 1,800 kWh/month x (SO.032 + $0.027)/kWh x 1.05 =
SIII.51/month.

Question: 14
Which of the following systems would be most suitable to have measurements taken with a bourdon
gauge?

A. Lighting
B. Electrical supply
C. Building envelope
D. Boiler

Answer: D
Explanation:
A bourdon gauge is a mechanical pressure measurement device. They are often installed in
boiler systems to measure the pressure in steam or hot water pipes.

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 Question: 15
During a compressed air system audit, a pressure drop of 20 psi was observed over 15 minutes. The
system operates at 110 psi and has a total volume of 400 cubic feet. Calculate the average leakage rate
in the system.

A. 36 cfm
B. 40 cfm
C. 42 cfm
D. 46 cfm

Answer: A
Explanation:
The leakage rate in a compressed air system is given by:

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