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Meaning of The Weatherization Assistance Program and Its Purposes:

Meaning of The Weatherization Assistance Program and Its Purposes: Energy Prices, Energy Burdens, and The Role of the Program. February 28, 2011. Joel Eisenberg.

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Meaning of The Weatherization Assistance Program and Its Purposes:

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  1. Meaning of The Weatherization Assistance Program and Its Purposes: Energy Prices, Energy Burdens, and The Role of the Program February 28, 2011 Joel Eisenberg

  2. …to develop and implement a weatherization assistance program to increase the energy efficiency of dwellings owned or occupied by low-income persons, reduce their total residential energy expenditures, and improve their health and safety, especially low-income persons who are particularly vulnerable such as the elderly, the handicapped, and children. Statutory Purpose Title 42 of the U.S. Code, Chapter 81, Subchapter III, Part A, 6861

  3. AGGREGATE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EXPENDITURES BY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDSFederally Eligible Millions of Dollars SOURCE: ORNL TABULATION BASED ON EIA STEO AND RECS

  4. EXPECTED ENERGY EXPENDITURES FOR 2010-2011Low-Income Households Source: ORNL Tabulation from EIA September 2010 STEO & 2005 RECS

  5. Energy Burden by Income Group 2010-2011 Source: ORNL tabulation based on EIA STEO September 2010, 2005 RECS, Census for 2008

  6. Primary Heating Fuel for Low-Income Households Source: DOE/EIA Residential Energy Consumption Survey for 2001

  7. VARIATIONS IN SAVINGSSelected States Sources: ORNL Weatherization Assistant Tabulations, EIA Annual Energy Outlook 2010

  8. Drop in the Bucket? • Steady Wins The Race- Approximately 6.2 Million Served • Estimated Savings- $1.684 Billion P.A. • Focus On ‘Productive’ Households • Inflation Insurance • Non-energy Benefits

  9. A Few Quick ‘Facts’ • Estimated Primary Heat/Cooling Savings - 29 MBtu P.A. • Estimated Current Annual Savings - $437 in 2010 • Benefit/Cost Ratio - 1.8 TO 1 • Value Of Non-Energy Benefits - $4,082 over the life of the measures. • Societal B/C Ratio - 2.5 TO 1

  10. Title 42 Chapter 81, Subchapter III Part A 6863U.S. Code “Standards…shall include a set of procedures to be applied to each dwelling unit to determine the optimum set of cost-effective measures, within the cost guidelines set for the program….Such standards shall…take into consideration the following factors- The cost of the weatherization material; Variation in climate; and The value of energy saved by the application the weatherization material.

  11. HISTORY OF MIDWINTER NATURAL GAS COMMODITY PRICEPrice Trend For March, 2010 Futures Contract Source: Wall Street Journal, February 17, 2010

  12. Things to Remember • The Difference Between an Authorization and an Appropriation • The Difference Between a Budget Proposal and a Budget • The Difference Between a Block Grant and a Categorical Program

  13. The Law • Prioritizes Reduced Shelter Costs and Health and Safety • Emphasizes the Role of States and Locals • Provides Secretarial Mandate for Standards in Materials and Techniques • Provides Secretarial Mandate for Optimizing Cost-Effectiveness

  14. A Little More Law • Standards to Achieve Uniformity Within Climate Zones • Authority for Leveraging • Limits Administrative Uses to 10% • Mandates Audit Procedures, Techniques • Establishes a Cost Ceiling • Mandates Monitoring and Evaluation

  15. ORNL Contacts JOEL EISENBERG- 703 992 6703 Eisenbergjf@ornl.gov BRUCE TONN- 865 574 4041 Tonn.bruce@gmail.com MIKE GETTINGS- 865 574 4506 g5f@ornl.gov MARK TERNES- 865 574 0749 tmp@ornl.gov http://weatherization.ornl.gov

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