Gil Sperling, Sr. Policy Advisor, DOE

8/4/2019 Gil Sperling, Sr. Policy Advisor, DOE

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Gil SperlingSenior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


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Fruit on the Ground

Between 30 and 50% of energy is wasted

Non-productive billions

Codes, standards

Behavior

Education

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Existing Buildings

40% of greenhouse gases

72% of electricity

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Upgrading US Energy Efficiency Infrastructure will require $670B

source: Unlocking Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Economy. McKinsey & Company. July 2009; EIA AEO 2008; DOE analysis.

Upfront cost of cost-effective energy efficiency projectsPresent value of the cost of NPV-positive energy efficiency measures


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Consequently $15B in public-sector investment will only be able to

upgrade 1.5% of Americas building stock over the next few years

Public-sector investment must leverage private capital to expand

Americas energy efficiency footprint


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Block by block, neighborhood by neighborhood, we will

make our communities more energy efficient and help

families save money. At the same time, well create

thousands of jobs and strengthen our economy.

Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

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Better Buildings Neighborhood Program


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Overview Locations & Timing

41 grants of $1.4 to $40 million each

State & local government and NGO

recipients

3-year periods: 2010-2013

34 grants start Year 2 this summer;7 in late fall

90% of ro rams launched to date

Overview


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Better Buildings Grants

Leverage $508M in ARRA EECBG and FY10 funding tospur nationwide energy efficiency program innovation

Target urban, suburban, and rural environments

Capitalize on economies of scale

Encourage industry partnerships and investment

Emphasize sustainability beyond the grant

Learn what is effective and replicable

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Better Buildings is using federal support to promote program innovation and market

investment


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What We Will Accomplish

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Goals to Leverage Grants for the Market

Develop sustainable energy efficiency improvement programs

Reduce the cost of retrofit program delivery by 20% or more

Achieve 15-30% energy savings from energy efficiency upgrades

Grant Recipient Goals by Late 2013

Retrofit >150,000 buildings (residential and commercial)

Use the $508 million grants to leverage $3 billion in additional resources

Create or retain approximately 30,000 jobs

Save consumers approximately $65 million annually on energy bills

Vision

A self-sustaining market for building energy efficiency retrofits that results ineconomic, environmental, and energy benefits across the United States


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Testing New Approaches

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Driving Demand 32 Different

ApproachesFinancing

21 Combinations

Workforce

9 Models Being TestedData and Evaluation

12 Evaluations BeingPerformed

Developing optimal

service delivery

business models


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On-Bill Financing Grantee Case Study

Clean Energy Works Portland (CEW/P)

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Joint venture launched late 2009 between Energy Trust of

Oregon, the City of Portland, and ShoreBank Enterprise

Cascadia Customers repay loans through their regular utility bill

500 home pilot completed Fall 2010


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On-Bill Financing Grantee Case Study

Seattles Energy Efficiency Service Charge

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Energy efficiency Power Purchase Agreement

City will purchase, install and monitor retrofits

City will enter into long-term contracts with owners (orrenters)

Owners will pay monthly service charges for upgrades, equal

(or less than) savings achieved on their Seattle City Light

utility bill


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Better Buildings Challenge


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Goals of Challenge

Driving greater energy efficiency in the commercial andindustrial marketplace to create real savings and real

jobs

Overcoming market barriers/persistent obstacles with

replicable, marketplace solutions Demonstrating leadership

Showcasing real solutions

Connecting the market

Partnering with industry leaders to better understandpolicy and technical opportunities


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Milestones

President Obama announces Better Buildings

Initiative , including the Better Buildings Challenge)

in February

DOE Secretary Chu highlights the Better Buildings

Challenge at the Clinton Global Initiative in June;

DOE and White House profile inaugural partners

Official launch of the program in Fall 2011


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Current Partnership Structure

Portfolio Partners

Best Buy, Green Sports Alliance, Lend Lease,

Transwestern, USAA

Community Partners

Cities of Atlanta, Los Angeles and Seattles 2030

District

Financial Allies

Abundant Power, Citi, Green Campus Partners, Metrus

Energy, Renewable Energy, Transcend


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Moving forward: Looking to Fall launch and

Beyond Expand inaugural partners

Industrial organizations

2-3 organizations in key sectors (hospitality, healthcare,retail)

Universities

Recruit more Community partners

Expand Ally Types Service and Product Providers

High Efficiency Product Providers

Utilities


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Partner Agrees to:

Commit

-Assign Senior Executive-Set public energy goal for next 2-5

years

-Announce innovations/market

solutions

Take Action

-Showcase project within 9

months

-Organization wide plan and

schedule within 9 months

Report Results

-Share information andmarketplace blueprints

-Share portfolio wide, facility level

energy performance quarterly

-Quarterly updates on progress

DOE Agrees to:

Assist

- Technical assistance- Develop marketplaceblueprints and implementationmodels

Connect

-Establish marketplace of energy

efficiency stakeholdersRecognize

-National and local recognition

-Showcase and highlightpartners who develop and shareinnovative and cost effective

marketplace blueprints


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Tracking progress

Results are key to demonstrate success

Consistent and comparable information from

partners

Progress against goal tracked on the BBC website

Work with community and portfolio partners to

establish common approaches for reporting energy

performance data


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Recognition for Leadership

Recognition for: Partnership in the Better Buildings Challenge

Showcase projects

Reaching goals Blueprints for success

National Regional

Trade

Documents

Gil Sperling, Sr. Policy Advisor, DOE