Navigating Colorado’s “New Energy Economy”

GENERATING member involvement

Tri-State’s EEC program

New ideas with enlightening results

DISTRIBUTING tools that work DISTRIBUTING tools that work

United Power takes the lead

New Energy Program

Consumer-owned power supplierto the West

Tri-State is a wholesale

COLORADO

NEBRASKA

WYOMING

Tri-State is a wholesalepower supply cooperativeto 44 member systems inColorado, Wyoming, NewMexico and Nebraska.

NEW MEXICO

About United Power

United Power serves the northern front range ofColorado

includes a non-contiguous mountain territory

Currently have more than64,000 meters64,000 meters

Largest cooperative(by meters) served byTri-State

Have spent the last 4-5years growing at a rateof 9-10%.

Our challenges…

… are to pace with system growth ofour members with affordable, long-term resources.

A balanced approach to ourresources plans:

New generation resources- baseload, intermediate andgreen power

Increased transmission capacityand reliability

Energy efficiency anddemand side management

20 years ago…

Excess power available in early 1980s

Tri-State and its founding member co-opsformed a load-building committee

Established an “incentive” program Established an “incentive” programencouraging consumers to use electricity

Produced print and radio ads to promotethe sale and installation of electricalheating systems and motors

Energy efficiency takes hold…

In 1994, stopped referring to cashincentives as rebates

Energy Efficiency Credits (EECs)

Promoting more efficient, off-peak Promoting more efficient, off-peakdevices

Award winning ads…

2007 EEC incentives

Premium Efficiency Motors

Wiring Credits

Thermal Storage Space Heating

Air Conditioning

Electric Water Heaters Electric Water Heaters

Air-Source Heat Pumps

Ground Source Heat Pumps

CFLs and LED Christmas lights

Energy Star refrigerators

More than $1.4 million in rebatespaid to consumers

Lighting the way…

Distributed 1,000 to each co-ops

Reimbursed $1 for eachadditional bulb

CFL program has gained mostvisibilityvisibility

LED Christmas lights

Promoting bright ideas…

United Power shines thebrightest

United Power shines thebrightest

FREE CFLs to members

One free bulb

Buy up to 5 for $1 each

Over 50,000 bulbs distributedthrough sales and give-a-waysthrough sales and give-a-ways

Consumer savings

5 CFLs save $215 over life ofbulbs

Saves $2 million

Free Recycling

Re-structuring the program…

Premium efficiency levels for electric appliances andmotors will be required by federal law in December2010. What will happen to incentives?

New federal minimum lighting efficacy standards will New federal minimum lighting efficacy standards willcause incandescent light bulbs to be replaced byCFLs between 2012 and 2014.

Mercury vapor lamp ballasts ceased production as ofJanuary 2008. Lamp production halt is likely around2010.

2008 Tri-State survey

Most requested new program ideas

Smart Grid

Residential energy auditingtraining

Next? Next?

Energy Star appliances

Weatherization

Put the money where we are

Lighting

Federal regulations eliminatingincandescent bulbs.

LEDs

Energy Star currently labels anumber of other appliances andair-conditioning units that can beencouraged.

Add more appliances

Add light commercial HVACequipment

Help create the market

LED street lights – 20 year life,significant energy savings

Low temperature heat pumps

High efficiency evaporativecoolingcooling

Variable speed drive motors

LED refrigerated case lightingand other LED applications

The New Energy Economy

As Tri-State responds to changing technology andconcerns of co-ops in four states …

… United Power responding to legislative mandatesand member consumers desiresand member consumers desires

United Power’s New Energy Plan

Three-year plan …

Investigate programs as partof the cooperative’s regularpower supply

Generate visible, local interestin green programs

Energy efficiency

Green power

Reviewed annually for enhancements

Investing in solutions

New staff position: New Energy Program Coordinator

Education $30,700Hybrid Vehicles & BioDiesel Vehicles 35,500Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Promo 24,500Incentives for Energy Efficient Appliances 76,000Green Power Partner Revamp – FundingGreen Power Partner Revamp – Funding

of Public Projects 91,000Home Energy Makeover 20,000Energy Expo 19,000Facility Manager Meetings 10,000Development of Small Commercial

Applications for Green/ Renewable Power 40,000Total $346,700

Outreach and education

Members

Best efficiency practices

Application of renewables

EmployeesMore informed employees todisseminate information to members

Customer contact employees

Training session topics:

Why Heat Pumps?

Rebates

Load Factors

Trade Allies

ETS & Time of Day Testproject

Communication tools

Home Energy Expo

Attracted about 150customers

Manufacturer’s displays &info

Two hour seminar on electrictechnologies and energytechnologies and energysaving solutions

Promotional efforts

Home Energy Makeover

Two Homes/$10,000 each

Plains territory

Fossil fuel to geothermal

Mountain territory

All-electric home to All-electric home toutilize ETS

Educational Demo

Highlight efficiency

Energy savings/payback

Illustrated in Annual Report and newsletter

Illustrating success

The Public Relations Machine

The Public Relations Machine

In the works for the future…

2008

Cycled Air Conditioning – currently piloting500 homes

Expanded “New Energy” advertising

Green Power Partner Program forcommercial/industrial

Trade Allies Training

Mechanical engineering Intern

2009

Solar/Wind demo project

Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBS)

CFC E-Loan Program

Expansion of Cycled Air Conditioning Program

New in 2008

Worked with the Governor’s EnergyOffice (GEO) to develop solarincentives

Offering $2 per watt for photovoltaicinstallations, with a maximum of$2,000$2,000

matched dollar for dollar by GEO

Offering $1,500 per panel forqualifying hot water applications, witha maximum of two panels or $3,000

matched dollar for dollar by GEO