The DoD Installation Energy Test Bed sought demonstration projects of innovative approaches to improve the energy efficiency of buildings on military installations. Technologies of interest included but were not limited to improved commissioning, HVAC performance, building envelope, management and control, and lighting. The demonstrations should have increased the likelihood of the proposed technology qualifying for third-party financing for energy efficiency and cost reduction investments on military installations. Demonstrations with the following characteristics were preferable:

• Wide applicability to the building retrofit market
• High calculable energy savings, in addition to cost savings, as a direct result of the technology.
• Potential for high savings-to-investment ratio (SIR) and short simple payback for deployment after the demonstration
• Minimal design and engineering required for deployment of the technology after the demonstration
• Low cost to implement after the demonstration
• A clear pathway to technology adoption by Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) and utility providers for inclusion in Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) or Utility Energy Services Contracts (UESC)
• A high likelihood of adoption of the demonstrated energy conservation measure(s) in an ESPC or UESC within one year after conclusion of the demonstration.
• Cost sharing

Holistic Interior Lighting Retrofit: Of particular interest were demonstrations of innovative approaches to holistic interior lighting retrofits that maximize the energy and cost savings potential of advanced lighting technology for office building and high bay applications. Currently, the most common lighting retrofits in DoD buildings involve fluorescent lamp replacements with more efficient technology (fluorescent or LED) and fluorescent fixture retrofit kits to accommodate new controls and/or LED technology. While these solutions have relatively low initial costs, they offer only incremental improvements in energy efficiency and interior lighting quality. Demonstrations should have combined efficient approaches to lighting audits and design, advanced lighting technology and controls, and cost efficient methods for installation and maintenance to achieve deep energy and cost savings. Solutions must comply with applicable Unified Facilities Criteria for lighting design. Demonstrations of simple lamp replacements were not of interest. Demonstrations focused on the following were not of interest:

• Plug-in electric vehicles
• Distributed Generation
• Software development
• Audit tools, except to establish baselines for the demonstrated technology