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PECO Smart Ideas
for Your Business
June 2013 - May 2016 Programs
October 2013
Agenda
PECO Smart Ideas Program accomplishments
New phase
New programs
Commercial programs
New tools and resources
Website
Q&A
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Smart Ideas Program Accomplishments
Since June 2009, more than:
• 32,000 audits completed for Low Income customers
• 7.6 million CFLs bulbs sold
• 328,400 home rebates issued
• 30,990 refrigerators, freezers recycled
• 79,000 home e-audits completed
• 3,890 commercial incentives awarded
• 579,000 customers participated (excludes lighting purchases)
• 2,648 education outreach events
PECO named ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year in 2012 & 2013
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Average Annual kWh Savings by Measure
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50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
2009 -2013
658,438
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Project Counts by Customer Type
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2009 –2013
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PA Act 129, new phase
New three-year program cycle
• June 1, 2013 to May 31, 2016
PECO energy savings target is 2.9% or 1,125 GWh
• 10% of Plan savings must come from Government, Institutional
and Non Profit (GNI) customers (existing requirement)
• 4.5% of Plan savings from Low Income (new requirement)
No demand reduction requirements in new program cycle
• PA State Wide Evaluator analyzing cost effectiveness for possible
inclusion in future phases
• PECO approved to run Smart A/C Saver program in summer 2013
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Residential:
PECO Smart Appliance Recycling
PECO Smart Lighting Discounts
PECO Smart Home Rebates
PECO Smart Driver Rebates
PECO Smart A/C Saver
PECO Smart House Call
PECO Smart Usage Profile
PECO Smart Energy Saver
PECO Smart Builder Rebates
Commercial:
PECO Smart Equipment Incentives (C&I)
PECO Smart Equipment Incentives (GNI)
PECO Smart Construction Incentives
PECO Smart A/C Saver
PECO Smart Business Solutions
PECO Smart Multifamily Solutions
PECO Smart On-Site
PECO Smart Ideas Programs
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PECO Smart Business Solutions
Direct installation of energy saving measures
• Small business customers with peak demand less than 100 kW
• Target: neighborhood shops, “mom and pop” stores
Incentives cover up to 50-60% or more of direct installation costs
• Includes eligible lighting, refrigeration and electric hot water measures
Program CSP offers
• Interest free financing available provided by CSP
• Discounts for lump-sum payments
Program promoted directly to small business owners
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PECO Smart Multifamily Solutions
Energy savings for multifamily property owners and tenants
• Buildings with four or more living units
• Includes master-metered and residentially metered properties
• C&I, GNI, and low income properties are eligible
• Program marketed directly to building management
Free direct install of low-cost measures for multifamily residents
Free energy assessment for common areas including a report of potential energy-saving upgrades
• Prescriptive incentives for installation of high-efficiency equipment that address common areas or whole building improvements
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Incentives for the installation of combined heat and power (CHP) technologies to reduce facility energy use• Technologies includes turbines, reciprocating engines and fuel cells
• Technologies must meet minimum equipment efficiencies to qualify
Incentives paid on a combination of installed capacity and generated energy
Capacity incentives:
Incentive structure • Capacity Payment
• Performance Incentive at $0.02/kwh for Year 1 performance
• Capacity incentive cannot exceed 40% of project cost
• Incentive capped at 50% of project cost or $1M
First 500 kW $300/kW
Added capacity between 500 kW and 1.5 MW $150/kW
Added capacity between 1.5 MW and 10.0 MW $ 75/kW
Added capacity above 10 MW $0/kW
PECO Smart On-Site
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PECO Smart Ideas
Commercial Programs
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New, Major Changes
Incentive levels now higher for GNI customers, ~20%
Lighting paid on a per watt reduced basis
Chillers, LEDs, motors are custom measures
Pre-approval applications must be submitted before
project begins
Retroactive projects are not eligible
Pre-inspections may be required before application is
approved and funds reserved
Final project applications must be submitted no later
than 90 days after project completion
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Program Eligibility
PECO commercially metered distribution customer
Facility improvement must result in reduction in kWh
usage and/or permanent load reduction
All installed equipment must meet or exceed the
specifications given in the corresponding program
application
• Code baseline is ASHRAE 90.1 2007
Customers must submit a preapproval application before
the project is started
Retroactive projects are excluded
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General Qualification Terms for Incentives
Program is available until May 31, 2016. • First program cycle: June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2014
Project must be completed, and final application received by May 15th to qualify for incentives in that program year
Paperwork for prescriptive and custom projects must be submitted within 90 days of project completion• Whole building projects have up to 6 months
• On-Site projects must provide performance data for the first 12 months after project is commercially operable
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Commercial Program Exclusions
Renewable energy projects
Spaces where end-use is residentially metered
Non-electric energy savings
Electric base cases for thermal projects
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Project Application Process
Verify eligibility
• Non-residential electric PECO customer
• Equipment meets or exceeds specifications in program application
Submit a preapproval application for all projects
Install equipment or perform project work
Submit final application when project is complete
• Measures are installed and operational
• New construction: certificate of occupancy has been issued
• All areas are built out for occupancy
Documentation listed on Final Application Checklist
• Invoices, spec sheets, W-9, TRM worksheets, signed agreement
• New construction: Lighting ComCheck, mechanical and electrical plans, floor plans
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Commercial Programs
PECO Smart Equipment Incentives
• Commercial and Industrial (C&I)
• Government, Nonprofit and Institutional (GNI)
PECO Smart Construction Incentives
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PECO Smart Equipment Incentives
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PECO Smart Equipment Incentives (C&I)
Incentives for a broad range of
energy efficiency retrofit measures for
Commercial and Industrial customers
Prescriptive incentives paid per watt
reduced or per unit
Custom incentives paid per annual
kWh saved in the first year of
operation at $0.08/kWh
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Incentives for a broad
range of energy
efficiency retrofit
measures for
Government, Nonprofit
and Institutional
customers
GNI incentives are higher
than those for similar C&I
measures
Prescriptive incentives
paid per watt reduced or
per unit
Custom incentives paid per
annual kWh saved in the first year
of operation at $0.10/kWh
PECO Smart Equipment Incentives (GNI)
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Custom Measures
Non-prescriptive measures that require demonstration of energy savings
Eligibility determined on a case-by-case basis
Examples of custom measures include:
• LED linear tubes - DLC approved
• Chillers
• PC power management, smart plugs, plug load management
• Process cooling - mushroom farming, manufacturing,
• Data center upgrades – cooling, server upgrades
• Process upgrades- HEPA filtration, aeration, new equipment
• VSD/VFD not required by code for new construction or major rehab
• Compressed air
• ENERGY STAR office equipment
• Warehouses - automatic door closers
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Custom Measures - continued
Incentives paid per annual kWh saved in the first year of operation• C&I - $0.08/kWh
• GNI - $0.10/kWh
Submit a savings estimate with your application• Provide the methods used to determine
estimate
• The PECO Smart Ideas team will review methods and may recalculate savings estimates
• The PECO Smart Ideas team provides assistance & determines final approved savings
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PECO Smart Construction Incentives
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PECO Smart Construction Incentives
Incentives: systems-based and whole building approaches
Prescriptive track for new lighting, HVAC, refrigeration and food service
Custom track for non-standard equipment such as compressors, specialty lighting applications, HVAC controls and VFDs not required by code
Whole Building Performance track captures interactive equipment savings
Systems-Based ApproachWhole Building Approach
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PECO Smart Construction Incentives
Whole Building Approach
Modeled energy savings for new construction or major rehabilitation
Incentive based on whole-building energy model performance
Requires whole-building model comparing as-built with ASHRAE
90.1 2007 required systems
• Requires 8,760 hour modeling that uses ASHRAE algorithms
• Model input and certain output files must be submitted
• Architectural, mechanical and electrical plans must be submitted (PDF)
Based on efficiency over ASHRAE 90.1 2007
• Owner incentive: $0.05 to $0.15/kWh saved
• Design team incentive: $0.03 to $0.05/kWh saved
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Intended to encourage integrated energy efficient designs
• Captures interactive equipment savings
• Allows incentives to the design team to help support the additional
analytical work
Owner’s intention to seek whole building incentives must be
documented in the pre-approval application
Design team incentives are only available under the whole
building performance approach
• Not available for prescriptive, custom or lighting-performance measures
• Modeled performance must be at least 10% below baseline
• Design team total incentives cannot exceed $50,000
PECO Smart Construction
Design Team Incentives
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Building performance in
excess of ASHRAE 90.1
2007 baseline building
Customer
incentives
Design team
incentives
≥ 5 to < 10% $0.05/kWh $0.00/kWh
≥ 10 to < 20% more efficient $0.10/kWh $0.03/kWh
≥ 20 to < 30% more efficient $0.12/kWh $0.04/kWh
≥ 30% more efficient $0.15/kWh $0.05/kWh
Customer and Design Team Incentives
Whole Building Approach
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New Tools and Resources
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PECO Energy Usage Data Tool
Developed to assist in benchmarking energy use in commercial buildings
System allows for easy data export into ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
For more information, visit: www.peco.com/smartenergyusagedatatool
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New: Incentive Application Web Portal
Online application
• Enter and edit project applications
• Track and review progress and payment status
• Repeat steps from pre-applications to final applications
• Save and store profile information including attachments
Trade Ally website
• Participation and performance tracking
• Resources including sales tips and training courses
• News about programs and technologies
• Tools to help you build your business
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PECO Smart
Ideas home
page
Select
“Programs and
Rebates”
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Download
applications,
and
worksheets,
access the
online
application,
find Trade
Allies and
browse the
program
library
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