Energy consumption at Postal Service™ facilities for utilities, such as heating and lighting, cost $588 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. One strategy to help the Postal Service cut costs and meet its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal, which requires a 25 percent reduction by 2030, is to expand our Utility Management System (UMS) program.
UMS captures our cost and use data for electricity, natural gas, water, sewer, steam, and fuel oil in our facilities. Additionally, UMS offers utility bill management tools and provides detailed utility consumption and cost profiles, bill payment, auditing, rate optimization, and easy-to-use reports. This information helps us manage energy consumption, prioritize how we invest in our facility energy infrastructure, and obtain better pricing for utility contracts.
UMS was implemented within the Postal Service infrastructure in 2008 and currently processes invoices for more than 6,000 facilities. Our goal is to expand UMS by adding 300 facilities in FY 2022 and 3,000 facilities in FY 2023. If your site meets the eligibility criteria for UMS, the Energy Initiatives team will contact you to begin the program.
If you have questions about UMS, send an email to the Utility Management mailbox at J4KTH0@usps.gov or contact:
Mr. Paul George
Energy Specialist, Energy Initiatives
paul.m.george@usps.gov
954-527-3206
Energy savings translate immediately into lower operating expenses. Saving energy is the right thing to do — for our customers, communities, and employees.
— Environmental Affairs and Corporate Sustainability,
Energy Initiatives, 7-14-22
