Energy Efficiency & City of Boston
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Agenda
• NSTAR’s Energy Efficiency Charter
• Budgets
• Program Overview
• City of Boston Activity
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Charter
GCA – Procure all cost-effective energy efficiency that is at a
lower cost than supply
What is the impact?
• Ramp-up of all efforts by over 200%
• Expansion of industry related jobs
• Deep penetration into customer sites
• Full engagement and participation from all sectors
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What is our product?
Efficiency is…
• Reduction in energy use while maintaining or enhancing operation
• Using state of the shelf technologies
• Above and beyond normal practices
• A product which we procure primarily through incentives
• Bid into FCM, competing with generators
• Verified through 3rd party evaluators
Its real and tangible with same financial implications as
financing a power plant
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Budgets
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NSTAR Efficiency
Portfolio
Commercial/Industrial
Customers
Residential
Customers
New Construction
Retrofit
Low Income
Customers
Residential Audits
Training
Appliance Rebates
Manufacturer
Buy-Downs
Program Structure
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Commercial/Industrial
New Construction & Retrofit Core Programs
• Incentive based programs for all C/I customers
• Prescriptive Incentives
• Common measures with predictable savings
• i.e. Lighting, motors, drives, HVAC equipment
• Custom Incentives
• Will consider new or specific measures
• Must be cost-effective and have verifiable savings
• i.e. industrial process, free-cooling
Encompasses all C/I customers and all applicable
opportunities
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Commercial/Industrial
New Construction Specialized Tracks
• Advanced Buildings – Prescriptive, packaged incentive for new buildings < 100,000 ft2
• Comprehensive Design – Higher incentive for whole building approach
• Comprehensive Chiller – Higher incentive for reducing chiller load and right-sizing chiller
• Performance Lighting – Prescriptive incentive for advanced lighting design
• Green Technology Warehouse – Pre-bid pr