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District Public Benefits Program
1. Main policy criteria determined by the board
Innovative
Focus primarily on energy conservation
Involve face to face contact with customers
Provide assistance to low-income
Be kept simple
Benefit a large number of persons in the community
2. Our program
Energy/ water conservation education
Energy/ water conservation low-cost retrofit program
Solar photovoltaics
Public agency business technical energy surveys
Public agency conservation retrofit assistance program
Residential energy audits
Cash rebate program
Building energy conservation diagnostic program
Energy efficient building measures
Ground source heat pumps
High efficiency electric water heating
High efficiency clothes washers
High efficiency refrigerators
September 4, 2002
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District Energy Efficiency Rebate Program Analysis
Service Type Rebate Amount Over 4.5 Years
Building Diagnostic $ 1,500
Building Efficiency Measures 40,000
Ground Source Heat pumps 28,000
Energy Efficient Water Heaters 2,400
High Efficiency Clothes Washers 4,425
High Efficiency Refrigerators 5,250
Service Type Rebate Amount Proposed
Building Energy Diagnostic $100 Same
Energy Efficient Building Measures 10%to a max of$500 Repeal
Ground source Heat Pumps $200 per ton installed to $2,000 To $1,000
Energy Efficient Electric Water Heaters $2 per gallon installed Same
High Efficiency Clothes Washers Up to $100 To $50
High Efficiency Refrigerators up to $100 To $50
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RECOMMENDATION: That the Board modify the Energy Conservation Rebate Program
such that:
(1) The building efficiency measures is eliminated,
(2) The rebate for installation of ground source heat pumps is limited to $1,000,
(3) The rebate on high efficiency clothes washers is limited to $50, and
(4) The rebate on high efficiency refrigerators is limited to $50.