Energy Efficiency: What Works for Public Power

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Energy Efficiency What Works for Public Power
Ursula Schryver Director, Customer
Programs American Public Power Association
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American Public Power Association

• APPA is the service organization for the nation's
  more than 2,000 community-owned electric
  utilities.
• Its purpose is to advance the public policy
  interests of its members and their consumers, and
  provide member services to ensure adequate,
  reliable electricity at a reasonable price with
  the proper protection of the environment

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Facts About Public Power

• More than 2,000 community-owned electric
  utilities
• Serve more than 45 million Americans or 14 of
  the nations electricity customers
• Some of the nation's largest cities including
  Los Angeles, San Antonio and Orlando operate
  public power utilities, but many are small,
  serving 3,000 or fewer customers.
• 1,400 utilities serve communities with
  populations of 10,000 or fewer

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Why Energy Efficiency is Important

• Helps utilities manage increasing energy costs
• Provides customers with tools to control and
  lower bills
• Helps meet the continued growth in electricity
  demand
• May help avoid or delay construction of new
  generation

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Why Energy Efficiency is Important

• May boost support for building generation
• Demonstrates environmental stewardship
• Improves a utilitys ability to respond to
  climate change laws or regulations
• Provides a utility with opportunities to help CI
  customers
• Helps the local economy

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Aligns Well with Public Powers Mission

• Acting in the best interest of the community
• Helps residential customers keep bills down
• Helps CI customers remain profitable and in
  business
• Customers can directly participate in the
  planning of their electric power future

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Leading by Example Public Power
Programs Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED)

• Sacramento Municipal Utility District received a
  LEED-EB Platinum certification for their Customer
  Service Center.
• Benefits to SMUD include lower maintenance costs,
  reduced energy use, improved indoor air quality,
  reduction in toxic chemicals, increased
  productivity and positive customer relations.
• Wisconsin Public Power Inc. plans to begin an
  addition and remodeling project on their Sun
  Prairie headquarters.
• The facility will be built to LEED New
  Construction Gold standards. This will include
  using less energy and allowing for more light to
  enter the building.

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Energy Audits Public Power Programs

• Tallahassee Electric Utility, Florida offers free
  energy audits to residential and business
  customers, which includes information on
  achieving greater energy efficiency and on
  low-interest loans and rebates for renewable
  energy implementation.
• Anchorage Municipal Light Power, Alaska offers
  a Web-based energy audit tool identifying methods
  for customers to save energy and improve energy
  efficiency.

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CFLs Public Power Programs

• Lansing Board of Water Light, MI - Change a
  Light, Change Michigan Program partners with Ace
  Hardware retailers to offer CFLs for a reduced
  price and encouraging residents to switch to the
  energy-saving bulbs.
• Oberlin Municipal Light Power, Ohio purchases
  CFLs in bulk and sells them individually to
  customers from the Administrative Office or a
  local hardware store for the reduced, bulk price.
• Colorado Springs Utilities, Colorado offers 1
  discount on CFLs when purchased at participating
  local retailers with no limit on quantity of CFLs
  purchased.

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Educational Programs Public Power Programs

• Springfield City Water, Light Power, Illinois
  offers free workshops designed to help
  residential customers learn home energy
  efficiency improvements, which can be implemented
  at little to no cost.
• Cleveland Public Power, Ohio offers free home
  energy efficiency and conservation improvement
  clinics.
• Colton Public Utilities, Calif. offers Kids
  Korner, an online portal where children can learn
  about the importance of energy efficiency, ways
  to make their home more energy efficient, and
  calculate energy usage in their home.

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Commercial Customers Public Power Programs

• Anaheim Public Utilities, Calif. waives building
  permit fees for business when retrofitting
  inefficient equipment with approved energy
  efficient equipment
• Alameda Power Telecom, Calif. offers rebates
  for retrofitting existing buildings with high
  efficiency lighting and/or high efficiency air
  conditioning equipment
• Idaho Falls Power, Idaho offers a zero interest
  loan to qualifying commercial customers for
  installation of energy efficient lighting and
  other conservation upgrades

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Load Management Public Power Programs

• Columbia Water Light, Missouri allows customers
  to sign up the load management program during
  summer months, which involves the installation of
  a radio-signal switch to cycle participants air
  conditioning systems during peak load periods,
  customers can receive a 5 discount on their
  summer electricity bills.
• The Long Island Power Authority offers the
  LIPAedge program to help meet peak electric
  demand during the summer. A digital programmable
  thermostat is provided and installed free of
  charge and allows LIPA to adjust the operation
  and temperature of the customers air
  conditioning system a few days throughout the
  summer.

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Resources Department of Energys Industrial
Technologies Program

• Free industrial assessments
• Training for industrial customers or utility
  personnel
• Tip sheets
• http//www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/saveenergynow
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• www.EERCnet.org

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EPAs ENERGY STAR

• PSA Materials
• _at_ Home Tool
• Home Energy Yardstick
• Rebate Finder
• Web banners, royalty free images, posters,
  marketing and information materials
• Publications
• www.ENERGYSTAR.gov

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Energy Efficiency Resource Central

• Public powers initiative for energy efficiency
• An ongoing APPA effort to offer a wide variety of
  education, policy and advocacy resources and
  services to help utilities promote energy
  efficiency.

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www.EERCnet.org

• Database of public power energy efficiency
  programs
• Free Webinars on energy efficiency topics
• Starting an Energy Efficiency Program for Your
  Utility and Community
• Resources for Industrial Customers

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APPA Resources

• Energy Efficiency Summit, Nov. 12-14,
  Indianapolis, Ind.
• Energy services/DSM survey
• Energy services list server
• Publications
• Energy Matters for the Home
• Energy Matters for Small Business
• Energy Matters for Industrial Customers (2009)
• Easy Steps to Energy Efficiency
• A New View on Energy Efficiency (2009)
• Power Bandit CD

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Helping Customers Manage High Bills

• Fact sheet on why electricity prices are rising
• Sample news release
• Sample letter to the editor
• Home Energy Makeover template
• Web ads
• Links to other resources and member programs

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Demonstration of Energy-Efficient Developments

• Public powers research and grant program.
• Grants Members may apply for funding for their
  innovative utility projects. Up to 75K/project.
• Student scholarships DEED will pay you to put a
  student to work at your utility. Ten, 4,000
  student research grants/internships available
  annually.
• Knowledge - quarterly newsletter online,
  searchable database of current completed
  projects publications, software, and DVDs are
  available at a discount to members.
• Awards Provide recognition for your utility in
  your community and the industry.

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For more information

• Ursula Schryver
• Director, Customer Programs
• APPA
• [phone]
• USchryver_at_APPAnet.org