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!