Integrated Municipal Energy Services Committee

EESE Board Statute:Encourage Municipalities to increase investments in energy efficiency and sustainable energy through financing tools, and to create local energy Committees (or commissions)

Purpose:To facilitate an increased investment in energy efficiency and sustainable energy by municipalities and counties through identification, development and promotion of the necessary practices, financing tools and technical resources (including the engagement of local energy committees).

Reduce municipal fossil fuel energy consumption by 50% below 2005 levels by 2025.

Insulate the municipal energy budget from price volatility in the global energy market.

Ensure that critical government services will continue in the event of short- or long-term energy supply disruptions

Stimulate local economic development through job creation in the energy field and reinvestment of avoided energy

Vision

Specific Goals for Municipal Energy Working Group

The integration of energy efficiency and sustainable energy in all municipal business practices

The provision of a clearing house and tool kit to serve municipalities in EE/SE procurement

The identification of policies and programs that are needed to encourage widespread adoption of energy efficiency and renewable/sustainable energy practices and technologies

Support the development of effective local energy committees

Specific Goals for Municipal Energy Working Group

Public Sector Working GroupNow: Integrated Municipal Energy Services

• Principles– Every town has access to EE&SE– Funds leveraged– Local capacity created for $ and TA– Services are trusted– Information flow

Action/Implementation

Audits

Inventory

Prioritize

Measurement

Framework

Minimum Data ListEducation TrainingEase of Data CollectionResponsible PartyMethod of Explaining Context

Facilitation skillsCost effectivenessStudy GuideProcesses— identify municipal values scoring identify/involve stakeholders goal setting

Standards and proceduresFundsSkillsProcesses— to evaluate building as a system to certify auditors to audit fleets and maintenance to identify limits of audits

Needs

Cost accounting (ROI) energy metrics-physical and policyLocal and state data base

Education of publicCertification of vendorsLocal pool of vendors

Way to increase local capacity:

bidding, project management

$VolumeCO2

SchoolsFleetsBuildings

HabitsEquipment/Technology

ImpactGaps

ScoringCost benefit

Action:EE in the Town

Improve Efficiency by ___

Measurement

Internal$

InternalTA

Training

Methodology

External$

ExternalT.A.

Bonds

No InterestBearing

InterestBearing

GrantsLoans

FacilitatorPrivate Experts/Vendors

Training(Resources,

Methodology)

Training

Framework for Public Sector Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Assistance

2010 EESE Board Working Groups

• Enhanced Delivery of EE&SE

• Integrated Municipal Energy Services

• Beacon Communities

• Education and Outreach

• Job Training and Workforce Development

Concept: “I want to save energy because …”

Consum

er Dem

and and B

ehavior Change

Financing

Infrastructure

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Culture and Market Transformation

What’s the risk

if I don’t?

How do I compare to

my neighbors?

It’s the right thing to do. Where do I

start?

Public Financing

Federal

Short-term

ARRA: EECBG

Municipal Bonds

DOE- retrofit ramp up

Federal/state grants and loans

Fed Bonds

State: RPS Fund, RGGI Fund, SBC/Smart Start

UpcomingProperty Assessed Clean Energy Financing (PACE)

Private Financing

Equity (?)

Time of Day Pricing (?)

Bank financing: Community banks, Credit Unions

Foundation grants

Individual contributions

Grant funding

Upcoming – private/bank financing

Demand response

Group purchasing

Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs)

Performance contracts