Act On Energy

PY3 Kick-off – May 13, 2010

Cheryl Miller
Business Program Manager

Lance Escue
SAIC Program Manager

Geoff Brigham
Marketing & Outreach
Act On Energy® Business: Presentation Overview

 PY2 Update

 PY3
 Goals & Budgets
 Major Changes
 New Programs & Measures
 Large Project Competitive Incentive RFP
 Customer Events – You Can Act On Energy!
Program Year 2
Act On Energy® Business: Program Year 2 Goals

Program Year 2 Goals Program Year 2 YTD

Net Energy Savings Net Energy Savings (assumed)
 84,000,000 kWh  91,597,926 kWh (109%)

Incentive Dollars Incentive Dollars

 $6,653,000  $6,648,000 (99%)

696 of the 1623 projects received in PY2 are still open

Critical that customers with projects open complete their project before May 31st
Act On Energy® Business: Closing Out PY2

 Projects must be completed before May 31st

 To receive 15% bonus incentive
 Contact us if there are problems making this date

 Paperwork must be received before July 26th

 The sooner paperwork received, the sooner incentive check
received

 Communication is critical with project completion, over

communicate
 Program Year 3

Accepting PY3 Applications Now!!!

Act On Energy® Business: Program Year 3 Goals

PY1 Goals PY2 Goals PY3 Goals

Energy Savings Energy Savings Energy Savings
 46,000,000 kWh  84,000,000 kWh
 115,000,000 kWh

Incentive Dollars Incentive Dollars Incentive Dollars

 $3,000,000  $6,653,000  $10,700,000
Act On Energy® Business: Major Changes

 Standard Programs <$5,000 Incentive – No Pre-Approval

Required
 Even without pre-approval, all equipment/projects must meet
eligibility requirements (CEE list, etc.)
 EXCEPTION: Pre-approval required for all HVAC & refrigeration
tune-ups
 EXCEPTION: Pre-approval required for all Custom projects
 Projects must be completed within 90 days from date equipment
purchased
 Application for payment must be received within 30 days from job
completion.
 While pre-approval is not required, it is recommended
Act On Energy® Business: Major Changes

 Incentive Cap now at $600,000 per facility

 Gas and electric combined
 All programs (standard, custom, RCx, etc.)
 First $200,000 paid at 100%
 $200,001 - $600,000 paid at 50%

 Example
 Facility is going to change out 50,000 T12 lamps over PY3
 1st app. 20,000 lamps paid out at $5 per lamp per fixture ($100,000)
 2nd app. 20,000 lamps paid out at $5 per lamp per fixture ($100,000)
 3rd app. 10,000 lamps paid out at $2.50 per lamp per fixture ($25,000)
 Total incentive $225,000
Act On Energy® Business: Major Changes

 30 days to submit final application for incentive payment (was 60

days in PY1 and PY2)

 New Construction
 Continue to apply for incentives through the Custom Program

 T12 Replacement
 Best incentives available at onset of PY3
 Incentive Ramp-down to be implemented
Act On Energy® Programs

ELECTRIC Electric & Gas*

 Lighting  HVAC
 Refrigeration  Commercial Kitchens (New)
 Motors  Agriculture (New)
 Grocery/Convenience Store  Lodging (New)
 Custom
 Retro Commissioning SMALL BUSINESS - ELECTRIC
 Compressed Air  E-Smart™ Thermostat
 Healthcare  On-Line Store

*Gas programs available to GDS-2 customers only. Open to all GDS rate classes on June 1, 2011.
Act On Energy®: Standard Lighting Program

 Fixed incentive amounts for premium energy

efficient lighting products, such as:
 High-performance or low wattage lamps
 T8

 T5

 New fixtures
 Occupancy sensors
 LED exit signs
Act On Energy® Programs – New Measures Lighting

Lighting (many of the apps)  BPL50 – parking garage fixture with

electronic ballast
 BPL40 – U-bend fluorescent
 BPL51 – exterior canopy lighting
 BPL41 – T12 to T8 (28W)
with electronic ballast
relamp/ballast
 Split BPL60 into three options (T12
 BPL42 - T12 to T8 (25W)
to T8, 32W, 28W, or 25W)
relamp/ballast
 BPL44 – T8 to T5 relamp/ballast
 BPL43 – T12 to T5 new fluorescent
fixture
 BPL45 – Single lamp T5 fixture
Act On Energy®: Standard Refrigeration Program

 Fixed incentives for:

 Strip curtains on walk-in coolers or
freezers
 Anti-sweat heater controls
 EC Motor for walk-in cooler or freezer
 Evaporator fan controls
 Automatic door closers for walk-in
freezers
 High efficiency ice makers

 Use industry specific applications for

refrigeration measures
Act On Energy®: Standard Motor Program

 Fixed incentives for the following premium

efficiency equipment:
 Open Drip-Proof Motors
 Totally Enclosed Fan-Cooled Motors

 VFD incentive $75 dollars per hp controlled

through 12/31/10

 Because of changes to motor standards,

motors no longer incentivized after 12/31/10
Act On Energy®: Grocery/Convenience Store Program

 Only one application required, instead of three

 New fixed incentives for:
 LED lighting for refrigerator/freezer cases
 LED cooler/freezer lighting controls
 Night curtains for open coolers
 Auto closers for walk-in coolers and freezers
 Energy saving door gaskets

 Simplified application process

 Best practices
Act On Energy®: Custom Program

Custom Incentives
Lighting $0.05/kWh
Energy Savings Incentive
All other measures $0.07/kWh

1.0 years
Minimum Payback

Maximum Payback 7 years

• Cap of $600,000 per facility per year (Standard & Custom)

• Incentives paid at 50% after facility receives $200,000 in PY3
• Incremental cost must fall in the range of 10% to 50%
• Pre-approval required
• Incentives >$25K require Large Incentive Request Form
• Standard Lighting, HVAC, Motors and Refrigeration measures must apply through
their respective programs
Act On Energy®: Retro Commissioning Program

 Industrial – Compressed Air

 Leak loss reduction
 Adjustment of an existing flow controller
or sequencer to match plant operations
 Correction of inappropriate uses of
compressed air such as open blowing
 Pays for 50% to 80% of the survey cost

 Commercial – Healthcare
 Adjustment of lighting and HVAC operating schedules
 Adjustment of HVAC set points
 Redeployment of inoperable HVAC dampers and controls
 Pays for 50% to 80% of the survey cost
Act On Energy®: New Construction Program

 New construction should apply for

incentives through the custom
program
Act On Energy®: HVAC Program

 Fixed incentives for the following high efficiency

equipment:
 Air Conditioning System
 Air Source Heat Pumps
 Air-Cooled Chillers
 Add Variable Frequency Drive to HVAC Motors

 HVAC tune-ups require pre-approval

 Cannot have had a tune-up agreement in the past year
 Boiler/Furnace replacement is eligible for GDS-2
customers
 Boiler/Furnace tune-up is eligible for GDS-2
customers, must be pre-approved
Act On Energy®: Commercial Kitchens

 Fixed incentives for the following high efficiency equipment:

 ENERGY STAR® qualified:
 Griddles
 Heating cabinets
 Steamers
 EC Motors
 Solid or glass door freezers
 High-efficiency ice makers
 Green Nozzle
 Water heaters
 Lighting retrofits

 Simplified application process

 Best practices
 Customers must be delivery rate GDS-2 for gas measures
Act On Energy®: Agriculture

 Fixed incentives for the following high efficiency

equipment:
 Ventilation and circulation fans
 Heaters, timers and waterers
 Water heaters
 Interior and exterior lighting retrofits

 Simplified application process

 Best practices
 Customers must be delivery rate GDS-2 for gas
measures
 Potential incentives available for grain drying
operations beginning June 2011
Act On Energy®: Lodging

 Fixed incentives for the following high efficiency equipment:

 Guest Room Energy Management System (GREMS)
 HVAC Measures
 Tune-ups
 New equipment
 Water heaters
 Beverage & snack machine controls
 Ice makers
 Interior & exterior lighting retrofits

 Simplified application process

 Best practices
 Customers must be delivery rate GDS-2 for gas measures
Act On Energy®: Small Business – Electric

 E-Smart™ Programmable Thermostat Program

 Electric small business
 Free thermostat, free installation
 Set thermostat via the internet
 Will save customer up to $100 in energy cost
Act On Energy®: Small Business - Electric

 Small Business On-Line Store

 10 different types of CFL light bulbs
 Occupancy sensor
 LED exit sign
 TCP Red LED Exit Sign Bulbs
 Energy Smart power strips

 Available to DS-2 customers only

 Act On Energy®: Large Project Competitive Incentive

 Larger customers to request the amount of incentive needed to

complete a project
 No minimum payback requirement

 Maximum incentive is $500,000

 Projects evaluated based on the following criteria:

 Requested Incentive Level compared with Energy Savings
 Need for Funding
 Timeliness of Project Completion
 Life of Project Savings
 Completeness and Quality of Proposal
PY3 Customer Symposiums – You Can Act On Energy!
 Three locations:
 Tues., July 27: Bloomington - - Marriott
 Wed., July 28: Marion - - Williams County Pavilion
 Thurs., July 29: Fairview Heights - - Sheraton

 Keynote Speaker – Best Buy

 15% Bonus coupon for each attendee (2 per facility)
 Five Breakout tracks:
 Industrial – 75 attendees
 Small Business – 75 attendees
 Grocery/Convenience Store – 30 attendees
 Healthcare – 20 attendees
 Public Sector – 50 attendees

 Panel discussion
 PY3 Customer Symposiums – You Can Act On Energy!

 Direct mailings and email blasts to large accounts last week of May
 Bill inserts to all non-residential customers in June bills
 Registration process by phone – 866-800-0747
 Registration required
 250 attendee limit per event
 2 attendee limit per customer facility
Questions???