Focus on Energy

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Focus on Energy

• John Nicol, PE
• Industrial Program Manager
• January 30th, 2008

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What is Focus on Energy

• Statewide energy efficiency and renewable energy
  promotion program
• Funded by ratepayers
• Annual budget of 57 million
• Overseen by Public Service Commission

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Focus Objective

• Accelerate the rate of energy efficiency
  improvement in Wisconsin by supporting energy
  efficiency projects that otherwise would not get
  completed.

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Why Focus on Energy?

• Reduces the money leaving the state of Wisconsin
  (6 Billion per year for coal gas)
• Improves economic strength of Wisconsin
  manufacturers
• Reduces the rate of increase of utility costs

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Similar Programs
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Multiple Benefits of Efficiency

• Reducing future utility rate increases -
• Energy Efficiency lt 500 per kW
  while it costs
  gt2,000 per kW for new power plants
• Energy operating budget increases -
• Facilities have saved 20 of energy costs
  through increased efficiency
• Global climate change -
• Increasing efficiency is the most cost effective
  solution by far

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Cost of Electricity Resources (Source ACEEE
2006 EPRI 2006)
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Key Common Projects

• Steam Systems (gt80 of Gas Use) - 10 to 20
  savings from failed steam traps, blowdown heat
  recovery, linkage-less burner controls, stack
  economizers, ventilation controls
• Compressed Air Systems (10 kWh) - 10 to 50
  savings from repairing leaks, centralized
  control, reduce pressure, variable speed controls
• Pumping Systems (15 of kWh) up to 40 savings
  from using variable speed controls instead of
  valves
• Lighting Systems (8 of kWh) 40 to 60 savings
  from using high bay fluorescent fixtures
• Process Heating up to 80 savings from
  recovering waste heat. This is a significant
  opportunity in some industries.

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Key Emerging Opportunities

• Drying/Separation - up to 55 savings from
  membrane technology
• Process Heating/Melting - up to 40 savings from
  stack melters
• Bio Gasification - up to 100 savings especially
  in Pulp and Paper
• New Motor/Control Technologies - up to 60
  savings
• Combined Heat and Power (CHP) - very large
  potential savings

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Focus Program Basics

• Project incentives
• Study Incentives (50)
• Technical Support
• Information Education
• CleanTech Partner
• Targeting Key Industrial Clusters

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Focus Industrial Clusters

• Pulp and Paper
• Food Processing
• Metal Casting
• Plastics
• Printing
• Biofuels (Biodiesel/Ethanol)
• Water/Wastewater

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BarriersWhat are the problems we need to solve

• Low company ROI (although potential high society
  ROI)
• Constrained staffing
• Limited EE expertise
• Perceived regulatory impacts
• Perceived risk of actual savings
• Management commitment

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Desired meeting result

• Healthy discussion on cluster barriers leading to
  better understanding of barriers
• Action plan to develop process for solutions to
  EE barriers
• Commitment on working groups to move toward
  solutions

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Focus on Energy

• Industrial Technical Support and
• Project Incentives
• John Nicol
• Industrial Sector Manager
• 608-277-2941
• nicolj_at_saic.com
• 800-762-7077
• www.focusonenergy.com