demand side management programs. why energy efficiency? money savings increased comfort conserve...

Demand Side Management

Programs

Why Energy Efficiency?

• Money savings• Increased comfort• Conserve natural resources• Cheapest power plant• EPA Regulations?

Home Energy Evaluation

Blower Door Test

Current EKPC DSM Programs• Button-Up Weatherization• HVAC Duct Seal• Heat Pump Retrofit• Touchstone Energy Home• Compact Fluorescent/LED Lighting• C&I Advanced Lighting• Industrial Compressed Air

Button-Up Weatherization

Button-Up Weatherization

• Insulation, air-sealing, windows, etc.• Member may receive up to $1,370 rebate

• Basic Button-up: Pays an incentive for BTUhs saved from insulation, windows, etc. Blower-door test is not required.

• Weatherization with Air Sealing: Encourages members to air seal the envelope of their home in addition to the regular Button-Up improvements.

• Advanced Weatherization Level 2: Level 2 encourages members to address all of their home’s inefficiencies at one time. The resulting BTUh savings can be as much as 150 percent of Level I .

• Advanced Weatherization Level 3: This version represents the highest level. Level 3 also encourages homeowners to address all of their home’s inefficiencies at one time. The resulting BTUh savings can be as much as 200 percent of Button-Up Level I.

HVAC Duct Sealing

HVAC Duct Seal

• Pre and post blower door test performed to verify reductions in leakage of the duct work• All joints in the duct work will be sealed • Duct leakage per system must be reduced to

below 10 percent of the fan’s rated capacity• $250 Incentive

Heat Pump Retrofit

Heat Pump Retrofit

• Replace resistance heat source (i.e. ceiling cable, baseboard or electric furnace) with new air-to-air heat pump, geothermal or mini-split

• Members may receive up to a $1,000 rebate• Specifications:

• 13 SEER - $500• 14 SEER - $750• 15 SEER or higher - $1,000

Touchstone Energy Home

Touchstone Energy Home

• Pre-drywall checklist required• Post construction blower door test• Member completes checklist: $750• HERS rating 79 or better: $750• HERS rating 80-85: $250

Energy Efficient Lighting

850,000 CFLs distributed since 20031,500 LEDs distributed since 2012

Energy Efficient Lighting

Energy Efficient Lighting

• 880,000 CFLs distributed since 2003• 1,500 LEDs distributed since 2012• EKPC pay $0.90 per bulb

Commercial & Industrial Programs

C&I Advanced Lighting

• Incentives to install high-efficiency lamps and ballasts: LED exit signs, T-5 fluorescent fixtures and advanced controls

• $6,000 max for commercial accounts

• $12,000 max for industrial accounts

Industrial Compressed Air

• Refunds the cost of a leak-detection audit• Reduces electricity consumption through

detecting and repairing compressed-air leaks

• $15,000 max

SimpleSaver Program• Residential direct load control program to

reduce peak demand and delay construction of new generation

• Bill credits to members:• $10 sign-on bonus• $20 for each central air conditioning unit • $10 for each water heater

• EKPC pays for the switches and determines when to manage load

New DSM Programs

• Appliance Recycling • ENERGY STAR® Appliance Rebates• ENERGY STAR® Manufactured Home • Low Income Weatherization

Appliance Recycling

• Incentive of $50 offered for recycling inefficient refrigerators and freezers

ENERGY STAR Appliance Rebates • Incentives for purchasing new ENERGY STAR

appliances• Refrigerator - $100• Freezer - $50• Dishwasher - $50• Clothes Washer - $75• Heat Pump Water Heater - $300• ASHP Upgrade - $300• Air Conditioning (Central) - $300

ENERGY STAR Manufactured

Home• All new manufactured home will meet ENERGY STAR standards

• Saves significant electricity

Low Income Weatherization

• Members who qualify for low-income services can receive financial assistance to install an energy-efficient air source heat pump and/or make weatherization home improvements

• Partnering with Community Action• Up to $2,000 per home

EKPC partnering with its owner-

members• EKPC invested in an online cloud-based DSM program tracking and reporting system – EECP

• EKPC invested in the Apogee BillingInsights and EnergyInsights• Members can complete a detailed energy audit

online • Energy Advisors can complete a detailed in-

home energy audit• Implementation plans are created and tracked

EKPC Partnering with its owner-

members• EKPC transfer payments include:• All rebate or incentive costs• ½ of cooperative administrative costs• All net lost revenues to the owner-member

• Advertising• Creates ad campaigns including messaging and imagining.• Creates commercials• Pays 75% of all DSM ads up to $0.75 per meter per owner-

member• Pays first $10,000 for $impleSaver ads per owner-member

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Questions?

Scott Drake,East Kentucky Power Cooperative(859) 983-9029Scott.drake@ekpc.coop