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NASCSP 2012 Mid-Winter Training Conference

March 1, 2012Washington, DC

Weatherization Assistance Program:

The Federal Perspective

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• Bob Adams, Program Lead/Supervisor

• Erica Burrin, Team Lead – Monitoring and Field Operations

• Holly Ravesloot, Team Lead – Policy and Communications

• Jennifer Somers, Team Lead – Training and Technical Assistance

• Carole Gates, Branch Chief

• Rob DeSoto, Branch Chief

• Scott Reinecke, Branch Chief

WAP Management StaffPresented by: Bob Adams

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• Status of Recovery Act

• 2012 Allocations

• 2012 Application Process

• Health & Safety

• Recovery Act Modification

• Grant Transfer Process

• Recovery Act Closeout

• Weatherization Plus

• Status of T&TA Initiatives

• National Evaluation

• Multi-Family Weatherization

Topic AreasPresented by: Bob Adams

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Production 650,000 homes weatherized

Max: 32,397 homes (Dec. 2011) Min: ~6 homes (April 2009) Now: 23,315 homes (Jan 2012)

165,000 multi-family units completed 25% of total production

Spending

$4.18 billion spent Max: $196.97 million (Dec. 2010) Min: $2.98 million (April 2009) Now: $127.26 million (Jan. 2012)

Energy and Cost Savings1

$6.66 billion in energy cost savings* $348.82 million saved annually

377 million MBtus in heating and cooling energy savings* 18.85 million MBtus saved annually

*These figures represent savings over the 20 year life of the measures. Cost savings are expressed in 2008 dollars.

Jobs Supported 2nd largest job creator in entire

Recovery Act portfolio 13,230 jobs supported in Q4 of 2011

Status of Recovery Act Presented by: Bob Adams and Adam Guzzo

1Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory TM-2010/66 (http://weatherization.ornl.gov/pdfs/ORNL_TM-2010-66.pdf)

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2012 Allocations Presented by: Bob Adams and Adam Guzzo

• In the 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress provided $65 million for allocation to WAP grantees

• Congress also provided the Secretary of Energy with the authority in PY 2012 to use a methodology other than the formula established in regulation to distribute the available funding

• The Secretary exercised that authority and the resulting PY 2012 allocation is intended to create WAP funding in PY 2012 comparable to funding levels prior to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

• The PY 2012 allocation uses a results oriented strategy that considers remaining fund balances grantees may have from the ARRA and prior year DOE Appropriations to distribute the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 WAP Appropriations

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2012 Allocations Presented by: Bob Adams and Adam Guzzo

• DOE allocated PY 2012 funds to ensure two major outcomes:

– 1) grantees that spent their ARRA funds on time have adequate DOE funding to maintain their operations at pre ARRA levels; and

– 2) all grantees have adequate funds to operate throughout PY 2012, given the fund balances that are already allocated but remain unspent

• The 2012 Allocation was based on the following criteria:

– Use of an appropriation amount of $210 million as the base “PY12 Target Allocation” for establishing funding for each grantee

– Whether a significant portion of the “PY12 Target Allocation” is available in ARRA balances for at least half of a grantee’s PY 2012

• PY 2012 “Target Allocations” were adjusted downward by 25 percent for grantees with such significant balances

 

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2012 Allocations Presented by: Bob Adams and Adam Guzzo

•  The 2012 Allocation criteria (continued):

– Whether more than the “PY12 Target Allocation” (adjusted for ARRA balance as described on previous slide) is expected to be available at the start of a grantee’s PY 2012

• Grantees with a prior year balance totaling more than the “PY12 Target Allocation” did not receive additional FY 2012 funding

– Whether more than 60 percent of the “PY12 Target Allocation” (adjusted for ARRA balance as described above) is expected to be available at the start of a grantee’s PY 2012

• “Target Allocations” were adjusted downward by 50 percent for these grantees

– Allocation of PY 2012 funds was provided to those grantees requiring additional DOE funds to reach their adjusted “PY12 Target Allocation”

• This allocation was equal to 76.38 percent of the adjusted “Target Allocation” - the proportional share of the $65 million Appropriation relative to the sum of the adjusted target allocations

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• Each Grantee will submit a 2012 Plan

• Those Grantees with new 2012 Allocations will submit a new State Plan Application through Grants.gov and the PAGE online system

• Those Grantees without 2012 Allocations will submit a revised State Plan Application through PAGE only. The Application should include an SF-424 Application, Budget, Budget Justification, Annual File, and Master File. These elements should be entered as an amendment to the existing grant in the PAGE online system

• The WAP formula grants with project periods scheduled to end in 2012 are anticipated to have the grant period extended one year, regardless of whether the grantee received an allocation of new 2012 funds

2012 Application ProcessPresented by: Erica Burrin

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• Required as part of the 2012 application

• Must fully incorporate WPN 11-6

• ASHRAE must be implemented “to the fullest extent possible”

• Those grantees unable to fully perform ASHRAE 62.2 must provide in their 2012 H&S Plan an implementation strategy including

– Which components will be implemented in the field for 2012

– Why they are not prepared (lack of training, not enough time, etc.)

– How they will get prepared (more training, phasing in, etc.)

– When they plan to meet full compliance, no later than PY 2013

• ASHRAE 62.2 cannot be altered without scientific support and justification provided in the H&S Plan and approved by DOE

Health and SafetyPresented by: Ryan Middleton

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• Final concurrence on the requests provided by HQ -1/6/12

• Project Officers (POs) to contact grantees to authorize submission of modifications through PAGE – 1/9/12

• POs should have the technical review of modifications completed by 3/1/12

• Contract Officers at NETL to approve modifications by 3/31/12

Recovery Act ModificationPresented by: Erica Burrin

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• Grant Transfer from NETL to Golden Field Office Procurement

– Grants will be transferred in batches

– First batch transferred by 2/24/2012

– First batch includes 27 WAP Formula Grants with April 1 start date

– Second batch of remaining 32 WAP Formula Grants transferred in April

– Most ARRA WAP Grants (including WAP Training Center Grants) will be transferred in March or April

Grant Transfer ProcessPresented by: Erica Burrin

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• Grant Transfer Actions– General notification letter sent to all grantees– Second letter sent prior to each batch of grant

transfers– Second letter provides details: Date of transfer, ASAP

account procedures, blackout period for ASAP draws – ASAP blackout period 5 days (or several weeks if

grantee has not established Golden ASAP account)– Grantees may draw advance prior to blackout for

projected needs

Grant Transfer ProcessPresented by: Erica Burrin

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Recovery Act CloseoutPresented by: Bob Adams, Holly Ravesloot, and Greg Reamy

• Guidance

– Closeout Guidance WPN 12-3• FAQs

• http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/pdfs/wap_closeout_faqs.pdf• Searchable Database

• http://www1.eere.energy.gov/eere_faq/default.aspx?pid=10

- Additional Questions

• Open discussion

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Weatherization PlusPresented by: Bob Adams

• Current Effort

– Brainstorming Webinars• Communications and Messaging January 25th

• Leveraging February 8th • Consistent Delivery of Quality Services February 22nd • New Markets and Existing Potential March 7th

– Face to Face Meeting March 20-21st • Strategic Situation Analysis• Establish Subcommittees and Plan Priorities• Develop Subcommittee Work Schedule and Assignments

– Strategic Plan Finalized June, 2012

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• Consistent funding gives the WAP the ability to take on long term projects and partnerships that support the entire industry.– Audit Tools– Lab Research– Building Science Case Studies– Training Network– Coordination with Federal agencies: HUD, EPA, USDA

• Leveraging– WAP has always been the catalyst. The consistent source of resources

that allows other opportunities to grow

Weatherization: The Roots of the Home Performance Industry

Status of T&TA InitiativesPresented by: Jennifer Somers

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• The Guidelines for Home Energy Professionals: The technical experts of the Weatherization Assistance Program, together with NREL and partners from across the home performance industry are creating a suite of resources that will become the standard for success nationwide

• Standard Work Specifications (SWS)― Single Family― Mobile Home― Multifamily Housing

• Training Program Accreditation― Accreditation of Energy Efficiency Training Programs based on the JTAs is fully

operational

• Worker Certifications

WAP Investing in the Future

DOE invested nearly $139 million in technical assistance to lay the foundation for high quality energy upgrades in America’s homes.

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• WAP invested in 26 new training centers and now has 39 training centers operating in 29 states

• National Weatherization Training Portal (NWTP):“virtual campus” enhances and supplement traditional classroom, lab, and in-field weatherization training, covers basic and advanced building science.

– National Training & Education Resource (NTER) was designed to help the Weatherization program train workers fast and efficiently but for sustainability purposes was engineered to support a wide variety of training needs.

– It is currently being used across EE/RE, DOE, federal agencies, colleges, universities and international organizations.

WAP Investing in the Future

• The WAP Standardized Training Curriculum

• Weatherization Plus Health― H&S Specific Training Priority Areas

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Weatherization Plus Health

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Weatherization Plus Health initiative is a national effort to comprehensively and strategically coordinate resources to improve the energy efficiency, health, and safety of low-income homes.

Weatherization Plus Health ensure energy efficient and healthy indoor environments by facilitating the establishment of strong, effective partnerships between DOE's Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) and healthy homes providers.

The National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP) is implementing the project on behalf of DOE.

KEY DELIVERABLES:• Regional Conferences• WeatherizationPlusHealth.org• Wx & HH Reports for each Grantee• Grantee Implementation of Wx Plus Health• Best Practices for Referral Systems• Training and Technical Assistance

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WAP Investing in the Future

Multifamily Energy Audit Tool

MULTIPLE

BLOCKS

• Version 1 - simpler buildings & systems, few extras– Low-rise, up to four floors, separate treatment of

corner and interior units, first and top floors– Individual dwelling unit space conditioning

systems– Both dwelling unit and central-plant domestic hot

water systems• Version 2 - more complex buildings & systems,

additional capabilities– High-rise with service core (elevators, etc.)– Central plant with built-up space conditioning

systems– More complex measures, rules-based savings

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WAP Investing in the Future

Multifamily Energy Audit Tool: Existing Timeline

Time Fall 2011 Winter Spring Summer Fall 2012 Winter Spring Summer

Version

Features~ Low-rise walkups

~ Individual HVAC

~ Central or individual hot water

~ High-rise

~ Built-up central systems

~ Rules-based measures

Pilots Pilot test v1 Pilot v2

External input

ACI: March 2011

ACI: March 2012

TAG Meeting

TAG Meeting

Home Energy Saver

APIs available to third-party software

developers

MF functionality in HES GUIs

Version 1 BETA Version 2 BETA

Final Version 1 Final Version 2

NEAT: web-based

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National Evaluation

• Status of the data collection– Continued surveying of large multi-family buildings clients – Continued surveying of crew chiefs and crew along with non-energy

benefits study.

• Status of the Recovery Act evaluation– Acquiring data from state weatherization program databases

• Projected Publication of Results

Impact Reports - Study Final Report

Program Characterization April 1

Eligible Population June 1

Indoor Environmental Quality May 1

NonEnergy Benefits*** July 15

Mobile Homes July 1

Single Family July 1

Small Multi-Family August 1

Large Multi-Family August 1

Impact Report September 1

Process Reports - Study Final Report

Field Process June 15

Auditor Survey

August 1Crew Chief Survey

Crew Survey

Occupant Survey July 15

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Questions?

Questions?