SeventhwaveG175

LED outdoor lighting: barriers and solutionsM111

Crystal McDonald1/18/17 (then available on-demand)

Course description

High performance LED outdoor lighting technologies are a cost effective energy

savings opportunity often offering 50 percent or more savings relative to previously

installed systems. Plus, they last longer and offer maintenance and operational

benefits. Our expert presenter will highlight three key challenges of outdoor street

and area LED lighting conversions in the public sector—financial, technical and

regulatory—and describe proven solutions to overcome these obstacles. She’ll

share information, best practices and key findings from the Better Buildings Outdoor

Lighting Accelerator, a DOE initiative that focuses on this vital public service and

works with dozens of municipalities to accelerate the adoption of LED outdoor

lighting.

Learning objectives

DESCRIBE financial, technical and regulatory barriers that constrain broad

deployment of LED outdoor lighting conversions in the public sector.

DISCUSS the benefits of LED outdoor lighting conversions in the public

sector.

ACCESS tools and resources to help navigate the transition to high

efficiency outdoor street lighting.

DISCUSS municipality focused LED outdoor lighting conversion best

practices and strategies based on real-world examples.

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Provider #: G175

Course #: M111

Welcome

LED outdoor lighting:

barriers and solutions

Crystal McDonald, Policy Advisor

U.S. Department of Energy

January 18, 2017

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Session Outline• Introduction to the Better Buildings Outdoor Lighting Accelerator

(OLA)

• OLA Profile

• OLA Partners

• OLA Successes

• Key Focus Areas

• Approach to Barrier Resolution: Financial, Regulatory,

Technical

• OLA Toolkit

• Tools and Resources

• Regional Activities

• Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium (MSSLC)

• Next Steps and Opportunities

Introduction to the Better Buildings Outdoor Lighting Accelerator

Outdoor

Lighting

Accelerator

(OLA) Profile

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Timeframe: May 2014 – December 2016

Purpose:

• To provide state and local governments with tools and

framework to enable broad deployment of energy

efficient street and outdoor lighting systems upgrades.

• Collaborate with municipalities to demonstrate best

practices for the adoption of high-efficiency outdoor

lighting.

• Improve system-wide replacement processes for

outdoor lighting.

Goal: Aligned with the Presidential Challenge for Advance

Outdoor Lighting to gain commitments to replace at least

1.5 million lights.

OLA Partners

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# o

f Li

ghts

Goal

1.5M

1.3M

• 3 states

– Rhode Island

– Tennessee

– Washington

• 6 regional energy networks

– California Street Light

Association

– Delaware Valley Regional

Planning Council (Philadelphia

metro)

– Garfield Clean Energy

Collaborative (Colorado)

– Mid-America Regional Council

(Kansas City metro);

– Southeast Michigan Regional

Energy Office (Detroit metro);

– Southern California Regional

Energy Network (Los Angeles

metro)

• 16 cities

– Albany, NY

– Anchorage, AK

– Chicago, IL

– Dearborn, MI

– Deerfield Beach, FL

– Detroit, MI

– Flint, MI

– Huntington Beach, CA

– Little Rock, AR

– Los Angeles, CA

– Portland, ME

– Racine, WI

– San Diego, CA

– St. Petersburg, FL

– Takoma Park, MD

– West Palm Beach, FL

Accelerator sunset December 2016. Currently have 25 signed partners:

OLA Successes

Number of Lights Committed

1,291,780

Electricity Savings kWh/yr)

450,185,330

Carbon DioxideEmissions Reductions

(metric tonnes/yr)316,480

Value of Electricity Saved ($/yr)

$48,169,830

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• Garnered a commitment of 1.3 million

lights toward the goal of 1.5 million from 25

partners. Inspired other municipalities to

action in response to success of OLA

partners.

• Made the strategic case for LED Street

Lighting due to partners sharing data and

lessons learned.

• Developed user friendly resources to

assess energy and cost savings

opportunities.

• Updated the equipment specifications to

address mandatory versus optional criteria

for equipment procurement strategies.

• Opened the conversation with utility

commissions to understand conditions

slowing the removal of tariff-related barriers

to scaling up projects.

Municipal

Expenditures

of total electricity bill

50%

Webinar Reminders

Key Focus Areas

Key Focus

AreasFinancial

• Identifying funding sources

• Understanding

appropriateness of available

mechanisms-QECBs, RLFs,

ESPCs, ratepayer programs,

etc.

• Supportive policy

environment (tax breaks,

incentives, subsidies, etc.)

Regulatory

• Utility rate structures

• Ownership and maintenance

models

• Non-metered energy billing

• Dated public utility

regulations

Technical

• Access to proven technology

information

• Pilot program results

• Technology selection for

different applications

• Information about network

control systems

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Approach to

Barrier

Resolution:

Obstacle OLA Solution Quick Assessment of

Opportunities

Procurement strategy

Technology price ranges

Quick Start Guide for the Street

and Parking Facility Lighting

Retrofit Financial Analysis Tool

Assist with model development--

Delaware Valley Regional

Streetlight Replacement

Compile pricing data shared by

partners (declining cost curve)

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Financial

Approach to

Barrier

Resolution:

Obstacle OLA Solution

Understanding LED Tariff

Offerings and Ratemaking

Process

Buyback options and total

cost consideration,

undepreciated value of

equipment, stranded

assets (also applicable to

Financial barriers)

Brief: Regulatory Barriers and

Solution Pathways for Municipal

LED Street Lighting Conversions

Brief: Adopting Energy-efficient

Technologies for Street Lighting:

Overcoming Challenges for Utilities

LBNL Comparison Tool for

Municipally-owned vs. Utility-owned

Street Lights (under development)

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Regulatory

Approach to

Barrier

Resolution:

Obstacle OLA Solution

Technology standardization

How to include controls for

adaptive lighting, dimming,

smart cities,

Health and environmental

concerns, blue light issues

Description of specifications,

codes and standards for

recommended practices

Webinar: Lessons Learned

From Outdoor Connected

Lighting System Installations

MSSLC - Blue Light Guidance

Field test LED applications and

sky glow implications (which may

last beyond the OLA period but

results will be posted)

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Technical

OLA Toolkit

Outdoor Lighting Decision Tree Tool

Outdoor Lighting Challenges and Solutions Pathways Report

Issue Briefs:

Regulatory Issues and Approaches to Municipal LED Street

Lighting Conversions

Adopting Energy-efficient Technologies for Street Lighting:

Overcoming Challenges for Utilities

Comparison Tool for determining the business case for Municipally-

owned vs. Utility-owned Street Lights (under development)

Model Specification for LED Roadway Luminaires (updated)

Webinar: Lessons Learned from Outdoor Connected Lighting

System Installations

Financial Analysis Quick Start Guide and Guidance for Using the

Street and Parking Facility Lighting Retrofit Financial Analysis

Tool

Related REEO products: NEEP’s LED Street Lighting Assessment

and Strategies for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic and MEEA’s

Regional Street and Outdoor Lighting Resources

Outdoor Lighting

Accelerator Toolkit

The Outdoor Lighting

Decision Tree Tool is

an interactive, visual

representation of the

decisions needed when

upgrading a public

outdoor lighting system.

Consistently Top 10 Most Viewed Solutions on

the BB Solution Center in 2016

The video, presentation slides and transcript are posted

in the Better Buildings Solutions Center.

Lighting Controls

Webinar:

Lessons Learned

from Outdoor

Connected Lighting

System Installations

January 12, 2016

Michael Poplawski, Pacific

Northwest National Laboratory

• High level assessment of barriers to deployment

• Examples of how cities, states, municipal groups,

and utilities address LED street light transitions

• Currently, the greatest opportunity for conversion is

with municipally-owned lights

• Where an LED tariff does not exist, municipalities are

pursuing buyback options or a suitable LED tariff

• Small to mid size cities find greater success in

collaborating with other municipalities of similar size

Outdoor Lighting Report

Next Steps and Opportunities

Monitor how cities and utilities are addressing localized risks such as infrastructure stabilization (pole and wiring repairs) and costs, stranded lighting assets, and city-wide lighting networks with mixed ownership, and connected lighting platforms for smart city technologies.

Communicate the benefits of properly implemented high quality LED street lighting to overcome public perceptions based on sky glow and blue light critiques.

Collaborate with partners and stakeholder groups to promote ideal LED tariff assumptions used in the rate making process (i.e., participating in forums, serve on panels, share our resources, etc.)

“With commitment and persistence, partners

are finding ways to collaborate with utilities,

public utility commissions, and their

communities to improve system-wide

replacement processes at the municipal

level.” 2016 Better Buildings Progress Report

For more information

Better Buildings Initiatives:

https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/

State and Local Government Engagement:

https://energy.gov/eere/slsc/state-and-local-solution-center

CONTACT ME

Crystal McDonald, Policy Advisor

202.287.1799 Crystal.McDonald@ee.doe.gov

Thank you to a diverse network of organizations

and companies who partner with US DOE to

replicate gains in energy efficiency through the

exchange of proven strategies and approaches.

Thank you