September 2015 Katy Area Economic Development Council General Assembly Presentation

1. Stan Stanley – Immediate Past Chairman

2. Downy Vickery – Board Member

4. Rich Patrick – Districts Council

5. Rich Patrick – Districts Council

7. Stan Stanley- Immediate Past Chairman

8. Stan Stanley – Immediate Past Chairman

9. Stan Stanley – Immediate Past Chairman

10. Stan Stanley – Immediate Past Chairman

12. Stan Stanley – Immediate Past Chairman
Board of Governors
Pepper-Lawson
Construction
Houston Executive Airport
Tradition Bank
Strategic Partners
Hoar Construction
Associates
Allegiance Bank
Facility Interiors
Fort Bend MUD #58
Land Advisors
Moody Rambin
PetroSkills Conference
Center
Skybox Datacenter

13. WoodCreek LLC
Troy Maxwell
Stan Stanley – Immediate Past Chairman

14. Caldwell Companies
Jim Black
Boucher Design Group
Bob Bellomy
Stan Stanley – Immediate Past Chairman

15. Igloo Products
Gary Kiedaisch
Cotton Commercial USA
Bryan Michalsky
Stan Stanley – Immediate Past Chairman

16. Si Environmental
Michael O’Connell
Polvogt Insurance
Thom Polvogt
Stan Stanley – Immediate Past Chairman

17. Turner Duran Architecture
Greg Turner
Silvestri Investments
Dan Silvestri
Stan Stanley – Immediate Past Chairman

18. TNG Utility Corporation
Bill Callegari
Stan Stanley – Immediate Past Chairman

23. Katy EDC Meeting
September 15, 2015

24.  CenterPoint Energy has designed energy
efficiency programs to comply with state
legislation that requires each investor-owned
utility to reduce demand and energy savings.
 Our programs help offset the need for
additional generating capacity through cost
effective energy efficiency programs.
 We offer both residential and commercial
programs for participants in our electric service
territory.

25.  SCORE/CitySmart Program
Promotes energy efficiency upgrades at public and private schools,
colleges, non-profit organizations, places of worship and cities
through incentives and services. Services include benchmarking,
energy master planning, and technical support.
 The City of Katy will receive $2,293.77 in incentives for 7
lighting projects they completed for the CitySmart program in
2015.
 Katy ISD- completed 54 projects in the SCORE program since
2007 totaling $441,518 in incentives.

26.  Commercial & Industrial Standard Offer Program
Offers incentives to energy efficiency service providers who
install qualified energy efficiency projects in new or existing
commercial and industrial facilities.
 Retro-Commissioning Program
Promotes the tune-up of existing commercial and industrial
buildings by evaluating facility systems and implementing
low-cost/no-cost measures.

27.  Load Management Program
Offers incentives to commercial and industrial customers for
curtailing or shifting a load when notified. Curtailments can
be called between June 1 and September 30.
 Healthcare Energy Efficiency Program
Specially designed for small to medium-sized healthcare
facilities such as clinics, hospitals, assisted living/nursing
care and medical offices. Customized solutions, technical
support and cash incentives are offered for efficiency
upgrades.

28. Kristi Hardy- Program Manager
Kristi.hardy@centerpointenergy.com
713-207-6974

30. Keeping PACE
Fort Bend County
www.KeepingPACEinTexas.org

31. PACE in Texas
• 83rd Session: SB 385, Sen. John Carona and Rep. Jim Keffer
• The Coalition:
• County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
• Independent Bankers Association of Texas
• Texas Association of Business
• Texas Association of Counties
• Texas Bankers Association
• Texas Building Owners and Managers Association
• Texas Combined Heat and Power Initiative
• Texas Conference of Urban Counties
• Texas Manufactures Association
• Texas Municipal League
• Texas Renewable Energy Industry Association
• US Green Building Council
• Dozens of other organizations and companies
• 84th Session: HB 3187, Rep. Keffer
• Chapter 399 of the Local Government Code

32. Lower
U t i l i t y C o s t s
Increase
N e t O p e r a t i n g I n c o m e
B o t t o m L i n e : I n c r e a s e d B u i l d i n g V a l u e

33. W h a t i s e l i g i b l e f o r P A C E ?

34. R E P A Y M E N T
L o n g S i m p l e P a y b a c k ?
N o P r o b l e m !
“ H a p p i n e s s ”

36. Barriers PACE Solutions

37. • Property where the Landlord pays the utility bills
• Project involves a $200,000 energy efficiency
retrofit
• Annual energy and maintenance savings of
$33,000 (6.1 years simple payback)
• The project does not pass the Landlord’s hurdle
rate for investment in energy efficiency
• PACE funding available for 20 years at 6.5%.
• Conventional Funding for 5 years at 4.5%.
C o m p a r e P A C E t o s e l f - f u n d i n g
o r a t r a d i t i o n a l l o a n u s i n g t h i s
e x a m p l e :

38. G r o s s L e a s e S c e n a r i o

39. C u m u l a t i v e C a s h F l o w
C o m p a r i s o n

40. Local Action
Post Report on how the program will work
Pass a Resolution of Intent
Hold a Public Hearing
Adopt a Resolution Establishing PACE
Program
Select an Administrator
“PACE in a Box” is a toolkit of recommendations
and templates for local governments to create
uniform, user friendly, scalable, and sustainable
PACE programs.

41. PACE is a Win-Win-Win
• Property Owners – lower utility bills, energy independence (CHP) energy
efficiency, property value increase
• Contractors – source of increase in business, more local hiring, best
practices, keeping up with technology advancements
• Lenders – new loans, steady & stable process, fully collateralized, Tax
Assessment lien position, improved asset value
• State of Texas – reduced peak demand, improved grid loading,
renewables as source, improved air quality, better water conservation
• Communities – increased economic development and jobs, improved
building infrastructure, more appealing building stock
For more information go to: www.KeepingPACEinTexas.org

43. Stan Stanley – Immediate Past Chairman