Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy Program

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Wisconsins Industrial Focus on Energy Program
Jerry Eaton P.E., CEM, CPE Senior Industrial
Energy Advisor
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MISSION
Focus on Energy works with eligible Wisconsin
businesses to install cost effective energy
efficiency and renewable energy projects. Focus
information, resources and financial incentives
help to implement projects that otherwise would
not be completed, or to complete projects sooner
than scheduled. Its efforts help Wisconsin
residents and businesses manage rising energy
costs, promote in-state economic development,
protect our environment and control the state's
growing demand for electricity and natural gas.
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Why a Statewide Initiative?

• Improve energy efficiency statewide
• Enhance system reliability
• Promote rural economic development
• Provide consistent statewide geographic coverage
• Establish energy efficiency as a resource for
  use by PSC in planning

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Program Background

• 1999 Legislature created the program
• 2005 Expanded in 2005
• 2009 Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
• Independent state agency that regulates
  Wisconsin's public utilities and oversees Focus
  on Energy.
• Customer eligibility based on their electric
  and/or natural gas utilities
• Funding comes directly from your utility payments
• Public Benefit Fee (average is 1.2 )

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It Makes Economic Sense
Spend 500 to free up an existing kW by
implementing energy efficiency projects or
pay 2,500 per kW for constructing a new power
plant. The greenest electron is one that is
never produced
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Focus Accomplishments July 2001 June 2008

• More than 56,000 businesses and 1 million
  residents have participated in Focus
• More than 3,000 Wisconsin Industrial businesses
  partner with Focus to sell energy related goods
  and services
• By mid-2008, Wisconsins residents and businesses
  were saving more than 193 million annually due
  to Focus programs

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Win-Win-Win

• Win for Ratepayers
• keeps rates as low as possible
• Win for Wisconsin Economy
• keeps dollars in the state
• Win for Wisconsin Businesses
• Increases margins and infrastructure

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How Does it Work?

• Financial Assistance
• Prescriptive Incentives
• Custom Grants
• Cost Sharing on Assessments, Feasibility Studies
• Technical Support
• Energy Advisors
• Unbiased advice from experts that can identify
  opportunities and help quantify project pay back
• Industry specific experience
• Education/Training

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Prescriptive Incentives
Can be applied for after project is
complete Simply attach invoice and mail in with
completed application.

• EE Repulper Rotors
• EE burner inserts
• Steam Trap Survey/Repair
• Boiler Combustion Mgmt
• Specialty
• Dock Seals and Pits
• Vending Machines
• Monitor shutdown

• Lighting
• Compressed air studies
• Compressed air leak detection
• VSD Air compressors
• Premium Efficient Motors
• VFD pump / fan
• Boiler / Chiller tune-up
• Refrigeration tune-up

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Custom Incentives
Must be approved BEFORE project begins Must work
with a Focus Energy Advisor

• Up to 6 / kWh and 200 / kW (on first year
  savings)
• Up to 60 / therm (on first year savings)
• For projects with simple payback between 1.5 and
  4 years
• Up to 30 of the project cost
• Cap of 250,000 per project 500,000 per
  company per year

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Feasibility Study Incentives

• help you quantify savings opportunities
• Up to 50 of study cost, max 7,500 (larger
  grants possible for larger studies)

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Technical Services

• Identify and evaluate opportunities to reduce
  overall energy use or reduce energy use on a per
  unit of productive basis
• Support energy management planning and
  implementation
• Find vendors and evaluate their proposals for
  efficiency improvements
• Arrange technical training opportunities in
  energy efficiency

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Best Practice Training

• Practical Energy Management (PEM)
• Compressed Air Systems
• Refrigeration
• Ventilation
• Steam Systems
• Lighting
• Pumping Systems
• Fan Systems
• Motors
• To register, go to
• www.focusonenergy.com

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Sector-Specific Assistance

• Energy Guidebooks
• Pulp Paper
• Metalcasting
• Plastics
• Dairy/Food Processing
• Water/Waste water
• Management Best Practices
• Technical Best Practices
• Developed by industry experts
• Emerging technology assistance

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Summary

• Grants up to 30 of project costs!
• Most grants approved in less than 10 business
  days from submission
• Cap 250,000 per project 500,000 per tax
  ID annual limit
• Technical and study support
• Energy management team support

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Best Practice Story Mercury Marine

• Centralized Compressed Air System
• Savings
• 9.2 million kWh
• 1.1 MW trimmed
• 135,000 therms
• 6,900 tons CO2 reduced
• Economics
• 1,850,000 project cost
• 541,000 energy savings
• 60,000 Focus grant
• 3.4 year payback on energy
• 2.6 year payback with other savings
• 2.7 million power plant savings

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Questions Jerry Eaton, P.E., CEM, CPE
920-238-9026 jerome.c.eaton_at_saic.com 800-762
-7077 www.focusonenergy.com