ETCC QUARTERLY MEETING: THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF COMMERCIAL - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

ETCC QUARTERLY MEETING:

THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF COMMERCIAL BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS

FEBRUARY 24, 2014 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Hosted by Pacific Gas and Electric Company

WELCOME!! Before we get started…. housekeeping and safety

TODAY’S OBJECTIVES

• 1. Educate ETCC meeting participants on the

current landscape of commercial building energy efficiency programs

• 2. Inform ETCC meeting participants of

program, product and customer needs in the commercial segment

• 3. Identify market opportunities for emerging

technologies

TODAY’S AGENDA

Topic Speaker(s) 9:30 am Breakfast & Networking 10:00 am Welcome, Safety and ETCC Updates Mananya Chansanchai, Interim ETP Program Lead | PG&E 10:20 am Commercial Program Strategy and Current Landscape of Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings Aaron Berndt, Manager, Commercial Programs | PG&E 10:45 am The Split Incentive Dilemma

• Derek Fletcher, Sr. Program Manager, Commercial Programs | PG&E
• Diane Vrkic, President | Waypoint Building Group

11:15 am Product Development Strategy Commercial HVAC Product/Program Managers from the four California IOUs 12:00 pm Lunch 12:45 pm Emerging Technologies Support of Commercial Programs Moderator: Jonathan Livingston, Principal | Livingston Energy Innovations Discussion Participants: ETCC Leadership Team 1:45 pm Networking Break 2:00 pm Roundtable Discussion: Commercial Whole Building Approaches Moderator: Peter Turnbull, Principal, Commercial Buildings and ZNE | PG&E Discussion Participants:

• Leo Carrillo, Principal Product Manager, Information Products | PG&E
• Devin Rauss, Project Manager, DSM Strategic Planning | SoCal Edison
• David Jump, Principal | QuEST
• Alan Pong, CEO | Comfort International

3:00 pm Wrap-Up and Adjourn

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES COORDINATING COUNCIL (ETCC)

The ETCC supports the advancement of energy efficiency and demand response initiatives through its leadership, impact and influence in the emerging technology domain. It pursues this

• bjective through strategic stakeholder engagement and

effective and efficient coordination among ETCC members.

Members include:

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM MISSION

“…to increase energy efficiency market demand and technology supply through evaluation of emerging and underutilized advanced technologies to increase customer savings…”

Home Energy Report

Emerging Technologies Programs Codes and Standards

LED Lighting Zero Net Energy HVAC Retail and Manufacturer Strategy Contractor Training and

• utreach

Appliance Standards Building Codes EE Rebates

ET PROGRAM DESIGN

Technology Development Support Technology Assessment Technology Introduction Support

• Provide resources to

transform early-stage technologies / concepts into saleable products

• Develop forward-

looking product specifications

• Provide outreach to

early-stage entrepreneurs, investors, and analysts

• Evaluate performance

claims

• Generate energy

savings and cost data required for regulatory approval of a new EE measures

• Conduct scaled field

placements to foster market traction

• Build demonstration

showcases to create visibility / market awareness

• Conduct third-party

solicitations using competitive bidding (TRIP solicitation)

ETCC UPDATES

• ETCC Insight Quarterly Newsletter Launched!

– Sign up at www.etcc-ca.com/subscribe – Next Newsletter in April 2014!

• ET Summit Conference, to be held at the Parc

55 Hotel in San Francisco October 20-22, 2014

– For more information visit www.etsummit.com – Sign up for ETCC distribution list at www.etcc- ca.com/subscribe for email updates

UPCOMING ETCC EVENTS

Date Time Event Location

Mar 18th 8:30am – 3pm TRIO Roundtable (InnovativeTechnologies for 2014-2015) SCE Education Center, Irwindale, CA Apr 9th 9:30am – 3pm ETCC Q2 Meeting (Plug Load) SCE Territory, exact location TBD May 9th TBD ETCC Open Forum California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, CA Late May / Early June TBD TRIO Symposium SCG Territory, exact location TBD July 15th 9:30am – 3pm ETCC Q3 Meeting (Residential) Sacramento, exact location TBD Jul / Aug TBD PG&E TRIO Roundtable San Francisco, exact location TBD Oct 20-22 TBD ET Summit: Accelerating Innovation in Energy Efficiency Parc55 Hotel, San Francisco Nov 5th 9:30am – 3pm ETCC Q4 Meeting (Ag/Industrial) SCG Territory, exact location TBD

Check the ETCC website for updates: http://www.etcc-ca.com/calendar

COMMERCIAL PROGRAM STRATEGY AND CURRENT LANDSCAPE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS

Aaron Berndt Manager, Commercial Programs | PG&E

Commercial Program

Strategic Overview

Simple Program Overview

• Energy-Efficient Parking Garage
• Furniture Store Energy Efficiency
• LED Accelerator
• Monitoring-Based Commissioning
• Casino Green
• Healthcare Energy Efficiency

Program

• Ozone Laundry Energy Efficiency
• California Preschool Energy

Efficiency Program

• K-12 Private Schools and Colleges

Audit Retro

• Air Care Plus
• Boiler Energy Efficiency Program
• Energy Smart Grocer
• Enhanced Automation Initiative
• Commercial Calculated Incentives
• Savings by Design (SBD)
• Commercial Deemed Incentives
• Commercial Continuous Energy

Improvement

• Commercial Energy Advisor
• Commercial HVAC
• Monitoring-Based Persistence

Commissioning

• Lodging Savers
• School Energy Efficiency
• Energy Fitness Program
• Energy Savers
• Right Lights
• Small Business Commercial

Comprehensive

• Energy-Efficient Parking Garage

2012 - 13 Commercial Portfolio Performance

136.7 MW 796.3 GWh 12.5 MM Thm

Drivers of Change

Technology Mix Will Shift

Dramatic Building Code Changes

EE Financing

Strategic Focus Areas

Technologies

Next gen lighting

• LED’s bundled with advanced controls

HVAC

• Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD)
• Low Energy/Passive Heating and

Cooling

• Integrated Lighting, HVAC, Envelope

Controls Smart Building Offerings

• Real time optimization
• Localized control optimization

Need to Further Target Outreach Approach

Deeper Customer Segmentation

• Segment specific market barriers and
• utreach plans
• Regional Focus
• Schools

Next Generation Behavioral

• Big Data Analytics
• Integrated campaigns
• Enterprise customer engagement

platforms Trigger Points

• Leveraging trigger points for discussions

Program Concepts

Performance Based

• Comprehensive, performance-based

approach

• Incentives are tied to actual energy

consumption/reduction Capturing Additional Value

• Transmission and Distribution upgrade

deferral Stranded Assets

• Focused “to-code” pilots/programs

Importance of Integrated Financing

Demonstrate and Grow Demand

• Finance EE services that costumers

already want vs pushing loans Leveraging our full infrastructure

• Service and sales force, marketing,

energy audits, integrated programs Awareness

• Lender focused outreach

Thank You

Aaron.Berndt@pge.com

THE SPLIT INCENTIVE DILEMMA

STRATEGY FROM A CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE

Derek Fletcher Senior Program Manager, Commercial Programs | PG&E Diane Vrkic President | Waypoint Building Group

Confidential, Do Not Copy or Distribute, Property Of Waypoint Building Group, Inc.

• Introduction

Derek Fletcher, PG&E Barrier & Program Overview Diane Vrkic, Waypoint Q&A

2

Confidential, Do Not Copy or Distribute, Property Of Waypoint Building Group, Inc.

• Mission: Waypoint’s mission is decrease commercial real estate energy use at scale through

innovative analytics and market deployment programs

• Company: Founded 2009, headquartered in San Francisco, CA
• Team: Integrated team of commercial real estate experts, energy engineers, data analytics and

technology experts, with a singular focus on the commercial real estate industry’s energy efficiency advancement

• Clients: Utilities, Fed, State, Local Gov’t Agencies, Commercial Real Estate

Waypoint is a Technology Enabled Energy Efficiency Services Firm which delivers Utility and Public Programs for the Commercial Real Estate Sector.

3

Confidential, Do Not Copy or Distribute, Property Of Waypoint Building Group, Inc.

• 4

Market barriers within the commercial real estate value chain have led to missed efficiency opportunities and sub-performing assets.

Key Market Barriers:

• Fragmented industry delivery chain
• Limited whole building insight
• Confusion from multitude of point solutions
• Limited/sub-optimal measurement and performance verification
• Incentive mismatch between owners, tenants and solution providers

Confidential, Do Not Copy or Distribute, Property Of Waypoint Building Group, Inc.

• The split incentive typically occurs when the party who pays the

upfront costs of an efficiency improvement is different from the

• ne who benefits from the energy savings.

5

Confidential, Do Not Copy or Distribute, Property Of Waypoint Building Group, Inc.

!

6

`

Owner TI Delivery Team Utility Rep Tools & Technology Used

• Constr. Mngr.
• Lighting Des.
• Electrical Eng.
• Mechanical Eng.
• Interior Arch.
• Broker
• Property Mgr.
• Chief Eng.

Tenant

• Tenant Broker
• Occupants
• Internal Corp RE

Team

• !"#

$%

• #&!'&('

%

• )*)+,"

$

• Multiple

Decision Makers & Influencers

• Complex

Processes

• Fast Timelines

Confidential, Do Not Copy or Distribute, Property Of Waypoint Building Group, Inc.

"#

7

Commercial Sector Realities Mandate:

• Initiatives understand current market characteristics
• Initiatives are adoptable given the lease structure
• Initiatives align and direct the benefit of the program to the correct

parties

• Initiatives are responsive and aligned at the right point in the timeline

Confidential, Do Not Copy or Distribute, Property Of Waypoint Building Group, Inc.

• The Connect Program was developed to address the missing

information and deployment link within the commercial real estate industry.

• Deeper Customer

Relationships

• More Effective

Industry Channels

• Increased Market

Penetration

• Relevant and Timely

Information

• Streamlined

Implementation Processes

• Ongoing Efficiency

Support

• 8

Confidential, Do Not Copy or Distribute, Property Of Waypoint Building Group, Inc.

$!%$&'

Program Steps

Kickoff Provide Support & Ed- ucation Develop Target Building List Benchmark Using Industry Relevant Metrics Gather Data Develop Business Case & Conduct Outreach Develop Potential ECM’s and Applicable Incentives Continuous Data Gathering, Updates & Reporting Split Incentive Project Timing Customer Access Identifying Project Opps.

Key Barriers Being Mitigated by Program Steps

9

Confidential, Do Not Copy or Distribute, Property Of Waypoint Building Group, Inc.

()(*+

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

The Connect Program is designed to create long term relationships that will help not

• nly generate projects in year 1, but create a long term pipeline of potential

projects, including Tenant, Common and Base Building projects. Project Name/Type Project Name/Type Project Name/Type

151 Morrison St., HVAC replacement 151 Morrison St., lighting retrofit 22 Waverly Pl., window replacement 15 Golden Ave, HVAC replacement 22 Waverly Pl., elevator retrofit 60 Park Pl., lobby upgrade 60 Park Pl., roof upgrade 15 Golden Ave., window Replacement 22 Erving Park, lighting retrofit Etc. Etc. Etc.

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Base Building Tenant Space Common Space

% EE /Building

Confidential, Do Not Copy or Distribute, Property Of Waypoint Building Group, Inc.

)+$

11

• Skilled/trained CRE staff
• Responsive to CRE processes and timelines
• Provide green lease training and guidance
• Technical support features – helpline and on-

line support

The Connect Program entails providing enrolled buildings with dedicated Program Managers. They support building efficiency efforts, enrollment of buildings into specific programs and general incentive application development.

Confidential, Do Not Copy or Distribute, Property Of Waypoint Building Group, Inc.

%*'!"

• +
• Inventive Recruiting

Techniques Establishes Untapped Relationships & Channels New Marketing Methodology Utilizes Advanced Data Analysis Methodology Provides Education & Training

• ,"
• &&
• ",!,"

!

• .

,","/

• 0"
• Key Value To Utility

Key Program Element

• "/,

"/,"

• +"1"
• "!
• ,/

,"

• "2!
• ",""
• ,"

,

• +$&

!

Program Innovation Type

12

Confidential, Do Not Copy or Distribute, Property Of Waypoint Building Group, Inc.

3"4

13

PRODUCT / PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

COMMERCIAL HVAC

Discussion Leader Mangesh Basarkar, Sr. Program Manager, Commercial Programs | PG&E Discussion Participants Keith Forsman, Senior Product Manager, Commercial HVAC | PG&E Mel Johnson, Manager – Programs/Projects, Strategic Innovation & Implementation | SoCal Edison Jeremy Reefe, Program Advisor | SDG&E Peter Tanios, Customer Programs Advisor | SoCal Gas

HVAC CHALLENGES AND NEEDS

Buildings in the U.S. today consume 72 percent of electricity produced, and 55 percent of U.S. natural gas use - LBNL

About 35% of every facility’s energy use is for HVAC

HVAC CHALLENGES AND NEEDS

Source: Energy Consumption Characteristics of Commercial Building HVAC Systems, Report analyzing CBECS data prepared by the US DOE

Large preponderance

• f packaged HVAC

units on Commercial buildings in the US. By some accounts that number is ~ 60% for CA

HVAC CHALLENGES AND NEEDS

• Field studies of over 500 installed

RTU’s in CA and the Northwest have indicated several issues with:

• Refrigerant charge
• Economizer operation
• Airflow
• Thermostat
• Sensors
• There is tremendous potential to

harnessing energy savings by ensuring optimal operations of installed RTU’s

Source: NBI/NPCC study, http://www.peci.org/sites/default/files/nwpcc_smallhvac_report_r3_.pdf

HVAC CHALLENGES AND NEEDS

Big opportunity for getting it right the first time around!

Source: SDG&E AC Quality Care, http://www.acqualitycare.com/Projects/Default.aspx?tabid=2169

IOU HVAC PROGRAM STRATEGY AND DELIVERY CHANNELS

Upstream: Distributor Program

• Provide incentives to

Distributor to stock and upsell high efficiency units

• Long running, successful

program targeting all types and configurations of HVAC units from packaged to built up

• Recent success story: Variable

Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Units

Midstream: Quality Installation/Retrofit

• Provide workforce education

and training (WE&T) as well as diagnostic and commissioning services to ensure proper installation of new and retrofit HVAC units

• Training based on ACCA /

ASHRAE standards around proper sizing of heating/cooling capacities and duct design

Midstream: Quality Maintenance

• Customer and contractor

incentives for short and long term maintenance practices per ANSI/ASHRAE/ACCA Standard 180

• Strong WE&T component

focused on contractor/technician training

• f advanced RTU diagnostics

and repair

• Units are brought to an

acceptable baseline and kept functioning optimally

Underlying theme: HVAC / Whole System Optimization

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AND DEPLOYMENT

Long term successful implementation of these programs will need:

• Better analysis and diagnostic tools
• Integrated data entry and data mining platforms to boost
• perational efficiency
• Retrofit add-on technologies that enhance existing system
• perations

The IOU’s are currently working on evaluating or integrating the following technologies into the programs:

• Advanced Digital Economizer Controls (ADEC)
• Integrated Demand Side EE and DR (IDSM)
• Retrofit Add-on Cooling Enhancements
• Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) tools and protocols

ADVANCED DIGITAL ECONOMIZER CONTROLS (ADEC)

FDD TOOLS AND PROTOCOLS

RETROFIT ADD-ON COOLING ENHANCEMENTS

INTEGRATED EE AND DR USING INTERNET CONNECTED TECHNOLOGIES

• Enabling technologies enrolled in EE and DR

programs

– Energy Efficiency: HVAC Quality Maintenance – Demand Response: Automated Demand Response

AVENUES FOR COLLABORATION

• Statewide Emerging Technologies Program
• Western HVAC Performance Alliance

– www.performancealliance.org

• Collaboration with IDSM, EE, DR and Smart

Grid Stakeholders

THANK YOU AND Q&A

For more information, contact: PG&E

Mangesh Basarkar (mangesh.basarkar@pge.com) Keith Forsman (keith.forsman@pge.com)

SCE

Mel Johnson (mel.johnson@sce.com)

SDG&E

Jeremy Reefe (jmreefe@semprautilities.com)

So-Cal Gas

Peter Tanios (PTanios@semprautilities.com)

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORT OF COMMERCIAL PROGRAMS

Moderator: Jonathan Livingston, Principal | Livingston Energy Innovations Discussion Participants: Mananya Chansanchai: Interim Program Lead, Emerging Technologies | PG&E Edwin Hornquist: Manager, Emerging Technologies Program | SCE Abdullah Ahmed: Manager, Emerging Technologies Program | SoCalGas Nate Taylor: Project Manager, Emerging Technologies | SDG&E Bruce Baccei: Project Manager, Energy Efficiency & Renewables | SMUD Beth Chambers, Lead, Energy Efficiency Research Policy | CEC

PG&E OVERVIEW AND VISION OF COMMERCIAL ET EFFORTS

• PG&E’s ET Program supports the downstream efforts of the

energy efficiency product and program teams – Reducing technology risk through assessments – Reducing market risk by understanding technology or program adoption barriers – Supporting market transformation

• ETP Supports Commercial Programs through:

Screening for new technologies Identifying

• pportunities for

technology improvements Educating industry

• n utility product

development process Assessing innovative program designs

PG&E ETP’S ROLE IN A CHANGING LANDSCAPE

Technology Mix

• Integrated systems-based solutions
• Next generation lighting + controls
• ET Project Examples: Small Commercial EMS,

LED Replacement Lamps with Controls

“Big Data”

• Understanding energy use and savings
• pportunities
• Analysis and Data-driven Tools
• ET Project Examples: Business Energy Reports,

EMIS Software Baseline Modeling

Zero Net Energy (ZNE)

• Achieving maximum energy efficiency and load

reduction by leveraging advanced design, construction and building operations before the addition of on-site renewables

• ET Project Example: ZNE Monitoring at Sacred Heart

Library

ETP Supporting Trends in a Changing Landscape

SCE’S OVERVIEW AND VISION OF COMMERCIAL ET EFFORTS

ETP ROADMAP –WHOLE BUILDING

THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE

• More stringent codes
• Split incentive remains a challenge
• Distributed generation
• Changing expectations for technology

– Technology plays an important role but…

• Need to focus on customer needs
• System approaches and integrated solutions delivery

for both new and existing buildings

• Localized resources a new reality

– San Onofre – Once-thru-cooling

SOCALGAS OVERVIEW AND VISION OF COMMERCIAL ET EFFORTS

• Vision and Strategy
• Holistic approaches
• Gas has an important role in ZNE
• System approaches focused in hot

water/space heating and food service

• TA for component based EE measures,

lab & field testing

• Assisting market transformation
• Sample Projects

– Playa Vista Community Center 2 near ZNE – EPRI & LINC Beechwood Apts. Near ZNE, PIER 12-503B. Address split-incentive challenges. – Enovative PIR-12-030 Solutions for 2 common Hot Water Loop & Crossflow Problems

SOCALGAS ETP’S ROLE IN A CHANGING LANDSCAPE

• As the landscape changes, SoCalGas ETP is

– Taking a holistic approach; working with electric utilities – Recommending what is best for customers, gas & electric – Offering gas & ZNE options

• Community scale CHP
• Restaurant of the Future
• Smart Gas Homes
• Compact Furnaces
• Like to pursue

– Cutting edge projects, such as compact gas flow meter, compact furnace, smart circulators, etc. – Joint project with RD&D – Collaboration with PIER projects – Partnering with local muni’s, DWP, etc.

H2AC for restaurants Compact Furnace in Lab Home LINC Housing PIER Project

SDG&E OVERVIEW AND VISION OF COMMERCIAL ET EFFORTS

• Conduct field research and develop measures

and strategies to expand commercial program offering.

– Widgets: HVAC, lighting controls – Controls: Optimization and FD&D

• Current Field Research:

– ALCS and RTU Retrofit Controllers – VAV Optimization and Continuous Commissioning

SDG&E ETP’S ROLE IN A CHANGING LANDSCAPE

• “Big Data” is one of the areas of greatest change.

(Opportunity?)

– Managing big data is challenging, but has been done – Market knowledge could improve with energy data publication – Derivative products and services are nascent and ET can help separate the wheat from the chaff

• Interested in cost effective technology to enable FD&D,
• ptimization, and more flexible controls, especially those
• n open source platforms

– The “boundaries” are still undefined, committing to proprietary systems is difficult and shortsighted. – Sensor/microcontroller costs have dropped significantly; there is an opportunity for “disruptive” technology .

SMUD DEEP ENERGY RETROFIT PROGRAM

Helps define improvements to Complete Energy Solutions and Custom Energy Efficiency Programs e.g. Maydestone: historical multi-family residential building (~40% savings); Child Abuse Prevention Center: occupied office building (~35% savings)

SMUD ZERO NET ENERGY BUILDING PROGRAM

Helps define improvements to Savings By Design Program and move toward CA State ZNE 2030 Goal. La Valentina: low-income multi-family residential building (design ~35% less energy than Title 24, ~50% less including PV electric);

• 20,000

40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 Monitored BEopt Predicted Title 24 Baseline kWh Consumption

Cooling HVAC Fan/Pump Vent Fan Lights Large Appliances Misc.

SMUD LIGHTING R&D

• Advanced Lighting Controls (ALC) Program will

transition from ER&D to 2014 Custom Energy Efficiency Incentive Programs (details pending)

• ALC Program Results (2012-2013)

– 19 projects completed (total cost: $2,606,751) – Total incentives: $1,560,569 (60% project cost) – Energy savings range: 58 to 93% – Simple paybacks: 0.6 to 10 years (electric bill savings only) – Four reports completed and posted to ETCC website, three additional reports are pending

SMUD LIGHTING R&D

• Pilot Program for Tubular LED T8 replacement

lamps, LED Light bars and retrofit kits

– Program launch February 14, 2014 – $200K incentive budget – Stringent technical and installation requirements – Incentives

• $0.10 kWh for savings(a) from TLED or LED light bars…plus
• $0.05 kWh for savings(a) from controls…plus
• $0.03 kWh bonus if project includes lighting design by LC or PE

(a)Calculated first year savings

SMUD HVAC R&D

• Add-On Evap for RTU’s moving to Commercial Program Rebates Summer

2014

• Fault Detection
• Warranty (Service 2 times per year)

SMUD HVAC R&D

• Variable Speed Controls and Economizers to RTU’s Big & Small
• Indirect Evap. Office Bldg and Mfg. in IRS Bldg
• Catalyst –Teledyne
• State Dept. of Corrections
• Innotech
• Honeywell Jade
• Belimo

CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION OVERVIEW AND VISION OF COMMERCIAL ET EFFORTS

• Goal: Conduct RD&D activities that will reduce energy use in

buildings while addressing indoor air quality.

• Strategy: Advance, develop and demonstrate energy

efficient technologies and tools; inform codes and standards; maintain or increase productivity while reducing energy consumption and ambient or indoor emissions

• Examples:

– Develop and demonstrate advanced EE technologies for lighting, HVAC, food service applications, hot water and plug loads – Develop tools and guides to help building owners understand their loads and potential opportunities for reductions – Collect and evaluate data to help support future building and appliance energy efficiency standards

CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION’S ROLE IN A CHANGING LANDSCAPE

• CEC’s Role in ETP

– Evaluate future energy efficiency needs of the commercial building sector – Identify and demonstrate potential emerging technologies to fulfill these needs, including independent assessment of technology performance and benefits – Work with utilities and others to provide a path to market to transfer technologies into the market place

• Collaboration efforts – work with industry to identify

research needs and opportunities

– Information and upcoming solicitations: www.energy.ca.gov/research/ – List serve sign ups: www.energy.ca.gov/listservers/

COMMERCIAL WHOLE BUILDING APPROACHES

A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

Moderator: Peter Turnbull, Principal, Commercial Buildings and ZNE | PG&E Discussion Participants: Leo Carrillo, Principal Product Manager, Information Products | PG&E Devin Rauss, Project Manager, DSM Strategic Planning | SoCal Edison David Jump, Principal | QuEST Alan Pong, CEO | Comfort International

Commercial Building Energy Efficiency

Unlocking Whole Building Savings Using Data and Emerging Technologies

Peter Turnbull

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Commercial Building Reality Check

The commercial building energy savings

• pportunity still exists, but challenges remain:
• Huge diversity among commercial

buildings

• Split incentives
• Fragmentation among decision-

makers

• Energy not the biggest cost driver

Innovation to Meet Changing Market Needs

With CPUC support, California utilities have taken the lead as early adopters and innovators of new approaches

Whole Building Behavioral Codes & Standards Deemed Custom

Actual Installations & Treatments Assumed Installations & Treatments

Whole Building Performance Programs

Comprehensive, performance-based “whole building” programs could become a viable vehicle for incentivizing deep energy savings in commercial buildings PG&E Whole Building Demonstration

• Premium incentives tied to

post-implementation savings

• Different incentive packages,

savings verification methods

• Measure and treatment

flexibility

Source: Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

Benchmarking, Building Data & Technology

Data is the lifeblood of next- generation, whole building programs

• Wireless sensor, control and

metering technology, married with Big Data and cloud computing, could improve the viability and scalability of whole building approaches

• Data access, privacy and security

issues cannot be ignored

Image courtesy of FirstFuel Software Inc., reused with permission

Thank you!

WRAP UP / ADJOURN

THANK YOU!!!