The Connecticut Light and Power Company Conservation and Load Management Third Quarter 2000 Status Report Year to date versus annual goals

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The Connecticut Light and Power
CompanyConservation and Load ManagementThird
Quarter 2000 Status ReportYear to date versus
annual goals

• Presented to the
• Department of Public Utility Control
• on
• October 31, 2000

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Overall Energy Saving and Expenditures
Preliminary Energy Savings Expenditures (in
lifetime GWh) (in millions of dollars) Energy
Energy Savings Savings Percent Expenditure
s Budget Percent Actual Goal of Goal
Actual Goal of Goal 927 2,729 34
Program 21.9 57.50 38 To
tal 24.5 63,328 39 The programs
were successful in the third quarter. Typically,
the bulk of program activity occurs in the last
quarter of the year. CLP still expects to meet
targets for the year on most programs. Almost
90,000 customers received CLM services from
CLP. Approximately 4 percent of these were low
income customers.
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NEW PROGRAMS

• 3rd Quarter Progress

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RFP PROGRAM

• First Round RFP received 33 responses
• CLP offered approximately 1 million in funding
  to about a dozen customers and parties in August
• more than 150,000 MWh lifetime energy savings
• process controls HVAC equipment and lighting
  equipment
• average cost of energy less than 1.0 cents per
  kWh
• Second round RFP was issued on July 6, 2000.
  Expect to offer another approximately 1 million
  of funding to customers
• Began to implement joint program for UI in August
  and September

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Municipal and State Programs

• Coordinated process to expand the customer base
  (muni. prog.) to include Urban Act Towns
• Activity picked up for the municipal program in
  third quarter, with the addition of Urban Act
  Towns
• Central Region has two new towns
• The Southern Region has some new large projects
• For State Buildings, a total of 52 building
  assignments have been made

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RDD

• Issued RFP July 21, 2000
• 57 Proposals Received Sept 1
• requested funds of 21 million
• requests ranged from 29,000 to 1 million (only
  two requests less than 50,000)
• at least one proposal for each category in RFP
• Distributed Resources largest category of
  responses (13 M)
• Second largest was space conditioning (4 M)
• Evaluation Process Identified Projects to
  Recommend to ECMB. Evaluators included
• Policy Working Group, ECMB, ECMB Consultant, CLP
  staff, Outside Experts
• Criteria included impacts on energy efficiency
  environment CT economic development reliability
  and costs/benefits

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Load Management

• Increased Emphasis on Pilot Assistance Fund
• Assembled team of three consulting firms to
  implement training, on-site assessments, and loan
  fund
• Held two focus groups of C/I customers
• Drafted training materials and on-site assessment
  protcols
• Planning training for fourth quarter
• Pilot Load Management Cooperative
• Continued discussions with ISO New England,
  Standard Offer Providers and Potential
  Aggregators
• Evaluated Carrier Project for Residential Air
  Conditioning
• Plan to use different equipment for 2001

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Small C/I Program

• Program Progressing from June 1 Launch
• Turnkey services through contractor and installer
  network
• Payment of incentives coupled with zero-percent
  financing of customer balance
• Lighting, HVAC and refrigeration (Lighting
  predominant)
• Working with UI Towards Combined, Streamlined
  Program
• New statewide program name--Small Business Energy
  Advantage Program
• Working towards identical incentives for 2001
• Collaborative marketing materials
• Same delivery and lead generation mechanisms

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COMMUNICATIONS

• Created landmark, joint ad campaign with UI to
  promote general awareness of statewide energy
  efficiency ethic and the benefits and
  availability of conservation programs
• TV and radio campaign which includes Spanish
  stations
• Joint fulfillment collateral and call center
• Produced 10-minute video highlighting three
  commercial and industrial successes that debuted
  at the Manufacturing Alliance of Connecticut
  (MAC) annual meeting
• Produced 5-minute segment featuring CLPs
  SmartLiving Center in Newington as part of
  Connecticut Business Today
• Developed campaigns for Torchiere Turn-in events
  and SmartLiving Center one-year anniversary fall
  festival
• Revamped energy efficiency pages on CLPs Web
  site and worked on fall launch of online
  SmartLiving catalog

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EXISTING AND EXPANDED PROGRAMS

• 3rd Quarter Progress

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Custom Services for C/I Customers
Energy Energy Savings Savings
Expenditures Total Actual Goal Percent A
ctual Goal Percent Number (GWh) (GWh) of
Goal (dollars) (dollars) of Goal of
Customers 255 426 60 4.9 7.4
66 196
The Company is on target to meet year-end
goal Prime Portion of Program was
active Assessments of manufacturing processes
manufacturer of industrial compressors and
springs bottling company wire manufacturer
cabinetry manufacturer battery manufacturer,
etc. Data beginning to indicate success of CLP
efforts in improving productivity of Ct
businesses Incentives continued to be provided
for to a broad array of measures
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Express Services for C/I Customers
Energy Energy Savings Savings
Total Actual Goal Percent Expend. Budget Perc
ent Number (GWh) (GWh) of Goal Actual
Goal of Goal of Cust. 58 172 34
1.0 1.9 55 474
This program has not yet reached the halfway mark
for the year, but many projects are
upcoming Marketing in 2000 includes a field
administrator dedicated to marketing the lighting
rebate program. May receive less emphasis in
2001 includes total number of customers and
number of motors
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Operations and Maintenance

• Energy Energy
• Savings Savings Total
• Actual Goal Percent Expend. Budget Percent Number
  
• (GWh) (GWh) of Goal Actual Goal of Goal of
  Cust.
• 121 284 43 1.9 3.7 52 45
• Seminar on Building Automation/EMS systems in
  September
• Johnson controls assisted in training
• handbook developed
• Training provided to regional CLP personnel

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New Construction for C/I Customers
Energy Energy Savings Savings
Total Actual Goal Expd. Budget Percent Numbe
r (GWh) (GWh) Percent Actual Goal of Goal of
Cust. 152 412 37 2.4
7.8 31 97
Over the course of the year, the engineering
community is showing even greater willingness to
work with program. Brainstorming with
numerous architects and engineers for projects
at several colleges/community
colleges public schools pharmaceutical
company bank
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SmartLiving Catalog
Energy Energy Savings Savings Expd.
Total Actual Goal Actual Budget Percent Numb
er (GWh) (GWh) Percent (dollars) Goal of Goal of
Orders 74 116 64 1.7
2.7 64 24,919

• The fall/winter catalog was distributed to
  customers and included new products
• Staff worked directly with manufacturers to
  produce for the first time a collection of energy
  efficient floor lamps. Tables lamps were
  introduced in the spring/summer catalog
• LED Holiday Lighting is featured
• The Catalog was noted in Whos Mailing What
  section of Catalog Success
• E-commerce Web site to be launched in November

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The SLC was a year old this fall and because of
its success a search for the second center is
under way. A two-day fall fest was held to
celebrate the first anniversary. Successes
have led to efforts to begin second center.The
Center provided information and assistance to
help more than 6,400 visitors in 2000A video on
the center is planned and will be airing on
Channel 30s Connecticut Business TodayThe
Center hosted more than 20 seminars for consumers
in 2000, includingOutdoor Lighting in
AugustWeatherization Preparing for Winter in
September
SmartLiving Center
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Residential New Construction
Energy Energy Savings Savings
Budget Total Actual Goal Percent Expend.
Goal Percent Number (GWh) (GWh) of
Goal Actual Actual of Goal of Cust.
8 54 15 1.1 1.7 61 46

• Builder Field Guides were completed as reference
  manuals for builders
• New Advertising campaign started for Energy Star
  Home
• Advertorial placed in Hartford! Magazine and
  featured in Hartford News
• Targeted cable TV advertising
• Bill inserts featured Energy Star Homes
• Activities are bringing in new successes. More
  than 1000 homes, including
• A major builder with 140 Energy Star Homes in a
  Danbury subdivision
• 24 new homes in Manchester for 2000 (possibly 50
  more for 2001)

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Retail Lighting

• Energy Energy
• Savings Savings Total
• Actual Goal Percent Expnd. Budget Percent Numb
  er
• (GWh) (GWh) of Goal Actual Goal of Goal of
  Products
• 111 152.8 73 1.1 2.5 45 50,818
• The Great Torchiere Turn-In at West Farms Mall in
  July
• Very successful (12,000 turn-ins alone)
• The EPA stated that this event set a national
  record for turn-ins
• Local press gave significant attention to event
• Additional Torchiere Turn-Ins Jointly with UI
• Milford
• Waterbury
• A leading New England grocery retailer has agreed
  in principle to allow Energy Star Rebates.
  (Retailers have almost 30 of bulb sales)

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Tumble Wash

• Energy Energy
• Savings Savings Total
• Actual Goal Percent Expend. Budget Percent Numb
  er
• (GWh) (GWh) of Goal Actual Goal of Goal of
  Cust.
• 15 23 65 1.0 1.4 68 5,665
• Received Award for Excellence from Northeast
  Energy Efficiency Partnership
• Very successful results from Tumblewash promotion
• plan to drop rebates for Tumblewash in 2001
  because large percent of market acceptance (more
  than 20)
• Exploring additional appliances for 2001 with UI

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WRAP
Energy Energy Savings Savings
Total Actual Goal Percent Expend.
Budget Percent Number (GWh) (GWh) of
Goal Actual Goal of Goal of Cust.
40 160.3 25 1.4 5.0
28 3212 Winter WRAP mailing was conducted. It
was directed toward hardship and medically
protected customers. All 13 CT Community Action
Agencies and Infoline of the United Way are
currently providing intake referral services for
the WRAP program. CLP has developed a
partnership with the Housing League of Greater
Hartford to promote low income CLM through
seminars. CLP is working in conjunction with
the CT Department of Social Services, and has
added Energy Star Furnace replacements to the
program measures. A media outreach program is
currently being developed - targeted toward
moderate to low income families. English
and Spanish versions of the WRAP brochure and
energy conservation packets are now
available. actual expenditures, not including
carry-over.

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PLANNING ACTIVITY FOR 2001 PLAN

• Issued Review Draft on October 10, 2000
• ECMB and ECMB Consultants
• Approximatley 100 outside parties
• Public Comments on Nov 14
• Continue to work with ECMB and ECMB Consultants
  on remaining issues
• performance indicators
• management incentive
• Filing to DPUC expected January 15, 2001