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LED Street Lights Across B.C.

A Technology Adoption Program

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The Case for LEDs

• 30 – 70% energy savings

• LEDs last longer

• Less maintenance over lifetime

• Improved visibility

The Case for Starting Now

• Technology is mature

• Less than 7 year simple pay back period

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• Education and guidance

• Financial analysis tool

• Coordination of Power Smart incentives

• CSA for lighting design consultants

• Experts for technical specification and evaluation

• CSA for LED street light fixtures

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Internet search:

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Guide: “How to Purchase through

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City of Cranbrook – Case Study

Jay Armstrong, P.Eng, CEM Energy Manager City of Cranbrook

jay.armstrong@cranbrook.ca

jay.armstrong@unityblue.com

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• Installed several products (before CSA) as a trial and they

were well received.

• Energy Manager engaged & formed a steering committee.

• By consensus, LED street lights were on the top of the

project list.

What initiated Cranbrook’s decision to switch to LED street lights?

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While there is typically more opportunity with the big energy users… there can be significant opportunity where there is traction elsewhere.

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• Energy Manager & Senior Management developed

business case and presented to CAO.

• Discussions between CAO and Mayor prior to council

meetings.

• No debate on Phase One approval in budget meeting.

Getting Council approval

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Net Present Value

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• The detail of the RCSA, and BC Hydro involvement,

increased confidence.

• “With a small muni’s limited capacity to run such a

progressive RFP, it could have taken longer, missed

important details leaving us with inferior product, or

not happened at all.” unityblue

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Process

• Gas… Breaks… Gas… Breaks…

• Stay on a keen timeline… but be ready to pause/wait along the way too!

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CSA program is useful in purchasing LED street lights.

• Consultant helped define “street type scenarios”.

• Care needed to select ballasts, sockets, model #’s etc!!

• CSAs fit with purchasing policy – review 3 vendor products

prior to selection.

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Technical notes

• Let go of the old notion of wattage.

• Even NEMA standard 45LED stickers are misleading:

– Technology advances could mean 35LED does the same thing in a few years.

– LED fixtures are very specific to the light distribution required and location.

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• A bit more than 20% for Phase One.

How much (approximately, as % of project cost) did Hydro Power Smart cover?

Did you apply for, and receive, any other incentive funding towards the conversion?

• Gas Tax fund covered remaining budget.

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What is your return on investment, how much will you save by switching to LED street lights?

• City of Cranbrook can expect to see 20% ROI each year, or approximately $1.4M in savings over 20 years.

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• Phase One installation nearing completion.

• Updating New Subdivision Bylaw with LED standards. • Hope to purchase Phase Two as soon as we get incentives.

• Controls…

What’s next?

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Contact – Jay Armstrong

Jay Armstrong, P.Eng, CEM Energy Manager City of Cranbrook

jay.armstrong@cranbrook.ca

jay.armstrong@unityblue.com

unityblue av-media & energy insight 877.837.1277

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Fortis BC – PowerSense

Steven Groves PowerSense Engineer

Fortis BC Inc.

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Fortis BC – PowerSense

Two incentive paths:

1. Prescriptive

– Up to $90 rebate per luminaire

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2. Custom Business Efficiency Program

– Minimum savings of 10,000 kWh

– $0.15 per kWh of annual electricity savings for the first year (limited to a 2 year payback)

– Adaptive controls eligible

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Power Smart

• Customer owned street lights (RS 1702 and 1703) are

eligible to apply for a Power Smart incentive

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Power Smart

• Minimum savings is 20,000 kwh/year

• Replacement for existing street lights and/or

• Adding new street lights

• Need a completed street lighting calculator

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Power Smart Express

• Exploring new program offers to support LED

(including Power Smart Express)

• Question to local governments:

“What would a Power Smart program need to look like

in order to encourage broader adoption of LEDs?”

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Refresh of CSA

• Three existing suppliers submitted new products

• XXX now approved – on the CSA website by May 1st

• Eaton Cooper has now signed a CSA (delayed due to development of new product, approved through Refresh)

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Refresh of CSA

• AEL – American Lighting – new product

• Eaton Cooper – to be added May 1st

• GE Lighting Solutions of Canada – new product

• LED Roadway Lighting Ltd – now lower prices!

• Philips Lighting Canada – new product

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Gas Tax Funding

• Legislated as a permanent source of federal infrastructure funding for municipalities

• Funding provided up-front to local governments

• Two programs:

• Community Works Fund

• Strategic Priorities Fund

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Gas Tax Funding

Community Works Fund

• Amount varies by local government (per capita)

• Pool, bank and borrow against this funding

• Available for energy efficiency projects including LED street light conversion

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Gas Tax Funding

Strategic Priorities Fund

• All local governments outside of the GVRD

• Application process – April 15 deadline

• Funding for strategic investments that are larger in scale or regional in impact

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Gas Tax Funding

Administered through Union of BC Municipalities:

Brant Felker

bfelker@ubcm.ca

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How To Access a CSA

Internet search:

“Corporate Supply Arrangement BC”

or

“Goods and Services Catalogue BC”

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How To Access a CSA

CSA Users List

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CSA Access Agreement

• Cannot negotiate prices

• Cannot use CSA information as a bargaining tool

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How To Access a CSA Commodity Manager

List of Suppliers

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CSA for Lighting Design Consultants

• Identify lighting parameters as defined by IESNA

• Use industry standard software to produce models

• Prepare specifications

• Analyse proposed products

• Assist with field trials, and

• Design assistance and project management

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CSA for LED Street Light Luminaires

• Evaluated by professionals

• Technical evaluation

• Supplier qualifications and pricing

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TERM

• Same manufacturers in place for 3 year term with two, 1

year options to extend

• Refresh for new products and versions 9 months to

annually

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PRICES

• Suppliers can reduce prices at any time

• Suppliers can apply to increase prices annually or at time

of refresh

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SSBC ADMINISTRATION FEE

• 1% imbedded, collected by supplier & remitted to SSBC

• Optional one-time $5,000. flat fee up-front to SSBC –

multiple orders over term

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CSA for LED Street Light Luminaires

• 10 year warranty

• FOB destination

• Price for shipping not included

• Contract – based on Province’s Purchase Order, but

actual contract between Purchaser and CSA Holder

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Questions

NEXT STATUS UPDATE WEBCAST – FALL 2015 We’ll keep in touch!

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