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AnnaMaria GarciaProgram Director
NASEO 2016 Annual MeetingWeatherization and Intergovernmental Programs Office Update
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Overview
Happy 30th Anniversary, NASEO!
• State Energy Program Update
– FY16 Formula Grants
– FY16 Competitive Awards
– Current Activities/Successes
• Weatherization Assistance Program Update
– FY16 Formula Grants
– Happy 40th Anniversary!
• Policy & Technical Assistance Resources
– Your Tools and Resources
– Better Buildings Update
– Regional Partnerships
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WIP is part of EERE’s balanced research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) approach to accelerate
America’s transition to a clean energy economy.
• WIP’s mission is to catalyze the deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and practices by a wide range of government, community, and business stakeholders, in partnership with State and local organizations.
• WIP supports DOE’s strategic objective to “deploy the clean energy technologies we have.” These typically near-term activities produce almost immediate results in
the form of greater energy efficiency, lower energy use, expanded renewable energy capacity, and economic development.
WIP Mission & Strategic Objective: How We Fit Into the EERE Plan
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Weatherization & Intergovernmental Programs (WIP) Office
• State Energy Program (SEP): State-led energy projects serve as an important foundation for reducing energy use and costs, developing environmentally conscious state economies, and increasing renewable energy generation.
• Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP): State/local agencies carry out residential energy retrofits in low–income residences that reduce energy consumption while concurrently reducing energy costs for these families.
• Policy & Technical Assistance (P&TA) Team: Assists in developing tools and solutions to barriers facing state and local government expansion of energy efficiency policies and programs and replicating successful efforts demonstrated by public sector leaders.
WIP activities are focused in three primary areas:
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State Energy Program (SEP) Update
• FY 2016 Formula Grants– FY16 SEP Annual Formula applications were due April 29, 2016 for states whose program year
begins July 1; All 42 states submitted their applications by the deadline and all 42 states received their awards on time and without conditions.
– Applications were due May 27, 2016 for states whose program year begins October 1; All 13 states submitted their applications on time. Applications are being reviewed and negotiation calls are being held.
• New SEP Project Officer: Brandi Jones
• SEP Operations Manual
• FY 2016 Competitive Awards– Selections Announced on August 22, 2016.
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SEP FY16 Competitive Awards Overview
Breakdown:
State Energy PlanningFacilitate interagency discussions concerning the future direction of electric power among other issues. States will pursue comprehensive energy planning to enhance energy reliability, energy efficiency, the integration of distributed renewable energy into the grid, and economic development and environmental policies. Awardees: HI, MN, NM
Opportunities for Innovative Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy PracticesAdvance energy efficiency and renewable energy, including: working with utilities to advance energy efficiency and renewable energy generation goals; enabling financing mechanisms for public or private sector clean energy investment; deploying energy performance benchmarking and disclosure; standardizing evaluation and measurement and verification processes; and partnering with local governments. Awardees: AL, AR, CO (with MO), CT (with D.C., DE, NH, NY, RI, VT), IL, ME, NE, NY (with D.C., MD, MN), RI (with AR, MA, MO, OR), and VA (with D.C., MD)
Technical Assistance to Advance SEP Formula Grant Clean Energy ActivitiesAwardees: FL, MT, WVExpand high priority ongoing programs; a new topic area to assist states to expand the scope of existing work.
AreaNo. of
AwardsFunding
1 3 $745,000
2 10 $4 million
3 3 $225,000
Total 16 $4.97 million
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We Share Your Successes!
EERE Blog
EERE Facebook
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Happy Anniversary, WAP!
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FY16 PRODUCTION
• More than 25,000 homes weatherized in FY16
FY16 FORMULA GRANTS
• All 14 Grantees with an April 1 Program Year start date have been awarded; All but 3 Grantees with July 1 start dates have been awarded; 7 of 8 Grantees with an October 1 start date have submitted applications.
August marked the 40th Anniversary of WAP! What have we accomplished in 4 decades? Weatherized more than 7 million homes Created the residential home performance industry Created 28,000 jobs during the Recovery Act Developed National training and certification standards to
ensure excellence in weatherization services Integrated solar into weatherization services
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Update
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Aug 22: Colorado is First State to Launch Low-
Income Rooftop Solar Project within its WAP!
WAP: Integration of Renewables
Partners: Colorado Energy Office, Energy Resource Center, and Colorado Springs Utilities
2kW rooftop solar array
Home also received insulation, storm windows, low-flow showerheads, LED bulbs and a refrigerator.
• In July, President Obama announced the Clean Energy Savings for All Americans Initiative to allow every American family to go solar and cut energy bills.
• The initiative includes technical assistance to LIHEAP grantees to increase their ability to use annual funding to support renewable energy deployment as part of weatherization.
• Renewable energy technologies are allowed under the list of approved measures in WAP, as per 10 CFR 440.
• WAP is coordinating with DOE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office, HUD, EPA and HHS to help address low-income and coordinate efforts to address low-income solar.
• The State of Colorado is first to install solar PV systems as part of WAP and several other states are exploring the feasibility of solar activities in their weatherization programs!
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WIP’s Policy & Technical Assistance Team (P&TA)/Resources
Develop a Clean Energy Plan
• Local Energy Planning• State Energy Planning
Pay for Clean Energy
• EE Finance 101• Energy Savings Performance
Contracting (ESPC)• Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)• Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds
(QECBs)• On-Bill Financing• Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs)
Design and Implement Clean Energy Programs• Low-Income Communities • Wastewater Infrastructure • Outdoor Lighting • Clean Energy for K-12• Public-Private Partnerships
Access and Use Energy Data
• Benchmarking• Data Disclosure & Transparency• Evaluation, Measurement, & Verification
(EM&V)
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WIP P&TA: How We Work
1. Engage Stakeholders
2. Leverage Expertise
3. Develop Resources
4. Communicate & Disseminate
• Better Buildings Challenge and Accelerators
• Direct Engagement with States, Local Governments, and K-12
• SEP Competitive Advisors
• REEO & ACEEE Partnerships• NASEO, NGA, NCSL, NASCSP
Partnerships • National Labs
• Internal Resources
• National Labs
• EERE Support Contracts &
Cooperative Agreements
• State and Local Solution Center
• Events and Webinars• Deployment of Resources• State and Local Spotlight• Internal DOE Coordination
(Initiative Recruitment, Advisement, Outreach)
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• State and Local Solution Center
• Nearly 37,000 page views in Q3 FY16, nearly 50% increase since Q2.
• State and Local Resources for a Clean Energy Future (please take hard copies today) -
• Disseminated at several events targeting State and Local government leaders
• State and Local Spotlight
• 8,300 subscribers, open rate of 13% is at or slightly below industry standard
• To subscribe:
wip.energy.gov/solutioncenter
or email us: [email protected]
• State and Local Webinar Series (more to come on this)
WIP State and Local Outreach
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WIP’s Continued Partership with REEOs
Energy Data Collection and Tracking for Strategic Energy Management• MEEA continues to identify and engage with states and local governments on their energy data
management efforts. Technical support provided to the following jurisdictions: cities of Chicago, Evanston, Cincinnati, Ann Arbor, Columbus, Kansas City (MO), and Madison; State of Michigan; Minnesota PUC; and Cook County
• The REEOs collectively partnered with 13 public sector entities to enhance energy consumption and management tracking.
Energy Efficient Street and Outdoor Lighting• Development of LED Street Lighting Toolkit • Networking workshops for mid-size cities to advance LED street lighting, ESPCs, and energy
benchmarking • Multiple Demand Side Management (DSM) advisory groups to encourage utilities to develop opt-in
LED rates, update street and area lighting inventory, offer incentive programs, and incorporateLEDstreet lighting in DSM plans and rate filings prior to the plans being submitted to public utility commissions.
Increasing Investment in Clean Energy • On-bill financing in the rural electrical cooperatives.• Awareness of on bill financing, creating training materials and collecting lessons learned. • Targeted outreach and technical support to local governments on Commercial Property Assessed
Clean Energy.
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Better Buildings Challenge—Public Sector
29.3 trillion Btus
1.9 million tons
$280 million
830 million gallons
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Better Buildings Accelerators
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ESPC & Outdoor Lighting Accelerator
Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) Accelerator• Reached $2 billion commitment goal
• 24 partners; More than 80% of commitment achieved
Outdoor Lighting Accelerator (OLA)• Goal of 1.5 million lighting fixtures by December 2016; More than 700,000 committed to date.• Mitigates deployment barriers through peer exchange, technical assistance, and resources such as
the Outdoor Lighting Decision Tree Tool• Identifies successes with engaging the regulatory process to acquire municipal street light ownership
or LED utility tariffs.
RIESPC Partners: AL, CO, CT, HI, IL, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NV, NM, NC, SC, VA, WA, USVI
OLA Partners: RI, TN, WA
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CELICA & Wastewater Infrastructure Accelerator
Clean Energy for Low Income Communities Accelerator • Aims to lower energy bills in low income communities through
expanded installation of energy efficiency and distributed renewables.
• 11 State Partners: D.C. CO, CT, FL, IA, IL, MA, MI, MO, TN, WA
Wastewater Infrastructure Accelerator• 12 State Partners: AL, CT, KS, MI, MN, ND, NH, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT• 70 Facility Partners!
• Will work over three years with state, regional, and local agencies that are engaging with water resource recovery facilities in their jurisdiction to accelerate a pathway toward a sustainable infrastructure of the future.
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State Project Maps on the Web
*New* SEP and WAP Project Maps Launching in FY17!
Energy.gov/EERE/WIPO
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Recap of 2016 Better Buildings Summit
Key Highlights!• Hosted sector-focused tag ups (local govt., states,
K-12 schools) on Day 1 to promote networking, peer exchange and discussion
• Boston featured in TED Talk style plenary;• Atlanta Mayor Reed gave Tuesday keynote; • Workshops: using data to improve strategic
energy plans and energy efficiency finance
Attendance• 169 state and local government and K-12 school
district attendees (comparable to 2015)• 60% increase in K-12 school attendees
compared to 2015
• 10 tracks• Public Sector Track
• 40% increase in attendance at the Public Sector Track
• Crosscutting Tracks• data-driven decision making• financing and partnerships• high-impact technologies• organizational strategies
http://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/summit
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2017 Better Building Summit!
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Remote Alaskan Communities Energy Efficiency Competition
Phase 1 (Feb.):Pledges
Phase 2 (April): Technical Assistance
Phase 3 (Oct.): Implementation
60+ remote Alaskan communities and native Alaskan villages pledged to reduce energy use by at least 15% (per capita) by 2020
DOE provided 13 successful applicants for TA engagements to gather baseline energy data and develop plans for energy efficiency projects.
Funding Opportunity Announcement for successful applicants to implement energy efficiency plans closed Aug 30th.3-5 applicants will be selected for awards up to $1 million (Up to $3.5 million total available funding).
