Oncor Electric Delivery Low Income Weatherization SOP Program

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Oncor Electric Delivery Low Income Weatherization
SOP Program

• Annual Kick-off Meeting
• Kim Hooper Sr. Program Manager

December 10, 2008
Take a Load Off, Texas is provided by Oncor as
part of the companys commitment to reduce energy
consumption, energy demand, and carbon emissions.
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2008 Low Income Accomplishments

• We EXCEEDED the 2008 Goal!

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2009 Low Income Weatherization Budget

• 9,058,566
• kW goal of 9 megawatts
• 35,872.200 kWh

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Program Launch and Close Dates

• 2009 Program Launch
• December 15 - Small Option
• December 18 - Large Option
• February 19 - Multi-Family
• 2009 Program Close -
• November 16

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2009 Low Income Weatherization Program

• CHANGES
• New operating online system-Energy Efficiency
  Program Management (EEPM) launched.
• Umbrella Contract will be Required to participate
  in EEPM.
• LIW Program Application will be required and
  submitted through EEPM.

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2009 Low Income Weatherization Program

• CHANGES
• Work can ONLY begin once your application is
  approved. Do NOT begin work prior to your
  application being approved.
• Service Providers will be required to indicate
  the geographic areas they are willing to work
  and the measures they are willing to install.
• Service Providers not serving geographic areas
  they have
• indicated are subject to LOCK-OUT and/or
  Termination.

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2009 Low Income Weatherization Program

• CHANGES
• New Host Customer Agreement (HCA)
• New Customer Certificate (CC)
• Triplicate Forms are available from
• MasterCraft
• Contact Jim or Emilie _at_ [phone]

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2009 Low Income Weatherization Program

• CHANGES
• ONLY a specific (Limited) amount of Funds will be
  placed in each Project Option on a Monthly basis.
• The Funding will be added each month and once it
  is exhausted you will need to wait till the next
  month for the funding to be added to the Project
  Option. (except November 2009)

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2009 Low Income Weatherization Program

• CHANGES
• This will allow funding to be available for the
  entire Program Year.
• Geographic Adjustment - 15 (Additional)
  geographic payment adjustment for all measures,
  outside the seven county metroplex area. The
  metroplex area included Dallas, Tarrant,
  Rockwall, Denton, Collin, Johnson and Ellis
  counties.
• Measures will have different values based on
  Measure Life.

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Small Project Option

• Single family customers (tri-plex or less)
  individually metered
• Cannot participate in Large Project Option or
  Multifamily Project Option
• 500 minimum with a maximum of 5,000 per
  Production Report, one submittal per week
• Weekly Production Reports, may be submitted any
  time during each week with the last PR submitted
  by the date set for program close
• Service Provider may not receive more than the
  lesser of 260,000 of the SPO budget or 20 of
  LIW funds, inclusive of Affiliates.
• No Subcontractors

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Large Project Option

• Single family customers (tri-plex or less)
  individually metered
• Energy Efficiency Service Provider completes on
  line application and submits, prints hard copy of
  application, completes the PDF agreement,
  affidavit of affiliate status on line (high
  lighted areas) and submits agreement, Affidavit
  of Affiliate Status, signed and dated, hard copy
  of application and proof of required insurance
  for approval.
• Monthly PR cannot exceed 50,000, yearly maximum
  is lesser of 600,000 or 20 of LIW funds,
  inclusive of Affiliates.
• Monthly Production Report, may be submitted any
  time during the month with the last PR submitted
  by November 2009 or prior to Program close.
• May participate in Multifamily Project Option but
  not the Small Project Option

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Multi-Family Project Option

• Energy Efficiency Service Provider completes on
  line application and submits, prints hard copy of
  application, completes the PDF contract,
  affidavit of affiliate status on line (high
  lighted areas) and submits agreement, Affidavit
  of Affiliate Status, signed and dated, hard copy
  of application and proof of required insurance
  for approval.
• Only multi-family properties (four-plex or
  greater) individually metered. All projects must
  comply with LIW SOP requirements
• Submit one property per application, must be
  completed within 30 days of approval, and may not
  invoice until property is completed
• No security deposit, providing all Agreement
  requirements are met
• Requires pre-approval of site before work starts
• Must participate in Large Project Option

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Eligible Measures

• Whole House Air Infiltration - Requires Sponsor
  to successfully complete a Training class that is
  instructed by RESNET Quality Assurance Designee
  (QA/QC Certified Trainer) and have one person on
  each site treated, in the program, that has
  successfully completed training class instructed
  by a RESNET Quality Assurance Designee (QA/QC
  Certified Trainer) or be a certified HERS Rater.
• Whole house leakage requires blower door test at
  50 pascals
• Insulation - (Attic, Walls, Floors)

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Eligible Measures (cont)

• Duct Efficiency Improvement - Requires Sponsor to
  successfully complete a Training class that is
  instructed by RESNET Quality Assurance Designee
  (QA/QC Certified Trainer) and have one person on
  each site treated, in the program, that has
  successfully completed training class instructed
  by a RESNET Quality Assurance Designee (QA/QC
  Certified Trainer), or be a certified HERS Rater.
  
• All Duct testing will require leakage to the
  outside testing _at_ 25 pascals. (combination blower
  door/duct blaster) with majority of the duct
  located in an unconditioned space.

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Eligible Measures (cont)

• Water Heating - (replacement, wraps, pipe
  insulation, showerheads, aerators)
• ENERGY STAR Windows, Refrigerators, Clothes
  Washers Dishwashers
• Solar Screens
• HVAC Retrofit (14 SEER ENERGY STAR minimum)
• (listed on CEE web site www.ceehvacdirectory.org/
  )
• (Service Provider will be required to submit
  equipment manufacture, model numbers for
• duct, whole house infiltration. All Insulation
  measures and ENERGY STAR window
• measures.)

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Program Requirements

• Pre-inspection must be done for wall and floor
  insulation
• Contact the program manager for appointment
  time
• CFLs only 3 CFLs per hollywood light fixture.
  (CFLs must be placed in an area that will have
  at least 3 hours burn time daily during peak
  time)
• Priority one measure must pass inspection in
  order for you to be paid on the other measures.
• Insulation R-0 means nothing exists
• Insulation R-30 means just that. Allow for
  settling. R-29.6 does not pass inspection

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Checklist for Applying to Participate

• Submit an electronic completed Umbrella Contract,
• Submit an electronic Project Application,
• Mail to Oncor a hard copy of the Project
  Application,
• Mail an executed hard copy (signed and dated) SOP
  Agreement that is downloaded from the
  application, completed on line and printed from
  EEPM,
• Required insurance accord (From Insurance
  Agency),
• Completed Affidavit of Affiliation,
• Evidence of good credit rating,
• Assume Name Certificate filed with County and/or
  State,
• Copies of Training certificates, Licenses, or
  Rater certificates should be included if
  applicable in the Project Application or mailed
  to Oncor
• The hard copy of the application, SOP Agreement,
  completed Affidavit of Affiliated status,
  documents as described and insurance accord must
  be received by Oncor within five (5) business
  days of Internet submittal.

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Helpful Web Sites
For Existing and Potential Service
Providers EEPM Home Page www.oncoreepm.com
For consumers to learn more about Energy
Efficiency programs direct them to
www.takealoadofftexas.com
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• Thank you! kimberly.hooper_at_oncor.com
• Any Questions?

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