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Colorado Utility Exchange Colorado Utility Exchange Aspen Colorado Aspen Colorado – – October 2010 October 2010

Gary Gary “ “The Energy Guy The Energy Guy” ” Myers Myers Energy Use Specialist/PVREA Energy Use Specialist/PVREA

• Poudre Valley REA

Poudre Valley REA

• Our Area

Our Area (as of March 31, 2010)

(as of March 31, 2010)

• Serve three counties

Serve three counties

• 2000 square miles

2000 square miles

• 35,676 members

35,676 members

• 3,900 miles of line

3,900 miles of line

• 9.2 members per mile

9.2 members per mile

• Annual sales $1,034,497,680 in 2009

Annual sales $1,034,497,680 in 2009

• Our Mission

Our Mission

• P

Providing power to enhance members lives through roviding power to enhance members lives through

• V

Visionary planning, isionary planning,

• R

Reliable and affordable service, eliable and affordable service,

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Environmental stewardship and nvironmental stewardship and

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Accountability for today, tomorrow and forever. ccountability for today, tomorrow and forever.

• Fall 2009

Fall 2009

• Home Energy Makeover Contest

Home Energy Makeover Contest

• “

“Geothermal Demonstration Project Geothermal Demonstration Project” ”

• Members entered to win

Members entered to win

• Grand prize:

Grand prize:

• New geothermal heating/cooling system

New geothermal heating/cooling system

• Air sealing

Air sealing

• Insulation upgraded or installed

Insulation upgraded or installed

• Created winning relationships

Created winning relationships

• Highly qualified contractors

Highly qualified contractors

Dan Rau, Colorado Geothermal Drilling Mike Messimer Roberts Heating & Air Paul Higman, Thermal Concepts

• Got results

Got results

• Propane bill of $435/month for heat

Propane bill of $435/month for heat – – now now more like $40/month! more like $40/month!

• A/C where there was none

A/C where there was none – – added benefit & added benefit & improved comfort. improved comfort. Highlighted efficient, renewable energy Highlighted efficient, renewable energy source source – – members took notice members took notice… …

The Home Energy Makeover Contest The Home Energy Makeover Contest helped helped one

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member dramatically. member dramatically. Now we wanted to help Now we wanted to help many many members, even if not so dramatically. members, even if not so dramatically.

The Care Fund The Care Fund was developed as the was developed as the reasonable next step. reasonable next step.

• What does it mean?

What does it mean?

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Concern

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About bout

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Residential esidential

• E

Efficiency fficiency

• We told our members:

We told our members:

“ “The The CARE CARE Fund has been established to Fund has been established to provide residential energy efficiency provide residential energy efficiency improvements, at no cost, to qualified improvements, at no cost, to qualified members in an effort to reduce their members in an effort to reduce their energy consumption. energy consumption.” ”

The Preparation

• Qualifying Homeowners

Qualifying Homeowners

• Nominate self or someone else

Nominate self or someone else

• Selected nominees must submit formal

Selected nominees must submit formal application form. application form.

• Must be PVREA Member

Must be PVREA Member

• Home must be owner

Home must be owner‐ ‐occupied

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• Qualifying Homeowners

Qualifying Homeowners

• Must demonstrate need

Must demonstrate need

• Household income guidelines

Household income guidelines

• 1 people in family/$27,075

1 people in family/$27,075

• 2 people in family /$36,425

2 people in family /$36,425

• 3 people in family /$45,775

3 people in family /$45,775

• 4 people in family /$55,125

4 people in family /$55,125

• 5 people in family/$64,475

5 people in family/$64,475

• Etc.

Etc.

• Proof of qualifications prior to approval

Proof of qualifications prior to approval

• Locating/Qualifying Contractors

Locating/Qualifying Contractors

• To Audit

To Audit – – gather information gather information

• Front Range Community College intern(s)

Front Range Community College intern(s)

• Provided specific/limited training

Provided specific/limited training

• Simplified auditing process

Simplified auditing process

• Check sheets to collect data

Check sheets to collect data

• CO testing

CO testing

• Locating/Qualifying Contractors

Locating/Qualifying Contractors

• To Do the Work

To Do the Work

• Established Weatherization Contractors

Established Weatherization Contractors

• Lawton Energy Saving Solution

Lawton Energy Saving Solution

• This Efficient House

This Efficient House

• Contract with PVREA

Contract with PVREA

• Blower door test

Blower door test‐ ‐in in

• Combustion safety test

Combustion safety test‐ ‐in in

• Make specified improvements

Make specified improvements

• Locating/Qualifying Contractors

Locating/Qualifying Contractors

• To Perform Quality Control

To Perform Quality Control

• Established Home Energy Rater

Established Home Energy Rater

• Paul Higman, Thermal Concepts

Paul Higman, Thermal Concepts

• Independent third

Independent third‐ ‐party verification of work party verification of work

• Contract with PVREA

Contract with PVREA

• Blower door test

Blower door test‐ ‐out

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• Combustion safety test

Combustion safety test‐ ‐out

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The Parameters

• Per home maximum of $1,500

Per home maximum of $1,500

• Focus on energy efficiency from

Focus on energy efficiency from weatherization improvements weatherization improvements

• Caulking/air sealing

Caulking/air sealing

• Attic insulation

Attic insulation

• Window and/or door caulking/sealing

Window and/or door caulking/sealing

• Weather

Weather‐ ‐stripping stripping

• High

High‐ ‐efficiency lighting efficiency lighting

• Etc.

Etc.

The Process

• Information Gathering

Information Gathering

• Propane/gas usage data

Propane/gas usage data

• Structural details

Structural details

• Type

Type – – crawl space/basement/slab crawl space/basement/slab

• Type

Type – – ranch/split level/two ranch/split level/two‐ ‐story story

• Condition of window/door seals and frames

Condition of window/door seals and frames

• Information Gathering

Information Gathering

• Lighting details

Lighting details – – use of CFLs use of CFLs

• Switch plates/outlet covers

Switch plates/outlet covers – – count count

• Thermostat

Thermostat – – programmable or not programmable or not

• Information Gathering

Information Gathering

• Heating system

Heating system

• Type

Type – – forced air/hot water/etc. forced air/hot water/etc.

• Filter condition/size

Filter condition/size

• Registers obstructed?

Registers obstructed?

Electric – There is no gas line or flue pipe attached. 80% Gas – There is a metal flue pipe. 90% Gas – Has a PVC flue pipe.

• Information Gathering

Information Gathering

• Water heater

Water heater

• Type

Type – – gas or electric gas or electric

• Size in gallons

Size in gallons

• Insulation blanket?

Insulation blanket?

• Test water temp at furthest point.

Test water temp at furthest point.

• Attic hatch

Attic hatch

• Condition of seal/frame

Condition of seal/frame

• Information Gathering

Information Gathering

• Conditions in the attic

Conditions in the attic

• Observe from entry only

Observe from entry only

• Type of attic space

Type of attic space – – slope/frame/etc. slope/frame/etc.

• Insulation type/depth

Insulation type/depth

• Knee walls insulated?

Knee walls insulated?

• Whole house fan?

Whole house fan?

• Fireplaces

Fireplaces

• Power strips for phantom loads

Power strips for phantom loads etc etc… …

• Combustion Safety

Combustion Safety

• Test

Test‐ ‐in for combustion safety issues in for combustion safety issues

• Alert homeowner

Alert homeowner

• Installation of CO detector(s), as needed

Installation of CO detector(s), as needed

• Test

Test‐ ‐out to ensure improvements didn

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’t t create CO issue. create CO issue.

• Accomplishing the Work

Accomplishing the Work

• Auditor information reviewed by PVREA

Auditor information reviewed by PVREA

• PVREA approves weatherization repairs

PVREA approves weatherization repairs

• Contractor dispatched

Contractor dispatched

• Coordinates directly with homeowner

Coordinates directly with homeowner

• Blower test

Blower test‐ ‐in in

• Approved repairs accomplished

Approved repairs accomplished

• Combustion safety test

Combustion safety test‐ ‐out

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• Contractor provides PVREA completed forms

Contractor provides PVREA completed forms

• Quality Control

Quality Control

• Third

Third‐ ‐Party Verification Party Verification

• Independent third

Independent third‐ ‐party (Rater) to party (Rater) to ensure work actually improved ensure work actually improved conditions conditions

• Contractor returns if improvements

Contractor returns if improvements ineffective/incomplete/incorrectly done, ineffective/incomplete/incorrectly done, etc. etc.

The Current Status

• Early stages of deployment

Early stages of deployment

• Homeowners have been qualified

Homeowners have been qualified

• 55 slated to be helped

55 slated to be helped

• Auditor has begun gathering info

Auditor has begun gathering info

• Contractor details are being finalized

Contractor details are being finalized The possibilities are exciting! The possibilities are exciting!

Thanks for your interest. Thanks for your interest.

Gary Gary “ “The Energy Guy The Energy Guy” ” Myers Myers Energy Use Specialist Energy Use Specialist 970.282.6464 970.282.6464