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UGI Utilities – Electric Division. Energy Efficiency & Conservation Collaborative Meeting June 9, 2010. About UGI Electric Division. Service Territory Luzerne and Wyoming counties Surrounded by PPL Electric Size ~55,000 Residential Customers ~8,000 Commercial and Industrial Customers
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UGI Utilities – Electric Division Energy Efficiency & Conservation Collaborative Meeting June 9, 2010
About UGI Electric Division • Service Territory • Luzerne and Wyoming counties • Surrounded by PPL Electric • Size • ~55,000 Residential Customers • ~8,000 Commercial and Industrial Customers • ~1,000,000 MWh/yr in Sales
Why we are here • Act 129 – Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program (EE&C) • Applied only to Electric Utilities with greater than 100,000 customers • PUC Secretarial Letter requested Electric Utilities with less than 100,000 customers to file voluntary EE&C Programs • UGI Electric has decided to file a voluntary EE&C Program
Comparison to Act 129 • Act 129 EE&C • Base Year: June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008 • Normalized Load Reduction Requirements: • 1% by May 31, 2011 • 3% by May 31, 2013 • Peak Demand Reduction Requirement: 4.5% by May 31, 2013 • Government/Municipal class specific reduction requirements • Fines for not meeting goals • UGI Electric EE&C • Base Year: October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009 • Normalized Load Reduction Requirement: • 1% by May 31, 2012 • 3% by May 31, 2014 • Peak Demand Reduction Requirement: N/A • No class specific reduction requirements • No fines for not meeting goals • UGI Electric will evaluate all programs based on the TRC Test
UGI Electric EE&C Plan Goals • Reductions to Normalized Load • 1% by tentative date of May 31, 2012 • 3% by tentative date of May 31, 2014 • Craft a program within a limited budget that meets standard load reduction targets • Minimize costs while maximizing benefits
Proposed Programs • Residential • CFL Lighting • Energy Audits • Appliance Rebates • Appliance Recycling • Water Heater Fuel Switching • Clothes Dryer Fuel Switching • Space Heat Fuel Switching • Low Income Residential • CFL Lighting • Water Heater Fuel Switching • Low Income Usage Reduction Plan (LIURP)
Proposed Programs (cont.) • Commercial and Industrial • CFL Lighting • Appliance Rebates • C&I Custom Incentive • HVAC Tune-Up • Water Heater Fuel Switching • Clothes Dryer Fuel Switching • Space Heat Fuel Switching • C&I Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Fuel Switching
Budget • 2% of Fiscal Year 2009 Revenues • $2.0 million per year • Minimize Administration Costs
CSPs • Appliance rebate processing • Appliance recycling • CFL Program • Energy Audits • HVAC Tune-Up Program • Other CSPs possible for consideration
Timing • Filing Date: Summer 2010 • Implementation of the UGI Electric EE&C Program will follow the PUC approval of the EE&C Plan Proposal • Program duration will be 3 years from the implementation date
Cost Recovery • UGI Electric will propose a cost recovery mechanism
Feedback • For program updates, please visit: • http://eec.ugi.com • For questions or comments please send emails to: • eec@ugi.com • Next tentative collaborative meeting: • July 14, 2010