# Presentation: 210392

## The Montana Power CompanyUniversal System Benefits Activities

- Presentation to
- Conservation or Crisis Conference
- September 2001
- Deb Martin Young, Manager of Customer Support

## Montana Power’s Unique Situation

- Montana Power Geography/Demographics
- Demand Side Management/Universal System Benefits Programs
- Role in Default Supply Resource Portfolio
- USB Process/Programs
- Participation Challenges/Successes

## Montana Power Geography/Demographics 

- 107,000 Sq. Mile                 Service Territory
- 21,853 Miles of T&D line
- 13 Customers/Mile             288,000 Electric Customers
- 110,000 Natural Gas Customers
- Montana Power is  non-generating investor-owned Default Supplier Utility with Contracts for Fixed Supply Price Through July, 2002
- Transition to Choice Thru 2007  Montana Power Continues as Default Supplier

## Electric Customers

**	****% Customers****	****% Load**

- Residential	83   %	25%
- Commercial	16   %	31%
- Industrial	    0.8%	42%
- Other	0.2%	2%

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## Montana Power Company Universal Systems Benefits

- Goal*** ***
***To efficiently deliver public purpose benefits to MPC customers*****.**

## History

- Demand Side Management –Integrated Least Cost Plan Averaged 1991-1998  (**all** sectors totaled)     _**$5.80 M/yr**_                                  				   		        4.52 aMW/yr
- USBC went into effect January 1, 1999  $8.6M/yr for all Public Purposes
- Ave. Residential Customer $1.00/Mo
- Conservation/Market Transformation		_**$5.63M/yr**_
- Utility Implemented           $2.97M/yr      3.06 aMW/yr
- Large Cust. Self-Directed  $2.64M/yr	       NA

## Resource Portfolio

- USBC is separate of Supply Portfolio—Public Purpose
- Legislature goal to sustain public purpose activities as competitive markets developed.  Require all utilities to fund public purpose programs.
- Distribution Utility Charge.  Programs Available to ALL Customers—regardless of choice of supplier.
- Default Supply Portfolio—still developing rules/process.

## USB Process

- Law
- 2.4% 1995 Electric Revenues ($8.6M)
- Allow Utility to Implement or Turn Over to State
- Minimum 17% to Low Income Conservation and Bill Assistance
- Large Customers Lower Rate, Self-direct
- New 6% to Conservation for Irrigated Agriculture
- Rules--Department of Revenue:  Qualifying Measures, Reporting, Challenge Process
- Regulation—Each Utility Different
- PSC set Rates
- PSC set Guidelines for Allocation
- Requires 21% + Unspent Large Customer funds  to Low Income
- Directed to Establish Advisory Committee

## USB Process

- Pre-Existing Programs/Infrastructure
- Solicitations of New Proposals
- Committee--Consumer Advocates, Public Interest Groups, Conservation/Renewable/Low Income Allies, Government and Large Customer Representatives
- Working Groups for More Detailed Direction
- Review of Proposals, Issues, Report

## Conservation

- FREE Weatherization Program—Income Qualified—Partner with State Program
- E+ Audits
- On-site Residential
- Mail-in Baseload Residential (MPC electric, not MPC space or water heat)
- E+ Small Commercial Audit Pilot -- Targeted
- Business Partners RFP (New Construction and Retrofit)
- Irrigation RFP

## Market Transformation

- E+ Commercial Lighting Rebate Program Rebates
- Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (Alliance)

## Resources

- www.mtpower.com/eplus
- MPC Programs and Links to Other Sites
- Deb Martin Young
- 406-497-2339

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