Finger Lakes Energy $mart Communities Program

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Finger Lakes Energy mart Communities Program

• Matthew Griffiths, Coordinator
• Genesee Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council

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What is NYSERDA?

• Public Benefit Corporation
• Created by the Legislature in 1975
• Conduct finance programs for
• Energy and Environmental Research and Development
• Deployment of Energy Efficient Technologies
  (residential commercial)
• Low Income Residential

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NYSERDA SBC Strategy

• PSCs Public Policy Goals
• Improve system wide reliability and peak
  reduction thru energy efficiency actions
• Improve energy efficiency and access to energy
  options for underserved customers
• Reduce environmental impacts of energy production
  and use
• Facilitate competition to benefit end-users
• NYSERDA portfolio of 30 SBC Programs
• Significant Progress Towards Goals

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NY SBC Program Budget Allocation(787 Million
June 2001 thru June 2006)
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SBC Eligible Participants

• Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp.
• Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.
• New York State Electric and Gas Corp.
• National Grid
• Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
• Rochester Gas Electric

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NYSERDAs RD Programs

• Research and Development
• Provide financial/technical assistance to New
  York businesses who are developing energy/
  environmental technologies
• New products manufactured in New York
• Innovative processes that save energy
• RD Programs
• Industry
• Buildings
• Energy Resources
• Transportation and Power Systems
• Environment

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Whats Hot

• Distributed Generation/Combine Heat Power
• Industrial Process Improvements
• Renewable Technologies
• RPS Procurement
• Site Renewable Mfg Plants
• Transmission Distribution - NYSERDA/Electric
  Power Research Institute (EPRI) developing a
  statewide strategic RD plan
• Hydrogen Infrastructure

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Technical Assistance
Objective Establish network of TA providers

• Feasibility Studies
• Energy Operations Management
• Rate Analysis Aggregation
• CHP Renewable Generation
• FlexTech
• Audits

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FlexTech

• 36 engineering firms under contract with NYSERDA
• First come, first serve
• All types of energy engineering assistance is
  eligible
• NYSERDA reimburses customer up to 50 of the
  study cost up to a maximum of 50,000

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Energy Audit Program

• Small businesses and other facilities
• Helps identify improvements that yield electric
  savings
• Audit cost depends on annual electric bill
• Annual Electric Bill Energy Audit Fee
• Less than 12,000 200
• 12,000 - 48,000 400
• 48,000 - 100,000 600
• Audit fee is refundable if recommended measures
  are implemented

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New Construction Program

• Objective
• Transform the way buildings are designed and
  built
• Services
• Both new construction and substantial renovations
• Technical assistance
• Financial incentives to offset added costs
  associated with more energy-efficient equipment
  and systems
• Commissioning

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New Construction Program

• Applicants may choose among pre-qualified
  equipment (50,000 cap/120,000 for geothermal) ,
  custom measures (120,000 cap) or whole building
  design incentives (300,000 cap/375,00 for LEED
  certified buildings)
• Whole building design and performance-based
  incentives are capped at 60 of the incremental
  costs of qualified electric energy-efficient
  measures
• NYSERDA will fund the initial 5,000 for
  technical assistance and cost share (50/50) the
  remainder up to a maximum of 100,000

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New Construction Program

• Incentives available for design and installation
  of advanced solar and daylighting technologies
  (200,000 cap)
• Building commissioning required for projects over
  100,000 in incentives.
• Applicants eligible for up to 50,000 in
  commissioning services

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Green Building Program

• Designed to minimize the environmental and
  economic impacts of commercial, industrial, and
  institutional buildings in New York State.
• Long-term goal is to make green design standard
  practice.
• Services provided
• Materials Analysis
• Energy Modeling
• LEED Assessment
• Commissioning
• Training
• Design Guidelines

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Commercial/Industrial Performance

• Objective Build a Robust ESCO Industry
• Provides incentives to contractors that deliver
  verifiable electric energy savings
• Standard Performance Contract is between NYSERDA
  and contractor
• Contractor - Energy Service Company or ESCO

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Commercial Industrial Performance

• Financial incentives paid on a performance basis
  to contractors implementing cost-effective
  electrical efficiency improvements.
• 400,000 cap per end user.
• Incentives paid per kilowatt hour of savings are
• 0.05 for lighting efficiency
• 0.10 for motors other pre-approved measures
• 0.20 for cooling
• Custom measures on a case-by-case basis

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Energy mart Loan Fund

• NYSERDA buys down the interest rate on loans by
  4
• Loans must be with a lender participating in the
  Program NYSERDA does not make the loans
• Maximum amount bought down is 1,000,000
• Maximum length of buy down is 10 years

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Smart Equipment Choices Program

• Incentives defray a portion of the incremental
  capital cost of energy-efficient equipment
• All equipment is pre-qualified and paid on a per
  measure basis
• Maximum incentive 10,000

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New York Energy martSM Program
Economic and Environmental Benefits

• 2.8 billion capital investment in New York
• 1 of public benefit investment leverages
  additional 2.5 of private investment
• 198 million annual reduction in energy costs
• 4,200 net jobs created or retained
• 1,400 GWh per year saved equivalent to providing
  energy to 230,000 households
• Annual emission reductions (tons)
• Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 1,280
• Sulfur dioxides (SO2) 2,320
• Carbon dioxide (CO2) 1,000,000 (equivalent to
  200,000 fewer cars on the road)

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Contact Information
Matthew Griffiths 585-454-0190 ext
22 mgriffiths_at_gflrpc.org

• 518-862-1090
• 1-866-NYSERDA
• info_at_nyserda.org
• www,nyserda.org