Midwest Update How MEEA can assist State

Energy Offices

Stacey Paradis, Deputy Director July 20, 2012

MEEA’s Role in the Midwest • Nonprofit serving 13 Midwest states • 10+ years serving states, energy offices, utilities

and communities • Staff of 25 in Chicago • Actions

– Designing & Administering Energy Efficiency Programs – Evaluating & Promoting Emerging Technologies – Regional Voice for DOE/EPA & ENERGY STAR – Coordinating Utility Program Efforts – Delivering Training & Workshops – Advancing Energy Efficiency Policy – Promoting Best Practices

Future Midwest Efficiency Targets and Funding 2010 $1.06 billion 2015 $1.58 billion

2010 EE funding

2015 EE funding (projected)

Sept 2011

Illinois 2% elec by 2015 1.5% gas by 2017

Iowa 1.4% elec currently 1% gas currently

Wisconsin 0.63% elec currently 0.48% gas currently Michigan

1% elec by 2012 0.75% gas by 2012

Ohio 2% elec by 2019 gas in discussion

Indiana 2% elec by 2019 gas none yet

Minnesota 1.5% elec current 1.5% gas current

Missouri IRP process

Kentucky Voluntary elec and gas

Estimated Annual Investment in Energy Efficiency in the Midwest

January 2011

EERS Legislation • IL Electric • MN Electric,

Gas

EERS Legislation • MI Electric,

Gas • OH Electric Exec Order • IA Gas,

Electric

EERS Legislation • IL Gas Admin Order • IN Electric

Admin Order • WI Electric,

Gas

Earlier Statewide EE • WI

1999 - Public Benefit Fund Adopted

Earlier Statewide EE • IA

1990 – Initial legislation 1996 – Legislation updated

Earlier Statewide EE • MN

1983 – Pilot legislation 1991 – CIP requirement adopted

Legislative Committee • WI EERS

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MEEA’s Program History Current Programs: • Refrigerator Recycling (2002 – present) • Building Operator Certification (2003 – present) • HVAC Training and Retail Incentives (2008 – present) • Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (2009-present) • BPI and Building Science Training (2010-present) • Lights for Learning (2004 – present)

Early Programs: • Change A Light (2001 – 2008) • Midwest Building Solutions (2005 – 2006) • Room AC Recycling (2005 - 2006) • LIHEAP CFL Program (2006 - 2007)

The EE Story (Current) • Now: Low hanging fruit still around

– ‘Traditional’ suite of incentive programs • Lighting, refrigerators, C&I

– CFLs, lighting are 70%+ electric savings – HVAC/water heaters most of gas savings

• Challenging for gas utilities to meet goals – Some exploration of behavior change – Some piloting of new areas – Challenge of updated building codes and

increasing appliance standards

The EE Story (Future) • Future: Finding a new portfolio

– Lighting savings going down – Some program saturation – Need ‘new’ programs

• Whole home (HPwES, air sealing, etc) • Systems work (HVAC systems, smart homes, etc) • Behavior programs (changing the customer habit) • Education • Building Energy Codes (adoption, training and

compliance_ – Challenges

• Cost effectiveness (non-energy benefits not counted) • More complex (contractors, systems, etc)

MEEA Program Resources

• Building Science Training Series

• BOC • HVAC SAVE • IHPwES • SSL

- Contractor short courses designed to advance the level of building science knowledge, address gaps in the marketplace, and build program participation

- Topics include: dense pack insulation, air sealing techniques, thermal imaging, combustion safety testing, HVAC performance testing, home performance sales & marketing.

- Last year- 15 courses, 168 participants, 1440 training hrs.

Building Operator Certification • Benchmarking - Students taught to enter building

energy data into EPA Portfolio Manager • Quality Assurance - Maintains Efficiency from Design

and Construction • High Efficiency Building Operations – Train to run the

high performing buildings that are being built • Long-term Savings - Operators can be catalogued and

tracked to see how energy use improves over time and as touch points for more efficiency options and opportunities

More at www.boccentral.org OR www.theboc.info

• Since 2003, conducted 160+ BOC training series and certified

over 2,700 Midwest building operators and engineers – Programs: IA, IL, KS, MI, MN, MO, OH – Over 25 electric/gas utility and SEO sponsors

• Energy Savings Evaluations – Minnesota

• 42,936 kWh and 2,276 therms per participant • 0.237 kwh and 0.013 therms per ft2 and participant

– Illinois • 181 MWh and 557 therms per participant • 0.374 kWh and 0.001 therms per ft2 and participant • 81% of participants surveyed have already recommended BOC to

colleagues • Savings much greater- Net BOC attributable savings are lower as

they exclude measures rebated by other EE programs

Expansion Efforts

• Vet Pilot • IN, KY, NE, ND, SD • Big Box Stores • Distance Learning

BOC Veterans Workforce Pilot

» Partnership with IL DCEO Energy Office and Office of Employment & Training

» Clinton Global Initiative Commitment Maker • Creating Job Opportunities, Saving Energy for Illinois

» Recruiting unemployed vets to participate in BOC alongside employed building operators

• Providing BOC introduction, mentoring and job placement assistance

• 1st series in Springfield, August 2012 • 2nd series in Chicago, Winter 2013

HVAC System Adjustment for Verified Efficiency (SAVE)

Program HVAC Systems Need to Be Fixed • While standards for furnaces increase, the actual performance of HVAC

continues to be poor – Standards are now going to require 90% AFUE – DOE studies reports typical duct systems lose of 25 to 40 percent of

the heating or cooling energy put out by the central furnace, heat pump, or air conditioner.

• Opportunities for energy savings in duct work and tune-up – Low cost solutions exist to increase performance of new or existing

HVAC systems • Ties to Home Performance and whole home programs

– HVAC is part of the building system yet the contractors addressing shell and HVAC are different (and usually don’t come together)

– HVAC quality installation training and certification program developed by MEEA and Energy Stewards International(ESI)

– Builds awareness among consumers, contractors, and utilities on the potential energy savings from HVAC system improvements

– MEEA partnered with Alliant, Black Hills, and MidAmerican Energy to launch the program in Iowa

– Over 500 contractors certified to date – Nearly 600 systems tested and verified to meet

minimum performance levels required by the program – Large contractor pool trained to QI standards allows for

seamless transition to next generation HPwES program

v2.0

– Consistent national standards, clear consumer and contractor messaging, improve participation rates through engagement of additional stakeholders

– MEEA responded to first round of comments, DOE will make revisions and open new comment period

• Envelope Path • HVAC Path (NEW) • Prescriptive & Performance options • Minimum and Recognition levels • Home Energy Score • Charter Contractors • DOE Standard Work Specifications

• Allows homeowner to prove their project followed statewide standards & links w/ HPwES program

• Silver = 15% total energy savings reduction (& IHP process is followed)

• Gold = specific set of performance metrics achieved (& IHP process is followed)

• Statewide model adaptable to partner needs while providing contractors and consumers with consistent expectations

• In coordination with state energy office, 5 IOUs, and local DOE Better Buildings Neighborhood program

• Beginning March 2012, the Northern Illinois MLS (MRED) included IHP as a system checkbox. – 90% of all homes sold in Chicagoland are listed

on MRED. • Supports utility efforts by building infrastructure,

reducing admin burden, and supporting home performance contractors

Illinois Home Performance

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Green Energy Improvement

Energy Impact Illinois

11/10/2011

• Air sealing performed in attic and basement reducing total air leakage rate by 26%

• R-38 insulation added to entire attic floor and installed an insulated attic hatch

• R-11+ wall cavity insulation installed in conditioned basement • Vented existing bath fan to the outside • Sealed exposed exterior cinder block and caulked where

block meets foundation

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Certificate issued 1/4/2012 by the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance on behalf of the Illinois Energy Office www.IllinoisHomePerformance.org #S-01

Jonathan Feipel, Deputy Director Illinois Energy Office

2441 N Comfort Lane Energysavers, IL 61234

AAA Home Performance

Energy Impact Illinois

3/29/2012

• Mechanical ventilation installed following ASHRAE 62.2 • Comprehensive air sealing performed in attic, basement, and

first floor reducing total air leakage rate by 36% • Duct sealing completed, bringing duct leakage rate to 9% • R-13 insulation installed in first floor exterior walls • R-49 insulation added to attic floor • ENERGY STAR qualified AFUE 95% furnace installed

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Certificate issued 4/13/2012 by the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance on behalf of the Illinois Energy Office www.IllinoisHomePerformance.org #G-0X

Jonathan Feipel, Deputy Director Illinois Energy Office

Solid State Lighting (SSL)

• SSL Regional Forums – Facilitating peer exchanges for utility program administrators – Share best practices, discuss challenges, strategize solutions

• Regional SSL Workshop, August 21, 2012, Detroit, MI – DTE hosting – Public, private, institutional owners/operators and municipal operators – Commercial SSL/LED applications, designing quality lighting projects, industry

initiatives to identify quality products, real-world case studies

• Agricultural LED MEPP – Exploring impact of LED lighting on both farm energy consumption and agricultural output with NRECA

• L Prize Partnership with Merchandise Mart

• Annual Midwest SSL Plans and Perceptions Survey – 2012 Final Report at mwalliance.org

• Launched Midwest LEDers Network – Peer-to-peer network for lighting program administrators

MEEA Policy Resources

• Model Policies • Best Practices • Research and Impact Analysis • Coalition Building and Grassroots Advocacy • Industrial Efficiency • Building Codes

DOE Funding for REEOs • Regional support from EERE for technical

assistance for state and local governments • MEEA funded through:

– Building Technology program • Codes Education and Training, Compliance and Enforcement

Strategies and Building Energy Ratings and Benchmarking

– Advanced Manufacturing Office • Industrial Energy Efficiency • CHP

– Office of Strategic Programs • EM&V analyses, case studies and model practices

– Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs • EE policies and programs • Regional conference to promote resources for commissions and

other stakeholders in Jan 2013

Midwest Industrial Initiative • Project to promote EE with Industrials • Funded by foundation and US DOE funding • MEEA Role

– Create website as resource for utilities and industrials • Catalog the status of EE legislation around industrials • Catalog available utility rebates and incentives by state • Catalog case studies from the Midwest

– Convene utility industrial leads – Outreach to industrials and associations – Webinars on efficiency programs and technologies – Link industrial customers to utilities and other programs

Residential Building Energy Code Adoption in the Midwest

As of June 2012

No Mandatory Statewide Code

Code Level / Equivalence

2006 IECC

2009 IECC

2012 IECC

2009 Adopted by Major Municipality

Eff. 01/13 Eff.

~01/13 * In Process to 2012

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Commercial Building Energy Code Adoption in the Midwest

No Mandatory Statewide Code

Code Level / Equivalence

90.1-2004

90.1-2007

90.1-2010

90.1-2007 Adopted by Major Municipality

As of June 2012

Eff. ~01/13

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* In Process to IECC 2012 / 90.1-2010

Building Energy Rating

• We are familiar with labels for our food and equipment

• Now labels or scoring can be sought for buildings

• Analyzes energy use data and compares it to similar buildings to determine a score

Building Energy Tracking - Tool

Image Courtesy of EnergyScorecard

Building Rating - Energy Star Label

Images Courtesy of EPA

• Rating earned by meeting a 75 or higher on a 1-100 scale.

Building Asset Rating - DOE Home Energy Score

Image Courtesy of DOE

2012 Midwest Regional Building Energy Codes Conference

• October 3-4 in Indianapolis • Topics will include:

– 2012 Code Adoption and Implementation – Utility Programs and Energy Codes – Codes Training and Compliance – Building Energy Rating

• State and Local Officials are eligible for reimbursements of up to $750 for lodging, travel, and meals

• MEEAs third annual codes conference

Great Plains Energy Codes Conference • October 16-18 in Omaha • Enforcement and compliance • Values of codes, how to adopt and implement codes and

grassroots advocacy • Separate commercial and residential building code tracks

– Commercial sessions - building design, R-values and efficiency requirements

– Residential sessions - green building, envelope tightness and review of typical house designs

– Special sessions - real estate advantages of selling energy efficient homes and review of the codes for HVAC contractors

– Distinctions between the 2009 and 2012 International Energy Conservation Codes will be presented.

• Targeting interested professionals from NE, IA, MN, SD, WY, CO, KS and MO

• Hosted by the Nebraska Energy Office

Looking Forward… • Major initiatives in 2012-2013

– Building Energy Codes • Utility claimed savings

– Utility funded Efficiency Programs • Impact of EE and defense work

– Industrial Efficiency • Need to increase savings from efficiency

– Continued outreach to Commissions and Consumer Advocates

• Best practices and model policies and programs • What if scenario?

– Increased presence in state stakeholder groups • MEEA is an expert resource and coalition builder

Winners will be announced at the 2013 Midwest Energy Solutions conference

at the Inspiring Efficiency Awards Dinner Thursday, January 17, 2013

The 2013 Inspiring Efficiency Award application process is now open!

Applications for Education, Impact, Innovation, Leadership, and Marketing awards will be accepted between June 13th and September 14th

Contact Info

Stacey Paradis Deputy Director

Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

312-784-7267 sparadis@mwalliance.org

www.mwalliance.org