Platte river power authority Efficiency programs

1
Platte river power authorityEfficiencyprograms

• Wyoming Utility Efficiency Exchange
• October 3, 2008

2
Platte River-City Relationship
Residential
Commercial
Distri-bution
Transmission
Generation
Industrial
Estes Park Fort Collins Longmont Loveland

• Platte River Power Authority
• Sole Supplier
• Joint Ownership / Equity
• Local Governance

Customers
3
DSM Drivers unregulated

• Public demand
• Public acceptance of new resources
• Cost effective (?)
• No programs we have examined result in net cost
  savings
• But, we expect to get 90 of our DSM
  expenditures back in savings
• Environmental benefits
• Best option for CO2 mitigation

4
CO2 Mitigation Cost Estimates
5
Efficiency Program Drivers

• Good for the environment
• Reduced fuel use
• Reduce emissions
• Potential to delay new generation and transmission

6
Efficiency Program Drivers

• Providing efficiency programs is expected of
  utilities
• Programs offered by our peers our customers
  notice
• Xcel is increasing programs
• Tri-State coops are starting programs
• APPA increasing focus on efficiency

7
Efficiency Program Drivers

• Customer service / community service
• Help participating customers save money with
  lower electric bills
• Particularly helpful as rates are increasing
• Provides other benefits to participants
• Better comfort (visual/thermal)
• Improved productivity or sales

• Spurs local investment
• Sales of energy-efficient products and services
• 3.2 million incentives ? 8 - 12 million local
  investment
• Provided by local trade allies

8
Program Selection Criteria

• Quantifiable/measurable/verifiable savings
• Savings must be real
• Action must really reduce energy use
• Programs must be able to influence customer
  decisions
• Cost effective to customer
• Market must exist / trade allies must exist
• Cost effectiveness
• Programs selected based on cost of conserved
  energy
• Value of conserved energy also a consideration
• Broad appeal
• Among customers
• Among member utilities

9
All Residential Efficiency Programs
Estes Park LWAT - CFLs Small wind w/ GEO Green
Power Fort Collins LWAT - CFLs Washers
Dishwashers Refrig recycling ZILCH AC Load
Management ENERGY STAR Homes Home Performance
with ES Solar PV w/GEO Green Energy Longmont LWAT
- CFLs Washers Dishwashers Refrig
recycling ENERGY STAR Homes Solar PV w/GEO Green
Energy Residential Energy Audit Program
Neighborhood Sweep Loveland LWAT -
CFLs Partnering with Power (AC load
Management) GreenSwitch
10
Current Platte River Efficiency Programs

• Commercial
• Electric Efficiency Program (EEP)
• Cooling Rebate Program
• LIGHTENUP
• Retrocommissioning Pilot (new)
• Residential
• Lighting with a Twist (LWAT)
• Energy Star New Homes (new)

11
Platte River Efficiency Program Results
12
Key Efficiency Program Metrics2008 Projections
6 discount rate
13
Financial Impact Wholesale Utility

• Current efficiency projection (2009-2014)
• 2 million/yr efficiency investment (1.2 of
  revenue)
• 93,000 MWh total savings in 2014 (2.6 energy
  savings)
• Minor rate pressure
• 1 higher rate in 2014 / 0.6 in 2020
• 2 less collected from member utilities in 2014
• Rest made up from increased surplus sales,
  avoided peaker fuel and purchases

14
How Much Can Utility Efficiency Do?
15
Thank you

• Wyoming Utility Efficiency Exchange
• October 3, 2008