HomeMy WebLinkAbout14 Conservation Program Agenda Item # 14
IRUCKEE DONNER
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Workshop
To: Board of Directors
From: Peter Holzmeister
Date: March 30, 2007
Subject: Conservation porgram
Why this matter is before the Board: This matter involves a workshop to
discuss possible adoption of an energy conservation program for the remaining
eight months of 2007.
History: Conservation is one � the There hasebeens of a greatenditure set forth in
deal of discussion
the public benefits program a
regarding the role of conservation in the District's plans in the future. The
discussion of conservation is a closely related issue when we talk about power
supply and our contracting for renewable energy.
The discussion of conservation resulted in the Board of Directors decision to
appoint a citizen advisory committee to evaluate conservation programs and
make recommendations to the Board. However, it was also discussed that it
would be prudent to initiate a conservation program immediately, rather than wait
for the citizen committee's report.
New information: Attached is a draft New Early Conservation Program
Proposal. We would like to discuss this program in a workshop setting on
Wednesday evening.
Recommendation: This is a workshop, so no formal action is suggested.
Truckee Donner PUD
New Early Conservation Programs Proposal
April, 2007
Truckee Donner PUD has been promoting energy conservation for over a decade and is now
making a commitment to increase its conservation program efforts. These increased efforts
include actively promoting old programs while implementing several new programs
The District's Board of Directors is forming a citizens committee to review existing conservation
programs and make recommendations for additional programs. Since it will take the new
committee time to organize and present proposed programs to the Board for consideration, the
Board wishes to immediately proceed with conservation programs that are well established in
the utility industry. Below is a proposal for conservation activities that the District staff can
implement within the next few months.
Proposed TDPUD Conservation Programs
Basic Qualifications: An applicant must be a District electric customer to participate in the
energy conservation programs. District"water only" customers can participate in the
and attach
othes
washer rebate program. Applicants must fill out a Conservation Program Application
their original invoice to verify the purchase of energy-efficient measures and appliances. In
some cases, the Conservation Program Administrator may call for an on-site appointment to
verify the installation of the conservation measure(s) before issuing a conservation rebate.
Conservation Program Marketing
The District's conservation staff will be working with a local marketing firm to create a marketing
plan to promote the conservation programs. The following are elements to be included in the
marketing plan: the District's newsletter, bill stuffers, conservation messages on customer bills,
the District's website and local media including newspapers, TV, radio and other appropriate
publications.
Lighting Programs
Residential Lighting Change Out
Description: The purpose of a residential lighting rebate program is to encourage customers to
replace their existing incandescent light bulbs in their homes with fluorescent light bulbs. For
doing this, customers will receive a cash rebate. People are beginning to realize that changing
out incandescent lighting to fluorescent lighting is very low-cost ($75/average household) and
cost-effective (<1 year simple payback) measure to reduce their energy bill. This is a proposed
new program.
Incentive: The rebate is proposed to be $1 per compact fluorescent bulb replacing an
incandescent light bulb. The program is proposed to be designed so that multi-family dwellers
must purchase and install at least 5 fluorescent light bulbs and residents of single-family homes
must purchase and install at least 10 fluorescent light bulbs to receive the $1 per fluorescent
bulb rebate. The rebate will be placed as a credit on the customer's bill.
Program Logistics: 1) The District markets the rebate program. Customers may want to call the
Conservation Program Administrator to verify the program's qualifications. 2) Customer turns in
a rebate application with the original purchase invoice attached. 3) Staff then reviews the rebate
application for eligibility, processes the rebate request and records the activity in a program
category report. The District provides the customer with a credit on their utility bill.
Conservation program element budget: 2007- $3,000
Low-Income Lighting Change Out
Description: The purpose of this residential lighting rebate program is to encourage lower-
income customers to replace their existing inefficient incandescent light bulbs with fluorescent
light bulbs. This is a proposed new program.
Incentive: Lower-income customers will receive free compact fluorescent light bulbs for
replacing existing incandescent light bulbs in their dwellings.
Program Logistics: 1) The District markets the residential low-income lighting program.
Customers may want to call the Conservation Program Administrator to verify program
qualifications. 2) The Conservation Program Administrator will arrange visits to lower income
households and multi-family locations. District staff will work with mobile home park and facilities
managers to coordinate the light bulb distribution. The Conservation Program Administrator will
assist with the light bulb replacements only when customers request such assistance. Return
trips may be necessary to make sure all interested households receive their light bulbs. 3) The
Conservation Program Administrator then records activity in a program category report.
Conservation program element budget: 2007- $10,000
Commercial Lighting Change Out
Description: The purpose of a commercial lighting rebate program is to encourage District
business customers to replace their existing inefficient light bulbs or lighting systems with new,
high energy efficiency light bulbs and lighting systems. This proposed program is a very
common approach to encourage businesses to upgrade to high efficiency lighting. For doing
this, the District will provide the commercial customer with a cash rebate. This is a proposed
new program.
Incentive: Commercial customers will receive a conservation rebate equal to 1/3 the cost of
qualifying lighting measures/fixtures purchased and installed. The rebate applies to both the
capital purchase of lighting measures as well as the labor cost to install the new, high efficiency
lighting fixtures and lamps. Lamp/fixture change-outs must be replaced with T-8 lamps with
electronic ballasts or more energy-efficient options.
Program Logistics: 1) The District markets the rebate program. Customer may want to call the
Conservation Program Administrator to verify program qualifications. 2) Customer turns in
application for rebate with documentation supporting costs incurred. 3) The Conservation
Program Administrator calls customer and makes appointment to come out and verify that light
bulbs and lighting systems were installed as specified. 4) The Conservation Program
Administrator then processes the rebate request and records the activity in a program category
report. The District mails customer a rebate check.
Conservation program element budget: 2007- $20,000
Appliance Rebate Program
Clothes Washers
Description: The purpose of a clothes washer rebate program is to encourage customers to go
to a higher efficiency clothes washer model than currently planned. The clothes washer
provides the District and its customers with a dual benefit of energy and water savings. This is
an existing program and it is proposed that the District increase the rebate level from $50 to
$100.
Incentive: The clothes washer must be a front-loading model to receive the $100 rebate.
Program Logistics: 1) The District markets the rebate program. Customer may want to call the
Conservation Program Administrator to verify qualifying clothes washer models. 2) Customer
turns in application with original purchase invoice attached. 3) The Conservation Program
Administrator then processes the rebate request and records activity in a program category
report. The District mails customer a rebate.
Conservation program element budget: 2007- $3,000
Refrigerators
Description: The purpose of a refrigerator rebate program is to encourage customers to go to a
higher energy efficient refrigerator model than currently planned. This is an existing program
and it is proposed that the District increase the rebate level from $50 to a range of$50-$150
based on model efficiency.
Refrigerator Recycling: A new requirement added this year to the refrigerator rebate program is
that the customer will need to give up their old refrigerator to be recycled by a District contracted
recycling company in order to receive the rebate. The District will have the refrigerator recycling
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Incentive: The rebate illale ece receivens at Energy a $1 0 rebate and by 25% a $150 rebate.r for a $50 rebate. A refrigerator that exceeds
Energy Star by 15
Program Logistics: 1) The District markets the rebate program. Customer may want to call the
Conservation Program Administrator to verify qualifying refrigerator models. 2) Customer turns
in application rebate
original attached. Conservation Program
Administrator then processes the rebate request and records activity in a program category
report. The District mails customer a check.
Conservation program element budget: 2007- $5,000
Dishwashers
Description: The purpose of a dishwasher rebate program is to encourage customers to go to a
higher efficiency dishwasher model than currently planned. This is a proposed new program.
Incentive: The proposed rebate range is from $50 to $150 based on model efficiency. The
rebate scale begins at Energy Star for a $50 rebate. A dishwasher that exceeds Energy Star by
15% will receive a $100 rebate and by 25% a $150 rebate.
Program Logistics: 1) The District markets the rebate program. Customer may want to call the
Conservation Program Administrator to verify qualifying dishwasher models. 2) Customer turns
in application for a rebate with original purchase invoice attached. 3) The Conservation Program
Administrator then processes the rebate request and records the activity in a program activity
report. The District mails customer a rebate check.
Conservation program element budget: 2007- $5,000
Water Heater Program
Electric Water Heaters
Description: The purpose of an electric water heater rebate program is to encourage customers
to go to a higher efficiency electric water heater model than currently planned. This is an
existing program.
Incentive: stay with the existing $2 per gallon/rebate. To qualify for the rebate water heaters less
than 60 gallons must have an Energy Factor of .93 or higher. Electric water heaters 60 gallons
and larger must have an Energy Factor of .91 or higher.
Program Logistics: 1) The District markets the rebate program. Customer may want to call the
Conservation Program Administrator to verify qualifying electric water heater models. 2)
Customer turns in application for rebate with the original purchase invoice attached. 3) The
Conservation Program Administrator then processes rebate request and records the activity in a
program category report. The District mails customer a rebate check.
Conservation program element budget: 2007- $5,000
Space Heating Program
Ground Source Heat Pumps
Description: The purpose of a ground source heat pump rebate program is to encourage
customers to go to a higher efficiency electric ground source heat pump model than currently
planned. This is an existing program.
Incentive: stay with the existing rebate level of$200/ton.
Program Logistics: 1) The District markets the rebate program. Customer may want to call the
Conservation Program Administrator to verify program qualifications. 2) Customer turns in
application for rebate with documentation supporting costs incurred. 3) The Conservation
Program Administrator calls customer and makes appointment to come out and verify the
ground source heat pump was installed as specified. 4) The Conservation Program
Administrator then processes the rebate request and records activity in a program category
report. The District mails customer a rebate check.
Conservation program element budget: 2007- $15,000
Building Diaanostics & Mitigation
Building Envelope Blower Door Leakage Test&
Central Air Distribution System Leakage Test
Description: the purpose of the building envelope and central air distribution diagnostics rebate
program is to encourage customers to have their building envelopes (floors, walls and ceilings)
tested for air leakage to determine potential for space heating & cooling energy savings. This is
an existing program.
Incentive: stay with the existing $100 rebate per home or business receiving a blower door or
duct blaster test. This equates to about 1/3 of the cost of a test, but does not ensure the
mitigation work gets done.
Program Logistics: 1) The District markets rebate programs. Customer may want to call the
Conservation Program Administrator to verify program qualifications. 2) Customer turns in
application for rebate with original purchase invoice attached. 3) The Conservation Program
Administrator then processes the rebate request and records activity in a program category
report. The District mails customer a rebate check.
Conservation program element budget: 2007- $5,000
Building Envelope Blower Door Leakage Mitigation &
Central Air Distribution System Leakage Mitigation
Description: the purpose of the building envelope and central air distribution air leakage
mitigation rebate program is to encourage customers to have their building envelopes (floors,
walls and ceilings) sealed for air leakage for space heating & cooling energy savings. This is a
newly proposed program. This program is designed for homes that use electric space heating
and cooling.
Incentive: proposed rebate is $250 for building envelope sealing; $250 for duct sealing.
Program Logistics: 1) The District markets the rebate program. Customer may want to call the
Conservation Program Administrator to verify program qualifications. 2) Customer turns in
application for rebate with original purchase invoice attached. 3) The Conservation Program
Administrator then processes rebate request and records activity in a program category report.
The District mails customer a check.
Conservation program element budget: 2007- $12,500
TDPUD 2007
New, Enhanced Early Conservation Program Budget
REBATES
Lighting Programs $ 3,000
Residential Lighting Change-Out $10,000
Low-Income Lighting Change-Out 2$ 0,000
Commercial Lighting Change-0 ` $ 33,000
Total Lighting Program Rebate Budget
Appliance Rebate Program $3,000
Clothes Washers $5,000
Refrigerators $5,000
Dishwashers $ 13,000
Total Appliance Program Rebate Budget
Water Heater Program $5,000
Electric Water Heaters
Space Heating Program $15,000
Ground Source Heat Pumps
Building Diagnostics & Mitigation
Building Envelope Blower Door Leakage Test& $ 5,000
Central Air Distribution System Leakage Test
Building Envelope Blower Door Leakage Mitigation & 12 500
Central Air Distribution System Leakage Mitigation
Total Building Diag's & Mitigation Program Rebate Budget $ 37,500
Total Conservation Rebate Budget proposed for 2007 $83,500
TDPUD Newsletters, Bill Stuffers, Web Content $15,000
Marketing Firm Professional Services $10,000
Media Print Ad Radio TV etc $10,000
Total Proposed Marketing Budget $35,000
Total Proposed Conservation Budget $118,600
TRUCKEE
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Memorandum
To: Peter Holzmeister
From: Ed Taylor
Date: April 2, 2007
Subject: Operational Cost Control—Energy Conservation(Wire to Water
Efficiency Program.)
An element of the Districts Mission Statement is to provide service at the lowest
practical cost. To meet this Goal the Water Department has reviewed all items that
impact the cost of water delivery to the customer. One of the largest costs of operations is
energy. The cost of energy to pump water to our customers.
REVIEW:
In 1998 staff started a review and testing program for all of the wells and pumping
facilities in the District. This evaluation program is an industry standard known in the
Water Industry as Wire to Water Efficiency. This evaluation is simply the energy used for
the water moved.
It was determined that all of the water pumping and well facilities were energy
inefficient. After the initial evaluation a departmental efficiency standard was developed
to provide guidance in meeting the long term goal of high energy efficiency.
The Water Department will continue to evaluate the Wire to Water Efficiency of all of
the facilities. The new SCADA system will have the ability to monitor the Wire to Water
Efficiency on an automated continual bases.
PROGRAM: (Wire to Water Efficiency Program)
As part of the maintenance and energy conservation program,the existing facilities were
rebuilt to a higher energy efficient pumping system. Facilities that require an upgrade for
additional capacity are constructed to the highest energy efficiency standard available.
New facilities were constructed to the highest energy efficiency standard available. This
is an ongoing project.
BENEFITS:
Staff has evaluated the cost savings and benefits from the maintenance and energy
conservation program. A comparison of the 2001 energy cost per million gallons (MG) of
water produced to the 2006 energy cost per MG of water produced.
Year 2001 compared to 2006
The year 2001 energy and energy cost of water produced adjusted to the 2006 electric
rates was 5,586 kwh per MG and$692.87 per MG. The 2006 energy and energy cost are
4,688 kWh per MG and cost of$597.44 per MG.
This equals a savings of 898 kWh per MG or a savings of$95.43 per MG.
The 2006 production of water equal 2,373 million gallons. Therefore the total energy
saving for the year 2006 equals 2,130,954 kWh or 22%. This is a cost savings of
$226,455.39 for the year 2006.
The number of customers 2001 to 2006 went from 8168 to 12016 (47% ).
The water production 2001 to 2006 increased from 1697 MG to 2372 MG ( 39% ).
The water production energy usage 2001 to 2006 increase 9,478,779 KWH to
11,125,538 KWH (19% ).
COSTS:
District staff meet with NCPA staff from the Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
Department.NCPA staff member Dave Reynolds,Member Services Manager and Scott
Tomashefsky, Regulator Affairs Manager reviewed the District's Water Department
Operational Cost Control and Energy Conservation program. The review cover the Wire
to Water Efficiency evaluations, specific projects and the actual invoices for the projects.
The overall conclusion from the review meeting was that the water department
conservation program meets the investment qualified criteria for the Public Benefits
Program. Additional review of the specific invoices for the projects concluded that they
all meet the investment qualified criteria for the Public Benefits Program.
The attached page is a list of the projects completed to date.
The costs that the water department staff used for the increased energy efficiencies
project is only the cost of the pumps,motors, and motor control centers.
Year Upgraded Booster Pump Station Cost of Upgraded Pump
or New Pump
2000 Soma Sierra $ 85,915.05
2000 Donner Trails $ 65,016.86
2000 Northside $ 40,904.12
2000 Herringbone $ 32,821.8 11 0
2002 Ski Lodge $ 27,629.85
2002 Ski Run $ 25,776.56
2003 Falcon Point $ 33,429.77
2003 The Strand $ 38,616.42
2004 Richards $ 138,099.01
2005 Airport $ 147,100.00
2005 Red Mountain $ 30,059.49
Total for 2000-2005 $ 665,368.93
Year Constructed Well Pumping Equipment (MCC
&Motor) Cost
2001 Martis Valley Well $ 72,197.36
2003 Glenshire Drive Well $ 88,498.01
2004 Prosser Village Well $ 93,492.01
2006 Old Greenwood Well $ 207,934.46
Total for 2001-2006 $ 462,121.84
Total Costs for Upgrading both Pump Stations and $ 1,127,490.70
Wells from 2000 thru 2006