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Linking Energy Efficiency with Solar – EE + Solar

Rhode Island SolarWise Program

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RI Energy Efficiency Participants

~12,000

RE Growth Program 40 MW in 2016-17

Solar <250 kW 10.5 MW

SolarWise 3.5 MW

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Overview EE SOLAR

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 Conduct No-Cost Energy Efficiency (EE) Assessment  Present EE findings to customer  Explain benefit of completing EE measures could make customer eligible for bonus PBI  Direct customer to RI SolarWise MarketPlace run by EnergySage  For many customers, EE upgrades may reduce their capital cost for solar, by reducing the size of solar needed to “offset” their home or building’s annual electricity usage

Implementation and Process

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 Conduct No-Cost Energy Efficiency (EE) Assessment  Present EE findings to customer  Explain benefit of completing EE measures could make customer eligible for bonus PBI  Direct customer to RI SolarWise MarketPlace run by EnergySage  For many customers, EE upgrades may reduce their capital cost for solar, by reducing the size of solar needed to “offset” their home or building’s annual electricity usage

Implementation and Process

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 Conduct No-Cost Energy Efficiency (EE) Assessment  Present EE findings to customer  Explain benefit of completing EE measures could make customer eligible for bonus PBI  Direct customer to RI SolarWise MarketPlace run by EnergySage  For many customers, EE upgrades may reduce their capital cost for solar, by reducing the size of solar needed to “offset” their home or building’s annual electricity usage

Implementation and Process

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How does SolarWise change customers’ appreciation of the value

  • f energy efficiency?

Without SolarWise Tier 1 Threshold Tier 2 Threshold

Smaller System Sizes – Example of Residential At 100% Usage

8 kW 6.83 kW 6.5 kW

Lower Cost per System – Example of Residential

$30,874 $26,227 $24,922

Lower PBIs per Customer – Residential

  • Yr. 1

$3,035 $2,682 $2,646

More Participants Served –for 2.5 MW total

161 (est.) 191 (est.)

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Results

 5,000 customers

have been introduced to SolarWise

 70 customers

received quotes through the MarketPlace

 5 customers have

received SolarWise PBI

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Next Steps

 Encourage Efficiency first!  Introduce SolarWise through all EE programs  Survey customers  Improve delivery and/or program

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Laura Rodormer

  • Sr. Strategic Business Analyst

Laura.Rodormer@NationalGrid.com O:781-907-1564

Thank You!