Energy Trust of Oregon, Inc'

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Energy Trust of Oregon, Inc. Oregon Wind Working
Group Rockaway Beach, OR October 19, 2005
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Origins

• Emerged from 1999 energy restructuring
  legislation (SB 1149)
• Funded by public purpose funds collected from
  Oregon customers of Pacific Power, Portland
  General Electric and NW Natural
• Mandate from the Oregon Public Utility Commission
  sparked creation of Energy Trust as a nonprofit
  organization
• Began work in March 2002

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Mission

• Mission
• To change how Oregonians produce and use energy
  by investing in efficient technologies and
  renewable resources that
• Develop new sources of clean energy
• Help Oregonians lower their energy bills
• Stimulate the economy
• Protect the environment

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Our Territory
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2004 Accomplishments

• In 2004, Energy Trust programs
• Helped nearly 29,000 Oregon homes and businesses
  save energy and money
• Saved and generated enough electricity to power
  17,000 homes
• Saved enough natural gas energy to fuel over
  1,000 gas-heated homes
• Offset 11,000 tons of pollution generated by
  conventional fuels

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Renewable Resource Programs

• Wind (small scale, community-scale)
• Solar
• Biopower
• Utility Scale Generation
• Open Solicitation

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Small Wind

• Turbines up to100 kilowatts
• For farmers, ranchers, municipalities, and
  landowners
• Financial incentives available

Sunderland Yard - Portland
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Anemometer Loan Program

• Assess wind speed and direction
• 10 anemometers available free of charge to sites
  meeting initial criteria
• Program operated by OSUs Energy Resources
  Research Laboratory

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Community Wind

• Small clusters of large turbines
• Projects up to 10 MW total
• Locally-owned
• Incentives available
• Feasibility studies

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Solar Electric

• Referrals to qualified solar contractors
• Standard offer Cash incentives for installation
  of photovoltaic systems
• Homeowners up to 10,000
• Businesses up to 35,000
• Sunlight offers more energy potential in our
  region than any other renewable resource

Hood River Home
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NWs Largest Solar Electric System

• Pepsi Cola of Klamath Falls
• 172 kW in solar systems at three locations
• Largest in the Northwest

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Biomass

• Projects generate electricity from
• digester gas
• landfill gas
• low-emission, non-toxic, solid biomass from wood,
  forest and field residues
• dedicated energy crops available on a renewable
  basis
• Incentives offset all or part of a projects
  above market costs
• Must be in PGE or Pacific Power service
  territory, or able to deliver to those utilities

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Biomass

• ETO issued its first biomass RFP in 2005
• Second RFP envisioned for 2006
• In future years, potentially a standard offer
• First-come, first-served offer of X/MW for
  eligible projects

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Utility Scale Generation

• All eligible renewables allowed
• Projects gt 10 MW
• Coordinated with utilities to serve all customers
• Funding to lower net power costs to utility in
  exchange for green tags
• Assistance with power purchase agreements

Combine Hills Turbine Ranch Milton-Freewater
41 MW
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Open Solicitation

• Projects not eligible for other renewable program
  incentives e.g.
• Large-scale solar
• Micro-hydropower
• Geothermal
• Innovative applications of renewable technologies
• Cash incentives Above Market Costs

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Residential Efficiency Programs

• Efficient New Homes
• New ENERGY STAR certified homes
• Certification and marketing
• assistance for builders
• Home Energy Savings
• Energy-efficient insulation, duct sealing,
  windows heating systems
• Efficient Home Products
• ENERGY STAR qualified products (e.g.
  appliances, CFLs)

Jerry Carol Arnold in Bend Energy-efficient air
source heat pump system saving 450/year
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Commercial Industrial Efficiency

• New Building Efficiency
• Design assistance and incentives for
  high-efficiency equipment
• Building Efficiency
• Energy-efficient improvements
• Production efficiency
• manufacturing processes, water and wastewater
  treatment and agriculture

Wyse Investment  Portland Energy-efficient heat
pumps and controls in 3 commercial
buildings Savings 29,8000/year
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Solar Water Heating

• Solar water heating systems pre-heat your water
  -- your conventional water heater does less work.
  
• Standard offer cash incentives
• Residential commercial
• Pool heating

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Solar Water Heating
Hood River Home
Stewart Aquatic Center Eugene
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Contact Information

• www.energytrust.org
• 1-866-ENTRUST
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• Alan Cowan
• 503-459-4074
• alan.cowan_at_energytrust.org