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PPL Electric Utilities Act 129 EE&C Programs

PPL Electric Utilities Act 129 EE&C Programs. 2013 PPL Electric Utilities. Act 129 Phase I - Requirements. Four years to reach goals starting June 1, 2009 and ending May 31, 2013 The EE&C Plan had to be cost-effective and needed to provide equity across customer classes

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PPL Electric Utilities Act 129 EE&C Programs

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  1. PPL Electric UtilitiesAct 129 EE&C Programs • 2013 PPL Electric Utilities

  2. Act 129 Phase I - Requirements • Four years to reach goals starting June 1, 2009 and ending May 31, 2013 • The EE&C Plan had to be cost-effective and needed to provide equity across customer classes • The available funding of the 4 year Plan was capped at an average of $61.5 million/year

  3. Challenges • Annual changes to the Technical Reference Manual (TRM) • Not an exact science. Difficult to accelerate and decelerate quickly • Economy. Customer’s ability to invest funds in energy efficiency • Recognizing value of energy efficiency. Customer’s willingness to invest in energy efficiency • Meeting a wide range of stakeholder expectations • Fluctuating price of energy 3

  4. Act 129 Phase IDollars and Savings

  5. Act 129 Phase I – How did we do? • More than 9.7 million CFLs distributed through approximately 400 stores and community events • 250,000 rebates processed • Small businesses completed 4,000 jobs in the direct discount program • Over 55,500appliances recycled • 250 stores promoted energy efficient appliance rebates

  6. Act 129 Phase I – How did we do? • About 300,000 customers -- almost 25 percent of all PPL Electric Utilities customers participated. (not counting CFL purchased). • Many received rebates for more than one measure. • Total number of measures – 755,504

  7. Act 129 Phase I – How did we do?

  8. Act 129 Phase I – How did we do? Customer satisfaction For the year of 2012, top 3-box scores (8,9,10 on 10-pt scale): • Rating on PPL’s willingness to help customers reduce their spend – rose from 32% in 2007 to 49% in 2012 • Rating on providing customers with information about energy efficiency programs and rebates for their home– 60% in 2012 • PPL EU overall satisfaction score for customers who are aware of energy efficiency programs 77% vs. 74% for those not aware • PPL EU overall satisfaction score for customers who have participated in energy efficiency program 79% vs. 75% for those who haven’t participated

  9. Phase I PY4 Survey Findings • Top three ways participating customers learned about the programs • Installers, contractors, home builders and remodelers • PPL Electric Utilities bill insert • Friend, relative, colleague

  10. Moving on….Act 129 Phase II - Requirements • Three years - started on June 1, 2013 and ending on May 31, 2016 • Offer at least one energy-efficiency program for each customer sector and offer a reasonable mix of energy-efficiency programs for all customer sectors • Offer at least one “whole building program” for residential and commercial customer sectors • Achieve at least 25% of the energy reduction target in each of the three program years

  11. Act 129 Phase IIRequirements -- continued • Achieve a minimum of 4.5% (36,948 MWh/yr.) of the total required energy reductions from the low-income customer sector • Achieve a minimum of 10% (82,107 MWh/yr.) of the total required energy reductions from GNI customers • Meet the Total Resource Cost Test (TRC) of ≥ 1 with the portfolio of programs • Allocate the cost of measures to the customer class(es) that receive(s) the benefit of those measures

  12. Act 129 Phase II Dollars and Savings

  13. Residential Programs • Appliance Recycling • Lighting • Rebates for efficient equipment • Home Energy Report cards • New home construction incentive • Home energy audits and weatherization • Student and Parent Energy-Efficiency Education

  14. Low-Income Programs • Low-Income WRAP • Home Energy Report cards for low-income customers • E-Power Wise Program

  15. Small and Large C&I Programs • HVAC • Lighting • Direct discount • Occupancy sensors • Motors and refrigeration • Farm audit and equipment • Custom rebates

  16. GNI Programs • HVAC • Lighting • Direct discount • Occupancy sensors • LED/area street lights • Motors and refrigeration • Custom Rebates • School Benchmarking • Continuous Energy Improvement • Master-Metered Low-Income Multifamily Housing

  17. PPL Electric Utilities Contact Information • Amanda Morrison • ajmorrison@pplweb.com • 610-774-4275

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