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Robin Smutny-Jones Assistant Executive Director – CA Energy Commission

Energy Efficiency Update Before the Senate Energy, Utilities & Communications Committee Part 2 May 17, 2011 – State Capitol. Robin Smutny-Jones Assistant Executive Director – CA Energy Commission.

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Robin Smutny-Jones Assistant Executive Director – CA Energy Commission

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  1. Energy Efficiency UpdateBefore the Senate Energy, Utilities &Communications CommitteePart 2May 17, 2011 – State Capitol Robin Smutny-Jones Assistant Executive Director – CA Energy Commission

  2. Energy Conservation Assistance Account (ECCA) & Local Jurisdiction Energy Assistance Account (LJEAA) • Provides technical assistance and low-interest loans to local jurisdictions, public schools and public hospitals to implement cost-effective energy efficiency and renewable energy generation projects. Authority: Energy Conservation Assistance Act of 1979 (PRC 25410-25421); Local Jurisdiction Energy Assistance Act (PRC 25440-25449.4). Eligible entities can utilize either or both of the program’s two main components: • Technical Assistance: Energy Commission staff (with the assistance of a technical support contractor) deploys an engineering consultant team to identify eligible projects. The study contains: a) a description of energy efficiency projects and buildings or facilities affected by these projects, b) a discussion of baseline energy use for the affected facilities, including annual energy related utility bills, c) all calculations and assumptions to support the technical feasibility and energy savings of the recommended projects, and d) proposed budget detailing all project costs. • Project Financing: The Energy Commission provides low-interest loans for installation of identified, cost-effective energy efficiency and renewable energy generation projects. The program requires loans to be repaid from the estimated energy cost savings resulting from the project within a maximum repayment term of 15 years. Currently, loans are capped at $3 million per application and interest rates are set at 3% (fixed over the life of the loan). Interest rates are periodically evaluated and set based on market conditions at the time loan applications are solicited. Per statute, the minimum interest rate is 1%.

  3. Energy Conservation Assistance Account (ECCA) & Local Jurisdiction Energy Assistance Account (LJEAA) • Results (from January 1, 2000 through March 31, 2011): • Approved 231 loans totaling over $195 million. • Energy Cost Savings: > $25 million per year. • Annual Electric Savings: > 263 million kWh per year. • Annual CO2 Emission Reductions: ~ 90,000 tons per year. • Recipients include: 65 public schools, 13 public hospitals/facilities, and 153 local jurisdictions. • Zero loan defaults. • Loan repayments are collected and utilized for additional loan projects. • Includes 28 loans (totaling ~$25 million) funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

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