Slide deck used during the AESP (Association of Energy Services Professionals) webinar by presenter Pat Stanton, Senior VP of Policy & Advocacy at CSG.

1. AESP Webinar
Screening Energy Efficiency:
Best Practices
CSG LIPA Program
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Residential Retrofit Perspective
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Pat Stanton, SVP Policy & Advocacy
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Conservation Services Group
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November 8, 2012

2. Framework / Evolution
Original Task: CSG LIPA Program
• Set priorities for allocation of very limited resources
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committed to energy efficiency
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Current• Tasks:
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• Identify all cost effective
efficiency measures
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• Promote energy efficiency as “first fuel”
• Mitigate risk, hedge against price volatility

3. Cost of Getting to the Door
• Current framework in
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residential sector encourages
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• Creates lost opportunities
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• Inefficient use of program overhead:
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homeowners not “buying” maximum energy
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efficiency during their (likely) single event
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shopping experience

4. Discount Rate
Projected Utility Generation Resources in 2015
Relative Cost and Relative Risk
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Source: CERES

5. Measure/Program/Portfolio
• Homes: many components
– Lighting
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– Electronics
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– HVAC
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– Building shell
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insulation
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• air sealing level
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• windows
• Measure level application of Cost Effectiveness
creates extreme – lost opportunities

6. TRC: “Jack of all trades, master of none”
• TRC performed without full consideration of
CSG inconsistent, undervalues EE
OPIs is internally
LIPA Program
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– cases?
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• PAC test requires much less data – a lower
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cost alternativelevel
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7. Food for Thought
• Should we use the lower cost PAC test as a
CSG Any program that passes
screening test? –
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OPIs, •only for programs with significant non-
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regulatedFourth level benefits (i.e., low income
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programs or programs that create significant
non-regulated energy savings)

8. Thank you!
CSG LIPA Program
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Pat Stanton
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patricia.stanton@csgrp.com
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508.365.3297
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www.csgrp.com