First Quarterly

Midwest Home

Performance Call

April 27, 2011

Welcome!

Call goals:

– better facilitate communications across state

lines and amongst programs in our region

– Share lessons learned & best practices

– Help HP programs take off in the Midwest!

Midwest Energy Efficiency

Alliance MEEA is a collaborative

network whose purpose is

to advance energy

efficiency to support

sustainable economic

development and

environmental preservation.

Today’s Call

• Welcome from US EPA and overview of national

program changes

• Introductions from each call participant w/

update on their local program (2-3 min each)

• Kentucky Home Performance presentation

• Discussion around software, data collection and

reporting best practices & challenges

Call Logistics

• Please mute your lines during the KHP

presentation

• Press *6

• Don’t put the line on hold!

Midwest Home Performance Calls Contact

Info

Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Jamie Peters, Program Manager 312-784-7261 / jpeters@mwalliance.org

Will Baker, Program Associate 312-673-2489/ wbaker@mwalliance.org

SAVING ENERGY AND IMPROVING

COMFORT THROUGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

WWW.KYHOMEPERFORMANCE.ORG APRIL 27TH 2011

Kentucky Homes and Energy

Kentucky’s 1,747,512 occupied-housing units make up the residential sector

of the state’s energy consumption.

The residential sector represents 17% of Kentucky’s 2006 energy end-use

consumption and the Btu amount ranks 25th in the nation (344.6 trillion Btu).

Total energy consumption per capita is among the highest in the nation

(ranked 6th in 2006).

1,122,143 (59%) of homes were

built before 1980.

The Kentucky average residential

electricity price of electricity has

steadily climbed since 2000,

increasing 25% from 2000 to 2007.

Carbon legislation on the horizon.

East South Central - Household Energy

Expenditures By End Use

Space Heating

26%

Air-

Conditioning

16%

Water Heating

17%

Refrigerators

7%

Other

Appliances

and Lighting

34%

KY Home Performance

+36.78% (136 Trillion BTU)

What is KY Home Performance

$6.1 million in funding

Estimated leverage $17.5 million

1-4 leverage ratio for subsidy

Will provide rebates or below-market rate loans

Can be used with utility or manufacturer rebates

State and federal tax credits may apply

Other rebates and subsidy may apply

What is KY Home Performance

Designed to generate energy efficiencies

Designed to create jobs

Provides training

Provides quality assurance

Provides detailed program tracking

Provides statewide measurable outcomes

Minimum Requirements

• Air tightness of envelope -- .40 nACH or

prescriptive list must be followed

• Duct tightness – 10% rated fan flow or

prescriptive list must be followed

• Insulation levels – attics, floors, rim joists

• BPI combustion safety protocol, including

CO monitors

• See Best Practices webinar for further

details

Eligible Measures for KHP

incentives

• Any work toward Minimum Requirements

• Additional air-sealing and insulation work

• Energy Star rated HVAC equipment,

windows, doors

• Energy Star can lights (insulated)

• 15% possible for related or “precursor”

items

Quality Assurance

QA Criteria

Quality of measures installed

Data collection adherence to KHP and BPI requirements

Installations comply with KHP and BPI requirements

Appropriate testing and diagnostic procedures

No health and safety concerns

Vendor Partners & Roles

Performance Systems Development (PSD)

AFC First

Conservation Services Group (CSG)

Utility Partners

Atmos Energy

Blue Grass Energy

Bowling Green Municipals Utilities

Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc.

Duke Energy

Clark Energy

Columbia Gas

East Kentucky Power Cooperative

Hopkinsville Electric System

Utility Partners

Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation

Kenergy Corporation

Kentucky Utilities

Louisville Gas and Electric - LG&E

Meade County Rural Electric

Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative

Tennessee Valley Authority

Warren Rural Electric

Utility partners to be added – Cooperatives and Municipals

Program Results To Date

Pipeline Numbers

Leads - 124

Evaluations Submitted - 184

Evaluations Approved - 165

Jobs Submitted - 70

Jobs Approved - 54

Evaluations Completed 372

Website Visits

Sept - 3,278

Oct - 1,976

Nov -12, 608

Dec - 300,531

Jan - 539,123

Feb - 290,333

March -148,239

Financial Incentives

Contractors

90% of training and

certification costs for BPI

Training through KCTCS – KY

Wins

KHP Sponsored Trainings

KHP 101 & Best Practices

Financing / Rebate

Training

Software Training

Marketing Support

Homeowners

$150 Rebate for Home Energy

Evaluation

Free Quality Assurance

Inspection of home energy

improvements by Independent

Third Party.

Rebates up to $2,000 1-4

match required.

- OR -

6.99% loan up to $20,000 max

for up to10 years.

Program Results To Date

• 85 Contractors/Firms Signed up to Date

• Serving 120 KY Counties

• Training to Contractors

• Best Practices = 117 Contractors

• KHP 101 = 121 Contractors

• Software Training = 55 Contractors

• Rebate and Loan Training = 40 Contractors

• Equipment Rebates - 50 Paid

• BPI Training Rebates Processed - 73 paid

• Completed Jobs - 51 Rebates Funded, 50 additional in process

• Loans 3 Funded, 3 in Process

What Happens Next

Market and Work with Utilities

Continue Training and Contractor Recruitment

Quality Assurance

Identify and Bring Delivery Channels on Line

Market to Consumers

Track Program Results

Long Term Program Sustainability Planning

AA

for Programs

for Programs

Kentucky Home Performance Software

PROGRAM MANAGER PROGRAM MANAGER

HOME OWNER HOME OWNER QA QA

SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVIDERS

Roles Roles

Web Portal Web Portal

Portal

• Interactive & informative Web portal

• Designed to educate & engage homeowner

• Steps homeowner through process

• Supports questionnaire & web form

• Access to reports & recommendations

• Cloud based datahub

• Houses and Manages Data

• Job Tracking & Lead Management

• Accurate savings predictions &

verification

• Supports workflow

• Field audit tool

• Internet-Aware

• Native automatic sync with Compass

• Designed for residential in-home audits

• Powerful model simulation & calculation engine

• In-home customer report

Summary

Strong Customer interactive & integrated Web portal

Smooth workflow management for process automation

Tools for contractor to interact with homeowner

Tools to increase homeowner participation

Integrated Residential audit tool

Industry leading saving predictions & verification

Program tracking and reporting

PSD credentials, experience & industry position