Governors Energy Office Energy $aving Partners Program Energy Solutions for Low Income Coloradans

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Governors Energy OfficeEnergy aving Partners
ProgramEnergy Solutions for Low Income
Coloradans

• Presentation by
• Sean Mandel, Program Associate

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EP Background

• DOE Weatherization Assistance Program
• Serving Colorados low income community for over
  30 years.
• Over 100,000 households served
• Comprehensive, whole-house approach
• Energy savings to investment driven
• Program must have and SIR of 1
• One time only services
• Sept 1994 re-weatherization limit
• Many regulations

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EP Background

• Program Structure
• 10 Regions
• 8 Partner agencies
• 3 County Governments
• 3 Non-Profits
• 1 Association of Local Governments
• 1 Council of Governments
• Weatherization Grant Recipients must a non
  profit, local government, or community action
  agency.
• While the GEO cant partner directly with private
  entities, our partners can, and do use
  subcontractors.

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2009-2010 Budget

• Funding Sources
• Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)
• Department of Energy (DOE)
• Utility Rebates
• Total Budget
• 112,920,000 over 3 years Aprox. 37M/yr

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Subgrantees

• 1. Northeastern Colorado Association of Local
  Governments (NECALG)
• Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington,
  Yuma, Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Lincon
• 2. Pueblo County Department of Housing and Human
  Services
• Baca, Bent, Crowley, Custer, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las
  Animas, Otero, Prowers, Pueblo
• 3 10. Energy Resource Conservation
• Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande,
  Saguache, Douglas, El Paso, Elbert, Fremont,
  Teller
• 4. Housing Resources of Western Colorado
• Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La
  Plata, Mesa, Montrose, Montezuma, Ouray, San
  Juan, San Miguel
• 5. North Western Colorado Council of Governments
• Chaffee, Clear Creek, Eagle, Garfield, Grand,
  Jackson, Lake, Moffat, Park, Pitkin, Rio Blanco,
  Routt, Summit
• 6. Longs Peak Energy Conservation - Boulder,
  Broomfield, Gilpin, Larimer
• 7. Arapahoe County - Adams, Arapahoe
• 8 9. Sun Power - Denver, Jefferson

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Allocation By Region
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Services

• Building Shell Improvements
• Air Sealing
• Insulation - Attic, wall, floor, perimeter
• Appliance Replacement
• Furnace
• Refrigerator
• Energy Audit
• Energy
• Safety
• Low cost Measures
• Compact fluorescent light bulbs
• Low flow shower heads
• Client Education
• Information on how clients can change their
  behavior to further reduce there energy
  consumption

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Who is Eligible?

• Participation in qualifying programs
• Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
• Old Age Pension (OAP)
• MEDICAID
• 200 Federal Poverty Limit

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Why Participate?

• Comfort
• Noise
• Climate
• Home Durability
• Minor repairs are made to homes if necessary to
  receive measures
• Reduced energy bills
• Avoid Shutoffs Late Payments
• Our target population is more likely to miss
  payment or have utilities shut off
• Health and Safety
• CO buildup
• Electrical
• Plumbing

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Impact

• EP produced average net savings of 125 therms of
  gas, equal to 13.6 of the 919 therm average
  pre-treatment usage
• EP savings averaged 260 therms (17.6) for
  houses with annual pre-treatment usage of more
  than 1,200 therms.
• Electric baseload savings averaged 440 kWh/yr
  equal to 5.4 of pre-treatment usage

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Ramp Up!

• Negotiated RFP for existing agencies
• Competitive RFP for San Luis Valley
• Outreach - Statewide outreach campaign
• Training - statewide green jobs training
• Production Capacity - 8,000 homes/yr
• Competitive RFP in 2010

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How can you Participate?

• Work directly with your local weatherization
  agency to identify clients that could benefit
  from our services
• Offer incentives for the installation of
  efficiency measures
• Provide weatherization partners with customer
  consumption information

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Resources / Questions

• GEO website www.colorado.gov/energy
• Program info
• Staff contact list
• Local Agency contact list
• Weatherization Assistance Program Technical
  Assistance Center (WAPTAC) - http//www.waptac.org
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• DOE Rules and Regulations
• Federal Guidance
• Sean Mandel
• 303-866-2407
• Sean.mandel_at_state.co.us