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The Clean Power Plan, Extreme Weather, Energy Efficiency and your Colorado Small Businesses

Tim Gaudette Colorado Outreach Manager December 17, 2015 Small Business Majority

About Small Business Majority

• Small business advocacy organization – founded and

run by small business owners

• National – offices in Colorado, Washington, D.C.,

California, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia and Washington State

• Research and advocacy on issues of top importance to

small businesses (<100 employees) and the self- employed, including healthcare, access to credit, immigration, workplace and clean energy

• Very focused on outreach to and education of small

business owners across the country

Overview

• The EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan

and its impact on small business

• Extreme weather & stronger energy

standards – the connection

• What small business owners think
• What small biz owners can do
• Resources
• Questions/Answers

What is the Clean Power Plan?

• EPA proposed the Clean Power Plan to help curb

carbon pollution from existing power plants for the first time

• EPA projects the rule will achieve 32% reduction in

carbon emissions from power plants by 2030 and 25% by 2020

• Clean Power Plan is an essential step toward

spurring innovation and investment in low and no- carbon technologies

Clean Power Plan The Clean Power Plan is designed to allow states to pursue carbon reduction and mitigation policies that:

• Continue to rely on a diverse set of energy resources
• Ensure electric system reliability
• Provide affordable electricity
• Recognize investments that states and power

companies are already making

• Can be tailored to meet the specific energy,

environmental and economic needs and goals of each state

Clean Power Plan will bolster small businesses and job growth Small Business Majority’s assessment of the Clean Power Plan found it will help address the threat of a changed climate while bolstering small businesses and creating new economic opportunities. EPA’s proposal will help small businesses looking for market opportunities in the clean energy economy through demand- and supply-side job opportunities in construction, manufacturing, strategic consulting, energy efficiency and green marketing, just to name a few.

Flexibility for state-based implementation

• Clean Power Plan has two main parts for states:
• State-specific goals to lower carbon emissions

from power plants

• Guidelines to help states develop their plans for

meeting the goals

• Clean Power Plan allows states to build upon their

progress in addressing carbon pollution

• States can act alone or collaborate with other states
• n regional multi-state plans

• EPA first identifies the existing power plants in the

state that are subject to the standards

• Building blocks are then applied to 2012 baseline

emission rate levels for those plants

• Each state has its own standard, based on its own

unique power system

• Each state has an interim and a final standard

– Interim Standard – average emission rate over the period 2020-2029 – Final Standard – the emission rate that must be achieved by 2030

Setting emission rate standards for states

Is CO prepared to implement new clean energy standards? Colorado’s government and utility officials have indicated the state is well-positioned to meet these standards:

• In 2004, voters passed a measure requiring

renewable sources of energy to generate a portion

• f electricity used in the state
• In 2010, Colorado lawmakers passed a law that

requires investor-owned utilities to convert coal-fired power plants in a way that reduces emissions

• 2010 energy target: 30% of electricity used in the

state by 2020 must be generated from renewable sources.

Step 1: State chooses a compliance approach and develop plan for EPA If the state pursues a credit-based emission limit approach: Step 2: State Environmental Regulator – Establishes enforceable permit limits for EGUs – Implements the rate-based credit trading program Step 3: Utilities/power plant owners develop emission reduction plans for how they will comply with the standard Step 4: Public Utilities Commission/Cooperative Boards/City Councils review and approve or modify utility emission reduction plans to assure compliance is prudent and cost-effective Step 5: State Environmental Regulator ensures power plant

• wners maintain positive credit balances and are in compliance

Next steps

September 2013: New Source Proposal June 2014: Existing Source Proposal Summer 2015: Final New and Existing Source Standards Summer 2016: States submit compliance plans [Optional, 2017/2018]: States may receive 1–2 year extensions for specific reasons 2020: States must begin complying

States hold stakeholde r process to shape complianc e plans

Where we are, Where we’re headed

Small businesses support stronger standards

64% 73% 74%

• According to our polling, more than half (52%) of small

business owners support the EPA’s authority to set standards and regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants.

48% 52%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Do you favor or oppose the EPA regulating carbon emissions and setting standards for existing power plants?

Favor Oppose

Small businesses support stronger standards

64% 73% 74%

• 76% of small business owners are in favor of requiring

new power plants to reduce carbon emissions

Small businesses support stronger standards

64% 73% 74%

• A vast majority of small business owners support EPA

rules to reduce mercury and other toxic emissions from new and existing power plants

Why is this an important issue for small businesses?

• Most small employers realize carbon pollution is

linked to a changed climate and extreme weather.

• More and more, extreme weather has been hitting

them where it hurts most.

• Small Business Majority polled a random sample of

small businesses and found a changed climate and extreme weather events are causing financial hardships for small employers and some have even had to lay off employees after being impacted.

The big picture

• 2011-2012 were 2 most extreme years on record for

destructive weather

• Research shows small

biz are especially at risk

• Estimated 25%
• f small businesses

do not reopen following a major disaster

The impact

64% 73% 74%

• 2011-2012: Record 25

extreme weather events, costing hundreds of billions in damages

• Superstorm Sandy, combined

with yearlong drought, accounted for 2/3 of all insurance losses worldwide in 2012

• 1 in 5 small business owners in Michigan, Virginia and

North Carolina have laid off employees as a result of extreme weather events

Opinion polling: Impact of extreme weather on small businesses

• The vast majority of small business owners in Michigan,

Virginia and North Carolina have been forced to close or suspend operations after a natural disaster

• Small business owners say they have seen a significant

financial impact to their business as a result of extreme weather: A staggering majority of small business owners impacted by extreme weather say the financial impact to their business was “significant,” and four in 10 report damages between $5,000 to $25,000.

Opinion polling: Impact of extreme weather on small businesses

Why are small businesses vulnerable?

64% 73% 74%

• Small businesses uniquely

threatened by extreme weather and are heavily impacted by:

• Power outages
• Absence of employees
• Supply chain

interruptions

• Rising insurance costs

Why are small businesses vulnerable?

64% 73% 74%

• 57% of small businesses have no disaster recovery plan
• Those that do, 90% spend less than 1 day/month

preparing and maintaining them

Extreme weather and strong energy standards—the connection

64% 73% 74%

• Stronger clean energy standards will curb effects of a

changed climate and extreme weather

• Majority of small biz
• wners support

renewable energy policies because it saves money and is good for the environment

• Many have implemented

measures to reduce energy waste and improve their bottom lines

• Economic benefits
• Competitive edge
• Excellence in innovation
• Brand differentiation

Why stronger standards are important

Lightly Treading’s History

• We’ve been in business since 1997
• We’ve worked on more

than 20,000 buildings.

• Our Sustainability/ Energy Efficiency Advisory services

are available to 90% of commercial building owners…

• …we succeed when you succeed

in achieving your performance goals.

Lightly Treading improves building owner’s bottom

line by:

— Providing expert energy management services, — Building improvement consulting and, — Implementing the solutions to maximize building

performance and return on investment.

What we do:

Improving Performance: How we do it

Assessment - Benchmarking/Monitoring & Real Time Energy Management BPA – Building Performance Assessment Improvement Management Ongoing Monitoring and Verification

Lightly Treading’s ABC service starts prior to being under contract:

— We’ve done a BTU/sq.ft. evaluation of North Star Academy. — School X consumed 72,791 BTU/sq.ft./year in 2013/14 (54% on natural gas

and 46% on electricity)…

— A typical school in the U.S consumes 70,000 BTU/sq.ft./year but still wastes a

lot of energy…

— According to the EPA’s ENERGY STAR program, this typical school building

can save $10,000 to $15,000/year by simply optimizing how the building uses energy!

— Our ABC Service makes it simple to optimize how your building uses energy!

Light Treading’s ABC Service: Example

— School X’s annual electricity consumption is 452,140KWH,

Demand is 104KW in January and 177KW in September and School X is at 17,695 Therms for the year…

— A 15% savings in KwH & Therms and a 20% savings in

KW =

— $10,435 of savings in the first year!! — By following our ABC plan, this savings can continue or

even grow year after year!

— What could School X do with $1,000’s to $10,000’s of

extra $ in your budget every year?

School X’s Potential Savings from ABC Service

— A 3-year relationship between School X & Lightly Treading

to understand and optimize the building for the long haul.

— Once under contract, we “Benchmark” electricity, natural-

gas and water bills.

— On a 1-100 scale we see if you are typical, high or low in

your consumption.

— If you are, or eventually achieve, being in the top 25%,

you are eligible for ENERGY STAR certification

Tapping into the Savings---Light Treading’s ABC Service

— What gets measured gets

managed!

— It’s the information needed

to reduce KW, kWh and Therms (possibly water)

— It’s the best way to gain

insight as to what can be “tuned-up” to conserve in your building.

— If we do not find savings

within our 1st 3 months, we will return your money. A 100% money-back guarantee!

Monitoring & Real Time Energy Management: learning where you are wasting.

— After the RTEM has

conserved energy…

— We test/inspect to find

deeper energy savings

— Insulation/Air-Sealing — HVAC — Lighting/Appliances — Solar

Building Performance Assessment (BPA)

50% Shared-Savings model

$(15,000.00) $(10,000.00) $(5,000.00) $- $5,000.00 $10,000.00 $15,000.00 Ini.al Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10 Month 11 Month 12 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Net Cash Flow for School X

Net Cash Flow

65% Shared-Savings model

$(6,000.00) $(4,000.00) $(2,000.00) $- $2,000.00 $4,000.00 $6,000.00 $8,000.00 Ini.al Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10 Month 11 Month 12 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Net Cash Flow for School X

Net Cash Flow

80% Shared-Savings model

$(6,000.00) $(4,000.00) $(2,000.00) $- $2,000.00 $4,000.00 $6,000.00 Ini.al Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10 Month 11 Month 12 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Net Cash Flow for School X

Net Cash Flow

Paul Kriescher 303 733 3078 x 301 Name@lightlytreading.com 4303 Brighton Blvd., Building 3 Denver CO, 80216

» Dave Schrock

» Execu.ve Vice President

– At Comfort Air Since 1993 » Previous Experience:

˃ Rheem Manufacturing, Amana, ICE-O-MATIC

» Organiza.on Involvement:

˃ EEBC – Founding Member & Past President ˃ Colorado Geo Energy & Heat Pump Associa.on – Member of Board of Directors ˃ E-Star of Colorado – Past Member of the Board of Directors ˃ ASHRAE Associate Member ˃ NATE Cer.fied

» Jim Bri9ain

» Commercial Product Manager – At Comfort Air Since 2001

» Previous Experience:

˃ HVAC Contractor Es.mator, Designer, Project Manager for Commercial and Mul.-Family Projects

» Organiza.on Involvement:

˃ EEBC Member, ASHRAE Associate Member, Interna.onal Ground Source Heat Pump Associa.on (IGSHPA) Cer.fied, NATE Cer.fied, HMCC Member

» HVAC Distributor » Colorado & Wyoming’s exclusive Rheem Distributor » Locally owned and operated since 1987

» “A Customer-focused distributor, dedicated to the success of our HVAC partners and commi9ed to being a leader in our changing industry.”

» Mini Split » High Velocity » Rooeop Unit » Split System

» Installa.on

˃ Ductwork ˃ Grills and Registers ˃ Sealing (Aeroseal)

» Commissioning

˃ Making sure the system is opera.ng in accordance with the design. ˃ Measuring the performance to match the design.

» Opera.on

˃ Op.mal sehngs. Occupied and Unoccupied sehngs.

» Maintenance

˃ To op.mize efficiency, equipment maintenance is essen.al.

» Replacement

˃ Today’s rooeop units are more than 30% more efficient than a rooeop that was installed 15 years ago.

» Energy Efficiency Ra.o (EER) » Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ra.o (SEER) » Integrated Energy Efficiency Ra.o (IEER) » BTU to WATT » Annual Fuel U.liza.on Efficiency (AFUE)

Cooling Mode; 100% Fresh Air Operation (FREE COOLING) Return Air Supply Air Fresh Air (outside air

condition cool and dry enough to supply free cooling)

Barometric Relief Mixed Air

Note: Generally

• peration in-between

these two modes.

» Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) » Variable Refrigerant Flow » Communica.ng Thermostats » Incen.ves

˃ www.dsireusa.org

» Thermoelas.c Cooling Systems » Magnetocaloric Air Condi.oners » Nanostructured Polymer Membranes » Electrocaloric Heat Pumps » Electrochemical Compression » Future Refrigerants - Water?

Dave Schrock Jim Bri9ain

» dschrock@comfortair distribu.ng.com » 303-399-1752 x1103 » jbrinain@comfortair distribu.ng.com » 303-399-1752 x1117

Resources

• Small Business Majority resource guides outline

simple, low-cost tips to start saving money through energy efficiency: http://www.smallbusinessmajority.org/small- business-resources/clean-energy/index.php.

• SBA resource provides business

continuity strategies through its “Prepare My Business” website: www.preparemybusiness.org.

• SBA provides disaster recovery

assistance in the form of low- interest loans to businesses of all sizes: www.sba.gov/disaster.

Energy Efficiency Business Coalition

• Energy Efficiency Business Coalition

– Lauren Poole, Executive Director – Connie Neuber, Marketing & Membership

• www.eebco.org
• (720) 274-9764

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• Tim Gaudette, Colorado Outreach Manager
• Email: tgaudette@smallbusinessmajority.org
• Direct: 303.960.5774

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