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Multi-city Working Group April 28, 2020 RICAPS technical assistance is available through the San Mateo County Energy Watch program, which is funded by California utility customers, administered by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission and with matching funds provided by C/CAG.
RICAPS technical assistance is available through the San Mateo County Energy Watch program, which is funded by California utility customers, administered by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission and with matching funds provided by C/CAG.
Agenda
• Poll: Impact of COVID-19 on climate action efforts• Program Updates
– BayREN– SMC Energy Watch– RICAPS CAP Template
• Convergence of Electrification Efforts• Final Announcements
POLL: How is COVID-19 impacting climate action efforts in your jurisdiction?
(Check all that apply.)• No change...We're continuing as before• Slowed…Staff diverted to other efforts• Paused…Budget/economy being re-evaluated• Stopped…City resources redirected• Other (please type in chat)
April 28, 2020
Program Updates
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Hi everyone, I know many of you, but my name is Denise and I am a sustainability coordinator with the Office of Sustainability. I’ll be providing some BayREN program updates and also share some ways for your city to share energy efficiency and electrification incentives and resources with residents and city staff.
COVID-19 Response Overview
Workforce DevelopmentOnline Workshops and TrainingsSmall Business Resources
BayREN.org/COVID-19
Presenter
Presentation Notes
I thought I would provide a brief overview of BayREN’s response to COVID-19. BayREN is highly focused on workforce development, specifically on supporting BayREN contractors. Contractors are adhering to shelter in place orders. While they are at home, BayREN is providing trainings on electrification and other topics. We are also highly focused on recruiting contractors join the program; this gives them access to project leads. BayREN is developing online workshops for homeowners and property owners as well to learn about electrification, energy efficiency, and home health. Lastly, the commercial program is developing resources for small businesses – including loans and technical assistance
Single Family Program Services
Online Home Evaluation & Free
Energy Efficiency KitEnergy Advising
Cash RebatesQualified
Participating Contractors
BayREN Home+
Target audience: homeowners and renters
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Target audience is homeowners and renters. BayREN Home+ taking a greater equity lens to its work and looking to serve residents who are lower income, residents speak a language other than English, and renters. Some offerings which are available are the free energy efficiency kit, as well as workshops conducted in Spanish and Mandarin, and Green House Calls. Notes: BayREN Home+ offers the following services: 1. Online home evaluation w/ opportunity for free EE kit 2. Energy Advising & energy data / usage analysis 3. Cash rebates 4. Qualified contractors and reduced interest rate financing options Talk about target audiences Health - Notes; ….There may be opportunities for improvement. Most homeowners experience some or all of the side effects of a poor performing home. Examples include: Drafty Rooms Poor Air Quality Hot/Cold Rooms Excessive Dust Unsafe CO Levels Mold & Mildew Outside noises heard in the home Condensation on windows Moisture in attic or crawlspace Etc.
Electrification Rebates Available!
Heat Pump Space Heating $1000Heat Pump Water Heater $1000* Induction Electric Range or Cooktop $300 Heat Pump Clothes Dryer $300
Presenter
Presentation Notes
New electrification rebates were released in March, and residents can receive rebates for these four items. I’ll share the full rebate list following this webinar; it includes details about eligibility. Peninsula Clean Energy is exploring a potential additional rebate for heat pump water heaters It is really exciting to be able to offer these rebates which promote home health, comfort, and transition to electrification.
Ways to Partner
Sharing contractor contacts
Posting about Home Energy Advisor service
Inviting residents to join a Home+ webinar – date TBD, likely summer
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Here are some ways that it would be great to partner. Contractor contacts – it would be great to partner with cities who are able to access permit data and contractor contact information. That will help us recruit contractors for the BayREN program – they can receive project leads and gain free training. Home Energy Advisor service is still available during shelter in place and ensures that residents can have their energy-related questions answered. They can even talk with an advisor to plan a future project. We are planning a homeowner webinar on home health and electrification in June. Residents who participate can learn more about BayREN resources and learn about the connection between electrification and home health.
Poll – Which are you interested in?
Sharing contractor contacts
Posting about Home Energy Advisor service
Inviting residents to join a Home+ webinar – date TBD, likely summer
Multifamily Program Services
No-Cost Consulting
Energy & Water Savings
$750 rebate/unit (energy efficiency)
Electrification Rebates
Multifamily Building
Enhancements Program
Target audience: multifamily property owners
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Here is a summary of the multifamily program offerings, which is geared toward property owners. There is $750 rebate per unit for modeled energy efficiency savings, with additional electrification rebates. Talk about audience – -Smaller properties (about fewer than 50 units -DACs -Additional incentives for naturally occurring affordable housing under way
Electrification Rebates Available!
How to Partner
Invite property owners to join a BayREN webinar – date TBD, likely summer
Presenter
Presentation Notes
BayREN webinar on electrification – benefits of the technology, program incentives, and more.
Poll – Would you be interested in partnering on property owner outreach?
Yes!NoNot sure
Codes & Standards Services
Trainings Forums
Reach Code Support
Code Compliance Tools
Codes & Standards Program
Target audience: building department staff
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Codes and Standards program provides code compliance resources and support for building departments. This is a pertinent topic right now since a lot of permitting and construction is on pause, and if it’s helpful we would like to provide trainings.
Online Trainings Available!
2019 Energy Code Changes (Residential) 2019 Energy Code Changes (Nonresidential) Heat Pump Water Heaters (Residential)
*In-person trainings available starting in summer
Presenter
Presentation Notes
In-person trainings include reach code trainings
Ways to Partner
Inviting building department staff to online trainingsAttending/sharing
upcoming June 11 Benchmarking Forum
Poll – Which are you interested in?
Inviting building department staff to online trainingsAttending/sharing
upcoming June 11 Benchmarking Forum
Commercial ProgramMicroloansProjects fully covered for highly impacted
businessesPhased approach following Shelter in Place
Water Upgrades Save ProgramWorking on water utility participation
Other BayREN Updates
Presenter
Presentation Notes
-Water Upgrades Save program is similar to on-bill financing, where homeowners can pay for water upgrades with no upfront cost -BAWSCA is interested in participation but wouldn’t be able to consider until 2021
• Available support for tuning up your Energy Star Portfolio Manager facilities– The portfolio needs to be
updated as meters change or new facilities come online
– 2-Page Summary report provided
zEPI Tool Pilot• Free tool developed by BayREN
– Set targets and asses building performance– New and existing construction– Improves upon EUI metric by incorporating
local use types into calculations– Provides a uniform scoring scale– Uses Portfolio Manager data inputs
• Looking for interested cities
Next Steps: ZNE Assessment• Site-level evaluation for ZNE
opportunities (including EE)• Offered at no cost by BayREN
with reasonable commitment to complete a project
• Builds on Portfolio Manager data
• Provides specific site-level recommendations
• Also includes policy recommendations
• Contact us if interested
Community GHG Inventories• 2016 & 2017 Community GHG Inventories Completed
– Reach out if you have questions regarding data– Still some issues with non-residential natural gas (estimates
made for those affected)– Will upload to SMC Open Data Portal soon
• Work on 2018 Inventories will start in May– We will be reaching out to request permission to access energy
data from PG&E and PCE on your behalf• 2019 Inventory work will begin late 2020 as data becomes
available
Process for 2020-2023 Program Cycle
June 2019:Request for Abstracts
Dec. 2019:Request for Proposals
April 2020:Revisions
to Proposal
April-May 2020:
Contracting with PG&E
July 1, 2020:
Beginning of new
program
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Looking to the future, we wanted to give you an update on PG&E’s process for considering programming for the next 3-year program cycle beginning in July. In a nutshell, it’s been a long road so far! Last June and December we submitted proposals for the Energy Watch. A few weeks ago, we got feedback from PG&E and made some revisions. Now we’re in the contracting phase. PG&E is careful to state that being in this phase isn’t a guarantee that we will actually get a contract, but we are hopeful.
“Non-Resource” Program
K-12 Public Schools
Hard-to-Reach Small
Businesses
Municipalities
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Referrals
3rd Party Program Providers
Community-Based Organizations
Green Business Program
Presenter
Presentation Notes
PG&E has stipulated that local government partnerships will continue to be non-resource programs, which means that we refer customers to other PG&E programs instead of providing one-stop resources the way we could a few years ago. PG&E values the connections that local governments have with “hard-to-reach” customers. So we’re proposing to reach out to municipalities, K-12 public schools, special districts and small businesses. Something new this year is that we’re helping customers think about all of their energy management needs. Energy efficiency is still the primary focus, but we will help customers access services and incentives for solar and battery storage and EV charging incentives, from other organizations like BayREN, Clean Coalition, and PCE. A note about small businesses… PG&E wants us to focus on the “hard to reach” segment, which has 3 criteria: The business has less than 10 full-time employees, the primary language spoken isn’t English, and the facility is rented, not owned. We would love your help targeting business districts that are more likely to have these types of businesses. The good thing is, we will be coordinating with BayREN’s commercial program, so we can serve a wide variety of businesses.
Program Components
Referrals to 3rd Party
Programs Climate
Action Plans
Energy Saving
Projects
GHG InventoriesRICAPS Working
Group
Technical Support
Climate Planning Prompts Action
Support Energy-Saving Projects
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Trusted Relationships
Benchmarking/ Data Analysis
Energy Action Plans
Presenter
Presentation Notes
The overall goal of the Energy Watch is to prompt energy saving projects that help PG&E with their energy saving goals. In our proposal, we used this graphic to show how all the parts of the Energy Watch work together toward that goal. Looking on the left side of the graphic, the referrals I mentioned are on the left of the blue shape. Energy Action Plans are for school districts, to help them understand energy management opportunities and communicate them to their Boards. Below that, we will continue to offer Benchmarking tune-ups for public agencies. We will also provide small businesses with benchmarking on the spot, if they’re interested. On the right side, we’ll provide climate action technical support through DNV GL, as well as annual GHG inventories. And these RICAPS meetings will continue.
New Offerings
• Facilities Working Group– Quarterly– Municipal and School Districts
• Energy Action Plans for School Districts
• Referrals for Small Businesses– On-the-spot benchmarking– Connect to PG&E for rate analysis– Leads to BayREN or Trade Pros
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New 3rd
Party Programs in Q4 2020
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Some new things… We plan to begin hosting a quarterly working group to help facilities staff learn about energy management opportunities and resources. I’ve just mentioned Energy Action Plans for school districts, and the benchmarking for small businesses. We will also let them know that PG&E can consult with them about the most beneficial rates to be on. PG&E will finalize their contracting with all the new 3rd party programs in the fall. That’s when we will learn about a whole new crop of programs and incentives. We’ll let you know when we hear! Any questions?
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Climate Action Plan Template Update
Presenter
Presentation Notes
And now for the update about the CAP template.
Timeline
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By May 4: Draft to Ad
Hoc Committee
for Feedback
Adaptation info
updated
By May 18:Feedback due from Ad Hoc
Committee
Incorporate feedback
By May 29: Text
available
End of June:
Graphic design
complete
Presenter
Presentation Notes
For months, I’ve promised that the text will be finished at the end of April. And while it won’t be finished by Thursday, we’re getting there! Next Monday, I will send the draft text to the Ad Hoc committee… and anyone else who would like it… to get their feedback. Adaptation info will be added simultaneously. I will incorporate your feedback and get it copy edited by the end of May. The graphic design will be done at the end of June. It’s going to be designed in a Word file so you can edit it.
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YOUR CITY NAME HERE
YOUR CITY NAME HERE
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Speaking of that… As I mentioned on Teams, and in an email to the Ad Hoc group, we decided that it would make sense for this CAP to maintain visual consistency with the County’s upcoming CAPs, as well as the Energy & Water strategy. Mainly that means that the color palette and icons will be the same. You always have the opportunity to edit it to fit your city’s branding if you’d like. Any questions?
Convergence of Electrification Efforts
Susan Wright, County of San Mateo
Presenter
Presentation Notes
On to the next topic. Here in the Office of Sustainability, there’s a lot bubbling related to electrification. We’re thinking about how to move things forward in unincorporated areas, and we’re participating in regional conversations. We wanted to share what we’re learning and how things are starting to shape to keep you in the loop, and invite your participation. As a disclaimer, this presentation will focus primarily on electrifying single-family homes because it’s the hardest nut to crack.
I think it makes sense to start with the State’s goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2045, and our County’s goal to reach it before that. Also SB 100 calls for retail electricity to be carbon-free by 2045. We won’t be able to get there without collaborating with PG&E. Related to that, I wanted to share the strategy document you see on the right. It was funded by grants from PG&E and the Energy Foundation, and evolved through many facilitated discussions with PG&E, CPUC, CAISO, and community stakeholders including the Greenlining Institute. It provides recommendations for how gas service can be ramped down to meet the State’s carbon neutrality goals, while at the same time maintaining safety and affordable rates as the volume of gas delivered drops. It provides helpful guidance for what we’re all trying to do.
Here’s another way to look at all the elements that need to work together for us to electrify at the necessary scale. I’m going to use this framework for my presentation today. I’m going to start at the top, with technical capability, and work clockwise. I’m going to mention some new products, programs, and policies, as well as point out strategies to help us get from where we are to where we need to go. It will be a bit of a grab bag, but hopefully will make sense overall.
Technical capability
Single appliances
Whole house
Presenter
Presentation Notes
It makes sense to start with technical capability. The good thing is, we have the technology we need to electrify. Right now, our programs focus on electrifying individual appliances like water heaters, furnaces, and stoves. To get to scale, we need to start thinking about electrifying entire homes.
“Climate Smart Home”
CAR
BON
PATH TO ZERO NET CARBONAdequately sized electric panel (prereq when needed)Space heating/cooling - electricHeat pump water heating - provides A/CHeat pump (or conventional elec) clothes dryerInduction stove top
MAR
KET
LEVE
R
RESILIENCY + COST BENEFITSSolarBattery storage + load mgmt softwareVehicle-to-grid inverter for solar (opt.)EV charger (opt.)
EFFI
CIE
NC
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KEEPING UTILITY COSTS FROM RISINGAttic + under-floor air sealing + insulation + WUI upgradesWall insulation (drill & fill)Window replacements (if single-pane)Water efficient indoor fixturesHVAC & DHW distribution improvements (as needed)LED lightingReplacement appliances (top tier)Smart house - whole house energy management (opt.)
ECO
SYST
EM/
INFR
ASTR
UC
TUR
E LANDSCAPE MEASURESStormwater features (rainwater runoff to bioswales, rainbarrels, permeable pavement)Greywater system (laundry to landscape)Drought-tolerant landscapingLandscaping supports biodiversity, wildlife corridorsTree canopy provides shade (balance with fire safe)
Residential hot water, space heating and cooling in one unit
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Some new things to share… We’ve learned about an emerging product from Harvest Thermal, which combines space heating and cooling and hot water heating in one unit. “Climate Smart Home” is the working title for a regional conversation spawned back in January. The first part of that discussion has been to define the scope. As you’ll see, we broke this into 4 parts…
Workforce readiness
Training Individual
Contractors
Prompting Whole House
teams
Electrical and Plumbing Unions
Promoted by trusted advisors
Recommended by small percentage
of advisors
Best practice/ standard
recommendation
ContractorsReal estate
professionals
Broad awareness to drive demand
“The Switch is On” marketing campaign
from Building Decarbonization Coalition
Individual program
marketingRegional
messaging
Presenter
Presentation Notes
Launch in July
Make it easy
“No touch” audits using 15-minute interval data
corp.hea.com/hintel
Pricing and calculations for electrification measureswww.yellowtin.com
City of Palo Alto Home Electrification Readiness
Assessmentwww.efficiencygenie.com
Fossil Free Buildings Campaign3 guides to all-electric construction:
City of Berkeley – Parcel-level data analysis from Radiant Labs
- Equipment replacement forecasting- Profiles of most cost-effective building types
for electrification
Meter data plus AI plus targeted messaging to customers
Draft database coming to Bay Area this spring via BayREN
Scale up
Oakland concept
Exploring neighborhood electrification pilot
• Conversations with PG&E’s Grid Edge group
• Looking for areas with “strong social cohesion” in unincorporated County
• Electrify several blocks instead of upgrading the gas line
• Neighborhoods need to have electric grid capacity
Presenter
Presentation Notes
“strong social cohesion” means the neighbors would be likely to all agree to electrify…they know each other, and could help each other make the decision to proceed as a group.
