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Oncor and Energy Efficiency:
The Basics
November 20, 2013
1 © 2013 Oncor
Agenda
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Oncor
Energy Efficiency in Texas
How to Become a Service Provider
Glossary of Terms
The Programs
Who Is Oncor?
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• Oncor is Texas's largest
regulated electric delivery
business in Texas
• Oncor supplies electricity to
approximately 10 million
consumers in a service area
of over 400 communities
• Operates in the U.S.'s
highest-growth region in
electric demand, according
to the North American
Electric Reliability Council
(NERC)
Deregulation in Texas & Oncor
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Oncor
Retail
Electric
Providers
Generators
Why Energy Efficiency?
1. Energy efficiency is deemed to be one of the most cost effective
“sources” of energy.
• The cost of saving a kW or kWh is less than the cost of producing a kW
or kWh (“cost effectiveness”)
2. In past years, the electricity generation capacity during peak times
has not always met the demand.
3. Energy efficiency programs help create demand and supply of new
technologies to encourage “early” adoption.
4. Energy efficiency programs spur changes in new building codes as
technologies become more readily available and affordable.
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Demand and Energy Savings…Where do they come from?
To achieve the energy and demand goals,
Oncor offers Energy Efficiency Programs.
• Programs offer incentives to install equipment (“measures”) or
have services performed that increase the efficiency of a
home or building
• Incentives cover a portion of the cost of the project
• Incentives are based on the actual demand and energy
savings as a result of the work ($/kW and $/kWh saved)
• Most incentives are paid to participating service providers
who then pass the discount ($) onto customers
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How to Become a Service Provider
& Participation Process
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EEPM
EEPM is Oncor’s Web-based project management system. It allows
users to:
• Manage their profile with Oncor
• Submit projects for incentives
• Check the status of projects
• Calculate incentives and savings
• Find additional resources such as program manuals, savings
calculations (deemed savings) and other program materials
Visit oncoreepm.com and complete an Umbrella Agreement.
Service Provider Enrollment Process
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Oncor Service Provider (SP)
Visit oncoreepm.com and
complete Umbrella
Agreement
Oncor reviews and executes
Umbrella Agreement; SP
receives EEPM login
SP contacts Help Desk to
associate with a program;
Completes Program
Addendum
Oncor reviews and executes
Program Addendum if
Application is approved
SP completes Program
Application and SP
Profile in EEPM, submits
Certificate of Insurance
SP submits Project
Applications
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Service Provider Enrollment Process
http://www.oncoreepm.com/commercial-provider.aspx#
Glossary of Terms
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Glossary of Terms – Calculating Savings
Peak Demand: The electric demand that occurs during peak summer or
winter hours (excluding holidays)
Summer: M-F, 1-7 PM from June 1st – September 30th
Winter: 6-10 am & 6-10 pm from December 1st – February 28th
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Summer
Peak
Hours
Coincidence Factor:
The fraction of load
reduction resulting
from a measure that
coincides with the
peak period. Typically
shown as a “%”.
Winter
Peak
Hours
Glossary of Terms – Calculating Savings
Measurement and Verification (M&V): The process of verifying and
measuring the actual energy and demand savings as the result of an
energy efficiency project. This can include metering or logging of data
and engineering calculations.
Deemed Savings: An estimate of energy or demand savings for a
measure that has been developed from actual data and analytical
methods to create stipulated values. Deemed savings may be used
in specific applications in lieu of measurement and verification
activities.
E-Files: A set of Excel-based spreadsheets that incorporate deemed
savings information used to calculate energy and demand savings
based on specific input criteria.
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Glossary of Terms – Forms and Tools
Fixture Codes: A code provided to denote a specific lighting fixture in the E1 Lighting File.
Program Manuals: Document that incorporate all the program rules, processes, incentives, budgets, and program contact information.
Phases of Participation:
Initial Application (IA): Blocks incentive funds for a project for a specified period of time.
Final Application (FA): Provides accurate project information used to generate a formal Reservation of Funds Agreement.
Installation Notice (IN): Period of time for construction and notification to Oncor of completion.
Savings Report (SR): Generation of the
project savings and incentives.
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Glossary of Terms – Program Evaluation
Estimated Useful Life (EUL): The estimated time (typically in years) that a measure continues in operation.
Cost Effectiveness: The value of the savings generated by a program or measure versus the cost.
Evaluation or EM&V: The process of an outside, third party (hired by the PUCT) conducting verification activities on utility administered programs.
Opt Out: A customer or customer class that has
elected not to contribute to the Energy
Efficiency Cost Recovery Fund. These
Customers are NOT eligible for participation.
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Energy Efficiency Programs
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2013 Program Offerings
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Commercial Programs Residential Programs
Basic Commercial Standard Offer
Program
Home Energy Efficiency Program
Custom Commercial Standard Offer
Program
Low-Income Weatherization Program
Commercial Solar Program Residential Solar Program
Commercial Load Management
Program
Targeted Low-Income Program
Small Business Program (called
Open)
Commercial Energy Efficiency Programs
Oncor’s Commercial Energy Efficiency Programs provide incentives for
upgrading equipment and processes to increase the energy efficiency of a
facility. Commercial facilities have the opportunity to select from two
participation pathways.
Basic Commercial Standard Offer Program
• Incentives available for new or existing facilities
• Project savings determined using deemed savings
Custom Commercial Standard Offer Program
• Projects with measurement and verification requirements and an incentive of $10,000 or more
Types of Projects:
Residential Energy Efficiency Programs
The Home Energy Efficiency (HEE) Program and Low Income Weatherization Program (LIW) offer incentives to service providers who implement qualifying peak demand and/or energy saving projects for eligible Oncor residential customers.
Home Energy Efficiency
• HEE Program has two options: Main and Multifamily
• Service Providers enroll in the program at the beginning of the year and receive incentives for completed projects
• Customers may incur some cost as negotiated with their Service Provider
Low Income Weatherization
• The LIW Program offers incentives to Service Providers who implement qualifying peak demand and/or energy saving projects for residential customers with income levels at or below 200 percent above the federal poverty guidelines
• Services are typically performed at no-cost to customers
Types of Projects:
Solar Programs
Financial incentives are offered to Service Providers for the installation of
eligible distributed solar energy photovoltaic generating equipment
• Available to Oncor residential and commercial customers (incentives paid
to Service Providers)
• Approximate incentive using deemed savings calculation method:
• Residential: $1.09 per DC Watt (at Standard Test Conditions (STC)
• Commercial: $1.09 per DC Watt (STC)
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Average Project Incentives:
Residential: $8,363
Commercial: $41,442
Questions?
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Thank you
for listening!