Presentation to the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy - Energy as a Resource

1. SMUD
Energy Efficiency:
Resourceful Plans,
Opportunities & Results
ACEEE 3rd National Conference
September 26, 2005
Rob Bremault – Planning & Business Development
Customer Strategy
916.732.5833 // rbremau@smud.org
Agenda
• About SMUD
• Commitment & Leadership in
Energy Efficiency
• Plans & Opportunities
• Funding Sources
• Resourceful Results
“Being Resourceful”
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2. About SMUD
• Nation’s 6th largest municipal electric utility
Established in 1947 – M.U.D. Act
7 Member Elected Board / GM: Jan Schori
• Service Area = 900 sq. miles (Sacramento County)
Service Area Population = 1.3 Million
• Total Number of Customers = 568,000
• Peak Demand = 2,809 MW (July 2003)
Non-ISO “Control Area” for supply / demand balancing (2002)
Annual Revenue = $965 Million
Full Time Employees = 2,150
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Commitment to Energy Efficiency
EE $ Expenditures
Conservation
Conservation Post AB 1890
Post AB 1890
$50 Power Plant
Power Plant
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$40
$35
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$25
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3. Leadership in Peak Load Reduction
EE Peak Load Savings
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Leadership in Energy Efficiency Savings
EE Savings
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4. Future of Energy Efficiency
Bold, Aggressive and Longer-
Term Vision
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Resourceful Plans
• Effective Spending on Energy Efficiency
Consult with & Educate “Free Drivers”
Solutions Provider
• Displace New Generation (% of load / Portfolio
Approach – RPS & EEPS)
Natural Gas Consumnes Phase II & Iowa Hill Pump Storage
• Disciplined Planning and Evaluation
Targeted and Integrated at G&T, Distribution, Customer Levels
Avoid Distribution Investments to fund Energy Efficiency and/or
Distributed Generation
Valuation of Environmental & Societal Benefits
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5. Resourceful Opportunities
• “Zero-Energy / Zero-Peak” Homes
• “Gold” Buildings (LEED Certification)
• Bundle Service Offerings
Example: GreenergyTM with Energy Efficiency Investment
• Demographic Real-Time Pricing
• Create Planning Teams to Plan, Innovate & Deliver
Program Offerings to our Customers
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Funding Sources for Energy Efficiency
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000 Feebates
$(000's)
Resource Acquisition
Public Good
$10,000
$5,000
$0
2005 Planned 2006 Prel. Plan
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6. Resourceful Results – SMUD Vision
“Most Energy Efficient Region in the Nation”
• City of Sacramento • City of Galt
• County of Sacramento Coming Soon:
Coming Soon:
• City of Folsom
• City of Elk Grove
• City of Rancho Cordova
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Thank you
Questions & Discussion
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