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Energy Efficiency Opportunities for New
Hampshire Under RGGI Presented to the
Department of Environmental Services RGGI
Stakeholders Meeting By Jim OReilly,
Director Policy, Outreach and Communications North
east Energy Efficiency Partnerships
(NEEP) December 14, 2006
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Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP)

• A non-profit organization, founded in 1996, based
  in Lexington, Mass.
• Our mission To promote energy efficiency in
  homes, buildings and industry in the Northeast
  U.S. through regionally coordinated programs and
  policies that increase the use of energy
  efficient products, services and practices, and
  that help achieve a cleaner environment and a
  more reliable and affordable
• energy system.

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Energy Efficiency as the Best RGGI Investment

• Energy efficiency
• Costs approximately two-thirds less than
  traditional energy supply
• Is an indigenous energy resource, keeping dollars
  in state
• Lowers demand, enhancing electric system
  reliability
• Is the most effective means of reducing emissions
  of carbon and other greenhouse gases

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Current Energy Efficiency Investments Are Good,
But

• New Hampshire has been very effective in
  utilizing current System Benefit Charge
  (SBC)-funded energy efficiency programs to save
  energy and dollars. Since mid-2002, they have
• Saved over 3.3 billion lifetime kWh, enough to
  power Concord for 8.7 years.
• Served over 192,000 customers, more than 43
  percent of states electric customers.
• Saved customers over 376 million, which is more
  than six times the cost of the CORE programs.
• Results achieved very cost-effectively 1.95
  cents/kWh
• Reduced emissions by 2.2 million tons, or the
  equivalent of taking 457,000 cars off the road.
• However

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Current Energy Efficiency Investments Arent
Enough

• The state currently captures at best about 35
  percent of the cost-effective energy efficiency
  available to it.
• Current SBC funding is legislatively capped at a
  level
• not reflective of the availability of energy
  efficiency
• not tied to any defined energy savings goal for
  the state
• As energy costs rise, demand on programs is
  greater and unable to meet all customer needs.

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Ratepayer Funded Energy Efficiency
Programs Northeast States - Gas Electric

• 2005
• New York State authorities 244 million/year
• New Jersey Utility Commission 103 million/year
  
• New England
• Massachusetts Utility programs 145 million/year
  
• Connecticut Utility programs 62 million/year
• Rhode Island Utility programs 22
  million/year
• Vermont Efficiency Utility 19 million/year
  
• New Hampshire Utility programs 18
  million/year
• Maine Utility Commission 11 million/year
• Includes gas efficiency programs

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New England Achievable Potential
for Cost-Effective Electric Energy Efficiency

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The Major Reservoirs of Achievable Energy
Efficiency Potential in 2013 By Sector
Residential Savings 12,745 GWH
CI Savings 21,630 GWH
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The Major Reservoirs of Achievable Energy
Efficiency Potential in 2013 -By End Use
Residential Savings
CI Savings
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Working Regionally Leverages Savings

• Coordinated regional initiatives nationally
  recognized (PSNH and National Grid both
  participate)
• Significant market impacts
• Clothes Washers 45 regional market share
• Compact Fluorescent Lamps major industry
  co-promotion national quality control and
  delisting program
• Motors - manufacturer commitment to NEMA Premium
• Unitary HVAC new federal standard based on
  agreement with ARI
• Building Codes most Northeast states adopting
  most recent IECC, which reflects Northeast issues
• Building Operator Certification 1,800 certified
• State Efficiency Standards CT, MA, MD, RI, NY,
  NJ, VT adopted

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Greater Investment Means More Savings

• 100 percent consumer allocation with proceeds
  funding more energy efficiency will
• Maximize impact of efficiency in reducing carbon
  emissions.
• Mitigate the price impacts of RGGI on the
  states ratepayers.
• A projected cap level for N.H. of 22,892,730
  tons, if 100 percent of allowances went to
  consumers, would result in revenue for new
  efficiency investments of 17 million (if
  allowances are valued at 2 per ton), effectively
  doubling current spending.
• Modeling shows that using consumer allocations
  for energy efficiency would result in bill
  savings to consumers of between 5 and 12 percent.

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Thank You

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Jim OReilly Director of Policy, Outreach and
Communications 781-860-9177, ext. 18
joreilly_at_neep.org www.neep.org