Transcript Dale Senior Center - Riverside Public Utilities

RPU Electric Environmental and Economic
Effectiveness Plan
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RPU Environmental and Economic
Effectiveness Effort
RPU E4 Plan
RPU E4 Plan
 Provide the benefits of green energy, energy
efficiency and sustainability
 Continue to support customers and the city
through economic development, business
retention and green jobs
 Produce immediate benefits
 Short term
 2010 through 2012
Why?
 Mayor’s swearing in remarks:
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Objective is to be a green economy
Need green economic plan
Particular help from RPU
Become the model solar city for Southern California
 Council and Board Objectives
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Seizing our Destiny
 Difficult economic times
 RPU can help!
Economic Recovery
 Freeze electric rates through 2012
 Provides predictable rates to residents
 Provide rate certainty to existing and future
business customers
 Allows recovery and provides local jobs
 Continue to support low income customers
through SHARE (400% increase)
 Water Efficiency and Conservation components
Environmental Responsibility
 Work on AB – 32 efforts to reduce GHG
 Continue with goals of
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33% renewables by 2020
1% energy efficiency load reduction each year through 2020
Advocacy against ineffective and uneconomic aspects of
regulations
 Start Construction of Recycled Water Project Phase 1
by 2012
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Eventually 33% increase in water resources\
 Utilize innovative water storage programs
 Recognition of water-wise landscaping on website
Promote the Green Energy Premium
 Voluntary program
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2 cents per kWh
 Recognize our Green Partners
 Publish all participants on
GreenRiverside.com
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Customer authorization
 Separate lists of businesses and
residential customers
Local Renewable PV Systems
 136 systems in Riverside
 Individual customer systems
 Recognize our Solar Partners
 Publish all participants on GreenRiverside.com
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Customer authorization
 Separate lists of businesses and residential
customers
E-HELP
 Energy - Home Efficiency Loan Program
 Brings low-cost energy efficiency financing to all
homeowners
 Summer start date
 Provide Green Jobs through local hires:
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City functions - loan processing, clerical support and field
verification staff
Private sector - “green” vendors and contractors
E-HELP Promotion
 Strong marketing starting in fall 2010
 SOLAR SALE!
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Increase residential solar rebate to $4.00/watt (33%
increase) through 2012
Double the rebates of surrounding utilities
Up to $16,000 per household, up to 75% of cost
Budget up to $2,000,000 per year for rebates
Local Large Scale PV
 Tequesquite ready for bid in fall
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Construction during winter 2010-11
Local 1 MW solar project
Provides Green Jobs
 Start phase 2 of an additional
megawatt in 2012
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Create program to sell “shares” or “limited
customer ownership” of this project to
customers
Whole House Rebate Program
 Stress award winning Whole House Program
 Permanent green homes
 One stop rebates for multiple energy efficiency
measures
 Includes water conservation measures
 Rebates can increase to 350% or $7,000 cap
 National recognition from DOE Secretary Chu
Energy Efficiency - Insulation
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Extend the Triple Rebate Insulation program through
2012 with $1 million annual budget
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Half of housing stock built before insulation required
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Highest cost-benefit for energy efficiency
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Work with The Gas Company to create a vendor rebate
“direct pay”
 Homeowners no longer pay first and receive rebate
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Immediately free for low-income homeowners
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Set a goal of R30 insulation for every home in
Riverside
Economic Development
 Effort only through Electric Utility
 Increase promotion of RPU Economic
Development Rate (especially with hi-tech,
green jobs and green manufacturing)
 Continue working with existing customers for
business retention and expansion through
targeted rates programs
 Target local unemployed for vacant positions
 Increase internships for succession planning
RPU Green Jobs & Economic Development
 Add a position in the Utility supporting
Economic Development
 Create an RPU Business Advocate position to
work with businesses facing challenges
 Add two Account Reps to focus on Green job
related activities and sustainability
 Add two positions for E-HELP Loan
Processing
 Add another Account Rep. in Water to meet
conservation goals and reduce bills
Smart Grid
 Convert all meters to Smart Meters by 2012
 Green Jobs
 Utilize data collection capabilities
 Reduce carbon footprint - significant vehicle
trip reductions by remote meter reading,
remote turn-ons, turn-offs, and re-reads
 Significantly improved outage management
 Initial focus on smart meter technology for
large Industrial TOU customers
 Future ITO to assist develop program
10,000 Visits
 Visit every business customer in
Riverside - 2010 through 2012
 Provide businesses with free programs:
 Lighting retrofit
 Programmable thermostat
 Vending machine miser
 Appliance energy usage monitor
 Sprinkler heads as appropriate
Web Development
 Significantly improve RPU websites
 Enhance RiversidePublicUtilities.com portal
 Emphasize GreenRiverside.com and
BlueRiverside.com
 Focus initial page on high customer interest
programs and information
 Educate visitors on the City of Riverside’s
Green commitment
 Significantly promote all money and energy
savings programs
Paperless Billing
 Improve customer ease of use
 No utility bill snail mailed
 Automated only
 Exact presentation of paper bill
 Dynamic Billing capability
 5,000 customers already enrolled
 Green and saves “green!”
National Promotion
 Promote the City of Riverside nationally
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Promote programs nationwide to encourage economic
development awareness
Submit to all trade publications for awareness
campaign
Submit to Community and Public Interest publications
State and national award program submittals
 Promote Riverside as a solar city
 Promote Recycled Water effectiveness
 Continue to develop new and innovative
programs to benefit Riverside, our
customers and the environment
Contact Info
 Steve Badgett
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826 -5504
 Mike Bacich
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826-5422