Public Sector Energy Efficiency Case Studies

Byron Lloyd, Leidos

Jeff DeVore, Peoria Public Schools

Seth Reints, Parkland Community College

August 8, 2018

ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS PUBLIC SECTOR TRANSITION

• Illinois Future Energy Jobs Act

• DCEO No longer serves the public sector (June 2017)

• Commercial Businesses, Nonprofits, Private & Public Schools,

Government Buildings and Large Assembly's

(museums, civic centers)

• Who Qualifies for the Programs?

• Ameren Illinois Electric and/or Gas Customers

• Programs funded by Ameren Illinois Customers

• Rider charge on monthly gas and/or electric bills

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BUSINESS PROGRAM INCENTIVES

• Two Types of Incentives

• Standard or Prescriptive – pre-determined incentive

• Custom – anything not Standard (1 – 10 year payback)

• Incentives based on Watts and Therm reduction

• Application Process

• Pre-Approval

• Under $10,000 incentive – NO

• At or Over $10,000 incentive – YES

• AND

• All Custom, Retro-Commissioning and New Construction

Projects require pre-approval

INSTANT INCENTIVES

• No application or forms to fill out

• Instant discount at point of purchase through lighting

distributors

• Includes LED light bulbs and LED tube lamps

• Customer eligibility: non-residential Ameren Illinois

electric customer

• No purchase limits

• Save up to 80% off retail pricing

• Go to AmerenIllinoisSavings.com/Instant for more information

• New Instant Incentive Installation Application for Public Sector

ONLINE STORE

• AmerenIllinoisSavings.com/onlinestore

• Must be an Ameren Illinois electric

non-residential customer

• LED lighting, LED Exit Signs, Occupancy Sensors.

• Bulbs starting at $1!

• FREE Shipping!

• Public sector 50% discount!!

Peoria Public Schools ParticipationJeff DeVore

Assistant Director of Building and Grounds

Peoria Public Schools

BUSINESS PROGRAM INCENTIVES

• Standard Lighting for Business

• Replace First Floor Lighting in Halls and

Classrooms Manual High School and

Richwoods High School

• $ 10,321 Incentive

• $5,022 Annual Savings

BUSINESS PROGRAM INCENTIVES

• Specialty Equipment

• Strip Curtains on Walk In Cooler

and Freezer at PPS Warehouse

• $230 Incentive

• $1,000 Annual Savings

BUSINESS PROGRAM INCENTIVES

• Heating & Cooling (HVAC)

• Replace Old, Inefficient Furnace at Maintenance Shop

• $ 250 Incentive

• $ 1,200 Annual Savings

• Install Variable Frequency Drives at Manual High School

• $ 8,280 Incentive

• $ 15,382 Annual Savings

• Replace Boiler at Richwoods High School

• $20,949 Incentive

• $ 11,347 Annual Savings

• Upgrade Building Automation System at Valeska Hinton

• $13,486 Incentive

• $ 23,200 Annual Savings

BUSINESS PROGRAM INCENTIVES

• Steam Trap Survey and Repair

• Steam Trap Surveys and Repairs at

8 PPS Schools

• $ 52,650 Incentives

• $ 86,250 Annual Savings

INSTANT INCENTIVES ONLINE STORE

EDUCATION & TRAINING

CERTIFIED ENERGY MANAGER (CEM)

• Attended 3/12/2018 class

BUILDING OPERATOR CERTIFICATION (BOC)

• Attended 4/12/2017 class

• $500 Tuition Reimbursements

POWER LUNCH Webinar Series

• Wednesday 7/11/2018

BUSINESS SYMPOSIUM 6/7/2017

• Four representatives from Peoria Public Schools attended

• Received four 15% coupons to use on future projects

AmerenIllinoisSavings.com/Education

STAFFING GRANT

2019 Staffing Grant Applied For

AmerenIllinoisSavings.com/SEM

STRATEGIC ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Created a 5 person team: Dave Meyers Director

Jeff DeVore Asst. Director

Chris Osborne HVAC

Grant DeBord Electrician

Tom Loos(Ruyle)Contractor

Savings: $ Infinite

AmerenIllinoisSavings.com/SEM

ENERGY ADVISORS

Territory 1 – Chad Whitehead

Chad.Whitehead@gdsassociates.com

309.620.6333

• Easy to work with……

• Assist with locating energy efficient needs…

• Assist with application process….

• Project consultation…..

Parkland Community College ParticipationSeth Rients, PSM

Green Revolving Fund Coordinator

Parkland College

BUSINESS PROGRAM INCENTIVES

• Standard Lighting for Business

• Replaced (22) 250W HPS with 138W LED’s in

the parking lot, (8) 100W MH with 55W LED’s

and Three 100W MH with 36W LED’s in wall

packs and bollards

• $ 1,222 Incentive

• $1,006 Annual Savings

BUSINESS PROGRAM INCENTIVES

• Heating & Cooling (HVAC)

• Boiler tune-up at Mattis

• $ 1,301 Incentive

• $ 1,280 Annual Savings

• Boiler tune-up at D,M,P,U,U2

• $ 5,145 Incentive

• $ 4,053 Annual Savings

• Boiler tune-up at Child Dev

• $ 680 Incentive

• $ 519 Annual Savings

**All incentives were 75% of project cost

BUSINESS PROGRAM INCENTIVES

• Metering and Monitoring

• Install a new electric meter, gas flow meter,

and energy monitoring software

• $ 4,465 incentive (25% of cost)

• Savings not yet identified but the potential

savings of 752,617 kWh with an incentive of

$13,395

BUSINESS PROGRAM INCENTIVES

• Large Facility Retro Commissioning

• SEDAC RCx project with Sitton Energy

Solutions for buildings D,L,P,T. Project was

started in transition year and completed this

year.

• 998,904 kWh identified

• 55,364 therms identified

BUSINESS PROGRAM INCENTIVES

• Custom Incentive

• Clean and inspect (5) chillers on

both condenser & evaporator

tubes

• $ 13,467 incentive

• $10,210 annual savings

INSTANT INCENTIVES ONLINE STORE

STAFFING GRANT

2019 Staffing Grant Applied For

AmerenIllinoisSavings.com/SEM

STRATEGIC ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Team: James Bustard Director

Seth Rients

Josh Birky

Savings: $ Infinite

AmerenIllinoisSavings.com/SEM

SMALL BUSINESS DIRECT INSTALL

• SBDI Incentive

• LED-T12 replacements,

• LED-T8 replacements,

• Occupancy sensors

• $ 5,292, $6,690, $5,168 incentive

• $3,489, $3,668, $3,055 annual savings

• AmerenIllinoisSavings.com/SBDI

ENERGY ADVISORS

• Territory 3 – Rod Rhoads

• Rod.Rhoads@gdsassociates.com

217.649.8897

• Easy to work with……

• Assist with locating energy efficient

needs…

• Assist with application process….

• Project consultation…..

Energy Efficiency Resources

• Website always has the most up-to-date information

on incentives

• Find applications, application guides, and other

necessary forms

• View videos, case studies, and other educational

content

• Program Contact information

• Monthly Newsletter

• Access on any device (mobile, tablet,

or desktop)

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• POWER LUNCH Webinar Series

– Second Wednesday of the month

11:30 am to Noon

– Webinars archive on Education & Training page

• BOC Training August 22-Oct 4 2018

• CEM Training March 2019

AmerenIllinoisSavings.com/Education

BUSINESS PROGRAM INCENTIVES

• Increased Bonus

• Early Completion Bonus

• 9/6/3 bonus increased to 15/10/5

• Summer break bonus

• 15% ends Aug 31st

• Increased Incentive

• MOSL $.70/watt increased to $.75/watt reduced

EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION INCENTIVES

Additional Incentives available thru Instant Incentives

amerenillinoissavings.com/for-my-business/explore-

incentives/instant-incentives

PROGRAM ALLIES

• Contractors who have registered and received

training from Ameren Illinois.

• Familiar with application forms and processes.

• Help customers complete energy efficiency projects.

• Look for a Program Ally by visiting

AmerenIllinoisSavings.com and click on “Find a Contractor”.

• Interested in becoming a Program Ally?

• “For Contractors” tab of the website

Ameren Illinois Business Program Energy Advisors

Call 1.866.800.0747to request a

consultation with an Energy Advisor

1. Chad WhiteheadChad.Whitehead@gdsassociates.com309.620.6333

2. Steven SmithSteven.L.Smith@leidos.com309.212.5831

3. Rod RhoadsRod.Rhoads@gdsassociates.com217.649.8897

4. Mark SteinmetzMark.Steinmetz@gdsassociates.com217.670.9606

5. John StrodeJohn.Strode@gdsassociates.com309.370.0062

6. Mike ThompsonMichael.E.Thompson@leidos.com309.213.0336

7. Larry ErwinLawrence.F.Erwin@leidos.com309.838.2340

BUSINESS PROGRAM ENERGY ADVISORS

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SMALL FACILITY OFFERING

ENERGY ADVISORS

For My Business

IllinoisBusinessEE@ameren.com

1.866.800.0747

For My Home

IllinoisResidentialEE@Ameren.com

1.866.838.6918

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