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Choosing Energy Efficiency Programs and Recovering Costs Jim Windsor

Choosing Energy Efficiency Programs and Recovering Costs Jim Windsor Manager of Rates & Fiscal Planning Columbia Water & Light Department Columbia – Missouri jrw@gocolumbiamo.com. DISCLAIMER.

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Choosing Energy Efficiency Programs and Recovering Costs Jim Windsor

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  1. Choosing Energy Efficiency Programs and Recovering Costs Jim Windsor Manager of Rates & Fiscal Planning Columbia Water & Light Department Columbia – Missouri jrw@gocolumbiamo.com

  2. DISCLAIMER Economic forecasting is like trying to drive a car blindfolded while following directions given by a person who is looking out of the back window. From “On The One Hand…The Economist’s Joke Book” by Jeff Thredgold

  3. There are several Regional Transmission Organizations in North America. Each has different “market” structures. Columbia is a member of MISO and participates in the Day-Ahead Energy Market

  4. Value of Capacity Reduction? • Traditional method – purchase capacity for $X per kW per month for full year • Market method – purchase capacity at market rate for specific month • $2 per kW for July and August 2009

  5. Columbia Water & Light Programs • Home Performance with Energy Star • Comprehensive assessment with rebates for actions completed • Commercial Programs • HVAC, Lighting, and Appliances • Industrial Programs • HVAC, Lighting, and Machine Drives

  6. Developing Rebates • REM Home Energy Analysis Software http://www.archenergy.com/products/rem/ • Energy and Environmental Ratings Alliance http://www.ratingsalliance.org/index.htm • REM software part of membership in rating alliance

  7. Considerations • Does your state have a standard for Measurement, Evaluation and Validation of energy efficiency programs? • Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships http://www.neep.org/policy_and_outreach/EMV.html • Will your programs qualify for carbon credits? • How will you collect and track information (software)?

  8. Software Vendors • Frontier Associates http://www.frontierassoc.com/clients.html • KEMA http://www.kema.com/Default.aspx • Other?

  9. APPA Energy Efficiency SummitDec. 9–11, 2009, Scottsdale, Ariz. • This two-and-a-half-day summit geared toward policymakers, utility general managers and senior utility managers involved with energy efficiency will include seminars on both technical and non-technical issues related to energy efficiency.

  10. International Energy Program Evaluation Conference is held every two years. Next one will be in 2011. See http://www.iepec.org/

  11. See www.aesp.org for more information

  12. Go to http://aceee.org/

  13. What About • Free Riders • The “Snackwell Affect” – Shelton Group • Consumer Electronics - EPRI data…. • 1 digital photo frame per home = 1,250 MW • 42” Plasma TV uses 2.5 times old 27” • 2 cable boxes = a refrigerator • AND……..

  14. Plug in Vehicles are coming Nissan: 2010 BMW Mini-E: 2009 Toyota: 2009 SMART: 2010 Chevy Volt: 2010 Major Automakers are bringing out PHEVs and BEVs starting in 2009 Mercedes: 2010

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