path to your energy savings
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Path to your Energy Savings. Existing Residential and Small Commercial. Goals of this Webinar. Provide the tools and inform you of the steps you should take before and after installing solar to maximize your investment and reduce you carbon footprint. Agenda. PG&E Delivery Mix - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Path to your Energy Savings
Existing Residential and Small CommercialExisting Residential and Small Commercial
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Goals of this Webinar
Provide the tools and inform you of the steps you should take before and after installing solar to maximize your investment and reduce you carbon footprint.
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Agenda
• PG&E– Delivery Mix
– Integrated Approach
• The Full Energy Picture
• Before Going Solar– Energy Conservation
– Energy Efficiency
• Going Solar
• After Solar
• Resources
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PG&E’s 2008 Electric Delivery Mixon average over 50% of the energy delivered comes from sources that emit almost no carbon dioxide
Coal 2%
Natural Gas44%
Other
1%
Nuclear22%
Large Hydro
17%Renewable
14% • Biomass and waste 4% • Geothermal 4% • Small hydroelectric 4% • Wind 2% • Solar <1%
• Biomass and waste 4% • Geothermal 4% • Small hydroelectric 4% • Wind 2% • Solar <1%
Note: Delivery mix includes all of PG&E’s owned generation plus all of PG&E’s power purchases.Note: Delivery mix includes all of PG&E’s owned generation plus all of PG&E’s power purchases.
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PG&E’s Projected 2009 Electric Delivery Mix
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We’re committed to Energy Efficiency
PG&E has saved more than 155 million MWh and 12.5 billion therms from installed energy efficiency measures, which is the equivalent of powering over 23.5 million homes with electricity and heating 25 million homes with natural gas
PG&E has saved more than 155 million MWh and 12.5 billion therms from installed energy efficiency measures, which is the equivalent of powering over 23.5 million homes with electricity and heating 25 million homes with natural gas
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PG&E’s Integrated Approach
Reduce Energy
Use
Renewable Power Supply
Neutralize
Energy
Use
Energy Efficiency
Solar &
Wind
Climate Smart
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1. Energy Conservation (No Cost) -Changing usage patterns to reduce energy consumption
2. Energy Efficiency (Low Cost) -Using less energy without changing patterns
3. Energy from Renewable’s (Investment) -Energy generated from natural resources (Solar, Wind, etc)
4. Carbon Offsets -Programs that allow individuals to reduce their impact on climate
change
The Full Energy Picture: Loading Order
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Why Energy Efficiency Before Solar?
• Bigger “Bang for your Buck”
– Less usage = smaller energy bills
– Cheap, easy, and less destructive to implement than other methods of energy
– Less usage smaller solar system needed lower cost
• Energy Audit Required to Participate in CSI Program– Educate yourself and your customers
• Analyze usage
• Learn what to do
• Contractor– Competitive advantage
Before Solar
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Energy Audit: SmartEnergy ™ Analyzer
• Create a profile of your home and appliances
• Identify how much energy and money you can save
• Create a customized energy plan
www.pge.com/energyanalyzerwww.pge.com/energyanalyzer
Take an Energy Efficiency Audit
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Step 1. Conservation Practices (No-Cost)
• Keep your thermostat at 68 degrees in the winter and 78 degrees in the summer (health permitting)
• Adjust thermostat up/down when you leave home or go to bed
• Lower your water heater’s thermostat to 120 degrees F
• Only run full dishwashers and loads of laundry
• Turn off the water when brushing teeth, washing dishes, etc.
• Take shorter showers
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Step 1 (con’t). Conservation Practices (Low Cost)
• Install faucet aerators, ultra-low flow toilets and showerheads
• Install irrigation controllers or, even better, drought-tolerant landscaping
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Step 2. Strive For High Efficiency (Low-Cost)
• Replace regular light bulbs with Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)
– CFLs lasts up to 10 times longer and use up to 75% less energy than regular bulbs
• Look for the PG&Esticker and save!
– Dispose of burned out bulbs properly by visiting Earth911.org to find a recycling facility
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Step 3. Strive For Higher Efficiency (Investment)
• Buy high efficiency appliances (i.e., clothes washers, dishwashers, water heaters)
– These appliances use 10% to 50% less energy than standard appliances
– Look for the ENERGY STAR
• Weatherize your home
– Insulate your attic and your walls
• We offer Rebates!
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Residential
PG&E Offers a Variety of Rebates
•High-Efficiency Clothes Washers
•ENERGY STAR Dishwashers
•ENERGY STAR Room Air Conditioner
•Electric Storage Water Heaters
•Natural Gas Storage Water Heater
•Attic and Wall Insulation
•High-Efficiency Clothes Washers
•ENERGY STAR Dishwashers
•ENERGY STAR Room Air Conditioner
•Electric Storage Water Heaters
•Natural Gas Storage Water Heater
•Attic and Wall Insulation
•Cool Roof – Low/Steep Slope
•Whole House Fan
•92% & 94% AFUE Central Natural Gas Furnace
•Variable Speed Motor (VSM) Air Handler System
•Variable and 2-Speed Swimming Pool Pump and Motor
•Cool Roof – Low/Steep Slope
•Whole House Fan
•92% & 94% AFUE Central Natural Gas Furnace
•Variable Speed Motor (VSM) Air Handler System
•Variable and 2-Speed Swimming Pool Pump and Motor
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Business• Agricultural Products
• Appliances and General Improvement
• Food Service
• Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
• Lighting
• Refrigeration
• Boilers and Water Heating
• Business Computing
PG&E Offers a Variety of Rebates
Solar
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Step 4: Go Solar
• Do your research: – Roof conditions
– Shading and direction of roof
– Obtain bids from a minimum of 3 contractors
– How much usage to be offset (size of system)
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Step 4 (con’t). Go Solar
Reduce Costs– California Solar Initiative
• 10 year program (2007-2017)
• Must be in Investor Owned Utility (IOU) territory
• Residential Retrofit, Non-Residential retrofit/new construction
– Federal Tax Credit• 30% of net cost
• Extended through 2016
– Net Energy Metering• Meter keeps track of debits/credits
• “Buy and sell” at the going rate
• Cannot make a profit
After Solar
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Use Credit
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Maximize your Rate Schedule
Use Credit
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Continue Conservation and Energy Efficiency Practices
• Maximize your systems production
• Solar is not an excuse to neglect conservation and efficiency
• Environmentally friendly
• Consider your Carbon Footprint
• Regular maintenance on your system
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Step 5: Reducing your Carbon Footprint: ClimateSmart
Questions and Answers
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• Rebates: www.pge.com/rebates
• Residential: 1-800-933-9555 www.pge.com/myhome/saveenergymoney
• Commercial: 1-800-468-4743 www.pge.com/mybusiness/energysavingsrebates
• Large Commercial: Contact your assigned PG&E Account Manger or Representative
• Energy Savings Calculator http://www.pge.com/myhome/saveenergymoney/resources/appliancecalculator/index.shtml
• Energy Audit: www.pge.com/energyanalyzer
Energy Efficiency Resources
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Solar Resourses
• Solar Customer Service Center: 1-877-743-4112 www.pge.com/solar
• California Solar Initiative: [email protected] www.pge.com/CSI
• Net Energy metering: [email protected] www.pge.com/NEM
• Solar Classes: www.pge.com/solareducation www.pge.com/solarclasses