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November 2010

Pam Bloch Mendelson

EECBG Technical Assistance

Liaison

Technical Assistance Program

SEP & EECBG Technical Assistance Program:

Creating Jobs, Building Clean Energy Capacity

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Goals & Objectives

Goal: To provide SEP & EECBG recipients with the resources needed to swiftly implement successful and sustainable clean energy programs.

Objectives• Accelerate implementation, by proactively providing assistance to

grantees

• Improve the performance of programs and projects, by connecting grantees to technical expertise and sharing best practices

• Increase the return on Recovery Act investments, by focusing on highly-leveraged initiatives

• Increase the sustainability of Recovery Act investments, by assisting grantees in developing polices and programs

• Build protracted capacity at the state, local, and tribal level, by supporting and expanding a network of energy practitioners

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Accessing TA: Online Resources

Solution Center 2.0 live now: http://wip.energy.gov/solutioncenter

Resources include: best practices, templates, webinars,

project map, events calendar, TAP blog

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Accessing TA: Provider Network

Make a request for direct technical assistance here

or call 1-877-EERE-TAP (1-877-337-3827)

Technical Assistance Center live now: https://tac.eecleanenergy.org/

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Who is TAP?

DOE National Laboratories: National Renewable Energy Lab, LawrenceBerkeley National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory • AmericanCouncil for an Energy-Efficient Economy • Ballard Spahr, LLP • Boise StateEnvironmental Finance Center • Catalyst Financial Group • Center forClimate Strategies, Inc. • E. P. System Group • Energy Efficiency FinanceCorporation • Energy Futures Group • Energy Programs Consortium •Energy Services Coalition • Great Lakes Environmental Finance Center •HarcourtBrown • ICF International • Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance •National Association of State Energy Officials • National Association ofCounties • National Governors Association • National Resources DefenseCouncil • New England Environmental Finance Center • New Mexico TechEnvironmental Finance Center • Northcross, Hill & Ach • Northeast EnergyEfficiency Partnerships • Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance • PublicTechnology Institute • Renewable Funding • Sentech, Inc. • SoutheastEnergy Efficiency Alliance • Southwest Energy Efficiency Project •Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future • Syracuse EnvironmentalFinance Center • Tensleep Advisory • The Cadmus Group, Inc. • Universityof Delaware Center for Energy and Environmental Policy • University ofLouisville Environmental Finance Center • University of MarylandEnvironmental Finance Center • University of North CarolinaEnvironmental Finance Center • University of North Carolina School ofGovernment • Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

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Provider Network Resources

State and Local

Capacity Building

• Trainings

• Workshops

• Peer-to-peer matching

Technical • Renewable energy siting and development

• Review of technical specs for RFPs

• Strategic planning, energy management, and conservation strategies

• Green building technologies

• Building codes

Program Design

and Implementation

• Policy and program development

• Coordinating rate-payer funded dollars with ARRA projects and programs

• Sustainable community and building design

• State and regional EE and RE assessments and planning

• EE and RE portfolio program design elements

Financial Program design support and guidance on financing mechanisms such as:

• Revolving loan funds (RLFs)

• Property-assessed clean energy (PACE)

• Loan loss reserves and enhanced credit mechanisms

Performance

Contracting

• Designing and implementing a performance contract

• Leveraging private investment

• Reducing institutional barriers

• Tracking and comparing programs

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National Lab TAP Team Strengths

Definition: Giving state and local governments direct access to technology neutral lab expertise in the following areas:

Strategic Energy Planning

Policy and Program Design Evaluation

Project (single and multiple) Development

Technology Identification

Technology Specifications

Project Siting

Project Financing Options

Technical Bid Reviews

Project Evaluation

Technologies/Resources included:

Biomass, energy efficiency,

geothermal, hydrogen, solar, wind

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Technical Team - Products Developed

• Technical Report on Driving Demand for Home Energy

Improvements by Merrian Fuller now available at:

http://drivingdemand.lbl.gov/

• Monthly technical webinars attended by 500+ at

(http://www.nrel.gov/applying_technologies/state_local_a

ctivities/webinars.html), including:• September: Driving Demand for Home Energy Improvements

• August: Lessons Learned from Energy Efficiency Lighting Programs

• July: Tools for Petroleum Reduction

• June: RFP 101: The Basics of the Procurement Process

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Program Design and Implementation Team

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VEIC

SWEEP

MEEA

NEEA

SEEA

VEIC/NRDC

VEIC

VEIC

ACEEE, NRDC: National Support

NEEP

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Boulder County-Electric Vehicles

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Financial Team: Financing Program Workshops

• Technical Assistance team has built a curriculum that will

help grantees move from conceptual development to

actionable execution of their programs.

• Technical assistance experts from around the country

are available to help grantees build their revolving loan

program.

• Workshop overview :

– DAY ONE, 1-5 pm: Introductions, case studies of existing

revolving loan fund programs, and a discussion of program

design and capitalization

– DAY TWO, 8 am – 5 pm: Revolving Loan Fund spreadsheet

model, program terms, interacting with lenders, RFP design

– DAY THREE, 8-noon: Understanding and building program

demand, preparing to launch your program

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What is ESPC?

Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC)

• Is a contracting method that can achieve facility

upgrades today and paid for with future energy savings –

NO Capital Funds required

• Leverages available EECBG and/or SEP funds

• Provides guaranteed annual energy savings

• Reduces impact of future energy rate increases

• Provides service and maintenance of installed

equipment

• Provides ongoing Measurement and Verification of

energy savings

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How can ESPC Team help Project Officers?

• Support PO efforts to promote DOE EECBG and SEP ESPC initiatives to grantees and provide training and technical assistance

• On-site ESPC program design, project review and

development

• Model documents for procurement and contracting,

solicitation and financing

• Guidance on developing rigorous measurement and

verification plans to ensure lasting savings

• Other Educational Resources including peer-to-peer

networking, webinars, blogs and best practices from

other successful projects

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ESPC Team: Guam Energy Office

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Performance Contracting:What Can be Done

> $9,000,000

$2,000,000 –$9,000,000

$250,000 –

$2,000,000

< $250,000

Institute behavioral

modification program;

building envelope sealing;

replace windows; add outside

air damper controls; install

demand controlled ventilation;

replace DX AC units, inefficient

motors, a cooling tower, or a

boiler

Install green roofs with solar

PV thin film systems; upgrade

Facility Management System;

replace chillers and provide

smaller chiller for off-peak

operation; major window

replacements; install small

Emergency and Peak Shaving

Generation Capacity

Install larger Emergency and

Peak Shaving Generation

Capacity, Combined Heat and

Power (CHP) system, or small

wind turbine(s)

Install solar PV system (MW),

medium to large wind turbine,

or biomass hot water or

steam system

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State and Local Capacity Building

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Peer to Peer Exchange

• Monthly Regional Calls

– Regional Updates and Announcements

– Select grantees will share their success stories and best practices

– Featured speaker on technical topics

– EECBG Program Updates

– Office Hours for open discussion state by state

• Peer to Peer Pairing

• Peer to Peer Blog

• Regional Meetings

– Currently in planning stage for one meeting in each region

– Technical topics

– Timeframe for meetings is late fall – early 2011

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Questions?

• State Energy Office subrecipients, call your

grant manager

• DOE direct formula recipients, call your

project officer or regional coordinator

• All questions, call Pam Bloch Mendelson at

202-287-1857 or email

pam.mendelson@ee.doe.gov

THANK YOU!