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Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP)

Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP). City Council Vision Statement. “ Charlottesville citizens live in a community with a vibrant urban forest, tree-lined streets, and lush green neighborhoods…. We have clean air and water, we emphasize recycling and reuse, and we minimize stormwater runoff.

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Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP)

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  1. Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP)

  2. City Council Vision Statement “Charlottesville citizens live in a community with a vibrant urban forest, tree-lined streets, and lush green neighborhoods…. We have clean air and water, we emphasize recycling and reuse, and we minimize stormwater runoff. Our homes and buildings are sustainably designed and energy efficient.”

  3. What Can Government Do? 2006 – City signed US Mayors Climate Agreement 2008 – County signed Cool Counties Agreement

  4. The SEEA Proposal $500,000 competitive grant from the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance to design a community-based energy efficiency program or “Local Energy Alliance” • 20-40% efficiency gain/structure • 30-50% market penetration (get to scale) • 5-7 year performance period • Public-private partnership • Self-sustaining approach • Phase in alternative/renewable energy • Create jobs, create the market • Make it a replicable model

  5. Our Mission We seek to lead the effort in our local community to conserve water and energy in buildings in order to promote cost savings, job creation, sustainability, local economic development, and environmental stewardship.

  6. A Public-Private Partnership The Alliance Concept – Who Are the Stakeholders? • Local, State, and Federal Government • Electric, Gas, and Water Utilities • Local Contractors, Realtors, Home Inspectors • Energy Efficiency + Renewable Companies • Retail Business Partners • Area Nonprofits • Lending Institutions

  7. LEAP in our community… • Energy and water efficiency program provider for local government • Financing source for energy and water related improvements • Standards champion for property owners (require BPI certification for auditors, perform quality assurance and M&V for the program) • Workforce development engine to train and grow the performance contracting industry through our partnership with local community college • Dominion Power partner – SmartGrid technology for energy management and verification of efficiency gains • Aggregator of RECs, white tags, and carbon offsets of member community

  8. Core Value Propositions For CustomersWe want you to implement the sensible energy improvements that will save you money. We will provide the delivery system, financing and quality management to make it safe to invest, to make sure it works and that it pays for itself.

  9. Core Value Propositions For CustomersWe want you to implement the sensible energy improvements that will save you money. We will provide the delivery system, financing and quality management to make it safe to invest, to make sure it works and that it pays for itself. For Contractors and Trade PartnersWe want you to get certified to do the energy audits well, to guarantee your work, and in return, we will bring you motivated customers that have prearranged financing.

  10. Core Value Propositions For CustomersWe want you to implement the sensible energy improvements that will save you money. We will provide the delivery system, financing and quality management to make it safe to invest, to make sure it works and that it pays for itself. For Contractors and Trade PartnersWe want you to get certified to do the energy audits well, to guarantee your work, and in return, we will bring you motivated customers that have prearranged financing. For Lenders & Financial Partners We want you to make a market in our community by making low interest energy loans, enjoy a solid return, and we will take much of the risk off the table.

  11. Homeowner perceptions

  12. Tracking Energy Use

  13. Homeowner perceptions Very poor efficiency Poor efficiency Don’t know Somewhat efficient Very efficient

  14. Homeowner perceptions Less than 1 year 1 – 5 years 5 – 10 years 11 – 20 years 20 years or older

  15. What do we know? • How many MPG does your car get? • How many minutes do you get with your cell phone plan? • What is your blood pressure? • What about your home energy use? Do youknow you know how good or bad – how efficient it is?

  16. Ave Utility Bill $2400/year

  17. Coming from DOE

  18. Coming from Dominion

  19. Sustainable: Jobs in Home Performance do not require endless subsidies. Leveraged: Government and utility subsidies stimulate private sector investment through incentives. Market-Based: Leverages business as the engine to achieve rapid growth. Home Performance Contracting A market-based whole-house approach to retrofit existing homes for energy, health, and comfort.

  20. Home Performance w/ ENERGY STAR • Home Performance with ENERGY STAR • Recognized brand • Strong standards and certifications • Tie in to future legislation, federal grants, tax credits • Best practices and mistakes to learn from

  21. Home Performance w/ ENERGY STAR

  22. Audit Elements of an HPwES Job • Solution • Retrofit • Commissioning • Quality Assurance

  23. Building Load - Stop Energy Leaks - Improvement: 20% - 40% The Whole House Approach Behavior - Set Your Stat - Improvement: 5% - 10% Delivery - Fix Leaky Ducts - Improvement: 30% - 50% Performance • - Efficiency • - Health • - Comfort Equipment • - Efficiency / Size • - Improvement: • 10% - 15% Whole House vs. Products Savings Whole House Solution: 30% - 50% (Ducts, Insulation, Behavior, 40K BTU 90% Furnace) High Efficiency Furnace: 10% - 15% (100K BTU 96% Furnace)

  24. Insulation Air & Duct Sealing Lighting Appliances Water Conservation Plug Loads Loading Order & Loan Tiers Fundamentals Major Systems Renewables Fundamentals plus: • Heating • Air Conditioning • Duct Reconfiguration • Solar Thermal • Water Heating Fundamentals plus: • Solar PV • Geothermal • Wind Tier 2 < $25,000 loan Tier 1 < $7500 loan Tier 3 < $50,000 loan

  25. Local Opportunity Number of homes built <1970: 21,447 (no insulation standards in code)

  26. Residential – Home Values

  27. Equity Opportunity Charlottesville Mortgage: 5086 No mortgage: 2754 Households >$75,000 24% Albemarle Mortgage: 17,214 No mortgage: 6,616 Households >$75,000 42%

  28. Fundamentals Major Systems Renewables Cost Effectiveness Annual Rate of Return

  29. Fundamentals Major Systems Renewables Job Impacts Labor as % of Project Cost

  30. Energy Efficiency Advantage Projected Costs for New Power Generation cents/kWh

  31. The Education Challenge Install energy efficient windows Higher efficiency heating or cooling Change habits at home Install solar panels or wind turbines Install more insulation Don’t know Install a programmable thermostat Install high efficiency water heater Get a professional energy audit Use cfl’s or efficient halogens Purchase Energy Star appliance

  32. The Good News

  33. The Great News

  34. Cynthia Adams, LEED AP Executive Director LEAP cynthia@leap-va.org www.leap-va.org

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