NEET Workgroup #3 - Residential Subgroup Snohomish County PUD November 2008

Residential Energy Consumption in the Region – Annual Load

Residential Energy Consumption in the Region – End-Use 2008

Residential Energy Consumption in the Region – End-Use 2020

Residential Energy Consumption in the Region – 2008 – 2020 Growth by End-Use

High Priority Program Concepts  Plug Load Program  Energy Efficiency Financing  Education and Behavioral Modification

Plug Load Program: Program Concept  Encourage efficiency of plug loads through:  Increased manufacturing standards  Improved product labeling  Targeted incentives  Intelligent load control  Consumer education

Plug Load Program: Value Add  What is the value added to the region? Why is it important?  Plug loads are one of the fastest growing residential end-use loads in the region – electronics alone are expected to increase from ~ 800 aMW in 2008 to 1600 aMW in 2020  Regional coordination is necessary to influence manufacturers and standard bodies

Plug Load Program: Not Occurring but Should  What is not occurring now that we should be doing?  Little information is available about the performance of electronic goods  ENERGY STAR standards do not capture all efficiency potential  Consumers make purchase decisions without considering energy implications  Use of equipment is not optimized

Plug Load Program: Efficient Delivery  Is there a way to do things more efficiently than we are doing today?  Coordinated efforts to influence manufacturers and standards groups (e.g., DOE, EPA) would be more effective  More consistent messaging to consumers about the energy consumption characteristics of electronic equipment is needed  Control technologies, such as occupancy sensor power strips, need more testing and validation

Plug Load Program: Implementation  How would you suggest the recommendation be implemented?  Assign responsibility of negotiating with manufacturers, standards and labeling groups to a regional entity to make more efficient electronic equipment available in the region  Explore establishment of higher standards for the region  Develop regional educational effort to inform consumers about energy consumption of electronics equipment  Test control technologies  Develop regional strategy for adoption of incentives for efficient equipment and controls by local utilities  Partner with California??

Plug Load Program: Workgroup Support  Is there strong support within the workgroup for the recommendation?  Yes

Energy Efficiency Financing: Program Concept  Develop financing options for energy efficiency projects  Encourage more comprehensive investments in energy efficiency  Address barriers faced by low and medium income residents  Develop methods for measuring performance of efficiency investments that create cash flow to service debt  Reduce institutional barriers faced by potential lenders: utilities, agencies, private lenders

Energy Efficiency Financing: Value Add  What is the value added to the region? Why is it important?  Expanded availability of financing would address a significant barrier to comprehensive investment in efficiency ● Point-of-sale or retrofit  Availability of financing could allow for rapid deployment of key efficiency technologies  Allows us to address the major residential uses of energy – 5000 aMW for residential space and water heating in 2020

Energy Efficiency Financing: Not Occurring but Should  What is not occurring now that we should be doing?  Financing programs are few and far between  Some customers are unable to secure funding for efficiency investments  Lenders and other related stakeholders do not recognize unique value of efficiency assets

Energy Efficiency Financing: Efficient Delivery  Is there a way to do things more efficiently than we are doing today?  Develop indices to describe performance of efficiency investments  Create revolving loan fund to support rapid deployment of specific technologies

Energy Efficiency Financing: Implementation  How would you suggest the recommendation be implemented?  Establish policies at the state or utility level to facilitate financing  Educate lenders and other stakeholders  Develop project performance metrics to inform purchase or lending decisions ● Energy Performance Standard or HERS Index or other tool to give residents a “MPG” for their home  Educate consumers to look for seek home performance information when buying new or existing homes  Develop policies or program offerings to encourage comprehensive efficiency improvements ● Encourage adoption of efficiency or savings targets when pursuing retrofits ● Provide lower interest rate or other financing benefits for greater percentage energy reduction

Energy Efficiency Financing: Workgroup Support  Is there strong support within the workgroup for the recommendation?  Moderate support – recognition of significant risks, failure of previous attempts

Education and Behavior Change: Program Concept  Create greater awareness and knowledge about energy consumption and savings opportunity through:  Effective messaging  Early education  Communication tools that inform customers on the level and timing of energy consumption  Benchmarking tools that measure the opportunity and effectiveness of behavioral changes in reducing energy consumption

Education and Behavior Change: Value Add  What is the value added to the region? Why is it important?  Technology based energy efficiency provides only a finite amount of efficiency potential  Additional potential can be realized through changes in behavior supported by improved knowledge and information availability

Education and Behavior Change: Not Occurring but Should  What is not occurring now that we should be doing?  Consistent messaging  Recognition of behavior change as efficiency potential and effective measurement of its effects over time – methods need to be developed at the regional level

Education and Behavior Change: Efficient Delivery  Is there a way to do things more efficiently than we are doing today?

Education and Behavior Change: Implementation  How would you suggest the recommendation be implemented?  Develop regional educational messages ● Consumer level ● Curriculum development  Develop methods for recognizing efficiency potential and measuring effects  Investigate and test technologies and best practices program design to encourage and ensure persistence of behavioral changes

Education and Behavior Change: Workgroup Support  Is there strong support within the workgroup for the recommendation?  Yes, need coordination with Workgroup #4 – Marketing and Communications

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