Templates / Examples of WAP State Plan Leveraging Language (2010 approved plans unless otherwise noted)

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1 The Weatherizatin Leveraged Partnerships Prject Templates / Examples f WAP State Plan Leveraging Language (2010 apprved plans unless therwise nted) A. Tw plans that fund an expert utility-fcused advcacy rganizatin gverned by lcal agency leaders acting cllectively: MA and WA Massachusetts Department f Husing and Cmmunity Develpment (DHCD) Backgrund: During FY'94, DHCD develped a statewide strategy t accmplish its leveraging gals. A slicitatin fr leveraging prpsals was made during the 1994 prgram year. Actin, Inc. was selected t represent the subgrantee netwrk. DHCD intends t cntinue this relatinship int 2009 thrugh a grant t Actin Inc. t facilitate its very successful effrts at leveraging nn-federal funding fr the WAP netwrk. DHCD cntinues t expand the capacity f the WAP subgrantee prviders t leverage nn-public resurces in rder t facilitate the weatherizatin and increased energy efficiency f additinal lwincme hmes. These leveraging activities will be limited t the prvisins cntained under Sectin 142 f the Energy Plicy Act f 1992, and shall include: Training management and technical staff in the crdinatin and integratin f utility and gvernment resurces; Interventin n behalf f the lw-incme rate payer at utility rate case hearings, t include review f demand side management and lw incme energy efficiency plans; Cntinued cntact with bth the utility industry and the private energy service cmpany netwrk; Actively pursuing the creatin f a unified audit and reprting prtcl t facilitate the administratin f multiple utility reprting requirements. DHCD and the WAP netwrk currently administer gas and electric utility funded Demand Side Management (DSM) prgrams that prvide full scale weatherizatin, similar in scpe t the DOE WAP and Appliance Management Prgrams (AMPs) that prvide lw-incme husehlds with bth client educatin and efficiency upgrades f high use electric appliances. Electric utility funds are fuel-neutral and prvide full-scale weatherizatin service t lw incme ratepayers wh heat with any fuel surce except natural gas. Utility funds fr are als used fr heating system replacements, sme dmestic ht water heater replacements and energy related hme repairs. The WAP netwrk als receives funding frm the Massachusetts Technlgy Cllabrative that allw fr the installatin f renewable installatins such as phtvltaic panels, and slar DHW, and c-gen units that prvide electricity generatin and as well as space heating. Leveraged units are reprted t DOE annually based n expenditure and unit prductin infrmatin prvided by WAP subgrantees and the Massachusetts Utility Lw-incme efficiency prgram administratrs. While the number f additinal husehld served varies annually, typically 5, additinal husehld are served. DHCD estimates that FY 2009 leveraging in DSM, AMPs, and Fuel Blind

2 prgrams will be in excess f $23 millin Utility leveraged funds will likely increase by apprximately 20-30% Washingtn Department f Cmmerce Trade and Ecnmic Develpment (CTED) CTED will apply $300,000 f prgram funds t spnsr The Energy Prject, energy cnservatin and leveraging prject which serves the entire Washingtn State weatherizatin netwrk. The prject is cspnsred by CTED and the Washingtn State Cmmunity Actin Partnership. The Opprtunity Cuncil in Bellingham serves as the administrative agent. Over the sixteen years f its peratin, the Energy Prject's activities have resulted in apprximately $50,000,000 f additinal funding fr an investment f arund $2,000,000. The Energy Prject will cntinue histrical effrt t leverage additinal resurces and will expand its services t prvide technical assistance t lcal weatherizatin agencies fr capacity-building and weatherizatin prgram systems develpment. In additin, the Energy Prject will rganize and facilitate Washingtn State Weatherizatin Summits 2 and 3 fr planning fr lng-term sustainability and grwth f the weatherizatin prgram. Histrically, the Energy Prject's effrts have helped leverage apprximately $4.5 millin f utility funding fr weatherizatin annually, resulting in abut 600 additinal units weatherized in Washingtn State per year. B. Tw mre general appraches that leave the state with ptins abut the implementatin f leveraging activities and the parties that carry them ut. Pennsylvania has histrically funded a lead agency in the Weatherizatin Prvider Netwrk t be respnsible fr advcacy fr crdinated utility investments. The MI CAA Assciatin reprted grants and ther incme t supprt utility advcacy activities in mst years befre ARRA. Michigan Cmmunity Services Bureau PY 2008 Plan leveraging mentined in tw sectins. Entire text reprduced belw: Sectin 6. Direct Csts: Leveraging Activities $82, Cntract fr cnsultant t wrk with Michigan utilities t secure additinal weatherizatin funding. Sectin II-7. Leveraging: DHS plans t pst an RFP fr the purpse f retaining a cnsultant t assist the Bureau with develping and delivering a leveraging activity plan. Pennsylvania Leveraging Activities Effrts t leverage federal funding will include btaining nn-federal resurces t supplement the prgram and t expand services fr weatherizatin-eligible clients. Leveraging activities in Pennsylvania will cntinue t be fcused n intervening in Public Utility Cmmissin rate cases; helping t incrprate new and advanced technlgy in the prgram; mnitring Universal Service and Energy Cnservatin Prgrams, participating in PUC activities and ther statewide energy cllabratins, and wrking with the Sustainable Energy Fund Bard.

3 The Department will cntinue the leveraging f utility funds thrugh the crdinatin f treatment csts with Electric Distributin Cmpanies (EDCs). Subgrantees have cntacted the EDCs in their service territry and have established prcedures fr the crdinatin f base lad treatment csts. The central fcus f the leveraging is base lad treatment measures with a fcus n appliance exchanges. The base lad treatment measures cmpleted by the sub grantees are individually inviced and billed t the EDCs. This prgram year the leveraging will be enhanced thrugh the establishment f direct cntracts between the Department and the EDCs. These effrts will allw the leveraging f EDCs funds and unspent WAP base lad funds t be used fr the treatment f additinal husehlds. In prgram year , the Department will review its leveraging apprach t determine which activities have been mst cst effective in leveraging nn-federal resurces and in expanding availability f services fr weatherizatin-eligible clients. C. Tw unique appraches 1. West Virginia 2011 plan state-lcal cperative advcacy design This unique arrangement was in effect up t PY A state emplyee was directly been invlved in wrking with and prviding in-depth technical assistance fr the CAA Assciatin as a technical advisr, especially regarding the prceedings f the WV regulatry cmmissin, primarily by develping the necessary research, presentatins and calitin agreements where apprpriate. The CAA Assciatin is funded t supprt these activities and the cmmunicatins strategies related t them. This plan language clearly indicates that the lng-standing arrangements described are expected t cntinue. The budget is nt published. T & TA funds have been used in many years t cntinue the activity. The budget cvered mst f the state specialist s time and funding fr the Assciatin DOE-Funded Leveraging: West Virginia s Weatherizatin Prgram plans t cntinue t actively pursue nn-federal resurces t supplement the Prgram, especially with pst-arra funding reductins ahead, thrugh the develpment f leveraging prjects and partnerships guided by the GOEO WAP Leveraging Prgram Specialist, wh will cntinue t versee leveraging activities and prvide technical supprt fr the wrk f the WV Cmmunity Actin Partnership. Weatherizatin leveraging activities in West Virginia s Weatherizatin Assistance Prgram since 1992 have cnsistently and successfully prduced a greater number f dllars leveraged than expended every year. Planned activities will include the fllwing bjectives t increase the scpe f weatherizatin services t lw-incme West Virginia husehlds: Cntinued facilitatin in the develpment f utility/wap/legislative prjects and partnerships, including technical supprt and representatin as needed with activities in the West Virginia Public Service Cmmissin and the West Virginia Legislature. Weatherizatin staff wuld cntinue t be invlved in technical assistance, planning, and rules develpment f any negtiated prjects r partnerships; which culd include expansin f sme weatherizatinutility partnership activity negtiated between the utility cmpanies and the lcal weatherizatin prviders

4 Cntinued facilitatin f the expansin f subgrantee leveraging activities by: Assisting subgrantees and their statewide assciatin (WVCAP) thrugh the negtiatin f partnerships, agreements and ther arrangements Supprting expert advice n the develpment f such participatin; Supprting presentatin f arguments and assciated activities befre state r lcal agencies, as cntained under Sectin 142 f the energy Plicy Act f 1992; amended in 2005 Prviding training and technical assistance supprt t WVCAP and subgrantees as part f their active participatin in utility rate prceedings and prcesses in West Virginia Cntinue t prvide supprt and leadership t subgrantees fr a public infrmatin campaign with subgrantees and their statewide assciatin (WVCAP) these activities may include a cmpnent t prvide tls and resurces t lcal weatherizatin subgrantees t assist in weatherizatin intake and utreach. This emphasis will als include fall Energy Awareness activities and this supprt may include hlding leveraging-related meetings, preparatin f statewide weatherizatin statistical dcuments and technical briefs, and preparatin f public infrmatin/energy efficiency data fr use by lcal agencies, technical assistance in the rganizatin f weatherizatin site demnstratins at the lcal agency level t illustrate prgram technlgy and cst-effectiveness fr plicymakers. It is anticipated that cntinued leveraging activities will enable the WV Weatherizatin Assistance Prgram t enhance and expand cmprehensive lw-incme weatherizatin services and be viewed as a leader in energy cnservatin technlgy and a viable partner in cnservatin prjects. The prgram expects t cntinue receiving at least a dllar return fr every dllar invested in its leveraging prject. 2. Individual agency discretinary activities. Belw is anther unique practice. VA lcal agencies are reimbursed fr their individual leveraging activity expenses, but these are nt defined in the state plan. Funding may be available t cver cllective activities as well if rganized. Hwever, the plan appears t require a payback in the frm f leveraged resurces in the same PY, a standard much stricter than the federal requirement that a prject leverage at least the amunt spent n leveraging within 3 years if the activity is t cntinue in year 4. [Unfrtunately, Virginia WAP reprted n nn-federal leveraged resurces in PY 2008 thrugh 2013.] Virginia PY 2008 Sec III.5.5 Leverage Funds DHCD encurages the federally allwable practice f leveraging resurces by the subgrantees t generate additinal weatherizatin prgram incme. Leveraged resurces must prduce a dcumented return f mre than ne dllar fr every dllar spent. The leveraged resurces shuld expand energy efficiency services and/r increase the number f DOE-eligible dwelling units weatherized. Landlrd cntributins are nt leveraged resurces. Subgrantees are required t reprt all leveraged resurces apprpriately. DHCD reserves the ptin t retain up t 15% f the DOE grant fr leveraging resurces as allwed by federal guidance. As allwed, these leveraged resurces may als be used fr the preparing f technical materials and briefs. All leveraging activities will be reprted apprpriately.

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