1. MEC October, 2011 Tammy McLeod
“Got Grid?”
MEC
October, 2011
Tammy McLeod

2. Challenges

3. Regulatory Uncertainty
Chairman
Gary Pierce
Commissioner
Paul Newman
Commissioner
Sandra Kennedy
Commissioner
Brenda Burns
Commissioner
Bob Stump

4. Smart Meter Smackdown 700,000 AMI meters deployed successfully
Small outcropping of concerns

5. Rate Pressure in a Down Economy
APS Capital Expenditures
($ Millions)
$1,340
$952
$962

6. Shifting Expectations

7. Interaction with Others

8. Mobile Devices

9. Expectations that are not new:
We know the power is out.
We can pinpoint an outage.
We can restore from a button on my desk.

10. Third Parties

11. Energy Efficiency- Market Landscape
Efficiency and energy information services are the new frontier
Offerings
offering Home Energy Services; energy audits by Geek Squad; appliance recycling; sell efficient appliances; control systems; “leverage the truck roll”
Home Energy Solutions; home energy audits through Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program; offered through Blue Climate Crew
DR service provider; leverage existing relationships with business customers; specialize in building commissioning
PowerMeter allows customer to view energy consumption on-line; wireless appliance controls using smart phone; recently pulled off market
tool to monitor home energy use and provide savings recommendations; recently pulled off market
on-line access to household energy use and budgeting tips
home energy use monitoring
home energy management systems and controls
on-line energy audit and rebate finder

12. Intermediaries Regulatory pressure to engage
Beware of sheep’s clothing
Look to others with experience

13. National Town Hall Federal appetite for programs
Vendor appetite for market
Utility seen as the impediment

14. Strategy

15. Community Power Partners

16. Community Partner Academy
April ‘09 Pilot Session
The Hon. Fernando Shipley – Mayor of Globe
Ms. Margie Beach – Communications Dir, Salt River Materials Group
Mr. Rich Bowden – VP, Sustainability, NAU
Ms. Julie Engel, Exec Dir, Greater Yuma Economic Development Foundation
Mr. Jack Lunsford – Exec Dir, WESTMARC
Others
Jeff Vine, Plant Manager, Johnson Controls, Yuma
The Hon. Bob Littlefield – Councilman, City of Scottsdale
The Hon. Lucy Mason – Arizona House of Representative, District 1
Mr. Himanshu Patel – Town Manager, Town of Florence
The Hon. Thomas Thurman – Supervisor Yavapai County, District 2
Ms. Cynthia Zwick – Ex Dir, Arizona Community Action Assoc.
President, Suns
Upcoming

17. Closing Thoughts
Data
Insurance
Look to Others for Inspiration

18. Got Grid!