Electricity Retrofit Incentive Program

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• Electricity Retrofit Incentive Program
• (ERIP)

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Agenda

• Program overview
• Detailed application process
• Questions

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Program Description
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Program Players
Ontario Power Authority
Your Electrical Utility
General Service Customers
Channel Partners
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Program Overview
ERIP
Custom projects
Prescriptive projects
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Prescriptive Projects

• Fixed incentives offered for predefined
  technologies
• 2 to 500 per measure
• Minimum 250 incentive
• Average of 250/kW

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Prescriptive Technologies

• Lighting
• Fluorescent lighting systems (T8, T5, CFLs)
• Metal halide lighting systems
• LED EXIT signs
• Occupancy sensors
• Motors
• Three phase premium efficiency motors 1-200 hp
• Cooling equipment
• Unitary A/C units up to 25 tons that are Energy
  Star qualified or CEE compliant
• Transformers
• 15 to 1000 kVA
• Agriculture
• 24 ventilation fans
• Swine creep heat and controls
• Livestock waters
• Photo cell and timer lighting controls

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Custom Projects

• Technology, equipment and systems evaluated on
  the basis of their power and energy performance
  improvement
• Incentive offered based specifically on the level
  of improvement
• 150/kW (or 50 of incremental cost, if lower)
• Minimum 10kW savings

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Application content
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Application form
Worksheets
ERIP Application
One application per facility
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Application Process
Custom projects
Prescriptive projects
Pre-approval
Payment
Pre-approval
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Project Application
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Pre-approval

• Fill out application form
• Fill out appropriate worksheets
• Submit forms and supporting documentation
• Receive approval
• Install equipment
• Submit completion forms within 30 days of
  installation for verification
• Receive incentive cheque

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Payment

• Purchase / install equipment
• Fill out application form
• Fill out appropriate worksheets
• Submit forms and supporting documentation within
  30 days of installation for verification
• Receive incentive cheque

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Supporting Documents

• Prescriptive (Pre-approval option)
• Project application form
• All applicable prescriptive worksheets
  (lighting, motors, transformers, unitary AC,
  agriculture)
• Specification sheets

• Prescriptive (Payment option)
• All of the above plus
• Purchase invoices with model number and quantity
• Proof of payment
• ESA certificate

• Custom (Pre-approval option)
• Project application form
• Custom application project and calculation
  worksheet
• Detailed calculations
• Specification sheets
• Utility data

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Dates and Timing

• Deadline for all applications
• Prior to Dec. 31, 2007
• In-service date
• Prior to Dec. 1, 2008
• Improvements will remain gt 36 months
• Applications due 30 days after installation

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Review of how to

• Visit www.erip.ca to review ERIP details and
  forms
• Contact a contractor (see website)
• Complete an energy assessment and review findings
• Determine whether the project is prescriptive,
  custom or both
• Determine which of the pre-approval or payment
  option processes apply
• Work with your contractor to complete application
  process

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Benefits of Participation

• Receive financial incentives
• Reduce operating costs
• Improve system reliability
• Help to meet OPA conservation targets
• Reduce environmental / climate change impacts

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Looking at the Worksheets
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Prescriptive Worksheets
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Custom Worksheets
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Custom Worksheets
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Custom Worksheets (cont.)
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Custom Project Calculation Sheet
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Utility Data

• Monthly utility data
• Demand
• Consumption
• Cost

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Verification Process

• Within 30 days of installation, submit
• Notice of Completion
• Purchase invoices with model number and quantity
  proof of payment
• ESA certificate
• Finn Projects will verify
• Above submission
• Finn Projects will conduct site verification of
  all custom projects 10 of prescriptive projects

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Linkage to Other Incentives

• Complementary funding may be sought from
• Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation
  (CIPEC)
• Energy Retrofit Assistance (ERA) for Commercial
  and Industrial Buildings
• ecoENERGY Retrofit Incentive for Buildings
• ENERGY STAR Qualified Products
• Union Gas Programs
• Enbridge Gas Distribution Programs

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Cost Savings
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Contact Information

• Submit applications to your utility
• See www.erip.ca for submission information
• For more information call our general inquiries
  line 1-866-869-0502

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Questions

• Thank you!
• Questions?