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Audit Funding Program Update
The audit funding program aims to improve energy efficiency by providing financial incentives for energy audits and system optimizations for both building owners and tenants. This includes varying levels of support based on building size and audit type, targeting a 400 GWh energy conservation goal by 2020. Changes being considered for 2016 may broaden the scope of commissioning services and adjust the analysis for capital modifications.
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- 1. Presented by: ShawnCarr, P.Eng Audit Funding Program Update
- 2. TODAY’S OBJECTIVES Audit FundingGoals and Results The What and Why of Energy Audits Review Audit Funding incentives, eligibility, and application process Engage our Panelists with questions on Audit Funding Case Studies – Using audit funding incentives to uncover your biggest savings potential!
- 3. Open for business Weneed your continued support August 2015 until 2020 400GWh target within our territory (7 billion KWh in ON) 2015 – 2020 CONSERVATION FIRST FRAMEWORK
- 4. WHY ENERGY EFFICIENCYPROJECTS ARE NOT COSTS BUT ASSETS TO BE MANAGED Lowering Operating Costs Reducing GHG’s Satisfying sustainability initiatives Green Building Certification and Labelling Systems Improving tenant comfort Demonstrating Leadership through benchmarking Emulating Best Practices in other buildings Responding to a mandate Preparing for mandatory disclosure Productivity Impact
- 5. OPTIMIZING RESULTS Occupant UseBuilding Operations Building Systems Savings Savings Savings ESA:Tenant Energy Audits System Optimization ESA: Building Energy Audit Retro- commissioning Focuses on Operations -Complicated systems/controls -Troubleshooting required -Has BAS Energy Audits Focus on Equipment - Renewal - Simple systems and controls - Typically no BAS analysis Content provided by WSP
- 6. Audit Stats since2011 250 Audit Funding Applications $1,200,000 incentives issued 60+% of sites audited so far have applied for Retrofit Incentives
- 7. Incentives to Ownersfor completing building energy audits, RCx studies, and Building System Audits. Incentives to Tenants of facilities for completing energy audits within their space. AUDIT FUNDING
- 8. AUDIT FUNDING PROGRAMOVERVIEW Incentives for Energy Studies Audit Funding Program Four levels of incentives Electricity Survey & Analysis for Owners For Energy Audits on Entire Building Electricity Survey & Analysis for Tenants For Energy Audits of Tenant Spaces Building System Audit For optimizing existing system performance Detailed Capital Intensive Modifications For deeper analysis on capital projects identified in ESA Existing Building Commissioning For Rcx your Chilled Water System Process & Systems For customers running complex systems
- 9. AUDIT FUNDING AND EBCOMMISSIONING PROGRAM CHANGES Changes being considered for 2016 and beyond: EB Commissioning to expand beyond chilled water to include other electricity consuming building systems Detailed Analysis of Capital Intensive Modifications may be discontinued
- 10. AUDIT FUNDING OBJECTIVES Helpyou achieve Greater Energy Efficiency Investigate Benchmark Implement Measure
- 11. ASHRAE LEVEL AUDITS LEVEL1: WALK-THROUGH SURVEY LEVEL 2: ENERGY SURVEY AND ANALYSIS (ESA) LEVEL 3: DETAILED ANALYSIS OF CAPITAL-INTENSIVE MODIFICATIONS (DCIM)
- 12. BUILDING OWNERS ANDTENANTS ELECTRICITY SURVEY AND ANALYSIS • Connected to the LDC’s distribution system, classified as non-residential. • Own or lease the building • Not eligible if the facility has already received a ESA. • Auditor must be a P.Eng, CEM, or Building Assessment Professional (ASHRAE) • Meets ASHRAE Level 2 requirements • Commitment to implement no/low cost measures (<$1,000 and <1 year payback) Applicant Building Size Incentive Building Owner Up to 30,000 sq.ft $0.10/sq.ft to a maximum of 50% Building Owner Larger than 30,000 sq.ft $3000 for 30,000 sq.ft and $0.05/sq.ft thereafter up to $25,000 or 50% of audit costs Tenant Any Size $0.03/sq.ft up to $7,500 or 50% of audit costs
- 13. BUILDING OWNERS BUILDING SYSTEM AUDIT •Analysis of energy savings by optimizing existing building systems (Ventilation, chilled water distribution, DHW distribution, Controls/BAS, AHU’s, etc) • One incentive per building system to a maximum of $50,000 • Can be used to evaluate design options/repair strategies through an energy lens • Excludes lighting systems Building Size Incentive Any 50% of audit costs up to $5,000
- 14. BUILDING OWNER EXISTING BUILDING CX •Incentives to evaluate and increase chilled water system efficiency. • Equipment older than 3 years and not had a major overhaul in last 2 years • No planted overhaul or replacement in next 2 years • Refer to participant agreement and report requirements for more details. Phase Incentive Requirement Scoping Study Up to $2,500 or 100% of cost -Commissioning Agent must have certain credentials Investigation $6/ton for data logging equipment (up to 75% of costs) $18/ton for preparing Cx report (up to 75% of costs) Up to a maximum of $30,000 Data Acquistion System installed to log performance data Project M&V plan Implementation Up to $5,000 or 100% of cost for implementation report Implement measures with simple payback <2 years Hand-off/Completion Up to $2,500 or 100% of cost for completion report Analysis of yearly energy consumption/savings
- 15. BUILDING OWNER PROCESS & SYSTEMS •Different payment terms and M&V requirements depending on Incentive Stream Phase Incentive Requirement Investigation Preliminary Engineering Study (PES): Up to $10,000 Detailed Engineering Study (DES): Up to $50,000 - 100 MWh of Annualized Savings Delivered - - 3rd party review of report Project Implementation – Behind the Meter Generation Projects (i.e: Combined Heat and Power, Waste Energy Recovery) - Compressed air systems Three Incentive Streams: Small Capital Incentives (<$1,000,000) - Up to 70% of project cost or $200/MWh Large Capital Incentives (>$1,000,000) - Up to 70% of project cost or $200/MWh Retrofit Program -Up to 50% of project cost
- 16. HOW TO PARTICIPATE? EstablishEligibility Apply to Program Obtain Pre-Approval Receive Cheque Engage us early to determine best funding path based on your needs Submit Application & Participant Agreement and review audit report requirements before beginning your audit Refer to Post-Project Evaluation Checklist Submit Post-Project Documentation LDC reviews report and meets with you to discuss implementation plans and deliver cheque http://cdm.hydroottawa.com/support- centre/worksheets-and-forms
- 17. Bentall Kennedy -Sun Life Financial Centre • Electricity Survey and Analysis Audit with some Rcx • Building Simulation • Design Systems Analysis for Cooling Plant • Audit Project Cost: $49,000 • Audit Incentive Paid: $24,500 • Led to $2,000,000 capital upgrade of cooling plant • $536,000 retrofit incentive from Hydro Ottawa • Projected Annual Savings: $185,000
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