EFFICIENCY IN ACTION

EFFICIENCY IN ACTION

Colorado

Efficiency First Colorado

Stephen Michael Self Chair, Efficiency First Colorado President, Sustainable Interiors

RESNET HERS Rater General Contractor Home Performance Contractor


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Efficiency First Colorado Chapter Fastest Growing Chapter in the Nation Goal

Transform residential construction into a green workforce Tasked with retrofitting 128 million homes by 2030 Improving residential energy efficiency by 25% 25% means 5% national carbon output & half of all passenger cars


Utilities & REEP


What is Home Performance? Audit Solution Retrofit Commissioning Quality Assurance

A systematic, whole-house approach to reducing household energy use and improving indoor air quality and thermal comfort.


American Clean Energy & Security Act of 2009 H.R.2454 Co-Sponsors: Rep. Henry Waxman D-CA & Rep. Ed Markey D-MA Passed US House of Representatives in June Allocated 2.6 Billion

REEP Legislation – Section 202 Retrofit for Energy & Environmental Performance


Summary Waxman-Markley is a comprehensive energy bill, known as ACES

that includes: Cap & Trade global warming reduction plan reduces economy-wide

greenhouse gas emissions 17% by 2020, 83% by 2050 New renewable requirements for utilities Studies & Incentives on carbon capture & sequestration technologies Energy Efficiency incentives for homes and buildings - REEP Grants for green jobs, among other things


Utilities & ACES Title 1 – Clean Energy Requires electric utilities to meet renewable electricity at 6% in 2012

and 25% by 2025. Invests in new clean energy technologies and energy efficiency,

including renewable energy ($90 billion in new investments by 2025), carbon capture and sequestration ($60 billion), electric and other advanced technology vehicles ($20 billion), and basic scientific research and development ($20 billion).

Both plans would reduce United States' emissions by about 80 percent by 2050.


Utilities & ACES Title II – Energy Efficiency Building Energy Efficiency

Federal training & funding to states adopting advanced building codes Funding for retrofitting existing residential & commercial Directs EPA to develop rating procedures - HPwES


Utilities ACES

Provision calls for 5% of standard met through energy efficiency savings, an additional 3% with certification of the Governor of the state in which the provider operates.

Colorado Calls for energy savings of at least 1,744 GWh (energy) and 421 MW

(demand) by 2015, via demand-side management (DSM) programs, the equivalent of two medium sized power plants.

Adds a minimum of 200 MW (up to 600 MW) of developmental renewable energy resources with storage capability, such as concentrating solar power, and also approves up to an additional 850 MW of established intermittent renewable energy resources.


Colorado Governors Energy Office – GEO Utility Program – policy & regulatory focused Efficiency

Increase DSM within resource portfolios Generation

IOU – 20% by 2020 PUC – 10% by 2020 REA – 100% by 2020

Transmission High voltage transmission lines with Renewables


Colorado Governors Energy Office – GEO Residential Buildings

New & Existing Construction Energy Star New Homes Insulate Colorado Renewables Efficiency in the Home BuildSmart


REEP Priorities Job Creation Market Expansion Carbon Abetment Performance Standards


ACES Section 202 Building Retrofit Program

DOE & EPA to develop & implement REEP Thru State Energy Programs (SEP)

REEP provides federal financial assistance to state & local agencies for direct cash incentives & program management.

Goal – 20% energy savings


REEP Residential $1000 for a combination of prescriptive measures designed to reduce

energy consumption by at least 10% $2000 for prescriptive measures designed to reduce energy

consumption by 20% $3000 for actual demonstrated savings of 20% utilizing the

performance based structure Plus an additional $1000 for each additional 5% energy savings

$4500 for 30% energy savings Incentives are capped at 50% of retrofit costs


Energy Efficiency is Home Performance. Audit Solution Retrofit Commissioning Quality Assurance

A systematic, whole-house approach to reducing household energy use and improving indoor air quality and thermal comfort.


REEP Commercial Max $0.15 per SF of retrofit area for energy use reductions 20-30% $0.75 per SF for energy use reductions from 30-40% $1.60 per SF for energy use reductions from 40-50% $2.50 per SF for energy use reductions exceeding 50% Incentives capped at 50% of retrofit costs


From House to Senate Bill Process.


Senate Bills

Boxer-Kerry 1733 Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act – REEP

Bingaman 1462 The American Clean Energy Leadership Act - REEP


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Thank You!

Stephen Michael SelfSustainable InteriorsBoulder, [email protected]

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