Austin Energy Commercial Energy Efficiency. Austin Energy – About Us Texas based Municipal Utility Serve about 450,000 customers.

Austin Energy Commercial Energy Efficiency

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Austin Energy – About Us

Texas based Municipal Utility

Serve about 450,000 customers

Peak demand is about 2,800 MW

Some guiding policies

Austin Climate Protection Plan

Generation Resource plan

Efficiency and DSM goals

800 MW by 2020

Programs deliver about 50 MW per year

DR accounts for about 12 MW/yr (growth)

Two primary DR programs

Residential thermostats (2 programs)

Commercial/Industrial - Load Cooperative Program

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Commercial Energy Efficiency

Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebates

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Market Place

• Small Business Customers• Average less than 100 kW• 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organizations that average less than 100 kW

• Mid-Size to Large Commercial and Key Account Customers• Average more than 100 kW• 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organizations that average more than 100 kW

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Qualifying for Rebates

• You must be a current commercial customer with an Austin Energy electric account

• Your business must operate within our peak hours

• The equipment you install must exceed the IECC 2012 Energy Code.

• Must follow Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program Guidelines


HVAC – DX / VRF Multi-Split

Chillers

Lighting Retrofits (On & Off Peak)

Ceiling/Roof Insulation

Reflective Roof Coating

Window Treatments

ECM Fan Motors

Commercial Kitchen Equipment

Transformers

Uninterruptable Power Supply


Energy Recovery Ventilators

Cooling Towers

Variable Frequency Drives

Thermal Energy Storage

Heat Pump Water Heaters

Custom Technologies

New Construction Rebates

Guest Room Controllers

Plug Load Controllers

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Energy Efficiency Measures for Small Business and Commercial Customers



Rebates for New Construction and Retrofit Projects

Retrofit projects • All individual Energy Conservation Measures qualify

New Construction Projects• Tiered rebate structure that rewards early participation:

− Tier 1 – Design Phase, Pre permitting (125% of qualifying rebate)

− Tier 2 – Construction Phase, Pre Certificate of Occupancy (100% of qualifying rebate)

− Tier 3 – Post Construction Phase, up to 6 moths after issuing C.O. (50% of qualifying rebate)

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Rebate Limitations

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• Maximum rebate is $200,000.00 per fiscal year per customer facility

site

• Rebate cannot exceed 50% of the total project cost

• Rebates of $57,000.00 and above must have the City of Austin council approval



Rebate Process

1. Request a Customer Information Form and Rebate Application and we will email it to you

2. Complete the Customer Information Form and Rebate application and submit it to [email protected] along with a W-9 and manufacturer’s specifications for the equipment being installed

3. Your project will be assigned to an Austin Energy Commercial Representative

4. The Austin Energy Commercial Representative may perform an initial verification

5. Complete your project and the Austin Energy Commercial Representative will perform a final verification

6. Your project will be reviewed and submitted for payment

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ECAD Ordinance

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Reporting Deadlines for Commercial Buildings

• EPA Portfolio Manager based benchmark requirement

• No reporting requirement for buildings less than 10,000 square feet

• Phased implementation or first report due date:− Larger than 75,000 square feet due before June 1, 2012− Less than 75,000 to 30,000 square feet due before June 1, 2013− Less than 30,000 to 10,000 square feet due before June 1, 2014

• Industrial exemption changed to Manufacturing− Requires manufacturing energy sales tax exemption

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Tier Average Score

Reported Un-reported TotalPercent of Total -

Reported

Tier 1 62 469 295 764 61%

Tier 2 61 450 594 1,044 43%

Tier 3 58 69 1,910 1,979 3%

Totals 988 2,799 3,787 NA

Commercial ECAD Reporting Totals



Commercial ECAD Information

• Services Provided• Data aggregation (4 meters 80%)• How to Guide• Workshops

• Use TACD and WCAD to identify buildings

• Send letters in Fall to verify contact and building information

• Send reminder letters in fall and spring

• Holding a series of workshops to assist building owners benchmark

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Load Cooperative Program

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Why AE Operates Demand Response Programs

Contribute to strategic goals

Reduce AE peak demand

Reduce overall cost to customers

Cost effective (pass all 4 cost tests)

Including the RIM

Reduce AE demand during ERCOT 4CP

Reduces 4CP related charges

Reduce energy usage at times of high market energy prices (SPP)15



Load Cooperative

• Easy way for customers to earn extra money

• Goal is to reduce cost for all AE customers

• Target ERCOT monthly peaks in June, July, Aug, & Sept

• Typically call 12 to 50 events per year

• Events typically between 4:00 Pm and 6:00 PM

• No penalty for non performance

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Load Cooperative

• Reduce demand when given 1 hour notice June – Sept.

• Approximately 15 events lasting up to 3 hours

• AE pays $1.25 per kWh curtailed

• No penalty for underperforming or not participating in an event

• Free audit to assist you in identifying opportunities

• Free basic Load Profiler service for one year

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The Future of Demand Response

• Develop Automated Demand Response (Open ADR)

• DR Automatically initiated through EMS/BMS

• Predetermined curtailment strategies

• Operator notification with opt-out

• Real time or near real time demand monitoring

• Utilize open protocols (Open ADR 2.0b)

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Property Assessed Clean Energy

(PACE)

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PACE Background

• Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) SB 385 sponsored by Sen. Carona and Rep. Keffer, passed June 2013.• Bipartisan support from environmental, business communities

• Austin City Council passed resolution in late June 2013 directing staff to research and develop PACE program.

• Keeping PACE in Texas, nonprofit that helped pass SB 385, is now working to organize implementation across Texas.

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PACE Background

• What is PACE?• Provides special assessment for water and energy upgrades. • In Texas, restricted to commercial (including multifamily) and industrial

properties. No single-family residential properties.• Cost of financing is offset by water and energy savings

• How does PACE work for the property owner?• Property owner identifies energy and water saving opportunities• Property owner qualifies for program and financing

− Financing source can be public bonds or private financing. • Property owner takes out PACE loan

− PACE, with the consent of the lien holder, is a senior lien and stays with the property (not with the owner)

• Property owner pays back loan through a special assessment

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PACE Background

• How does PACE work for local governments?

• Administer own program or contract a 3rd party administrator

• Identify program’s geographic boundaries (multiple local governments can join together)

• Develop a financing plan: use bonds and/or 3rd party financing

• Establish program eligibility and underwriting standards

• Take steps to establish program

− Publish a report with details of a fully developed program

− Take public input; hold a public hearing

− Adopt a “resolution of intent” to create a program

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Current PACE Activity• 11 states (plus Washington D.C.) have active PACE programs, with varying

levels of success. Many others are developing programs.

• Program implementation is complex; lessons from other states are informing Texas program design standards.

• Regional approach is preferable: provides consistency and economies of scale.

• Important to get it right from the start, avoid confusion.

• City of Austin staff actively participating in statewide planning efforts.

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Current PACE Activity

• Keeping PACE in Texas is leading the effort to develop “PACE in a Box” – a toolkit of recommendations and templates for counties and municipalities to use.

• Goal: Create viable, cost effective, user-friendly, scalable and sustainable PACE programs in Texas.

• Timeline: Dec 2013 toolkit draft; Jan 2014 marketing and outreach; Fall 2014 first programs expected to launch.

• Committees of experts from across Texas are crafting tools for “PACE in a Box” that can be used statewide. City of Austin staff are represented on all committees.

• Represented: Building Owners and Managers Assoc (BOMA), State Energy Conservation Office (SECO), Texas Mortgage Bankers Assoc (TMBA), Texas Assoc of Business (TAB), Travis County Tax Assessor/Collector, Texas Assoc of Regional Councils (TARC), Public Financial Management (PFM), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Sierra Club, and so on.

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Current PACE Activity

• Ongoing: participate in “PACE in a Box” and internal planning meetings; legal analysis of PACE and on-bill financing (per Council).

• September: submit interim memo to Council.

• November: provide updates to EUC, RMC.

• December: submit status report update to Council.

• Jan. – March: continue participating in statewide planning; ongoing work to develop regional program.

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Contact Us

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Thank You!City of Austin - Austin Energy

Customer Care Center721 Barton Spring Rd.

Austin, Texas 78704-1194

p. 512.494-9400

e. [email protected]

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Terry Moore, Commercial Program Manager721 Barton Spring Rd.



Scott Jarman – Consulting Engineer, 721 Barton Spring Rd.



Austin Energy Commercial Energy Efficiency. Austin Energy – About Us Texas based Municipal Utility Serve about 450,000 customers.

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