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Southwest Alaska Energy Audit ProgramWho: Small businesses in Kodiak, Bristol Bay, and the Aleutians

What: Energy audits for business properties: offices, stores, hotels, apartment buildings, & commercial fishing boats

How: Increase energy independence in the private sector by cutting up-front expenses for

Energy audits (75% discount) & Efficiency upgrades (25% of the upgrade cost)

Mill Bay Storage, Kodiak

27Choggiung Center, Dillingham

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Upcoming Energy Audit Locations

Unalaska – Week of March 4Kodiak, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie – March or April

Naknek and Dillingham – June

Interested? Sign-up at www.southwestAKenergy.org

Naknek

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SCOPING AND FINANCING MUNICIPAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS

Port Lions

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The Energy Efficiency Process❖ Portfolio Analysis

• Building inventory (name, size, use)• Baselines for each building (2-3 years, monthly)• EUIs (kBTU/square foot)• E-factor (EUI x annual energy cost/100,000)

❖ Energy Audits (including ECMs) – Level 2 audits, two alternatives:• 1 building at a time – least initial cost, can use savings to finance other efficiency improvements, can

measure the results before proceeding• All buildings – leverage travel costs, economies of scale for contractor costs, have full picture at start

❖ Preliminary financing analysis and investigation – run the numbers❖ Scopes of work❖ Contractor bids - reviewed by energy auditor to assure equipment selections will meet savings projections❖ Financing❖ Procurement❖ Implement retrofits❖ Inspections and commissioning❖ Measurement and Verification (monitoring)

Sand Point

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The Energy Efficiency Process

❖ Portfolio Analysis• Building inventory (name, size, use)• Baselines for each building (2-3 years, monthly)• EUI’s (kBTU/square foot)• E-factor (EUI x annual energy cost/100,000)

❖Energy Audits (including ECMs) – Level 2 audits, two alternatives:• 1 building at a time – least initial cost, can use savings to finance

other efficiency improvements, can measure the results before proceeding

• All buildings – leverage travel costs, economies of scale for contractor costs, have full picture at start

Sand Point

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The Energy Efficiency Process

❖Preliminary financing analysis and investigation – run the numbers❖Scopes of work❖Contractor bids - reviewed by energy auditor to assure equipment

selections will meet savings projections❖Financing❖Procurement❖Implement retrofits❖Inspections and commissioning❖Measurement and Verification (monitoring)

Sand Point

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Obstacles• Understanding of the process• Available time• Resources/expertise required

• energy auditor• project developer• appropriate procurement

practices• engineers and contractors• inspection and commissioning

False Pass

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Finances – 3 options:

• Self-financing out of cash on hand (6%-10% better than 1%)

• AHFC AEERLP loan (3.5%-4.5%, 5-15 year term, revenue stream collateral)

• Do nothing and/or wait for a grant

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