Help make energy efficiency easy, transparent and scalable. Iowa Industrial Energy Group Spring Conference April 11, 2017 Audrey Bragg, Senior Policy Analyst

Disclaimer The information in this presentation has been prepared by and is the sole responsibility of E4TheFuture. E4TheFuture is not a project partner and does not represent DOE, the six states, and/or partners TCR and NASEO. As such, the views expressed in this presentation are strictly those of E4TheFuture and may not coincide precisely with information provided by the above-referenced project, participating states, or project partners. Audrey Bragg, Senior Policy Analyst, E4TheFuture, serves as member of the Steering / Advisory Committee for the above-referenced project; this presentation is not paid for under the DOE award.

Agenda Iowa Energy Jobs What is the NEER? Key Concepts Voluntary Market Application in Iowa Question & Answer

Iowa energy jobs

Clean Energy v. Coal & Gas According to the Department of Energy’s 2017 Jobs Report

Clean Energy Breakdown 4% (1,022) Storage 0% (133) Smart Grid 0% (13) Hydro 16% (3,859) Wind 3% (745) Solar 77% (18,845) Energy Efficiency

Developmental Process What is neer?

Question #1 Are you familiar with the NEER project? Yes No

Question #2 Are you familiar with the M-RETS and Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) Yes No

State Initiative on Principles and Governance Two-year initiative to define: NEER Principles and Operating Rules Steering/Advisory Committee to develop and finalize Multi-stakeholder Working Group ensures Principles and Rules meet the needs of all stakeholders Demonstration software developed to inform rules Roadmap for state adoption and implementation Key functional platform components Funded though U.S. DOE 2015 State Energy Program Award to Tennessee

The NEER Framework Provider Account EE Project Asset Output Certificates Transaction Tracking Retirement

NEER Account Structure Registration and Reporting Asset Output Log Active Instruments Retired Instruments Commoditization and Trading

EE Project Registration & Reporting is COMPLICATED Inspection of installation Prove ownership Prove no double counting EM&V Plans EM&V Studies Technical Reference Manuals Third Party Verification

NEER Value Added: a Digital Platform “Off the Shelf” standard elements of EE Project registration & reporting Customization to meet a Jurisdiction’s individual needs

State Initiative on Principles and Governance Timeline Timeframe Task March – April 2016 Formation of Multi-stakeholder Working Group & Steering/Advisory Committee April 2016 – February 2017 Multi-stakeholder Working Group to draft NEER Principles and Operating Rules April – May 2017 Public comment period for draft NEER Principles and Operating Rules September 2017 Final roadmap for state adoption and implementation October 2017 Key functional platform requirements

Key concepts

Question #3 Are you familiar with the Common Application for college? Yes No

Common platform – win/win for colleges and applicants Colleges retain decision authority

Measure to Fit the Task

Measuring Energy Efficiency to Fit the Task Savings projections based on modeling for use in consumer education Estimated EE savings for report based on deemed savings for a ratepayer-funded program annual report Guaranteed savings for a Performance Contract Third-Party Verified savings for commoditization into tradable certificates Qualification to bid into and get paid based on a Forward Capacity Auction Demonstrate compliance with Clean Air Act requirement

Full Disclosure of Measurement Methodology

NEER QA/QC Framework Registration & Reporting Who is authorized to submit, review and approve different documents What documents need to be submitted Where documents are archived When have all the steps been completed and all parties agree the quantity savings number is acceptable

NEER QA/QC Protocol: Define the field EPA Model   NEER Enhanced QA/QC NEER Basic QA/QC Eligibility & EM&V Standard Accredited Independent Verifier Self- Report Verification

Brand Potential   NEER Enhanced QA/QC NEER Basic QA/QC

How to participate?

State Initiative on Principles and Governance Timeline Timeframe Task March – April 2016 Formation of Multi-stakeholder Working Group & Steering/Advisory Committee April 2016 – February 2017 Multi-stakeholder Working Group to draft NEER Principles and Operating Rules April – May 2017 Public comment period for draft NEER Principles and Operating Rules September 2017 Final roadmap for state adoption and implementation October 2017 Key functional platform requirements

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD April 3rd – May 31st Questions? Thank you! For more information, please contact: Audrey Bragg Senior Policy Analyst E4TheFuture abragg@e4thefuture.org PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD April 3rd – May 31st Visit www.NEERegistry.org for More Information 27