Efficiency Works: TM Commercial Assessments and Business Efficiency Grants Drive Results Kelley Gonzales, Fort Collins Utilities and Bryce Brady, Platte River Power Authority Rocky Mountain Utility Efficiency Exchange September 25, 2014
Efficiency Works: A New Brand, A New Strategy The Brand: Launched in January 2014 to provide a more uniform and easily accessible format for commercial rebates and services. Platte River Power Authority Estes Park Fort Collins Longmont Loveland
Platte River-City Relationship Residential Commercial Generation & Transmission Platte River Power Authority Sole Supplier Joint Ownership / Equity Local Governance Distribution Estes Park Fort Collins Longmont Loveland Industrial Customers
Efficiency Works: A New Brand, A New Strategy The Strategy: Increase participation and drive preferred technologies by offering free facility assessments and supplemental grants to business customers who implement efficiency measures.
Rebates & Grants A Learning Year 2013 Program Efforts Different Rebates Different Rebate Amounts Separate Marketing Efforts Grants of $5,000 Requirements Do a Project! Facility Assessments Available
Rebates & Grants A Year of Change 2014 Program Changes Consistent Marketing Efforts Consistent Rebates & Amounts Free Facility Assessment & Advising Grants up to $5,000 Multiple $2,000 grants
Equipment Rebates- New and Existing Buildings Lighting LEDs, T12 to T8s, controls, redesigns Cooling High efficiency RTU, split systems, evaporative cooling and condensing, PTAC systems, new economizers and advanced RTU controls. Building Envelope windows, insulation & cool roof Food Service cooking equipment, refrigeration Grocery - refrigeration cases, controls & EC motors Office task lighting, ES computers & plug load controls IT Thin client, server virtualization, etc VFDs up to $120 per HP, 75 HP max
Business Efficiency Grant Up to $5,000 per Customer Grant + Rebate Not to Exceed 75% of the Total Project Cost Grant Requirements Facility Assessment Utility Interaction Multiple Measures Next Technologies
ReLight of the Specifications total fixtures (Detailed in the space/building/site. specifications are located in Qualifcations? per Measure Project Type Eligible Measures See Page 2b - New Efficiency Lighting tab Works to determine Guide) (yes/no) Type qualification. Step 1 of 2: Determine potential BEG amount Must from replace the following at least 50% eligible of fixtures measures in the project one with or new more measures may qualify. New LED Fixtures or retrofit Unit Early Retirement Split qualifying must be LED less fixtures/retrofit than 20 years kits. old and LED in replacement working bulbs yes $2,000 kits condition. Meet yes BEG BEG $2,000 System/Rooftop Unit (RTU) do not qualify Pre-inspection for this measure. is required by utility to verify that Amount unit Specifications is operational. (Detailed specifications are located in Qualifcations? per Measure Project Type Eligible Measures Control more than Efficiency 50% of fixtures Works with Guide) automatic timers, Automatic Controls Unit must slow or reduce supply fan speed, integrate (yes/no) Type photocells, and/ or occupancy sensors Advanced RTU controllers Must economizer replace and at least add demand 50% of fixtures control in ventilation the project to with existing new New LED Fixtures or retrofit Lighting qualifying or Must new retrofit roof LED top or fixtures/retrofit replace unit 50% the kits. existing LED replacement T8 fixtures bulbs with yes $2,000 kits T8 retrofits do either not qualified qualify for retrofit this measure. kits or new fixtures equipped with Cooling Adds integrated economizer and demand control Premium Ventilation Package high efficiency T8, T5 or LED systems Control ventilation more for than new 50% or existing of fixtures roof with top automatic unit timers, Automatic Controls photocells, New proposed and/ lighting or occupancy power density sensors (Watts per sq ft) must Also Evaporative Condensing be lower known than as current evaporative Code pre-cooling. and retrofit Added or replace to new over or 50% ReLight Lighting Must existing of the retrofit total roof fixtures top or replace units in the or 50% air-cooled space/building/site. of the existing chillers T8 fixtures with T8 retrofits either See Page qualified 2b - New retrofit Lighting kits tab or new to determine fixtures equipped qualification. with Advanced Evaporative Cooling high Includes efficiency both direct, T8, T5 indirect or LED systems or hybrid evaporative coolers. (D, I, D/I) New See Unit Efficiency must be less proposed Works than lighting Guide 20 years power for density specifications. old and in working Early Retirement Split (Watts per sq ft) must condition. Pre-inspection is required by utility to verify that System/Rooftop Unit (RTU) be lower than current Code and retrofit or replace over 50% Envelope For any two ReLight (or more) different unit measures is operational. on envelope page that qualify for a rebate of the total fixtures in the space/building/site. yes $2,000 See Unit Page must 2b slow - New or reduce Lighting supply tab to fan determine speed, integrate qualification. Foodservice For any two (or more) different measures on foodservice page that qualify for a rebate Advanced RTU controllers economizer and add demand control ventilation to existing Unit must be less than 20 years old and in working Early Retirement Split or new roof top unit Grocery For any two (or more) different condition. measures Pre-inspection grocery is page required that qualify by utility for to a rebate verify that System/Rooftop Unit (RTU) Cooling unit Adds is integrated operational. economizer and demand control Premium Office/IT For any Ventilation two (or more) Package different ventilation measures for on new office/it or existing page roof that top qualify unit for a rebate Unit must slow or reduce supply fan speed, integrate yes $2,000 VFD Advanced RTU controllers economizer Also For known any as and VFD evaporative add project demand pre-cooling. control ventilation Added to to new existing or Evaporative Condensing or existing new roof roof top top unit units or air-cooled chillers Custom For any qualifying custom rebate. Project must not be eligible for prescriptive rebates. Cooling Adds integrated economizer and demand control Advanced Premium Ventilation Package For any Evaporative two (or more) Cooling different Includes ventilation measures both direct, for new on water indirect or existing page or roof that hybrid qualify evaporative top unitfor a rebate coolers. Water (D, I, D/I) (Fort Collins See Efficiency Utilities water Works customers Guide for only) specifications. Envelope BONUS Two Also known as evaporative pre-cooling. Added to new or Evaporative For any more two Condensing (or of the more) above different meet grant qualifications and are implemented within grant existing measures roof period top on units envelope or air-cooled page that chillers qualify for a rebate yes $1,000 Foodservice Advanced For any two Evaporative (or more) Cooling different Includes measures both on direct, foodservice indirect page or hybrid that qualify evaporative for a TOTAL rebate coolers. Potential BEG (D, I, D/I) See Efficiency Works Guide for specifications. $5,000
The Results Program Wide: Efficiency Works Increasing Number of Projects Increasing Electric Savings More Participants
The Results Program Wide: Efficiency Works Key Metric Electric Savings
The Results Program Wide: Key Metric Facility Assessments
The Results Utility Level: Fort Collins Utilities
The Results Utility Level: Fort Collins Utilities Key Metrics Greater Distribution of Participants Increased Program Knowledge Larger Variety of Projects Increased Conversion Rates Over 60% complete projects within 3 years of assessment Required Assessment Account for 60% of All projects 50% of Customers Are Completing Multiple Projects
Did we help the Customer? Increased Knowledge of programs Energy assessment with report for future upgrades Local contact at the Utility (Customer Service)
Did we help the Utility? Energy Savings goals Energy assessment provides data for future project outreach efforts Increased knowledge of what the customer needs for future program changes
Thank You! TM Kelley Gonzales, CEA, CEM, CDSM Sr. Energy Services Engineer Fort Collins Utilities kgonzales@fcgov.com Direct: 970-221-6857 Main: 970-221-6700 Bryce Brady, PE, BPI BA, LEED Green Associate Customer Services Engineer Platte River Power Authority bradyb@prpa.org Office: (970) 229-4811 Main: (970) 226-4000