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Date: November 7, 2007
Re: Power of Conservation
To: Truckee Donner PUD Board of Directors
Cc: Scott Terrell, Conservation Committee
From: Robert Mowris, P.E., rmowris@rma-energy.com
This memorandum provides conservation program descriptions and budgets for 2008. The
strategies and outreach "sub-committee"has reviewed these suggestions. The "sub-committee"
encouraged me to provide these suggestions to the Board to receive a response because they
indicated that the Conservation Committee is tasked with receiving input from the Board. The
"sub-committee" would like the Board to respond to these suggestions by the next meeting so the
"sub-committee" can make a more formal proposal in time for the Board to make a decision
about Conservation programs and funding for 2008.
The Power of Conservation can help Truckee Donner PUD customers reduce or eliminate the
pending 10%rate increase. Approximately twelve Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) will save
enough energy for the average customer to offset the entire rate increase for 6 years.l Customers
could offset the 2.8% public benefits surcharge for 6 years if they installed 4 additional CFLs. If
TDPUD provides 16 CFLs per customer the rate increase and public benefits costs would be
offset for 6 years. This would cost about $216,000 or 48% of the annual public benefits budget.
TDPUD is currently implementing 1) Rebate and 2) Low Income programs with a budget of
$118,500 or 20% of the $540,000 total public benefits funds available in 2007. More customers
would save energy if the programs were expanded. The following table provides a list of proven
programs for the board to consider for 2008 that are supported by the "sub-committee."
Table 1. Summary of Programs Supported by the Conservation "Sub-committee"
Savings EUL Cost of Saved Lifecycle
# Program Description Budget$ MWh Years Energy$/kWh MWh
1 Rebate(TDPUD) $100,000 5,000 8 0.003 40,000
2 Low Income(TDPUD) $50,000 3,300 6 0.003 19,800
3 Appliance Recycling $45,000 336 6 0.026 2,016
4 Truckee Climate Challenge $75,000 1,000 6 1 0.015 6,000
5 1 Green Neighborhood $75,000 1,000 15 0.007 15,000
6 Green Schools $25,000 99 6 0.050 594
7 Green Partners $70,000 1,340 6 0.010 8,040
8 Green Builder $50,000 3,300 10 0.002 33,000
9 Million CFL $100,000 61000 6 0.003 36,000
10 TDPUD Website $7,500 130 6 0.011 780
I I SWGAS CO2 Reduction $0 350 15 1 0.000 5,250
Total 1 $597,500 21.855 7.6 1 0.004 166,480
Note:Cost of saved energy assumes a 6%real discount rate.Million CFL is a goal over ten years based on installing 100,000 CFLs per year.
1 Assuming savings per CFL of 75 kWh/yr or 899 kWh/yr for 12 CFLs valued at 0.1335 $/kWh saving about$10
per month to offset the 10%rate increase.
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lighting upgrades and educational activities. Students learn how to do energy and water audits in
their homes. Annual Budget: $25,000 Expected Savings: 100 MWh per year assuming students
install 1,500 CFLs, showerheads, aerators, timers, weatherstripping, and other measures.
7) Green Partners Program includes three elements: a) retail, b) restaurant, and c)hospitality.
The program includes an annual award banquet and "Green Partner" labels for partners to inform
customers that the partner meets minimum energy efficiency requirements.
a) Retail program element encourages local hardware and grocery stores to install, market,
and sell energy efficient products and services. Shopping locally saves transportation
energy and increases local sales tax dollars. Local retailers charge about 1.5 to 2 times
more for CFLs compared to Home Depot and Lowes (subsidized by Sierra Pacific). This
program will work with local retailers to sell higher volumes of CFLs and offer co-op
advertising to promote shopping locally for energy efficient products. Other retail stores
will be motivated to install energy efficient lighting. Demonstration sites will show how
efficient retail lighting works. Annual Budget: $50,000 Expected Savings: 340 MWh
per year.
b) Restaurant Program element encourages restaurants to install energy efficient lighting,
cooking, dishwashing (machines and pre-rinse spray valves), refrigeration, and HVAC.
Annual Budget: $10,000 Expected Savings: 660 MWh per year assuming green
restaurant partners install CFLs, pre-rinse spray valves, and other measures.
c) Hospitality Program element encourages hotels, motels, and resorts to implement LEED
design principles and energy efficient lighting, controls, HVAC, water heating, pool/spa,
restaurant, renewable energy and green building technologies. Annual Budget: $10,000
Expected Savings: 660 MWh per year assuming partners install CFLs, room-key
activated lighting and HVAC controls, pre-rinse spray valves, and other measures.
8) Green Builder and Installer Program promotes green building, LEED certification, solar,
and energy and water conservation. The Town of Truckee and contractor groups (CATT) are
primary partners along with AIA, SGBA, and their members. Scott Terrell and the Sierra Green
Building Council have been working with the Town of Truckee and builder groups. This
program promotes 20% greater energy efficiency than the minimum Title 24 building codes.
Annual Budget: $50,000 Expected Savings: 3,300 MWh per year assuming green builders and
installers adhere to green building standards, Energy Star, LEED silver or greater or 20% beyond
Title 24 including more CFLs, low-e windows, Energy Star and Watersense fittings, HVAC
systems, solar water and PV systems, and other measures. Includes annual banquet and awards to
honor builders and installers who demonstrate resource efficiency and sustainability.
9) Million CFL Program for includes giveaway and incentives plus recycling of used CFLs to
prevent mercury from going to land fills. The goal is to install one million CFLs over 10 years by
providing $1/CFL incentives for 100,000 CFLs per year. There are approximately 600,000 to
1,000,000 inefficient lamps in Truckee including incandescent screw-in, MR16, inefficient
fluorescent, HID, etc. Most residential sites have 25 to 150 incandescent lamps per dwelling
unit. Commercial customers have approximately 50 to 200 or more incandescent lamps per site.
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Barbara Cahill
From: Rolf Godon [rgodon @ pacbell.net]
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 9:38 PM
To: Barbara Cahill
Subject: Conservation program presentation by Robert Mowris
Hello and please distribute this to the members of the board as I will be unable to attend the upcoming board meeting.
I am a huge supporter of simple, low cost conservation projects that can be immediately implemented. Many of these
are expansions of programs already existing through the TDPUD. As such I basically support the proposals which will be
made at the upcoming meeting by Mr. Mowris whose knowledge and practical points of view I respect. Mr. Holebaugh
(sp?) had also stated that the committee should go after the "low hanging fruit" the quick and easy conservation
measures. All this makes a great deal of sense to me and I hope supported by the board. I look forward to being part of
the implementation of some of these programs.
Respectfully, Rolf Godon Ph.D.
11/6/2007
WHERE'S THE WATER?
COME AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT
RESOURCE
TUESDAY, NOV. 139 2007 6 PM
Joint Meeting of the
Public Utilities District Board And Truckee Town Council
IN THE PUD BOARD ROOM
How much water do we have?
*How much of our water is contaminated by arsenic?
*How does our aquifer work?
*Do we have enough water pressure for fire safety?
*Do we have enough water to support development and golf
courses?
*is a study based on data over 30 years old reliable?
* When will your weft run out of water?
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