Learning Center Calendar To get exact dates and times for classes, a schedule is available at www.pge.com/energyclasses.

Quess EllisSouthern Region1-559-263-5560qxe1@pge.com

Christine TannerNorthern Region1-707-299-7551cdt1@pge.com

Michael FariaElectrical Distributors, Sign Contractors, LightingManufacturers and Agents 1-510-316-5753m1f3@pge.com

Trade Professional Management Team

Month Class Location

February Natural Gas Energy Efficiency Opportunities in NonresidentialApplications Fresno

February RCx 101: Identifying and Assessing Common RetrocommissioningOpportunities Stockton

February and April Financial Analysis of Energy Efficiency Projects San Francisco

March A Demand Response Event: Benefits, Strategies, and Future of Demand Response San Francisco and Simulcast

March Energy Audit Skills: Tools, Data Collection Techniques,and Calculations Santa Rosa

March Fans, Ductwork and Air Handling Components: Design,Performance, and Commissioning Issues San Francisco and Simulcast

Trade Professional Alliance Mail Code: N3ZP.O. Box 770000San Francisco, CA 94177

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Dan NgoBay Region1-415-973-8277dtn5@pge.com

Paul AmrheinManufacturers and Distributorsof HVAC, Motors, WaterHeaters, Bottling Companiesand Boiler Tune-Ups1-415-973-6335pea2@pge.com

Current ToolsFor Energy Efficiency Trade Professionals

Trade ProfessionalParticipation Logoavailable for qualifiedpartners

Be on the lookoutEnergy EfficiencyRebates and Incentivespackages in the mail

See what’s newEnergy efficiencyrebate updates

Issue 12, February 2011

Happy New Year and Welcome to 2011

On behalf of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, the many Trade Professionals(Trade Pros), who participate in PG&E’s Energy ManagementPrograms. Due to your efforts, 2010 has been a very successful year.

Over 450 Trade Pros enrolled in PG&E’s Trade Professional Alliance(TPA) in 2010. Together, we’ve helped our shared customers saveenergy and money, and protect the environment despite thechallenging times. PG&E is committed to ensuring that all TradePros have the tools they need for another successful run in 2011.

We extend our gratitude for your contributions to the 2010 energysavings. Please keep an eye out for:

• Quarterly thank you letters with personalized energy savings for all Trade Professional Alliance members who participated in PG&E’s 2010 Business Rebates Program.

• The Trade Pro Alliance Annual Recognition Program – A new awards program to acknowledge the top performing Trade Pros of 2010. The program specifically recognizes Trade Pros who deliver the greatest amount of kW, kWh or Therm savings through PG&E’s 2010 Business Rebates Program. We are finalizing our 2010 data and will announce the top performers in our next issue of Current Tools.

Be sure to review the Trade Pro membership guide we sent last December to all enrolled TPAmembers. It contains great information regarding the 2010-2012 Trade Professional Guidelines,PG&E’s Trade Professional Management Team, energy management facts, and new TPA programsand updates. The Trade Pro membership guide will also be available for new Trade Pros as theyenroll in the Trade Professional Alliance.

In this issue of Current Tools, you will find information on the new Trade Professional ParticipationLogo Program. This program allows qualified Trade Pros to utilize a PG&E participation logo onapproved marketing collateral to promote your participation in PG&E’s Energy ManagementProgram. You may also e-mail us for more information at TradeProLogoRequest@pge.com.

Thank you for all of your hard work and participation in PG&E’s energy management programs. We look forward to another successful year together. If you need more information or assistance,please contact the PG&E Business Customer Service Center at 1-800-468-4743 or visitwww.pge.com/tradepro.

Thank you,

LeAndra MacDonaldManagerSmall Medium Business Energy Solutions & ServicesPacific Gas and Electric Company

Successful PG&E Fall Events Bring out Hundreds of Trade ProsIn the fall of 2010, PG&E sponsored a series of eight Trade Professional Events that tookplace in Sacramento, Monterey, Bakersfield, Modesto, Fresno, South San Francisco, PasoRobles and Santa Maria. The events provided networking opportunities in addition to thechance to learn about PG&E’s Energy Management Programs, including Demand Response.

Approximately 250 Trade Pro companies attended the events, where each Trade Pro wasgiven the opportunity to display an exhibit and conduct a brief presentation about the energy-saving products and services his or her company offers. Each event also included an interactive networking session for Trade Pros and PG&E Account Managers.

Guest speakers from PG&E’s Peak Day Pricing (PDP) Specialist Team discussed how PeakDay Pricing can encourage and help customers to reduce their energy consumption duringpeak periods and help them save on electricity costs.

Trade Professional Events are a great resource for information about PG&E’s EnergyManagement Programs and provide an abundance of networking opportunities. To learnmore about future Trade Professional Events, contact your local Trade Professional Manageror send an e-mail to smallbusinessrebateprogram@pge.com. To attend, you must beenrolled in PG&E’s Trade Professional Alliance. To sign up, go to www.pge.com/tradepro.

Current Tools Issue 12www.pge.com/tradepro

Boilers and Water HeatingIndustrial High Pressure Steam Traps:

The rebate for Industrial High Pressure Steam Traps has increased to $290.00 per unit.New requirements apply: • Facilities with less than 100 existing industrial high pressure steam traps must fill

out a pre-installation datasheet.• Facilities with more than 100 existing industrial high pressure steam traps at a given

location must undergo a steam trap measurement survey before installation.

To schedule a pre-installation survey or request a datasheet, please contact your PG&E Account Representative or call the PG&E Business Customer Service Center at 1-800-468-4743.

Space Heating Boilers:

A minor change has been made in the listings for the Space Heating Boilers. The 2010requirements and rebate amounts still apply, but the names have changed as followsfor 2011:• Water Space Heating Boiler has been renamed Small Water Boiler for

Space Heating.• Large Space Heating Boiler has been renamed Small Steam Boiler for

Space Heating.• Steam Space Heating Boiler has been renamed Large Steam or Water Boiler

for Space Heating.

Effective January 1, 2011, the Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) has changed itstier specifications for qualifying clothes washer models.

In 2011, CEE Tier 2 models or higher must have a Modified Energy Factor of 2.2 orgreater and Water Factor of 4.5 or less. Please note that 2011 CEE Tier 1 models do not qualify for a rebate.

Rebate changes in 2011

Appliances and General ImprovementsHigh-Efficiency Clothes Washers:

Door Gaskets on Reach-in Doors and Door Gasketson Main Walk-in Doors will no longer be offered in the program in 2011. Customers have until January 31, 2011 to purchase and install theseproducts. Applications must be submitted to PG&E’sIntegrated Processing Center with a postmark nolater than March 31, 2011.

Refrigeration

Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)Central Natural Gas Furnaces:

The Central Natural Gas Furnaces category has beendivided into two: Central Natural Gas Furnaces andCentral Natural Gas Furnaces with Built-in VSM.There has been no change from the 2010 rebateamount or requirements.

For details, please refer to the updated 2011 BusinessCatalogs at www.pge.com/businessrebates.

Door Gaskets on Reach-in Doors and Main Walk-in Doors:

At the end of January, PG&E is launching a direct mailcampaign outlining rebates targeted to 10,000 largebusiness customers in the following segments:Offices, Schools, Grocery, Hospitality, Wineries,Agriculture, Food Processing, Dairies, Greenhousesand Industrial Refrigeration.

Businesses will receive a direct mail packageincluding information on both rebates and customizedcalculated incentives. The direct mail includes a letterthat provides a few examples of the rebates and long-term energy-cost savings for specific energyefficiency measures. A full listing of available rebatesis included, along with case studies about othercompanies that have used PG&E rebates andincentives to make energy efficiency retrofits morecost effective. In addition to direct mail, PG&E isadvertising this campaign in select trade publicationsstarting in February.

As a trade professional you will also receive a directmail package that highlights the PG&E rebatesprogram including a full listing of all the rebatesavailable. Take the opportunity to help your customersfind the savings in their businesses by offering theproducts that qualify for PG&E rebates. Provide yourcustomers with full service by using the eRebatesonline application.

Visit www.pge.com/tradeprofessional for moreinformation. If you have additional questions, contactyour PG&E Trade Professional Manager or e-mail us at businesscustomerhelp@pge.com.

Energy Efficiency Marketing Campaign for Large Businesses

New Trade ProfessionalManagerPG&E's Trade Professional Alliance team is proud to announce that we have added a new TradeProfessional Manager (TPM) to our team. Paul Amrheinwill be the direct contact for Manufacturers andDistributors of HVAC, Motors, Water Heaters, BottlingCompanies and Boiler Tune-Ups. To get in contact with Paul, please e-mail PEA2@pge.com or call1-415-973-6335.

An Update on Peak Day Pricing

Peak Day Pricing (PDP)—PG&E’s newpricing plan that encourages customersto reduce energy consumption duringperiods of greatest demand—isapproaching another milestone:Starting February 2011, eligible LargeAgricultural customers (greater than200 kW demand) currently on a Time-Of-Use (TOU) plan will transitionto PDP.

With Peak Day Pricing, participants will see increased charges during peakhours (weekdays from 2 - 6 p.m.) on a limited number of “Event Days”throughout the year. In exchange, theywill receive credits for all usage

throughout the summer. Customerswho can reduce their load during thesehigh cost periods, or shift load fromhigher cost to lower cost periods, maybenefit on this plan.

This pricing plan is part of a statewideinitiative led by the California PublicUtilities Commission (CPUC) to reducepeak energy demand, which helps tostabilize the energy grid and reducesenergy-related greenhouse gases.Customers will transition to PDPdepending on business type and certaineligibility criteria; however all businessand residential customers willultimately transition to PDP, unless

they choose to opt out to an alternateTOU plan.

Small- and medium-sized businesscustomers with demand less than200kW will transition to PDP inNovember 2011. As a result of a recentCPUC decision, Small Agriculturalcustomers—initially scheduled totransition to TOU plans in February2011—will transition in February 2012.

For more information about PDP,customer transitions, and to sign up for a local workshop, please visitwww.pge.com/pdp.

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Large Agriculture customers transition to Peak Day Pricing starting February 2011

Energy Training and Tools for You at Low or No CostPG&E offers no-cost and low-cost classes and services to the public through the Pacific Energy Center (PEC) in San Francisco, CA and the Energy Training Center (ETC) in Stockton, CA. Both centers offer free educationalprograms, building performance measurement equipment, design advice and research assistance toprofessionals in the commercial building workforce who make decisions about how buildings are designed and operated.

Free Services for Commercial Building Professionals• Educational programs on lighting, HVAC, energy code standards, envelope design, renewables and building

performance measurement offered at the PEC in San Francisco and at other Northern California and Central Valley locations.

• Electric lighting demonstrations and shading analysis of building models to optimize building envelope design.

• Consultation on glazing, site orientation, shading, daylighting and electric lighting systems.

• Identification of applicable incentive programs for energy-related measures.

• Building performance measurement tools through the Tool Lending Library for measuring indoor environmental conditions and building systems performance.

• Research assistance through the Energy Resource Center on topics related to energy, energy efficiency and green buildings.

• An online catalog of books, journals, videos, CDs and full-text electronic documents through the E-Library

To learn more about the Pacific Energy Center visit www.pge.com/pec. To learn more about the EnergyTraining Center visit www.pge.com/etc.

PG&E has created a logo to help our valued TradeProfessionals advertise their participation in PG&EEnergy Management Programs. The participationlogo will be provided to qualified Trade Professionalswho have agreed to the 2010-2012 Trade ProfessionalParticipation Enrollment and Guidelines and havemet the requirements outlined below.

• Your company must have an active Californiabusiness license and a Better Business Bureaurating of B or better (or a record free of complaints).

• You must have successfully completed participationin at least five PG&E energy management programprojects in a rolling year and have no unresolvedcustomer complaints related to those projects.

• Before using the participation logo, you mustprovide up-to-date company information in theTrade Professional directory and complete a Trade Professional Alliance assessment survey with a PG&E Trade Professional Manager.

To request the logo, e-mailTradeProLogoRequest@pge.com. Provide yourcompany name, California business license number,phone number and e-mail address. Once youreligibility is verified, we’ll send you the guidelines forusing the logo and a contract that outlines the termsof use. PG&E will supply the logo file after havingreceived a signed contract and approved the proposedlogo use.

We appreciate your patience as we get all qualifyingTrade Pros on board and look forward to providing you with the participation logo. We are excited tolaunch this new program for promoting the work youdo to help California customers manage their energy,save money and protect the environment.

Trade Professional Participation Logo Announcement

Enhanced BusinessContent on pge.com The pge.com business segment web pages wererevamped in early January. The new theme is“Money-Back Solutions,” which encompasses the diverse portfolio of programs PG&E offers.Take a peek at the new look atwww.pge.com/moneybacksolutions.

The changes improve our customer’s experienceby reducing the number of clicks it takes to obtainkey content, removing unnecessary divisions bybusiness size and using more customer-friendlylanguage.

Select one of eighteen segments from the top of the “Money-Back Solutions” landing page to visit a segment homepage that spotlightsfeatured rebates and potential energy savingsfrom specific projects. Each segment homepageincludes a prominent link, “Get Help from Our Partners and Trade Professionals,” that leads to the Trade Professional Directory at www.pge.com/tradeprodirectory.

Visit the new pages frequently for valuablemarketing tools to help sell energy efficiency,demand response and solar to your customers.