Programs to Help Municipal Buildings

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Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund

• Programs to Help Municipal Buildings
• Save Energy
• Save Money
• Help Protect the Environment

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Background of CT Energy Efficiency Fund

• Originally created by Legislature in 1998 to
  provide cost-effective electric energy efficiency
  and load management programs. In 2005, expanded
  to include natural gas programs. Electric and gas
  programs are fully integrated
• Objectives
• Advance the efficient use of energy
• Mitigate the negative environmental impact of
  energy generation
• Promote economic development through increased
  energy reliability and lower energy bills

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Energy Efficiency Program Administration
Municipalities Bozrah Light Power Groton
Utilities Jewett City Dept. of Public
Utilities Norwich Public Utilities South Norwalk
Electric Water Third Taxing District
Wallingford Electric
CT Dept. of Public Utility Control
Electric Utilities Connecticut Light Power
United Illuminating Natural Gas
Utilities Connecticut Natural Gas Southern
Connecticut Gas Yankee Gas
Energy Conservation Management Board
Fuel Oil Conservation Board
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2008 CT Energy Efficiency Fund Program Results
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Achieving Results

• Supports 1,500 existing green collar CT jobs
• Provide 4 in benefits for every 1 spent on
  programs
• Ranked No. 3 state by 2008 American Council for
  an Energy-Efficient Economy Scorecard
• Energy efficiency is key to environmental
  excellence

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Funding for CEEF Programs

• Money comes from electric and natural gas utility
  customers. For every kilowatt-hour used,
  customers pay 3 mils toward energy efficiency
  programs
• Natural gas programs are funded through gas
  utility bills
• Additional funding comes from the CEEF
  participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas
  Initiative, ISO-New Englands Forward Capacity
  Market, Class III Renewable Energy Credits,
  federal stimulus dollars

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Efficiency First

• Your towns energy plans should put energy
  efficiency first when planning for green energy
  projects.
• Incorporate energy efficiency behaviors into home
  and work lifestyles
• Replace inefficient appliances, electronics,
  technologies with highly efficient units
• The cheapest kilowatt is the one not used!
• It does not make sense to install renewable
  energy systems or purchase clean energy until you
  have reduced your energy consumption.

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eeCommunities Program

• For Town Buildings
• Sign up for EPAs Community Energy Challenge.
  Benchmark towns buildings to see how they stack
  up efficiency wise. Work with towns CLP Account
  Executive and eeCommunities Program Administrator
  Rebecca Meyer to access energy need municipal
  officer permission
• Work with CEEF Utility Administrators to perform
  a high-level walkthrough to determine
  opportunities for poor performers
• Receive technical assistance and financial
  incentives from the CEEF to help make
  energy-efficient improvements

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EPA Community Energy Challenge CT Towns
Ashford Bethany Burlington Canton Chaplin Colche
ster Coventry Cromwell Danbury Durham East
Hampton East Haven East Lyme Fairfield
Farmington Haddam Hamden Harwinton Kent Lebanon
Manchester Milford New Haven Norfolk Norwalk
Portland Redding
Ridgefield Simsbury Southington Stamford West
Hartford Weston Willimantic Windsor
Woodbury Woodstock
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EPA Portfolio Manager
Is 80 kBtu/sf/yr high or low for a building?

Even many building experts dont know.
EPA Energy Performance Rating
Fuel Efficiency Rating MPG
Is 10 MPG high or low for an automobile?
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Energy Efficiency Behaviors

• Transforming municipal employees into
  energy-efficiency stewards
• No-cost, low-cost improvements
• Incorporating energy-saving behavioral changes
  into work lifestyle
• Let employees know that the building is a poor
  performer and ask them to turn off lights and
  equipment
• Challenge building occupants to reduce energy
  consumption
• Track progress over two-three month timeframe to
  see if there is a reduction in energy consumption
  

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CEEF Support High-Level Walkthrough

• Once town has benchmarked its buildings, a
  CEEF/CLP Administrator and Account Executive
  will perform a high-level walkthrough to assess
  the towns two worst buildings
• Lighting systems
• Building control systems
• Age of HVAC systems and boilers
• General overview of building envelope
• Review of preventative maintenance and operations
  maintenance processes
• High-level assessment is not an energy audit,
  it is merely a summary of Utility Administrators
  observations

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After High-Level Walk Through by Utilities

• Municipalities should contact a contractor to
  provide suggested energy-efficient improvements,
  potential energy savings and project cost

• Examples
• Need to upgrade to energy-efficient lighting.
  Get lighting contractor(s) to perform energy
  audit on existing lighting and controls and
  provide proposal options, cost and energy savings
  
• Windows are cracked and need sealing/replacement.
  Have a contractor assess current windows and
  propose multiple efficient options, project cost
  and energy savings

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eeCommunities Program

• For Residents
• Sign up households for CEEFs two in-home service
  programs Home Energy Solutions or WRAP (fixed or
  limited-income)
• For Green Energy Task Forces, eeCommunities
• Help you organize and mobilize to promote energy
  efficiency for homes, businesses and your town!
• Provide training sessions, i.e. Train the Trainer
• Provide educational literature and materials

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CEEF Programs for Municipalities Businesses
New Construction, Major Renovation Equipment
Replacement
Retrofit Projects Small Business
Loans Financing
Operations Maintenance Projects
Retro Commissioning
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CEEF programs can help your municipality save
energy and money
Involve your utilities early on in building
projects!
Energy Dollar Savings
Design
Pre Construction Phase
Post Construction Occupancy
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Capturing electric and gas savings during
building design. CEEF offers custom and
prescriptive incentives for installing
energy-saving measures
New Construction, Major Renovations Equipment
Replacement
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Encourages entities to replace functioning
equipment with more energy-efficient options.
CEEF offers incentives and technical assistance
to help entities replace old, inefficient
Lighting, HVAC, motors, etc. with other
energy-saving measures
Retrofit Small Business
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Encourages entities to make maintenance procedure
improvements that improve electrical and natural
gas efficiency through changes and repairs. CEEF
provides incentives for repairs or replacements,
including Energy Management System maintenance
replacement of defective sensors, relays, etc.
Operations Maintenance
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Program offers technical, engineering and
implementation support to help entities optimize
operation of their buildings. Incentives offered
for energy-saving improvements, such as boiler
optimization and demand ventilation
Retro Commissioning
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Financing CEEF Municipal Loan

• All loan specs are for each project
• Interest free financing
• Maximum loan term 36 months
• Maximum loan 100K (CLP) 65K (UI)
• On-bill financing available
• Qualifying conditions must be met

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Financing Small Business Energy Advantage
Loan

• All loan specs are for each project
• Interest free financing
• Maximum loan term 36 months
• Minimum loan amount 500
• Maximum loan 100K (CLP) 65K (UI)
• On-bill financing available
• Qualifying conditions must be met

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Small Commercial Industrial Energy
Efficiency Financing

• All loan specs are for each project
• Reduced interest financing
• Maximum loan term 60 months
• Minimum loan amount 2,000
• Maximum loan amount 100,000
• Qualifying conditions must be met

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Ways to Develop a Project

• There are multiple options for financing and
  project managing your municipalitys
  energy-efficient improvements

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Option 1 Performance Contracting

• Allows municipality to implement energy-efficient
  measures without capital/bonding. Contractor
  collects payment for measures over time on
  municipalitys energy bills
• If performance contractor is working through a
  government entity/group contract (Ex. CT
  Conference of Municipalities) municipality may
  not have to go out to bid

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Option 2 Design Build

• Municipality will work one contractor who will
  perform energy audit, design projects
  energy-efficient improvements and build project
• Contractor will manage entire project, including
  all subcontractors
• Option gives a municipality speedy turnaround
• Municipalities should request open bookkeeping
  process
• Design and build option may not be allowed for
  some municipalities required to go out to bid

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Option 3 Plans Specifications

• Municipality hires an architect, engineer or
  designer to develop plans and specifications for
  an energy-efficient project
• Uses these documents for going out to bid for
  contractor(s) to install energy-efficient
  measures

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Option 4 Small Business Energy Advantage Program

• Competitive bidding already performed by
  utilities
• On-bill financing, zero interest loan allows for
  improvements without upfront capital requests
• Annual energy savings () from energy-efficient
  improvements usually equivalent to annual loan
  payback amount
• Program covers cost of energy audit by contractor
  

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Financing Example

• Town decides to retrofit existing lighting and
  HVAC systems for five buildings underneath the
  CEEFs retrofit program
• Total Project Cost 100,000
• CEEF Incentive (40 of cost) - 40,000
• Remaining Project Cost 60,000
• CEEF Municipal Loan - 60,000
• 0
• Municipal loan is zero percent interest with 3
  year payback. Total energy savings are 20K a
  year equivalent to annual loan payback amount
  of 20K. Payback is through on-bill financing
  (OM budgets)

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Connecticut Energy Efficiency FundResidential
Programs

• Home Energy Solutions
• WRAP

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Home Energy Solutions

• Residential energy assessment of home (75 co-pay
  for all heating types)
• Energy specialists will come to your home
• Blower-door test (air leaks)
• Professionally seal drafts, caulks leaks in
  your home
• Ductwork tests (for central air)
• Install CFLs (up to 14)
• Hot water-saving measures
• Heating/cooling system rebates
• Appliance rebates (clothes washerelectric gas
  heat or electric-heated water
  only)
• Insulation rebates (electric gas only)

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WRAP

• Free fuel blind program for fixed and limited
  income residents

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WRAP

• Free residential energy assessment for qualifying
  homes
• Energy specialists come to home
• Blower-door test (air leaks)
• Professionally seal drafts, caulks leaks in
  your home
• Ductwork tests (for central air)
• Hot water-saving measures
• Evaluate insulation, if inadequate will install
  insulation for free
• Install CFLs and lamps

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Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund

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