Patrick McDonnell Director of Conservation and Load Management The United Illuminating Company What’s the Deal 2012
Patrick McDonnell
Director of Conservation and Load Management
The United Illuminating Company
What’s the Deal 2012
Having a plan is important
▪ Do you have a medical plan for your employees?
▪ Do you have a dental plan for your employees?
▪ Do you have a retirement plan?
▪ Do you have a college savings plan for your
kids?
▪ Do you have an energy plan for your business?
Strategic Energy Management
An Energy Plan
▪ Prevailing View: SEM is the next level after all or most of the major capital improvements have been completed
▪ Paradigm Shift: SEM is a philosophy on energy management that transcends more traditional EE measures.
SEM is intended to maximize the operational (including
behavioral) strategies deployed in the facility with the
existing capital, equipment & people.
This includes developing management practices and
electronic energy dashboard reporting to continually
drive down costs.
Strategic Energy Management:
Program Synergies
ECB
Strategic
Energy
Management
and BSC
EO/SBEA
PRIME
O&M
RCx
Focus = Customer
Focus: Customer-Centric Programs(versus Program-Centric Customers)
People
BuildingEquipment
PRIME,
O&MSEM, BSC,
RCx
ECB,
EO,
SBEA
Strategic Energy Management &
Building/Customer Lifecycle
Strategic Energy Management
On-going O&M
Design &
Const.Cx
Tune-up
O&MRetrofits
RCx
Deep Retrofits
Refocused Program Support
Enhanced Comprehensive Efforts
Enhanced Technical Assistance
Enhanced Penetration of Underserved Markets
Strategic Energy Management
Remote Energy Analysis
Enhanced Training
Customer-Focused Incentives
Movement Toward SEMCEEF Programs 5 Years Ago
SBEA - lighting
+ refrigeration
EO/EB - basic
equipment
O&M - fledgling
RCx – only CL&P
Just introducing
comprehensiveness
Sustainability –
What’s That?
Financing –
SBEA, limited
Movement Toward SEMCEEF Programs Today
EO – focus on
comprehensiveness SBEA – multiple
technologies/measures
EB – whole building
performance
Gas projects – EB,
EO,SBEA, O&M
Sustainability:
O&M, process,
behavioral
Programs/tools
expanding
Strategic
PartnershipsBSC
Awareness Forums
Business & Energy Sustainability
(BES)
▪ The next level after all or most
major capital improvements have
been completed
▪ Maximize operational strategies
with existing capital, equipment &
people
▪ Develop management practices
and possibly electronic energy
dashboard reporting
Business Sustainability Challenge
(BSC)▪ A primary component of
customer’s transformation to greater efficiency and sustainability
▪ Employs a holistic approach– Training and education
– Working with medium to large customers
▪ Goal: – Integrate sustainability into
business practices and manage energy, carbon, waste and water as valuable resources
Retro Commissioning (RCx)
▪ Optimizes operation of customer’s facility without installing capital equipment through technical, engineering and implementation support
▪ Requirements:– Min. 100,000 sq.ft.
– Fully functioning Direct Digital Control (DDC) Energy Management System (EMS) that can conduct trending & reporting
– ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager benchmark
▪ See utilities’ web site for program application
PRIME▪ Process Reengineering for Increased Manufacturing Efficiency
▪ Lean Manufacturing Techniques and Kaizen process
▪ Focuses on industrial manufacturing processes
▪ Benefits:– Increase productivity
– Reduce per unit energy usage
– Reduces waste of material, time and transportation
– Reduces inventory requirements
▪ Utility approved contractors:– Events 1 & 2: no cost to the customer
– Events 3 & 4: shared cost - 50/50
▪ Subject to Utility Cap
Operations & Maintenance▪ Improves electrical and natural gas efficiency through changes and
repairs that can be classified as maintenance or operational procedures rather than capital investments
▪ Not intended for: – normal preventive maintenance
– repetitive procedures
– subsidizing major equipment purchases
▪ Incentives available for:– Repair or replace defective steam traps, condensate return, compressed
air systems and
– DDC Energy Management System maintenance
▪ Incentives align with EO program non-lighting measures
Financing
SBEA
Municipal
Small C&I
CHA
PURA
CEFIA/CPACE
Commercial & Industrial Programs
New Construction,
Major Renovation &
Equipment
Replacement
Retrofit
Projects &
Small
Business
Business &
Energy
Sustainability
(BES)
Financing
Energy Conscious Blueprint Program
New Construction
Major Renovation
Equipment
Replacement
Energy Conscious Blueprint
Program
▪ Captures electric and natural gas savings where they are cost-effective; during design
▪ Provides incentives for installing: – Energy-efficient lighting*
– Lighting controls
– HVAC equipment
– Motors
– Refrigeration
– Process equipment
– Gas boilers
– VFDs
* Lighting projects use watts/sq.ft. calculations relative to ASHRAE 90.1-2007 baselines
Retrofit Programs
Energy
Opportunities
&
Small Business
Energy
Advantage
EO Measures
▪ Retrofit Measures
▪ Lighting Measures
▪ Non-Lighting Measures
▪ Comprehensive Project Initiatives
▪ Other Prescriptive measures
Small Business Energy Advantage
▪ Provides incentives to customers who install:– Energy-efficient lighting and/or controls
– Refrigeration controls
– HVAC equipment replacements
– Compressed air systems
– Programmable T-stats
– VFD
– Various Gas measures
▪ Offers 0%, on bill financing for qualifying customers
Municipal Financing▪ 0% interest loans to electric municipality participants
▪ Available for electric and gas measures
▪ On-bill financing
▪ Electric utilities provide funding source
▪ Maximum loan amount of $100,000 per account– CL&P: New municipal cap of $500,000 per municipality per year
– UI: New municipal cap of $400,000 per municipality per year
▪ Maximum Loan term– CL&P: 3 years
– UI: 4 years
New construction/major renovation projects are not eligible
Requires good credit history with utility
Residential Programs
Residential Programs
Home Energy Solutions
- Home Performance with ENERGY STAR
- High Efficiency HVAC
- Heat Pumps
- Geothermal
- Ductless Mini-Split
- High Efficiency Natural Gas Water Heaters
- Quality Installation and Verification
- Heat Pump Water Heaters
- NEW! Natural Gas Furnaces and Boilers
Residential New ConstructionHome Energy Solutions – Income EligibleSmartLiving™ CenterRetail Products – Lighting, Appliances etc..eesmarts™
Clean Energy Communities
▪ In line with the State Lead by Example
▪ Partner with CEFIA
▪ 13 communities signed the Pledge
▪ 10 communities are ready to receive the Bright
Idea Grant ($5k - $15k)
▪ Tremendous Community Involvement
Energy Efficiency Track
Step 1
• Town/city makes pledge to reduce municipal building energy consumption 20% by 2018
Step 2
• Town/city benchmarks municipal building energy consumption
• Create MAP (Municipal Action Plan)
• Reduce energy consumption by annual program requirements
Step 3
• Residents, businesses and town buildings participate in Energy Efficiency Fund programs
• Participation earns points toward Bright Ideas Grants
QUESTIONS???
Thank you!