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Lessons Learned: Energy Management Success & Future Strategies for Sustainable Savings

This report highlights key insights and successes from the City’s energy management initiatives over the past year. Established in 1977, the program has continuously adapted to meet community needs, targeting low-income households, small businesses, and large industrial users. Through a combination of outreach, efficiency programs, and collaborative strategies, significant energy savings and greenhouse gas reductions have been achieved. Looking ahead, the focus will be on long-term conservation, enhanced service offerings, and stronger energy codes to further drive sustainability and savings.

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Lessons Learned: Energy Management Success & Future Strategies for Sustainable Savings

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  1. Lessons Learned from the Past Year and Looking to the Future Marya Castillano, Moderator Director, Energy Management Services 9/01

  2. BACKGROUND & SUCCESS FACTORS • Implemented in 1977; operated by municipal electric utility • Energy savings are part of the City’s energy resource • portfolio • Supportive elected officials & supportive community • Service delivery w/ field staff & trade allies • All sectors served: Residential, Commercial, Industrial Institutional, • & Governmental • Target market segments: Low Income, Single & Multifamily, Small • Businesses, Commercial & Industrial retrofit, & new Construction • Variety of services & programs • Utilization of incentives • Extensive collaboration & leveraging of resources

  3. CURTAILMENT STRATEGY 2001 Situation: ENERGY PRICES WATER SUPPLY • Reduce utility’s electric load • Offset impact of higher electricity rates • Implement simple programs & services • Conduct community workshops & • outreach • Broaden focus on low-income • Provide support to small businesses • Intensifyfocus on city’s largest consumers

  4. 10 + 10 Bonus • CURTAILMENT SPECIFICS Services & Activities • Provided give-away efficiency products • Provided specialized O&M services • Provided self help advice • Installed energy saving devices incentives • Offered bonus incentives to commercial • customers • Increased utilization of the city/utility’s • websites • Conducted major conservation awareness • promotional campaign

  5. LONG TERM STRATEGY Beyond Curtailment • Install permanent conservation measures • Ensure long-term savings • Target medium & large Commercial & Industrial users • Capture lost opportunities • Provide incentives • Enhance current program & service offerings; fill in • service gaps • Increase commitment to low income • Double savings acquisition (6 aMW to 12 aMW) • Increase budget by 1/3 ($18m - $25m) • Increase stringency of local energy codes & connection • standards • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions

  6. LONG TERM DETAILS PROGRAM & SERVICES • specific end-uses • lighting • appliances • water heat • space heat • plug loads • comprehensive • public sector tailored agreements • private sector individualized contracts • new construction & retrofit • multifamily & limited single family • commercial & industrial structures • sustainable building incentives • motors & fans • chillers • HVAC • equipment • electronics

  7. LONG TERM DETAILS, cont’d. SERVICES & ACTIVITIES • education & outreach • business & community workshops • website technical & program/service info • lectures & forums • major multi-media awareness campaigns • energy codes & standards • more stringent local codes • more stringent connections standards • federal efficiency standards for • appliances • market transformation • collaboration w/ NW Energy Efficiency • Alliance

  8. RESULTS For 2000 • Energy Savings - approx. 5.7 aMW • Enough energy to power over 4,600 Seattle • homes for one year. • Energy Savings in 2000 were worth approx. • $11 million in avoided power purchases • CO2 Reductions • Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by • 20,500 short tons = to more than • 4,100 vehicles off road / yr • YTD 2001 • Energy Savings - approx. 12.5 aMW • Enough energy to power over 10,000 Seattle • homes / one year • Participation • Oversubscribed in virtually all programs • CO2 Reductions • 45,000 short tons = approx. 9,000 vehicles off road / yr

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