Executive Director s Summary Report

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1 Executive Directr s Summary Reprt t the Bard f Trustees f the Efficiency Maine Trust January 26, Cmmunicatins A.) Awareness and Press Outreach Events: Staff rganized the Efficiency Maine Annual Energy Sympsium, January 8, 2016 Keynte was delivered by U.S. Senatr Susan Cllins ACEEE Plicy Directr Suzanne Watsn addressed natinal trends in energy efficiency Staff panel describing prgram use f RGGI funds 30 cmpanies and rganizatins were recgnized fr their utstanding leadership in energy efficiency and Efficiency Maine prgrams Mre than 200 cntractrs, plicymakers, and stakehlders attended the event Staff exhibited at the Falmuth Energy Fair January 23, 2016 The Business Manager presented t architects and engineers at WBRC, January 6, 2016 Press: Residential Manager Dana Fischer was a panelist n a secnd Maine Calling s Residential Heating discussin, December 21, 2015 ( High-efficiency equipment at Maine ski resrts was discussed in the Press Herald ( Tw Grants-t-Green funded efficiency prjects in Unity were featured in the Maine press ( /2016/01/11/unity-cllege-perfrming-arts-centercmpletes-green-energyprject/ and /2015/12/02/unitybarn-raisers-receives-grant/) Several articles have discussed LD 1398 including an editrial in the Bangr Daily News ( Website and Outreach 21,635 website visits in December Page 1

2 B.) Call Center cmpare with 28,488 visits in December ,645 unique visits in December 6,573 visits were driven thrugh digital ads in December Staff is beginning a web refresh and search engine ptimizatin prject that shuld increase traffic ver the year 275 calls per week, n average, in December 57 inquiries per week, n average, in December The appliance custmer satisfactin call campaign is nging C.) Gvernment Relatins Activity at the PUC included: Attending the final meetings f the initiative t wrk n next step slar plicies Triennial Plan III Tw days f technical cnferences Develping respnses t 64 data requests Legislature Testified at the public hearing n LD 1398, An Act T Reduce Electric Rates fr Maine Businesses Submitted the Natural Gas study n Large Vlume Custmers t the EUT Cmmittee 2. Highlights 1 A.) Business Electric Measures 07/01 t 12/31 $6,109,280 15,764, December $157, ,753 6 FY16 Budget $6,934,159 07/01 t 12/31 $5,807,423 Percent f Budget Spent t Date 84% 1 The spending amunts in each table reflect the mst recently paid invice. Page 2

3 The Trust hsted a mnthly webinar fr Qualified Partners and had ver 60 QPs in attendance. This was the 3rd webinar and the feedback has been psitive, QPs like the pprtunity t have mre f a cnnectin with the prgram and t be able t ask questins in real time. Have seen an interest in new Qualified Partners, will wrk n develping these relatinships and ffering technical supprt fr new prjects. The prgram currently has 500 Qualified Partner cmpanies representing ver 700 individuals. B.) Business Natural Gas Measures MMBtu Savings 07/01 t 12/31 $61,628 2, December $8, FY16 Budget $923,394 07/01 t 12/31 $89,528 Percent f Budget Spent t Date 10% The natural gas pipeline includes $158,347 f spending fr bth Prescriptive and Custm prjects. C.) Business All Fuels Measures / Heat Pumps / Heating Slutins MMBtu Savings 07/01 t 12/31 $329,350 6, December $27, FY16 Budget $2,316,686 07/01 t 12/31 $627,993 Percent f Budget Spent t Date 27% Page 3

4 The prgram launched the new Heating Slutins measures in early December. The new il / prpane measures pipeline includes $11,000 f spending. The heat pump pipeline includes 58 prjects and $122,500 f spending. Cmpleted 4 Cunter Days and 1 Trade Shw with Heating equipment distributrs. D.) Business Multifamily 07/01 t 12/31 $565,236 2,981, December $172, ,194 3 FY16 Budget $1,141,610 07/01 t 12/31 $596,903 Percent f Budget Spent t Date 52% E.) Large Custmer The kwh PON ttal budget is budget is $11.6 millin. Encumbered and cmmitted frm previus years plus spending frm this year equals $6.1 millin. New awards in FY 16 equal $2.4 millin (this number is a cmbinatin f prjects that have been awarded and encumbered and prjects that have nly been awarded). Ttal pipeline f ptential new prjects culd use $5.5 millin in incentives. This wuld fully cmmit all Large Custm Prjects in The GHG PON ttal budget is $7.7 millin. Encumbered and cmmitted frm previus years plus spending frm this year equals $3.6 millin. New awards in FY 16 f $1.7 millin (this number is a cmbinatin f prjects that have been awarded and encumbered and prjects that have nly been awarded). Ttal pipeline f ptential new prjects culd use $2.1 millin in incentives. Gap = $1.9 millin. F.) Small Business Initiative 07/01 t 12/31 $574,752 2,474, Page 4

5 December $72, , FY16 Budget $1,010,917 07/01 t 12/31 $589,144 Percent f Budget Spent t Date 58% The prgram s prject pipeline equals $59, custmers requesting lighting assessments 7 Regin 3 - Nrway/Oxfrd/S. Paris 47 Regin 4 - Waterville/Winslw G.) Cmmercial New Cnstructin -- Maine Advanced Buildings Cnstructin f ne prject was cmpleted in December; waiting fr final dcumentatin prir t issuing incentives. The prgram has 5 prjects under MOU representing 219,812 square feet, with an estimated 669,034 f kwh savings. There are 5 additinal prjects in preliminary design phase and are actively cnsidering participating in prgram. The prjects in prject develpment equal $185,000 and 105,000 sq ft. H.) Hme Energy Savings MMBtu Savings Measures 07/01 t 12/31 $5,091,472 6,034,778 43,870 5,217 December $967, ,099 11,579 1,401 FY16 Budget $8,360,503 07/01 t 11/30 $3,270,361 Percent f Budget Spent t Date 39% Percent f Year Passed 42% December was the biggest mnth fr lans in calendar year 2015 with $638K f value and an incredible 93 lan clsings. Page 5

6 The prgram is starting t see a dwnward slpe f lan applicatins and prject activity nw that snw and cld have arrived. In December, 962 hmes received rebates ttaling $700,000 n $5.5 millin wrth f prject wrk. During the first half f FY16 the prgram achieved: 4,878 participating hmes. Investing $4.0 millin ut f a budget f $8.4 millin, r 48%. Lw Incme claims and inquiries are cming in and are driven by a December direct mailing t 24,000 single family LIHEAP hmes. An utbund call script will be emplyed ASAP t help hmewners cnnect with cntractrs, have an pprtunity t ask questins abut hw the prgram wrks, and prvide feedback n any reasns why they cannt r will nt be participating at this time. Bth Bangr Natural Gas and Maine Natural Gas incentives have taken ff in the past 2 mnths prviding custmers with elevated incentives n heating systems and insulatin. Tw weeks ag, a new Facebk Ad was psted in ur Share Yur Experience campaign this time specific t wd and pellet heating. We have had mre than 37,000 views, 36 cmments, 687 click thrugh t ur website and received thughtful recmmendatins n prmtin f best practices in the installatin f EPA Phase 2 utdr wd bilers. Scial media testimnial cllectin frm cmmenters in prir Share Yur Experience ads is underway t create media fr additinal marketing channels. I.) Cnsumer Prducts Appliance Rebates Lighting Rebates 07/01 t 12/31 $3,751,901 16,680,494 4, ,881 December $731,077 2,766, ,804 FY16 Budget $10,533,305 07/01 t 11/30 $4,111,427 Percent f Budget Spent t Date 39% Percent f Year Passed 42% A $50 Clthes Washer rebate was added t the prgram. Value Line LEDs were added t the Retail. The LEDs meet all ENERGY STAR criteria except they have a 10k hur life instead f a 25k hur life. Page 6

7 J.) Lw-Incme Initiatives (electric, natural gas, and any fuels ) LIDI Prjects Ductless Heat Pumps 07/01 t 12/31 $1,365,248 4,718, December $151, ,533-3 FY16 Budget $4,867,334 07/01 t 11/30 $1,316,757 Percent f Budget Spent t Date 27% Percent f Year Passed 42% Fur f seven participating CAPs and all fur participating Indian tribes have invested 100% f their funds. The remaining three CAPs anticipate investing all f their funds next mnth. The lw incme heat pump prgram prjects it will invest 100% f its RGGI funds ($587k) by the end f February, saving 203 lw incme families an anticipated $1.2 millin ver the lifetime f the heat pumps. All 154 lw incme natural gas prspects were sent a mailing annuncing the c-pay prgram and tw eligible prspects have expressed interest. The c-pay is $100 fr the air sealing and then 5% f additinal wrk deemed t be cst effective. K.) Strategic Initiatives (Crss Cutting) I. Evaluatin & Data Analysis The Lw Incme Multifamily Weatherizatin Evaluatin reprt was psted n the website. Results will be presented t the bard during the January meeting. Near real-time appliance custmer survey is getting started and is being run thrugh ur call center. The survey will prvide timely data gathering fr evaluatin and early assessment f free-ridership and custmer satisfactin t infrm prgram design refinements. effrt 2.0 recrds were upladed t the new ISO NE EEM database. Request fr Prpsal fr Frward Capacity Market Measurement and Verificatin certificatin t be psted this week. A third party evaluatr will analyze and certify the relative precisin f ur prtfli and certify that the Trust s measurement and verificatin activities are in cmpliance with ISO NE requirements. II. Frward Capacity Market N Update t Reprt Page 7

8 III. Innvatin Pilts The Trust psted RFP EM Request fr Prpsals fr Heat Pump Water Heater Demnstratin Pilts. The prpsal perid ends n February 18. IV. Demand Respnse Study Staff rganized the final meeting f the Demand Respnse Wrking Grup n January 14, 2016 Staff cmpleted a draft reprt f the meetings and issues and circulated the draft fr stakehlder feedback On January 25, 2016, the Supreme Curt issued its decisin uphlding the validity f the reginal DR prgrams, such as thse current managed by ISO-NE 3. Administratin and Finance Highlights A.) Administratin x B.) Financial x Page 8