# Presentation: 057620

## Seattle City Light

- BPA Conservation Conference Portland, September 25, 2001

## Pricing and Metering The SCL Experience

**MeterWatch**
**Hourly Load Profiles Published on the Web**
**EPRI Demand Response Pilot**
**Price Based Peak Management**
**Conservation 2001**
**Conervation incentives and results**

## SCL MeterWatchOverview

**Free on-line energy information service**
**Part of overall e-business strategy**
**Goal: Current information easily accessible to customers**
**Available now to large customers with interval meters**

## SCL MeterWatch

## SCL MeterWatch Development and Deployment

**In-house development process**
**1-2 years in development**
**Initially deployed to large downtown network customers**
**Currently deploying to other large SCL customers**

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## EPRI Demand Response Pilot

**Price based Load Management**
**Hybrid of TOU / Real-time pricing**
**High fixed price for predetermined number of hours (i.e., 300 hours/year)**
**Hours “called” day-ahead when peak events occur (hot-spells, cold-snaps)**

## EPRI Demand Response Pilot

## EPRI Demand Response Pilot

## EPRI Demand Response Pilot

## EPRI Demand Response PilotPotential Benefits

**Predictable payback on customer’s investment to reduce peak**
**More closely targeted, higher incentive than traditional TOU**
**Less customer risk than market-based rates**
**Good during volatile spot market, high rates of capacity expansion**

## EPRI Demand Response PilotOperational Strategy

**2-way communication system for day-ahead notice/alert messaging**
**Equip each building with gateway linked to building control systems**
**Customers program their systems for automated response (with event override option)**

## EPRI Demand Response PilotPilot Project Goals

**Can both customer and utility benefit financially?**
**Will customers accept the challenge?**
**Is a significant customer response feasible?**
**What kind of load management options make sense?**

## EPRI Demand Response PilotPreliminary Study Results

**Peak shaving (conservation on peak) limited but shows good payback**
**Load shifting (I.e., thermal storage) less promising**
**Use of customer generation has significant load reduction potential**
**Project currently “On Hold”**

## Conservation Today at SCL

**Using Conservation to Meet Load Growth**
**Mayor’s Campaign (behavioral)****	****Save 10% at Home and at Work**
**Conservation Acceleration ****	****“****10+10” Incentive Bonus Program**
**Rising Utility Rates**
**Measuring the results**

## Conservation at SCLCommercial Incentive programs

**Lighting, HVAC, Controls, Transformers, Glazing and Insulation**
**Incentives cover up to 70% of the cost for qualifying lighting and equipment.**
**Industrial Process Improvements**
**Incentives up to 80% of the cost for qualifying process improvements that improve energy efficiency.**

- http://cityofseattle.net/light/conserve/business/

## Conservation at SCLResidential, Small Commercial programs

**Major and small appliance information, ****buying tips, rebates **
**Built Smart - "beyond code" incentives for ****  new multifamily construction **
**Compact Fluorescent Bulbs ****  - Regional promotion program**
**Low Income Assistance **
**Multifamily Common Area Lighting **
**Multifamily Weatherization **

- http://cityofseattle.net/light/conserve/resident/

## Conservation at SCLMayor’s Campaign

- http://www.cityofseattle.net/light/green/tips

## Conservation at SCLConservation Acceleration

**“****10 + 10” program**
**“****Signing bonus” for energy conservation retrofits contracted by July 31, 2001**
**a 10% bonus for all conservation retrofit projects inspected and approved by November 30, 2001**
**Very Positive response**
**280 contracts, 7.5 aMW signed by 7/31**
**Exceeding previous goals for all of 2001**

## Conservation at SCLRising Utility Rates - 2001

## Conservation at SCLMayor’s Campaign

## Conservation at SCLMeasuring the Results