Choosing Energy
Efficiency Programs and
Recovering Costs
Jim Windsor
Manager of Rates & Fiscal Planning
Columbia Water & Light Department
Columbia – Missouri
[email protected]
DISCLAIMER
Economic forecasting is like trying
to drive a car blindfolded while
following directions given by a
person who is looking out of the
back window.
From “On The One Hand…The Economist’s Joke Book” by Jeff Thredgold
There are several Regional Transmission Organizations
in North America. Each has different “market” structures.
Columbia is a
member of
MISO and
participates in
the Day-Ahead
Energy Market
Value of Capacity Reduction?
• Traditional method – purchase capacity for
$X per kW per month for full year
• Market method – purchase capacity at
market rate for specific month
– $2 per kW for July and August 2009
Columbia Water & Light Programs
• Home Performance with Energy Star
– Comprehensive assessment with rebates for
actions completed
• Commercial Programs
– HVAC, Lighting, and Appliances
• Industrial Programs
– HVAC, Lighting, and Machine Drives
Developing Rebates
• REM Home Energy Analysis Software
http://www.archenergy.com/products/rem/
• Energy and Environmental Ratings
Alliance
http://www.ratingsalliance.org/index.htm
– REM software part of membership in rating
alliance
Considerations
• Does your state have a standard for
Measurement, Evaluation and Validation of
energy efficiency programs?
– Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
http://www.neep.org/policy_and_outreach/EMV.html
• Will your programs qualify for carbon credits?
• How will you collect and track information
(software)?
Software Vendors
• Frontier Associates
http://www.frontierassoc.com/clients.html
• KEMA http://www.kema.com/Default.aspx
• Other?
APPA Energy Efficiency Summit
Dec. 9–11, 2009, Scottsdale, Ariz.
• This two-and-a-half-day summit geared
toward policymakers, utility general
managers and senior utility managers
involved with energy efficiency will include
seminars on both technical and nontechnical issues related to energy
efficiency.
International Energy Program Evaluation Conference is held every
two years. Next one will be in 2011. See http://www.iepec.org/
See www.aesp.org for more information
Go to
http://aceee.org/
What About
• Free Riders
• The “Snackwell Affect” – Shelton Group
• Consumer Electronics - EPRI data….
– 1 digital photo frame per home = 1,250 MW
– 42” Plasma TV uses 2.5 times old 27”
– 2 cable boxes = a refrigerator
• AND……..
Plug in Vehicles are coming
BMW Mini-E: 2009
Nissan: 2010
Toyota: 2009
SMART: 2010
Major Automakers are bringing out
PHEVs and BEVs starting in 2009
Chevy Volt:
2010
Mercedes: 2010