Compressed Air Roadmap

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Compressed Air Roadmap
Presented by Jennifer Eskil, Industrial Sector
Lead, Bonneville Power
Administration Energy Efficiency Walla Walla,
WA
January 17, 2008
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Who is Bonneville Power Administration?

• Been around since 1937 71 years young.
• Federal Power Marketing Agency Department of
  Energy (i.e., WAPA).
• Markets and transmits power from the Federal
  Columbia River Power System (FCRPS).
• FCRPS 31 Federal hydro project dams, one
  non-federal nuclear plant and several small
  non-federal power plants (includes wind).
• Approximately 8,000 aMW of energy generated
  each year.
• Self-financed 3.5 billion/year pays US
  Treasury 1 billion/year.

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Bonneville Power Administration, continued

• Owns, operates and maintains over 15,000
  circuit miles of high voltage transmission lines
  (represents 80 percent of PNWs capacity).
• Sells power at cost - 0.03/kWh.
• Supplies over 40 percent of the electricity in
  the PNW
• Serves 140 utility customers (PUDs, Municipals,
  REA Coops, DSIs, etc.)
• Energy Efficiency programs work with utility
  customers, doesnt work directly with end-users.

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Program Background

• Since 1981, BPAs energy conservation programs
  have added over 900 aMW to its long-term power
  supply.
• Enough electricity to serve the entire City of
  Seattle.
• BPAs Energy Efficiency targets 60 aMW/year.
• Annual cost of Energy Efficiency savings is
  70 million.

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Program Background, continued

• Industrial Compressed Air (CA) 2.6 aMW/year for
  FY2007-2009, or 20 percent of the yearly target.
• BPA created the Compressed Air Roadmap (CA
  Roadmap) in March 2006 for utilities
  participating in BPAs reimbursement programs.
• Targeted at mid-to-small utilities, those that
  do not have their own CA offerings.
• Many utilities have been focused on the
  Residential Sector. Many utilities have limited
  staff.

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Program Description

• Offered as a tool to assist in How would I
  setup a CA program? What elements do I need to
  consider? What do I need to do?
• Brought a multitude of materials and suggested
  program elements together for utilities to use
  to develop their own CA focus.
• CA project incentive is 70 percent NTE
  0.12/kWh.
• Technical experts on retainer to provide
  technical services.

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Program Description, continued

• Does not re-create wheels! Uses Compressed Air
  Challenge, U.S. Dept. of Energys BestPractices
  and Utility Program, etc.
• Leverages and works cooperatively with other CA
  stakeholders in the region, including the
  Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA),
  Industrial Efficiency Alliance (IEA),
  Vendors/trade allies, State Energy Offices, and
  U.S. Dept. of Energys BestPractices.
• Utilities may pick and choose which pieces of
  the CA Roadmap are most useful to them.

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Program Components

• Utility and Communication Materials
• Tip sheet on how to determine CA market
  potential.
• Marketing tips.
• Tip sheet on typical measures.
• Example CA application form adaptable for
  utilitys program.
• Training Opportunities
• How to access the NEEA Training Calendar.
• Tip sheet on who to target and how to encourage
  industries to attend training.
• Tip sheet on what a utility should do after the
  training, to encourage industries to implement
  the training at the plant and hopefully
  participate in utilitys CA program.

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Program Components, continued

• Case Studies
• Educational Materials
• CA components, supply and demand side, and
  typical energy savings opportunities.
• Business case tip sheet for utilities to use to
  market the business case to industries to
  consider CA improvements.
• Trade Ally Information
• Tip sheet on how to work with CA vendors.
• List of CA consultants and equipment suppliers
  that the utility may use for their program
  offering.

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Program Components, continued

• Scoping and Walk Through Data Collection Tools
• Simple form that a utility could use to walk
  through a facility to collect basic CA system
  data.
• Spreadsheet analysis tool for systems less than
  100 HP (small CA).
• Comprehensive Systems Analysis for Qualified
  Utilities
• Tip sheet on risk mitigation screens that
  provides concepts and potential issues that the
  utility may want to consider in developing their
  own CA program.

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Program Components, continued

• Leak Detection Tools
• Leakage can count for up to 50 percent of CA
  system cost. Information discusses how a leak
  detection program can save the industry money.
• BPA loans Ultrasonic Lead Detectors to utility
  customers.
• Utility Incentive Program Templates for CA
  Projects
• Templates specific to BPA requirements for
  incentive reimbursements such as Measurement
  Verification (MV) plan, etc.

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Program Participation and Results

• Many BPA utilities (26) have participated in
  some components of the CA Roadmap (e.g.,
  Training, Education, Studies and Projects, etc.).
• Thru the scoping component, 80 projects have
  identified 3.5 aMWs of savings, which 1.5 aMWs
  has been completed.
• One utility is doing a concentrated CA blitz of
  industrial customers. Using 2 different CA
  vendors, 15 walk-throughs and 7 detailed studies
  have been performed, with more being generated.

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Program Insights

• Leveraging the work of others (trade allies) is
  a time saver!
• Timing is everything. Is the industry
  receptive? Have they participated in training?
• Marketing is essential. Where does this fall
  on the utilitys and industrys priorities?
• Relationship with CA trade allies is
  everything.
• Linkage of training to plant to projects.
• Binders, web sites, forms, calculators do not
  create kWh savings. Its the focus,
  determination and follow through of people that
  creates kWh saving projects.

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Program Insights, continued

• Continue to fine tune and update. (e.g., CA
  calculator, marketing, etc.)
• Although many are web savvy, some still want
  a hard copy binder.
• PNW CA Task Force (i.e., IOUs and public power)
  has been meeting to investigate a Small CA
  Approach (less than 100 HP) for the region. (Use
  of trade allies, analysis tools, rebates, etc.)
• Need more case studies.
• Flexibility is key to continued improvement.
• CA Roadmap is available electronic at
  www.bpa.gov/ca.

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Contact Information
Jennifer Eskil, Industrial Sector Lead, Energy
Efficiency [phone] or jleskil_at_bpa.gov
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