The Connecticut Light

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The Connecticut LightPower Company

• Conservation Load ManagementProgram Year
  20081st Quarter Report
• May 15, 2008

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Highlights

• Successfully bid into ISO-NEs Transition Period
  Market with Other Demand Resources (ODRs) for
  energy efficiency programs resulting in 1.2
  Million dollars for the CEEF.
• Successfully bid into ISO-NEs Forward Capacity
  Market (FCM) three new capacity projects totaling
  112 MWs committed for delivery on June 1, 2010
  (FCA-1).
• Conducted several sales transactions of Class III
  Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) resulting in
  0.1 Million dollars booked for the CEEF.
• Continued strong customer participation in CI
  Energy Opportunities, Small Business and
  Residential Lighting programs.
• Submitted a Joint Utility Contract Administrator
  proposal in response to the Fuel Oil Conservation
  Boards Request for Proposal.

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Energy Savings Expenditures

• 16.1 M in spending
• 9.7 M on CI
• 5.4 M on Residential
• 1.0 M on Other (Planning, Eval., Admin., IT,
  etc.)
• 22.1 MW in peak demand savings
• 3.2 MW in CI
• 2.4 MW in Residential
• 16.5 MW in Other (Load Response Power Factor)

• Budget and Goals based on October 1, 2007 filing
  in Docket 07-10-03

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Residential Retail Products

• 360 appliance and lighting retailers enrolled in
  the program
• Over 30 lighting events conducted
• 17 Lighting Negotiated Cooperative Promotions
  (NCPs) implemented
• Over 650,000 lighting products rebated
• Over 147,500 specialty products sold

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Appliance Retirement

• Planning for Bernies live in-store promotion
  scheduled during Earth Week
• Planning for Best Buy scheduled for Memorial Day
  weekend kick-off
• Four independent retailers also participating
• Portland Electric, Portland, CT
• Marcs Appliance Warehouse, West Hartford, CT
• Associated Appliance Service, Monroe and
  Stamford, CT
• Hallocks Appliance, Branford and West Haven, CT

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Home Energy Solutions

• 1,945 homes served in the first quarter
• 65 trained technicians now in the field
• Building Performance Institute certification
  training planned for July and September, 2008

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Residential New Construction

• Over 3,000 units were carried over from 2007.
  2008 completions will be heavily impacted
  by the sluggish housing market. Some participants
  have halted their projects.
• The 2008 program offers prescriptive incentives
  for efficient heating and cooling equipment and
  measures, as well as promoting code compliance.
• The 2008 program places the responsibility on the
  market to absorb the costs of home ratings which
  will improve program cost effectiveness.
• 118 homes have been completed in the 1st quarter,
  19 Tax Credit homes to date.
• There is continued increased interest in
  geothermal installations.

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Low Income (WRAP)

• 2,875 households served
• Targeting senior centers statewide
• Continue to meet with the non-weatherization
  agencies to promote WRAP at their intake centers
• Planning continues for Utility Day Events to be
  held throughout state to promote WRAP
• Held CT Housing Finance Authority Utility Day
  Events to promote WRAP to new low income home
  buyers

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Energy Conscious Blueprint

• CEEF, CLP and UI sponsored a training seminar in
  March 2008 on Leadership in Environmental Energy
  and Design (LEED).
• Conducted presentation to the Town of
  Southingtons Energy Task Force.
• CLP participated in the (EEI) National Accounts
  Energy Conference in March 2008 to address energy
  issues affecting National Account customers and
  how CEEF can assist these customers in
  Connecticut.
• Efforts continue on the integration of Electric
  and Gas programs with combined gas and electric
  projects being developed with customers.
• CLP implemented a trade ally outreach program,
  to ensure that architects, engineers and/or
  contractors firms are aware of the opportunities
  available through the Energy Conscious Blueprint
  program.

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Energy Opportunities

• CEEF/CLP hosted a training seminar on March 26th
  for approximately 90 attendees on Energy
  Management Planning. The seminar was developed
  to help train those charged with developing an
  Energy Management Plan for multiple buildings.
• Efforts continue on the integration of Electric
  and Gas programs with combined gas and electric
  projects being developed with customers.
• The Accelerated Chiller Replacement project
  installations are on schedule to help reduce
  summer peak.
• 21 Total Projects.
• 15,320 Tons Being Replaced.
• 3.85 MW Peak Demand Savings.
• On program completion, an estimated 6.7M of
  incentives will have been paid to participating
  customers.

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Operation Maintenance (RetroCx)

• Participated in discussions with ECMB consultants
  to explore options and opportunities for OM
  program improvements.
• Business Energy Challenge (BEC) Pilot Pilot
  program in development phase, Identifying
  qualified customers for pilot.
• RetroCx 31 total projects initiated
• Four RCx Surveys completed totaling four
  buildings
• Four projects entering the investigation phase
• One project installed, inspected and in final
  document review
• Five projects in implementation phase
• CEEF RCx program overview presented at 2008
  National Conference on Building Commissioning

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Small Business Energy Advantage

• 295 projects completed.
• Program continues to experience success in terms
  of both high customer participation and
  contractor leads.
• Continue working with vendors to increase program
  comprehensiveness (refrigeration, air
  compressors, etc.).
• 2008 projects reflect new incentive structure of
  40 (vs. 50 in 2007).
• 12 contractors are in the program for 2008.

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Smart Living - Museum Partnerships

• CLP participated in brainstorming workshop in
  March as part of the planning for an expanded
  energy exhibit at Stepping Stones Childrens
  Museum (SSMC) in Norwalk. The CEEF exhibit that
  was installed there in 2005 has had over 200,000
  visitors and will be incorporated into the new
  exhibit area.
• In Feburary 2008 both Darien and Stamford
  borrowed the CFL display and CLP is partnering
  with the two SWCT towns to provide a permanent
  CFL display for their town/city hall lobby.

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Science Center

• Science Center hired National Renewable Energy
  Laboratory (NREL) as consultant to revise the
  exhibits for CEEF and CCEF for scientific
  accuracy and state science curriculum standards.
• Continuing to work with Connecticut Science
  Center along with the CCEF on the revised exhibit
  drawings.
• The opening of the Center has been delayed to
  March 2009.

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eeSmarts

• Seven (7) workshops were held in the 1st Quarter
  of 2008, including Norwalk (SSMC), Monroe,
  Waterbury, Cheshire (CT Assoc. of Schools),
  Danbury, and Ansonia.
• Co-Sponsor of the 60th Annual CT Science Fair
  held at Quinnipiac University in March. ECMB and
  Company staff participated as judges for the
  eesmarts Future Sustainibility Award. Over 400
  middle and high school students entered.
• YTD 1st Quarter 2008 results
• Three general workshops conducted
• Four custom workshops conducted
• Over 100 teachers have participated

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ISO-NE Load Response

• YTD actual spending reflects capacity transition
  period payments obtained from ISO-NEs Forward
  Capacity Market (FCM) and reimbursed to the
  Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund
  (3.05/kW-month x 1 plus ISO-NE Reserve Margin).
  
• Kilowatt (kW) savings includes both price (3.8
  MW) and demand response (12.7 MW).

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Power Factor Improvement Program

• One project approved and currently in progress.
• Power Factor vendors are preparing proposals for
  10 additional projects.

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Research, Development Demonstration (RDD)

• Lighting Resource Center Daylight Dividends
  Program 2- year continuation program was
  recently initiated.
• RDD Program Policy Working Group (PWG) Monthly
  Meetings conducted to provide due diligence
  review of on-going projects Final Reports, and
  review of new technologies.