Gita Subramony, ERS Senior Consultant, presented at the 2017 ACEEE Energy Efficiency as a Resource conference about utility programs using combined heat and power (CHP) and distributed energy resources (DERs) as a grid resource. Her presentation hightlights the value proposition of CHP and DERs and New York market trends.

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PACKAGED CHP PROGRAMS
AND NON-WIRES SOLUTIONS
Gita Subramony
Senior Consultant
ERS

2. q Saves money on energy bills – requires
less fuel to produce the heat and
electricity
q Provides reliable power during outages
q Enables “shelter in place” during
emergencies
q Reduces overall carbon footprint
CHP VALUE PROPOSITION
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3. CHP IN NEW YORK
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4. q Transition from large industrial users
to smaller facilities
q Multifamily, hotels, etc., gaining
traction
q Smaller, packaged systems filling this
niche
q Benefits include energy cost savings,
enhanced resiliency, and system-wide
GHG emissions reductions
NEW YORK MARKET TRENDS
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5. q Prequalified CHP program for systems up
to 3 MW
q Custom engineered option for systems
between 1 MW and 3 MW
q Financial incentives – up to $2.5M/project
Ø Vendor is single point of responsibility
Ø Vendor applies for incentive
Ø Incentive goes to vendor
Ø Bonus incentives available
Ø Glide path for incentive reduction
NYSERDA’S CHP PROGRAM
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6. q Non-wires solutions
neighborhood program
q Using efficiency and
DERs to meet growing
demand for electricity
and for T&D upgrade
deferral
q Demand reduction
window: noon to
midnight
q Leveraging existing
NYSERDA programs
CHP IN CON EDISON BQDM
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7. Utility time-
based demand
reduction goals
NYSERDA
efficiency and
CHP
implementation
goals
OVERLAPPING GOALS
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8. NYSERDA Con Edison
NYSERDA application completed 33% 33%
System fully installed by
pre-established deadline
33% 33%
System fully commissioned and
operational by pre-established
deadline
33%
Performance during summer night 33%
INCENTIVE STRUCTURE
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9. CHP IN CON EDISON BQDM
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1300
1835
17 projects planned, 11 installed, 3.1 MW
Operational
Installation in progress

10. CHP IN CON EDISON BQDM
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11. CHP IN CON EDISON BQDM
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12. q Importance of comprehensive preliminary
screening
q Customer expectations
q System sizing to meet differing goals
q Collaborative approach between
government and utility
q Scalable?
LESSONS LEARNED
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13. CONTACTS
Gita Subramony
gsubramony@ers-inc.com
212-789-8182 x292
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