Comparison of Utility Energy Efficiency Programs

1. Comparison of Utility Energy Efficiency Programs Larry Zarker Tiger Adolf Building Performance Institute

2. Developing Programs • Clean Energy Goals • Carbon Reduction Goals • Disaster Mitigation Goals • Workforce Development Goals

3. From: Energy Savvy http://www.energysavvy.com/blog/2010/06/15/the-gulf-oil-spill-vs-home-energy-retrofits/

4. Programs to Watch • Energy Upgrade California • Local Energy Alliance Program, City of Charlottesville, Virginia • Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (sponsored by Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance) • Northern Virginia Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (Contractor Program – not sponsored)

5. Common Factors • Basic Path / Advanced Path • Tiered Rebates • Tiered Incentives • Financing Programs • Certification Requirements • Quality Assurance Requirements • Single Brand

6. Basic Path • Any Licensed Contractor • Itemized (Prescriptive) Measures • Shell focus (air sealing/insulation) • Health and Safety protocols • Deemed Savings • Lower rebates • Quality Assurance (5-25%; DOQ)

7. Advanced Path • BPI Certified or Accredited • Performance measures based on whole-house assessment and modeling • High rebates or incentives for first 20% • Additional rebates for additional 5% tiers • Financing • Reduced Quality Assurance for Accredited Contractors

8. Need to Have Standards More than 90 local, state, and regional programs rely on BPI Standards, Credentialing, and Quality Assurance as the basis for their programs

9. California Example – Strategic Plan for Existing Buildings

10. Energy Upgrade California • California Public Utility Commission Strategic Plan • Statewide Home Performance with ENERGY STAR • Utility Whole-house Prescriptive and Performance – (PG&E, Edison, SoCal Gas, San Diego Electric) • California Energy Commission • State Energy Program • Local ARRA-funded retrofit programs

11. Utility Whole House Energy Efficiency Programs

12. Why is BPI Called Out? • Global Leader supporting the development of: • highly professional building performance industry consensus standards development, • individual and organizational credentialing, • rigorous quality assurance program. • ANSI Accredited Standards Development Organization • Our mission is to raise the bar in performance contracting. www.bpi.org

13. Program Risk Management • Ensure appropriate use of funds • Increased Homeowner Satisfaction • Health and Safety Precautions • Reduced Liability for the Program

14. Why Sponsors Choose Accreditation Minimize Risk • Build a strong contractor infrastructure capable of delivering “house-as-a-system” energy retrofits. • Ensure that contractors’ work conforms to standards. • Customer dispute resolution system in place. • Independent, third-party quality assurance.

15. SAVE THE DATE!

16. Need for Home Energy Retrofit Contracting About a one-thirdof owner-occupied homes are now at least 45 years old and an additional third is between 25 and 45 years old meaning that a large majority of our homes were built before modern energy codes and are drafty, uncomfortable and expensive to operate.

17. The Challenge • Nearly 130,000,000 housing units in U.S. • NY HPwES program reaching 6,500 units per year; after 8 years only 1% of the housing stock transformed. • How do we ramp up to a ten year upgrade on all existing homes in the country?

18. Ramping Up Home Performance Scenarios for Achieving Scale: We are currently on a 10,000 year path to systematically upgrading the performance of the nation’s housing stock. * Source: U.S. Census, 2009

19. Drivers for Home Performance • Dust and Allergies • Comfort Issues (Drafts, Hot or Cold Rooms) • High Utility Bills • Hazardous Materials (Asbestos, etc.) • Moisture (wet basements, mold, etc.) • Climate Change (i.e., carbon footprint)

20. Typical home…full of systems… • Drainage system • Foundation system • Flooring system • Wall system • Ceiling system • Roof system • Heating system • Air conditioning system • Ventilation & IAQ systems • Moisture control systems • Distribution system • Exhaust systems • Plumbing systems in/out • Electric, Appliance & Lighting systems • Energy management system Key Question: Do you know where your fresh air comes from?

26. Return Air Furnace Filter Slot

28. Corrosion on Hot Water Tank

29. Pipe Insulation

33. BPI Certified Building Analyst Professional BPI Certified Envelope Professional BPI Certified Heating Professional BPI Certified Manufactured Housing Professional Field Exam for Building Analyst Field Exam for Envelope Field Exam for Heating Field Exam for Manufactured Housing Written Exam for Building Analyst Written Exam for Envelope Written Exam for Gas or Oil Furnaces or Gas or Oil Hydronics Written Exam for Manufactured Housing BPI Certification Model BPI Certified Air Conditioning or Heat Pump Professional Field Exam for Air Conditioning or Heat Pump Written Exam for Air Conditioning or Heat Pump

34. New Certifications • Whole House Air Leakage Control Installer • Whole House Air Leakage Control Crew Chief • Accessible Areas Air Leakage Control Installer

39. Driven by Affiliate Growth: 216 Total

40. What is BPI Accreditation? A professional credential awarded by BPI to contracting companies who commit to offering comprehensive “whole house” home performance solutions for their customers.

41. BPI HPwES Contractor Model • Educate Customers on Whole-House • Offer Comprehensive Solutions • Get Key Staff Trained & Certified • Follow BPI Standards in Your Work • Last Do No Harm by “testing out” • Participate in Independent, Third-Party Quality Assurance Program

42. Civil suit targets 12 for carbon monoxide deathsThree local men indicted for manslaughter

43. BPI Home Performance Contractor Model Solutions Based Selling Verifiable Results

46. Zip Code Searching for Accredited Contractors

47. Marketing Materials for Accredited Contractors • Newspaper ads • Yellow pages ads • Homeowner sheets • Lawn signs • Truck decals • Neighborhood door hangers

48. Co-Branded Homeowner Marketing Sheet

49. Neighborhood Door Hangers

50. What’s In It For Me for Contractors? • Brand Recognition – Differentiation • Access to Resources • Educational • Business Training • Marketing Outreach • Independent, 3rd Party Quality Assurance • Feedback on Best Practices