PG&E Local Government Partnership (LGP) Programs

2004-05 Evaluation Results

PG&E Local Government Partnership (LGP) Programs

2004-05 Evaluation Results

Steve Grover

ECONorthwest

Presentation to CALMAC / MAESTRO

July 26, 2006

ECONorthwest

2004-05 Evaluation Tasks

• Evaluation done by ECONorthwest, Freeman Sullivan, and SBW

• Participant phone surveys (2,382)

• On-site verification audits (326)

• Utility and program staff interviews

• Review of savings calculations

• Final report will be available in August on CALMAC website

ECONorthwest

Local Government Partnership Programs

Programs generally had residential and commercial components, CFLs and T8s were primary measures.

Specific Partnership programs: • East Bay• Bakersfield / Kern County• Silicon Valley (Commercial only)• El Dorado• Fresno• Stockton

ECONorthwest

Annual Household Income

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Bakersfield/ Kern

Fresno Stockton East Bay El Dorado

$20,000 or less

$20,000 - $50,000

ECONorthwest

Spanish Speaking Households

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Bakersfield /Kern

Fresno Stockton East Bay El Dorado

ECONorthwest

Commercial Renters

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Bakersfield /Kern

Fresno Stockton East Bay El Dorado Silicon Valley

ECONorthwest

Commercial Participants Rating Local Government Sponsorship “Very Important”

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Bakersfield / Kern Fresno Stockton East Bay El Dorado Silicon Valley

ECONorthwest

Commercial Participants Rating PG&E Sponsorship “Very Important”

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Bakersfield / Kern Fresno Stockton East Bay El Dorado Silicon Valley

ECONorthwest

Lack of Awareness of Other Efficiency Programs (Residential)

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Bakersfield /Kern

Fresno Stockton East Bay El Dorado

ECONorthwest

Lack of Awareness of Other Efficiency Programs (Commercial)

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Bakersfield/ Kern

Fresno Stockton East Bay El Dorado SiliconValley

ECONorthwest

LGP Conclusions and Recommendations

• Satisfaction with the partnerships is high and both utility and local government sponsorship is very important to participants.

• Importance placed on sponsorship and success in reaching certain HTR market segments indicate that the partnership model is working

• Awareness of other efficiency programs is very low, referral methods should be improved if this is to remain a criterion for the partnerships.

• PG&E should require that implementers submit complete participant contact information.