1. 2015 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard Mary Shoemaker Fall Meeting, VA Energy Efficiency Council November 12, 2015 1

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3. Top Ten* 3 RankState Utility & public benefits programs & policies (20 pts.) Trans- portation policies (10 pts.) Building energy codes (7 pts.) Combined heat & power (4 pts.) State gov. initiatives (7 pts.) Appliance efficiency standards (2 pts.) TOTAL SCORE (50 pts.) Change in rank from 2014 Change in score from 2014 1Massachusetts208.5645.504402 2California1410746.5243.503 3Vermont1976.525039.502 4Oregon1386.52.55.5136.5 4Rhode Island2055330.536.5 6Connecticut156535.5135.500 7Maryland1276.5450.53525 8Washington1186.52.550.533.500 9New York108.5536032.5-2-2.5 10Illinois10672603114 10Minnesota13.545.52603102 Virginia-0.55404.501340.5

4. Policy Categories 4

5. How does Virginia stack up regionally? 5

6. Key Findings: Utility Spending 6

7. Key Findings: Electricity Savings Net incremental savings (2014) = 25.7 million MWh (+6%) 7

8. Top Electricity Savings 8 State 2014 net incremental savings (MWh)% of 2014 retail sales Score (6 pts.) Rhode Island268,4683.51%6 Massachusetts1,339,0262.50%6 Vermont102,7701.85%5.5 California4,082,2561.58%4.5 Arizona1,190,1231.57%4.5 Hawaii144,2401.53%4.5 Michigan1,386,9121.35%4 Connecticut387,8631.32%3.5 Maryland792,3541.29%3.5 Oregon595,5481.27%3.5 Minnesota824,7561.22%3.5 Maine145,4131.21%3.5 Iowa550,0351.17%3.5 Illinois1,513,0451.08%3 Ohio*1,565,0491.05%3 Washington946,5651.02%3 New York1,338,5510.92%2.5 Virginia26,2330.02%-0.5

9. Key Findings: EERS 9

10. Why Are States Falling in the Rankings? 1.Outdated building energy codes 2.Large customers opt-out 3.Other states are ramping up 10

11. Opportunities 11 Enforce energy savings target Engage large customers Update and enforce building codes Incentivize Combined Heat and Power Results Meet Governor McAuliffe’s 10% energy use reduction strategy Meet Virginia’s emissions reduction target under the Clean Power Plan

12. Feedback and Questions Contact Mary Shoemaker mshoemaker@aceee.org 12

13. Point Breakdown 13 Policy areas and metrics Maximum score % of total points Utility and public benefits programs and policies2040% Spending on electricity efficiency programs48% Spending on natural gas efficiency programs24% Incremental savings from electricity efficiency programs612% Incremental savings from natural gas efficiency programs36% Large customer opt-out programs*(–1)NA Energy efficiency resource standards (EERSs)36% Performance incentives and fixed cost recovery24% Transportation policies1020% Greenhouse gas (GHG) tailpipe emissions standards1.53% Electric vehicle (EV) registrations12% High-efficiency vehicle consumer incentives0.51% Targets to reduce vehicle miles traveled12% Change in vehicle miles traveled12% Integration of transportation and land use planning12% Complete streets policies12% Transit funding12% Transit legislation12% Freight plans and energy efficiency targets12% Building energy codes714% Level of code stringency48% Code compliance study12% Code enforcement activities24% Combined heat and power48% Interconnection standards0.51% Policies to encourage CHP as a resource24% Additional incentives for CHP0.51% Additional policy support12% State government initiatives714% Financial incentives2.55% Energy disclosure policies12% Lead-by-example efforts in state facilities and fleets24% Research and development1.53% Appliance and equipment efficiency standards24% Maximum total score50100%