Public Benefit Mandates and Programs AB 2021 Goal Setting

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1 Public Benefit Mandates and Programs AB 2021 Goal Setting Board of Public Utilities March 1, 2012

2 Legislative Background AB-1890 Public Benefits Charge 2.85% Mandated an established usage based charge to be used for: Low Income Assistance Energy-Efficiency and Conservation Programs Renewable Energy Research, Development and Demonstration

3 9000 Historical SHARE Participation Over 60,000 customers assisted since FY 03/04 FY 04/05 FY 05/06 FY 06/07 FY 07/08 FY 08/09 FY 09/10 FY 10/11 FY 11/12

4 200 Solar Systems Installed M e g a w a t t s Systems Installed kw 1 0

5 Research and Development Public Benefits support research, development, and demonstration Building end-use efficiency Advanced generation Renewable generation Environmental research $1.7 million invested in local universities

6 Legislative Background SB-1 (2006) California Solar Initiative (CSI) Mandated solar goals/expenditures AB-2021 (2006) Mandated RPU identify, target and achieve all cost-effective energy savings and report goals every three years to CEC SB-1037 (2006) Mandated annual reporting AB 2227 (2012) Target setting to 4 year cycle

7 Legislative Challenges Multiple demands on resources Constant re-evaluation of efficiency programs Keep Change Toss Changing model Some disagreement at state level Whole house fans Trees Local control of popular programs

8 140,000 Over 10 Years of Tree Power 120, ,000 America Public Power Association Golden Tree Award for planting at least one tree for every electric meter. 102, ,364 80,000 73,152 87,233 60,000 60,408 50,783 40,000 41,600 33,803 27,415 20,000 19,465 # of trees 11,100 3,

9 Residential and Commercial Energy Savings

10 kwh Saved and GHG Reductions Program Available Rebates KWh Saved/ Customer/ Year Average Cost per kwh Saved GHG Reduction Weatherization $100/ Rebate 1,500/ Rebate $0.066/kWh Tree $25/ Tree 175/ Rebate $0.1428/kWh 3,014.4 Pounds/Year Pounds/Year Energy Star $75/ Appliance 375/ Rebate $0.20/kWh Pounds/Year A/C $150/ton 1,090/ Rebate $0.4587/kWh $0.4817/kWh 2,190 Pounds/Year PV (Solar) ½ Cost up to $15,000 7,200/ Rebate $1.55kWh $1.25kWh 14,469 Pounds/Year

11 Residential Programs Air Conditioning Energy Star Tree Power Refrigerator Rebates Refrigerator Recycling Weatherization Home Energy Audits Irrigation Controllers High Efficiency Cloths Washers Whole House Program

12 Commercial Programs Commercial rebates HVAC change outs Lighting retrofits Performance-Based incentives New Construction LEED Construction Premium Motor Incentives Energy Management

13 Budget Proportions (FY 12-13) 3% Other (Admin, Tech Asst, etc) 22% SHARE (Low Income Assistance) 32% Residential Programs 23% Solar 20% Commercial Programs

14 Commercial & Industrial Load 10% of RPU s customer base is Commercial or Industrial Other

15 Commercial & Industrial Load RPU Baseload 10% 35% 65% 65% of RPU s electric load comes from the 10% of Commercial or Industrial customers

16 Commercial & Industrial Savings Proportion of kwh savings Res. 19% Comm. 81%

17 Commercial Program Participation Energy efficiency participation stands at about one in five RPU commercial customers 80% 73% 60% 61% 59% Need to increase commercial participation 52% number 40% 20% 6% 21% 38% 10% 10% 29% 5% 36% 0% RPU Comm 2011 RPU KA 2011 CA Muni 2011 CA IOU 2011 Not Sure No Yes

18 Direct Installation Programs More than 4000 customer contacts Lighting retrofits Occupancy sensors HVAC tune-up Keep Your Cool Smart Irrigation Program (SIP) 3000 other improvements Programmable thermostats, etc.

19 25,000,000 Historical kwh Savings 20,000,000 Over 300% increase! 19,185,402 22,395,710 21,243,985 15,000,000 16,052,142 10,000,000 7,259,573 5,000,000 5,849,147 3,117,466 0 FY 05/06 FY 06/07 FY 07/08 FY 08/09 FY 09/10 FY 10/11 FY 11/12

20 AB 2021 Goal Setting RPU Compliance Achieve all cost-effective energy savings and report goals Establish a 10 year target every 4-years Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA) Only SMUD, Riverside, Azusa, Burbank and Glendale achieved their goals last year RPU was second in the state to SMUD

21 AB 2021 Goal Setting Consultant recommendation 0.75% Market conditions and economy Technology saturation Staff Recommendation 1% of retail electric sales ,000,000 kwh or 3,000 homes 10% Strategic Long-term Benefit

22 Recommendations That the Board of Public Utilities approve the Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) updated Annual Energy Efficiency and Demand Reduction Goal of 1% of annual projected retail energy sales for the period beginning 2013 through 2023