Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities

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Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities

• February 28, 2007
• Erin Peiffer, Energy Services

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Member Profile

• 136 municipal electric utilities
• 44 with WAPA allocations
• 49 municipal gas utilities
• Many smaller members
• Electric utilities with fewer than 1,000 customer
  accounts 63
• Median Peak Load 3.0 MW

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Current Standards

• Rate-Regulated Utilities
• Subject to periodic review from Iowa Utilities
  Board and interest groups
• NonRate-Regulated Utilities
• Submit energy plans biennially
• No review or verification

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Legislative Climate

• New Governor
• 25 million Power Fund
• Increased spending on energy efficiency
• Potential oversight of REC and municipal programs
• Third-party administration or Iowa Utilities Board

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Current DSM Levels

• Some programs in existence room for much more!
• Historically competitive bulk power market in
  area
• Will often offer neighbors programs without
  additional review
• Obstacles
• Utility size
• Ill have to raise my rates
• Hard to know where to start

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Reasons for DSM

• Generation cost increases
• Anticipated emissions cost increases
• Beneficial to customers, environment
• Low cost of many DSM programs
• Market costs
• Peak period purchases
• Transmission costs
• Independence, IA 40 retail rate increase

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Reasons for DSM (contd)

• No a la carte menu for new generation
• New baseload will be supplemented with DSM,
  renewables
• Springfield, IL
• New 200 MW plant
• Sierra Club Concessions
• About 20 RPS
• Increased efficiency of
  existing coal units
• Already had DSM

Courtesy APPA and CPLW
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Choosing Programs

• Weigh the long-term costs and benefits
• Costs/benefits differ for each utility
• Current and future power supply costs
• Number and type of customers
• Utility/Public Values
• Working with RECs

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IAMU Analyses

• Developed by utility and energy efficiency
  consultants
• Weighs costs and benefits of 19 historically
  cost-effective utility programs

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Programs Evaluated

• RESIDENTIAL
• Air Conditioner Load Control
• Refrigerator Rebates
• High Efficiency Air Conditioners
• New Construction
• Remodel
• CFL Rebates
• Energy Audits

• COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
• High Efficiency Lighting
• High Efficiency AC AC Load Control
• HVAC Improvements
• Custom Improvements
• Industrial Interruptible
• LOAD BUILDING
• Geothermal Heat Pumps
• Electric Heat Storage
• Air-to-Air Heat Pumps
• Marathon Water Heaters
• Add-On Heat Pumps

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Results

• Typical winners include
• Commercial Lighting
• Residential Air Conditioning
• CFL programs
• Many members are reevaluating offerings