“Creative

Opportunities and

Ideas for Navigating

in Difficult Fiscal

Times.”

CASBO March 31, 2017

Government Sector

Energy Efficiency

Eversource Energy

CASBO

March 31, 2017

• Market Segmentation

– Effective market segment approaches to service delivery

• Customer Engagement

– to move towards deeper and more comprehensive

savings

• A shift from programs to offering customized C&I

solutions

– that meet market segmentation research and individual

customer needs and concerns

Key Themes

Market Segmentation

1)Agriculture

2)Commercial Real Estate

3)Government Facilities

4)Grocery

5)Health Care

6)Higher Education

7)Hospitality

8)Manufacturing

9)Restaurants and Commercial

Kitchens

10)Water and Wastewater

Enables us to:

• Assign responsibilities

• Build subject matter expertise

• Develop industry presence

• Better understand customer needs and

barriers to participation

Steps to utilize segmentation:

1. Characterize the market – baseline usage

and savings

2. Build and leverage relationships to

determine segment needs and barriers

3. Tailor solutions or messaging for each

segment

Government Sector Energy Use

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12% of overall non-residential use in CT

Estimate 6,400 municipal buildings; 85M ft2

Electricity Consumption and

3 Year Savings (Avoided Consumption) by Town

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Largest Municipal Electric Users

37

School

103 Towns

WWTP

32 Towns

Other Public Bldg

12 Towns

• The largest electric account in each municipality

constitutes an average of 39% of the total municipal

load. Largest load is usually a:

2015

2014

2013

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2014

2013

2015

C&I SBEA

From 2013-2015, 119 of 149 Eversource municipalities

used the EE incentive programs (80%)

2015

2014

2013

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2014

2015

C&I SBEA

From 2013-2015, 52 Eversource municipalities used the EE

programs to address their largest electric account (35%)

2013

Municipalities - Opportunities & Strategies

• Retrofit projects

• Retrocommissioning

• Retrofit

• Financing offer

– $500k cap

• 0%

• 4 yr term

• On-bill repayment

Large C&I Programs

• Planned Projects:

• Meeting with contractor and customer

• Contractor submits proposal and savings calculations

• Energy Efficiency Consultant

– Reviews proposal and confirms savings

– Recommends changes or additions when appropriate

– Creates project contract and schedule of measures and incentives

– Post inspects project before incentive is paid

Retrofit Measures

Energy Opportunities • Incentives to replace

functioning equipment

with more energy-

efficient options

• Covers up to:

– 40% of installed cost

– Capped by energy

savings

Energy-

Efficient

Lighting

Lighting

Controls

EMS/

Programmable

Thermostats

Process

Equipment

VFDs HVAC

Refrigeration

Controls

Gas

Measures

Comprehensive Initiative

• Incentive up to 50% of installed cost

• Criteria: – Energy savings from at least two different end uses (gas and/or

electric) and at least two measures

– No single measure can represent > 85% of the project’s value based

on annual $ savings

Retro-Commissioning

• Process:– Scoping study to develop retro-commissioning investigation plan

($1,000)

– Investigative study including diagnostic monitoring (50% cost share)

– Report that identifies measures for achieving energy efficiency and

demand responsiveness opportunities

– Implementation of selected retro-commissioning measures

– Incentives• $0.30/kWh or $800/KW

• Capped at 40%

BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL

New Construction: Major Renovation & New

Equipment

Energy Conscious

Blueprint• Covers up to:

– 75% of the incremental cost

for equipment replacement

– Equipment must be past

useful life

• What is incremental

cost?– The difference in material cost

between baseline (code) and

high efficiency equipment

HVAC Equipment Building Envelope

RefrigerationProcess

Equipment

Gas Boilers VFDs

New Construction: Whole Building Performance

• Alternative to the prescriptive

path for new building construction

and renovations

• Involves building energy

simulation modeling

• Grants and Subsidies

– Modeling grant - $6,000

– Whole Building Design

Grant – up to $15,000

• Requires a baseline or code

model and as-built model

% Better than Code Incentive/sf

10% to <15% $.30

15% to <20% $.50

20% to <25% $.75

25% to <30% $1.25

30% to <35% $1.75

35% to <40% $2.50

<40% $3.00

Thanks!

• Eversource Energy Government Sector Contact

– Andy Brydges, Govt Sector EE Account Executive

– andrew.brydges@eversource.com

– 860-665-2733

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