Transcript MAPC Regional Energy Projects

Metropolitan Area
Planning Council
Clean Energy Division
Presentation to the
South Shore Coalition
February 28, 2013
MAPC Clean Energy Division Staff
Rebecca Davis
Energy & Government Affairs Manager
Helen Aki
Clean Energy Program Coordinator
Erin Brandt
Energy Planner
Ani Krishnan
Energy Planner
MAPC Clean Energy Programs
1. Regional Energy Projects
2. Local Energy Action Program
3. Energy Technical Assistance
Regional Energy Projects
Helping communities obtain lower pricing and better quality
energy goods and services
1. Energy Service Company (ESCO)
Procurement

9/14 communities have signed
audit agreements
2. Regional Solar Initiative

17 communities could get solar
with no capital investment
3. LED Streetlight Purchasing
Program

4 towns will save over $300k and
2 million kWh annually
4. Shared Energy Services

1 staff person hired to date
Regional Energy Projects
Arlington
ESCO
LED
Shared-Energy Manager
Rockport
Topsfield
Gloucester
Beverly
Reading
Wayland
ESCO
Solar
Bedford
Boxborough
Melrose
ESCO
Solar
Woburn
Melrose
Sudbury
Hudson
Wayland
Marlborough
Arlington Medford
Everett Chelsea
Belmont
Winthrop
Weston
Chelsea
ESCO
LED
Solar
Brookline
Framingham
Natick
Ashland
Sherborn
Sherborn
ESCO
Solar
Weymouth
Norwell
Medway
Sharon
MAPC Regional Projects
ESCO
Solar
LED
Shared-Energy Manager
Multiple Projects
What is an ESCO and how does energy
performance contracting work?
Performance contracting is a mechanism for capital improvements
and asset modernization.
It’s more than just energy savings!
ESCO Energy Services Company
ESPC
Energy Savings Performance Contract
EMSA Energy Management Services Agreement
ESPC = EMSA
ESCO 101
 Up to 20 year term
 Guaranteed energy savings
 ESCO identifies and installs project measures;
monitors savings
 Upfront investment in projects repaid through
savings over term of contract
 Annual savings must exceed debt services
ESCO Cash Flows
1) Town secures project financing

Common misconception: “the ESCO
pays for the projects.” This is false.
2) ESCO is paid as projects are completed
COSTS
•
IGA breakage
fee ($10-50k)
•
Owner’s Agent
fee ($10-50k)
•
Financing for full
EMSA (total
project cost)
3) Energy savings should exceed debt service

Important: keep utility line flat!
4) Savings are measured and verified
5) Actual savings reconciled against
guarantees
LED Streetlight Purchasing Program
1. Networking & Peer Learning
 Informational roundtables
 Vendor panels & demos
 Other ideas as proposed
2. Information Clearinghouse
 MMEG forum tool
 Past projects & existing inventories
 Model documents
3. Collective Procurement
 State contract FAC76
 Grouping Solicitations for Quotes
LED Streetlight Decision Process
 Do you own your streetlights?
 Currently, streetlight ownership is necessary
 Who is your utility?
 NSTAR, National Grid, and municipal utilities will have
different incentives and tariff structures
 Have you retrofitted other lights or conducted pilots?
 Parking lots, ornamentals, flood lights, wallpacks
 Community input is important
 Have you completed a streetlight inventory & audit?
 Compare utility data to installed lights
 Consult with local stakeholders on classifications (i.e.,
areas of high pedestrian conflict)
 Determine required lighting standards (IESNA RP-8)
Communities should answer these questions individually before
purchasing lights for a retrofit.
State Contract FAC76, Category 6
 Selected vendors offer % discounts
 Group orders can negotiate further
 “Work in progress”
 Actively seeking input from communities
on additional products/manufacturers
 Includes: street lighting, post-top fixtures,
floodlights and wall-lighters
What is a solar EMS contract?
 Package of services procured under one solicitation
through 25A
 Up to 20 year service agreement
 NOT a public works contract!
 Developer is responsible for:
 PV system design, financing, installation
 Taking advantage of tax incentives, etc
 Operations, maintenance, system removal
 System performance guarantee
 Community is responsible for:
 Long-term lease of public space
 Purchase of PV electricity
A solar EMS contract is a way for communities to benefit from local solar
energy without upfront capital investment or the risks of system
ownership, e.g. free solar!
Local Energy Action Program (LEAP)
Helping communities plan for community-wide clean energy
efforts.
 Municipal energy baselining
 Community energy profiling
 Facilitating conversations
between utilities and
municipalities
 Developing clean
energy/efficiency programs for
municipal utilities
 Connecting municipalities to
energy service vendors
 Clean energy toolkits and best
practices

Community outreach and
visioning
 Energy Plans
Local Energy Planning In Action
Annual Commercial Energy Consumption in Stoughton
Electricity
110 million kWh
Natural Gas
4.8 million therms
Fuel Oil
320 thousand gallons
Stoughton Energy Consumption by Sectors
(FY 2009)
4%
49%
47%
Municipal
Residential
Commercial
Energy Technical Assistance
Helping communities successfully implement specific energy
projects.
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Green Communities application and designation

Revere & Beverly designated; received over
$550k in grants
Energy grant writing and management

DOER municipal utility grant -$50k for
demand response pilot

National Grid Community Initiative in
Medford

Owner’s Agent Technical Assistance Grants $12k to Chelsea

MassCEC Clean Energy Strategies Program
Mass Energy Insight Management

Established 13 municipal accounts (more
than anyone else in state!)
How can MAPC help your community?
Let us know!
Helen Aki, Clean Energy Program Coordinator
[email protected]
Ani Krishnan, Energy Planner
[email protected]
http://mapc.org/clean-energy