Ramping Up Energy Efficiency: Meeting the Challenge

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Ramping Up Energy Efficiency Meeting the
Challenge
Presentation to the Great Energy Efficiency
Day Stephen Cowell, CSG March 4, 2009
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CSG

• Founded in 1984
• Nonprofit corporation
• More than 400 staff
• 14 offices serving 22 states nationwide
• Over 1.5 million homes and facilities served
• Manage the delivery of over 250 million in
  energy efficiency and renewable energy programs
  and projects per year

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Industry Structure Non-SBC

• Low Income Weatherization Similar structure
  DOE-State-CBO-Contractors
• Public Buildings/Performance Contract
• FEMP-Agency-Performance Contractor-Installation
  Contractor

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Structure of the Industry

• Program Administrators
• Utilities
• Authorities (NYSERDA)
• Special entities (Efficiency Vermont / Energy
  Trust of Oregon
• Staffing 10-30

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Structure of the Industry

• Implementation Vendors
• Residential specialists (CSG, Honeywell)
• Program design (Summit Blue, Optimal Energy)
• Commercial/Industrial specialists (TRC, SAIC)
• Marketing
• Measurement Evaluation (KEMA, TRW)
• Staffing 40-100 (4X Administrator)

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Structure of the Industry

• Measure Installers
• Design/Engineering
• Installers (electrical, HVAC)
• Builders
• Retail/wholesale
• Staffing 200-1000 (8-10X Implementation Vendor)

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Current Industry Scale

• Regulatory/State programs 3.5 Billion
• Market driven 3 Billion (est.)
• Public programs
• Low Income Weatherization 1.5 Billion
• Public Facilities 2-3 Billion
• Total 8-11 Billion
• 70,000-80,000 employees

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Growth Projection 2009-2010

• Regulatory driven by states 6 Billion/year
• Market driven/price 5-7 Billion/year
• Federal funding
• ARRA 10 Billion/year
• Public facilities 4-5 Billion
• Total 25 Billion per year
• increase 250-300

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Challenges and Response

• Workforce development add 175,000 new employees
• Plan retool and redeploy workers such as housing
  contractors / builders / engineers / software
  developers
• Need
• Training plan/business development support
• Capital for business expansion

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Long Term Need

• Stable, long-term policy support at state and
  federal levels
• Expanding focus at educational/trade schools of
  all levels
• Engage union training programs

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• Thank you!
• Steve Cowell
• stephen.cowell_at_csgrp.com
• 508.836.9500 x13259
• www.csgrp.com