Energy Efficiency Program Performance

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Energy Efficiency Program Performance

• Dian M. Grueneich, CommissionerCalifornia Public
  Utilities Commission

NARUC Winter Meeting - February 16, 2008 ?
Washington DC
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National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency
Released on July 31, 2006 at the National
Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
meeting Goal To create a sustainable, aggressive
national commitment to energy efficiency through
gas and electric utilities, utility regulators,
and partner organizations Over 60 member
public-private Leadership Group developed five
recommendations and commits to take
action Additional commitments to energy
efficiency exceeds 120 organizations Facilitated
by US DOE and EPA www.epa.gov/eeactionplan

• National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency
• Recommendations
• Recognize energy efficiency as a high-priority
  energy resource.
• Make a strong, long-term commitment to implement
  cost-effective energy efficiency as a resource.
• Broadly communicate the benefits of and
  opportunities for energy efficiency.
• Provide sufficient, timely and stable program
  funding to deliver energy efficiency where
  cost-effective.
• Modify policies to align utility incentives with
  the delivery of cost-effective energy efficiency
  and modify ratemaking practices to promote energy
  efficiency investments.

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Model Energy Efficiency Program Impact Evaluation
Guide

• Guide was developed because a need was identified
  for documents that foster best practices and
  promote consistent evaluations of programs
• Provides a structure and several model approaches
  for
• Calculating energy and demand savings
• Calculating avoided emissions
• Published in November 2007 after a year long
  national committee process

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Objectives

• To provide
• A model impact evaluation process that can be
  used by individual jurisdictions (states,
  utilities, etc.) with their own specific
  evaluation requirements
• Basic descriptions and guidance, in a policy
  neutral manner, of evaluation options and issues
• List of reference documents and resources
• Readers should be able to
• Define the basic objectives, structure and
  evaluation approaches that will be used for their
  own program-specific, impact evaluation
• Using the Guide and other documents referenced in
  Guide, prepare a complete program impact
  evaluation plan.

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The Participants

• Advisory Group
• Commissioner Dian Grueneich, California PUC
  (co-chair)
• Diane Munns, EEI (co-chair)
• Chris James, formerly of Connecticut DEP
• Rick Leuthauser, MidAmerican Energy Company
• Jan Schori, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
• Peter Smith, formerly of NYSERDA
• Technical Group
• Steve Schiller, Schiller Consulting (Principal
  Author)
• Derik Broekhoff, World Resources Institute
• Nick Hall, TecMarket Works
• M. Sami Khawaja, Quantec
• David Sumi, PA Consulting
• Laura Vimmerstedt, National Renewable Energy Lab
• Ed Vine, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
• Reviewers
• Draft sent to hundreds

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What is EE in CA
Energy Efficiency is Californias highest
priority resource to

• Meet energy needs
• Save money
• Reduce GHG emissions
• EE is 1 in loading order

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What EE Can Generate ..
Source California Green Innovation Index, 2008
Inaugural Issue Next 10, page 21.
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CAs Approach to EMV - Protocols

• Californias Protocols establish a uniform
  approach for
• Conducting robust and cost-efficient energy
  efficiency evaluation studies
• Documenting ex-post evaluation-confirmed (i.e.
  realized) energy efficiency program and portfolio
  effects
• Supporting the performance bases for judging
  energy efficiency program and portfolio
  achievements
• Providing data to support energy efficiency
  program and portfolio cost-effectiveness
  assessments
• EMV budgets about 8 of program costs and,
• EMV overseen by CPUC, independent of IOUs.

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What it takes .. Integration, Innovation,
Collaboration
The Next Generation of California EE

• Long-term (through 2020), statewide utility
  strategic plan www.californiaenergyefficiency.com
• Integration across customer demand resources
• Real time/interactive Energy Efficiency Web
  Portal

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Big Bold Energy Efficiency Strategies
Commercial New Construction

• All new commercial construction in California
  will be zero net energy by 2030.

Residential / Small Commercial HVAC

• Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
  industry will be reshaped

Residential New Construction

• All new residential construction in California
  will be zero net energy by 2020.

Low-Income Energy Efficiency

• All eligible homes energy-efficient by 2020.