RECOM 2004 CANMET Energy Technology Centre

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RECOM 2004CANMET Energy Technology Centre

• A Workshop on Recommissioning
• Over View of U.S.Programs

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What We Will Cover

• Program Types
• Brief Overview of Past, Current, and Planned
  programs
• Lessons What Works, What Doesnt

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Three Types of Programs

• Market Transformation / Demonstration
• Resource Acquisition / Peak Demand Reduction
• Peak Demand Reduction / Resource Acquisition

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U.S.RCx Programs

• New York NYSERDA
• California
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District
• LACC and UC/Cal State
• Oaklands Building Tune-up Program
• Oregon Portland General Electric (PGE)
• Colorado Xcel Energy
• Texas CenterPoint Energy

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Portland General Electrics Retrofit Cx Program

• Started March of 1998
• Goals Meet OPUC rules provide customized
  financial incentive to customers ( not to exceed
  the present value of 20 mills per est. kWh saved
  over the life of the project)
• Will officially end in 2004
• Building Sector a mix of all commercial type
  buildings but is dominated by office (45)

Cost not to exceed 0.02 per 1000 Watts saved
over life
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Program Approach
Focus on Resource Acquisition

• Marketing by the Utility
• 1,500 paid to Providers for scoping study
• Owner contracts with the Provider and pays for
  RCx assessment
• Owner implements and pays for recommendations
• PGE reimburses the assessment cost
• No highly defined approach to the scoping study
  or RCx process is specified by the Utility

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Results So Far

• Five full year of operation
• Saving range 5 to 40 (10 to 15 typical)
• Total of 2.61 MWa (22.9 million kWh) saving
  achieved from 76 projects

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Yearly Summary of Result

• PGE

Decrease in activity in 2003 because Utility was
not allowed to accept new projects after
1-31-2003 (backlog of 9 projects)
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For More Information

• Contact
• Janice Peterson Project Engineer PGE
• [phone]
• janice_peterson_at_pgn.com
• The previous slides were develop from
• Peterson, Janice, Five Year Results from a
  Utility Commissioning Program, National
  Conference on Building Commissioning May 18-20,
  2004

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Oakland Energy Partnership Large Commercial
Tune-up Program

• Sponsored under the CPUC 2002 Local Program
  initiative run by Quantum
• Goal Obtain
• 16.7 GWh of energy savings and
• 4.6 MW of peak demand reduction
• 10 million square feet
• Building Sectors office, institutional, health
  care, educational, retail, lodging
• Targets 10 Energy Savings in each building

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Program Overview

• Identify energy saving measures in buildings
  existing systems equipment
• HVAC, Lighting, Controls
• Provide cost-effectiveness analysis
• Assist with implementation
• Document building operations with Systems Manual

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Program Approach

• Focus on Resource Acquisition

• Marketing Phase Develop materials, make
  presentations, etc.
• Most Providers are subs to Program Manager
• Scoping Phase (2 weeks)
• Utility analysis and preliminary walk-through
• Sign Memorandum of Understanding

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Investigation Phase

• Investigation Phase (2 to 4 months)
• No cost to customer
• Provide report with three lists
• OM Improvements (better operations, no savings)
• Tune-Up ECMs, incentives, ranked by
  cost-effectiveness
• Energy Management Plan (Retrofits,
  Self-Generation, etc.)

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Implementation Phase

• Implementation Phase (2 to 3 months)
• Measure specification assistance
• Owner installs measures, program pays incentives

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Contact Information

• David Jump, Ph.D., P.E.
• Building Tune-Up Program Manager
• [phone]
• www.qcworld.com
• www.oaklandenergypartnership.org
• www.buildingtuneup.com
• Papers
• Jump, David, Adam Rosillo, Asim Tahir,
  Commissioning Existing Buildings A Program
  Perspective, International Conference for Enhance
  Building Operation (ICEBO), Oct 13-15, 2003
• Jump, David and Jim Flanagan, The Oakland Tune-up
  Program A Year Later, National Conference on
  Building Commissioning (NCBC), May 18 20, 2004

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NYSERDAs RCx Initiative

• Goal
• Transform the market so RCx becomes standard
  practice by
• Providing evidence that RCx works
• Developing a stream-lined procedure for taking
  buildings through an RCx process
• Expanding the network of qualified providers
• Continuing professional development and training
• Building Sector Large Commercial Office

New York State Energy and Research Development
Authority
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Program Overview
Market Transformation Program

• Marketing to owners by 3rd party marketing team
• Orientation / Training of potential Providers
• Screening Application
• Scoping Study (3000 incentive)
• Technical Assistance Program Application
  (Resource acquisition based program)
• RCx assessment
• Incentive paid to owner up to 50 (cost share)
  for study
• Implementation of recommendations

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RCx Initiatives Steps

• RCx service provider demonstrates qualifications
  and attends training Respond to Program
  Opportunity Notice (PON) 852
• Submit pre-screening application for candidate
  building if seeking Scoping Study Incentive -
  3,000 per approved study
• Complete scoping study (2 - 4 day effort)
• Apply to Technical Assistance Program for RCx
  study
• Complete RCx study Owner receives 50 cost
  share
• Implement RCx study recommendations
• Possible case study for dissemination

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Screening / Scoping Phase

• No cost to customer
• Incentive paid directly to Cx Provider for
  scoping
• Benchmarking included

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Initiative Pre-screening Criteria

• Building owner pays System Benefit Charge
• Building must be larger than 100,000 square feet
• No plans for substantial equipment replacement or
  renovation
• Age of Equipment
• Building should not have manual or fully
  pneumatic control systems

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Requirements for Scoping Study Incentives

• RCx service provider must demonstrate
  qualifications in PON 852 and meet Initiative
  rules and eligibility requirements
• Building must meet the minimum Initiative
  pre-screening requirements
• Building owner and RCx service provider receiving
  scoping study incentive must sign the
  pre-screening application
• RCx service provider must use Initiative
  protocol to identify RCx opportunities

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Requirements Continued

• RCx service provider presents scoping study
  report in prescribed format to Initiative
  implementation contractor for review
• Upon approval, scoping study report is presented
  to owner
• If opportunities exist, scoping study report is
  used to apply to NYSERDAs TA Program to cost
  share a full retro-commissioning study

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For Information

• John Merboth NYSERDA Project Manager
• [phone] ext. 3266
• jmm_at_nyserda.org
• Or
• Eric Baxter PECI Project Manager
• [phone] X 212
• Ebaxter_at_peci.org

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San Diego Gas Electrics RCx Program

• Sponsored by the CPUC 3rd party Initiative
• Goals Obtain
• 39.9 million kWh in annual savings
• 5 MW of Peak Demand
• RCx 20 million square feet over three different
  utility territories (PGE, SCE, and SDGE)

Planned Program Starting 2004
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Program Overview

• Marketing Plan - use existing relationships with
  Utility Reps
• Ensure uniform deliverables
• Improve infrastructure
• Help ensure persistence
• Provide incentives across all RCx phases

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Program Approach
Focus on Resource Acquisition

• Develop Protocols for consistency and quality
  control
• Screening Marketing dollars
• Scoping Study Incentive 2,500 to Provider
• Investigation Incentive 0.10/SF
• Implementation Incentive .025/kWh
• Persistence Incentive 0.09/SF
• Pre-qualify and train Providers (quality
  delivery)
• Apply performance tracking for persistence
• Track critical points for verification of
  performance over time (collect, store and analyze
  data)
• Cx Provider follow up until program end

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Common Lessons Learned

• Overly complex Keep it simple for owners and
  providers
• Getting customers on board educate to connect
  process with benefits
• Hard to reach private owners speak their
  language (we are still learning) and use existing
  relationships
• Engineers arent always marketers designate a
  marketing team and approach
• Building owners like low risk propositions
• Low cost is in the eyes of the beholder focus
  on paybacks
• Contractor responsiveness and match develop
  tight scopes and specs and take a team approach
• Infrastructure limitations qualify and train
  providers
• It takes longer than we think be realistic

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Questions?
Thank You