Clean Demand Response Projects in Southwest Connecticut

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Clean Demand Response Projects in Southwest
Connecticut

• Chris James, CT DEP
• Creating Energy-Air Quality Collaboratives in the
  Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States
• October 22-23, 2002

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The SWCT Pilot Project

• SWCT faces transmission constraints, reliability
  concerns, air quality challenges
• Pilot project coordination and implementation by
  CT state environmental, utility, and energy
  officials, OTC, NASEO, NARUC, GETF
• Project goal pilot clean demand response
  solutions to the issues in SWCT

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Clean Demand Response Project Results

• Stakeholder workshops April 3rd September
  24th, 2002
• Connecticut State Buildings Leadership Program
• Utility Demand Response Program Interaction
  Support
• Summer Savers Awards Program
• Big Box Retail Energy Efficiency, Clean Power
• Linkages Among State agencies.

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Stakeholder Meetings New Networks for State
Agencies and Stakeholders

• Stakeholder meetings April 3, September 24 2002
• Brought state agencies, utilities, Federal
  agencies, ISO, environmental advocates, national
  associations, and the SWCT business community
  together to find clean demand response solutions
• Project gave state energy, environmental, and
  utility regulators an opportunity to collaborate,
  create networks and structure for future
  cooperation
• Thinking about energy and environmental issues
  together results in win-win solutions

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State Building Leadership Program

• Steps so far
• Facilitated top-level support to State building
  managers
• Leveraged training, guidance and other support to
  State facility managers for energy efficiency,
  energy conservation
• State Buildings in Clean Load Response with
  ISO-NE
• Results
• 13 Facilities, 620 kW callable load reductions
• Assuming 50 hours called and full State
  participation, this would cause NEPOOL
  displacement of 62 lbs NOx,
• but if uncontrolled diesel backups had been used
  instead of curtailment, this could have resulted
  in increased emissions of up to 1240 2170 lbs
  NOx.

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Actions Supporting Utility Demand Response
Projects in SWCT

• Worked with Utility Program Managers to present
  model programs, success stories, and lessons
  learned from demand response programs in other
  states and regions.
• Connected Utility program managers and Energy
  Star for Small Business, to look at opportunities
  for
• smart thermostat programs
• refrigeration tuning software
• building benchmarking tools
• credit-provider programs
• Facilitate a project through the OPM to improve
  energy efficiency at water utilities in SW CT
  potential reduction of energy consumption (and
  associated pollution) by 50 or more at the
  facilities

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Summer Savers Awards Program

• To be implemented by Department of Economic and
  Community Development support from CT DEP, CT
  DPUC, CT OPM
• Implementation by Summer 2003
• Model success of similar programs such as CT
  DEPs Green Circle Award, Energy Star Awards
• Green Circle achieved participation by 475
  entities with over 700 projects by Summer of 2002
• Energy Star Awards have been given annually since
  1992 in 2002, 36 awards were given out in 4
  categories

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Energy Efficiency and Clean Power with Big Box
Retailers

• Made contact with GME, opening dialogue with SWCT
  Retail Community
• Potential program has 4 key parts
• Photovoltaic rooftop array, including generation
  information in-store (scrolling marquee at
  entrance, checkouts etc).
• Energy efficiency upgrades for the building
  itself, including lighting, HVAC, refrigeration
• Energy efficiency on the shelves CF light
  bulbs, energy star equipment, etc.
• Most importantly Outreach
• GETF Study of Shaws Supermarkets showed energy
  monitoring systems reduced electricity use by 23
  million kWh/year, with an 20 million kWh/year
  from lighting retrofits.

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More Information

• For more info, contact
• Chris James, Connecticut Department of
  Environmental Protection
• Ginger Teubner, Connecticut Department of Public
  Utility Control
• John Ruckes, Connecticut Office of Policy and
  Management
• Michelle Merrill, National Association of
  Regulatory Utility Commissioners
• David Terry, National Association of State Energy
  Officials
• Bruce Carhart, Ozone Transport Commission
• Anna Garcia or Miles Keogh, Global Environment
  and Technology Foundation