energize HAMDEN Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Clean Energy Investment and Finance Authority Local Gas and Electric Utilities April 2013

General Information – Connecticut has been a leader in delivering nationally recognized efficiency and renewable energy programs for over two decades – Historically, these have been stand alone efforts, targeting individual measures delivered through traditional channels – Energize Hamden will build on that experience, combing multiple individual programs into a single, comprehensive delivery mechanism for Hamden’s homeowners. Energize Hamden will provide access to Home Performance professionals and utility staff who will provide: Immediate improvement in each home’s performance and comfort through the direct installation of efficiency measures; Resources to achieve deeper savings, e.g., improve the level of insulation; Information about fuel choices, e.g., natural gas, efficient electric or fuel oil equipment options; Information about ways to improve the health and safety of their home; and, Resources necessary to finance the investment in efficiency – The information collected through this pilot will allow us to better deliver these services going forward. 2

Resources & Partnerships – Local Community Task Force – Local Home Performance Professionals – Local Contractors – Local Lending Institutions – State Agencies: DEEP, CEFIA – Energy Efficiency Board – United Illuminating – Southern Connecticut Gas – Marketing Agent 3

Program Objectives Make it easier and cheaper for homeowners to convert to natural gas and make their homes more energy efficient – Provide bulk pricing for heating equipment and insulation by pooling customer demand – Lower the information and trust barriers to making upgrades through community-based marketing Provide easy access to low-cost financing for heating equipment and insulation through CEFIA and CHIF programs Lower the costs to ratepayers of expanding natural gas access – Coordinate paving schedule with gas conversion work to reduce/share paving costs – Aggregate off-main customers to share the cost of main extensions – Reduce marketing and installation costs of converting new customers 4

Program Objectives, cont’d Ensure that “deep” efficiency measures are installed at the time of conversion Ensure that homeowners who cannot cost-effectively convert to gas can easily invest in efficiency upgrades instead Increase awareness about the benefits of Home Performance and Healthy Home initiatives – Market these products and services as investments that “pay dividends” – Introduce Home Energy Score labels to help homeowners assess and value their efficiency investments 5

Tentative Program Schedule Monday, April 29 – Release RFP for HVAC and insulation contractors Week of May 6 – Bidders conference hosted by UI, SCG (date tbd) Friday, May 17 – Responses to RFP due Friday, May 31 – Announce selected installers Starting June 3 – Joint Town/Installer partnership kickoff meetings Week of June 3 – Town meetings with Clean Energy Task Forces Week of June 3 – Establish bi-weekly calls and kickoff workshops Week of June 10 & 17 – Efficiency/Conversion public workshops August 15 – Deadline for public enrollment in the program 6

Town Commitments Conduct a competitive bidding process in May 2013 for HVAC and insulation contractors at different tiers of customer participation – Electric and gas utilities will provide a template RFP and conduct a bidder’s conference Conduct marketing campaign between June-August 2013 to recruit participants – DEEP, CEFIA, EEB, and utilities will fund a Marketing Agent to provide support to town and Clean Energy Communities program to recruit “energy ambassadors” and organize public meetings – Electric utilities will develop and provide collateral materials for campaign Work with CEFIA to recruit community banks to provide low-cost financing – CEFIA is talking with Quinnipiac Bank about offering CEFIA’s Smart-E loan product Work with gas utility to harmonize paving schedule and other infrastructure repairs/upgrades with gas main construction 7

Town Selection Criteria – Town has signed the Clean Energy Community Pledge – Town has a Clean Energy Task Force willing to dedicate resources to this Pilot – Town has a mix of homes located on-main, near-main, and, off main. – Town did not participate in SolarizeCT – Towns displays economic diversity – Town can communicate a paving and road work schedule to Program Administrators 8