Class presentation report

- Speaker name: Raenee Bugarske

- Presentation subject: Wattsmart Program Energy Efficiency
- Presentation date: Friday, Aug. 19 2016
- Student name: Thai Bui
- Report date: Monday, Aug. 29 2016

Raenee Bugarske is a Project Manager of Energy Efficiency of Rocky Mountain Power.

She used to work for a non-profit energy department in West Valley City. Her first job
was at the Salt Lake Community Action Program weatherization, energy efficiency
and residential sector. Raenee worked for the State Energy office called the Office of
Energy Development (OED).

To hit the States goal of saving energy, on the presentation, Raenee shared about
Wattsmart program, lessons she has learnt, and some tips of how to be successful in
this program.

Within Rocky Mountain Power (RMP), there is a department called Demand Side
Management. Thats not a term of our facility. Every facility uses that term which if we
think of the convert, the supply side is getting electrons from the power plants through
the distribution lines to the end user. So, thats the supply side.

Demand Side Managements, which thoroughly its energy efficiency is on the demand
side of how those electrons are being used, and how we can use them more efficiently.
And our brand name of Demand Side Management is the Wattsmart.

WATTSMART

Wattsmart Home Wattsmart Business (Commercial & Industrial)

Marketing (partner: Clear Result) Lighting (partner: Nexant, Evergreen)
HOW Direct Mailing (partner: Nexant) Equipment (partner: Nexant)
Energy Score Custom Equipment
Rebates in Store Recommissioning/ Energy Management
Buy-downs

As an energy efficiency student, the great place to start is your own home. So, take a
look at these brochures; its a great time to learn about different measures, and try to
apply these in your own home.

Why would the companies like Rocky Mountain Power like to do with Wattsmart
program and incentives? As we may find in different states is either renewable energy
portfolio standard or energy efficiency portfolio standard or both, and those come from
the governor, from the state.
 Utah was a very economic focused state. They had set goals, not requirements. They
did let markets joining, and very tentative to work here. So, we think thats a good thing
that allows Rocky Mountain Power to have more partnership, relationship with our
regulators because they havent necessarily demanded these things. They said lets
work together to hit these goals. We have goals that we have to hit. So, this program is
well successful; all our customers love it. Thats a kind of big pieces of why we are doing
what we have to do. The other piece is natural energy. Its more expensive to build a
power plant than it is to invest the energy efficiency. So, thats the why.

The question here is how much resource can we get? Its cheaper to invest energy
efficiency of them called natural gas. How much can you get? Because if they said that
try for goal of such amount of resource then they dont have to budget with other
resource or built. So, the planning department every 2 years actually sets those goals
for how much energies this program are going to investing in the while.

From Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), Rocky Mountain Power projects that 67% of
future growth load is going to be made by Energy Efficiency as compared to commute
generation.

WHAT IS WATTSMART NEW HOMES PROGRAM

Whether you are building an ENERGY STAR certified home or simply including
energy-efficient features in the next home you build, Rocky Mountain Power offers
builders cash incentives that fit every project.

Features & Benefits

Why build an energy-efficient home?
When Utah builders include energy-saving features and building techniques in a new
home, homeowners benefit in a variety of ways:

Consistent, comfortable temperatures throughout the home

Better performance and reliability
Greater durability
Improved indoor air quality
Lower energy bills
Quality investment
With the wattsmart New Homes program, builders are eligible for incentives to upgrade
specific parts of a home such as efficient lighting and air conditioning in addition to
incentives for building an ENERGY STAR certified home.
 Steps to Participate
It's easy to access the many benefits of the program. Simply follow the steps below to
become a builder of energy-efficient new homes and become eligible for valuable
incentives.

Step 1: Enroll to become a participating builder

Sign the Builder Participation Application (PDF).

Step 2: Build energy efficiency measures into your home plans

Learn more about the incentives available and their requirements for each incentive.

Stay up-to-date on program policies and announcements.

Step 3: Submit completed incentive request form

Incentive Request Forms (Please note: there are different Incentive Request forms
required for ENERGY STAR homes and multifamily homes. Contact the program for
more information.)

If submitting volume submissions or you would like a fill-able form, please send an
email with your request or call 855-269-8386. ENERGY STAR certified home incentive
forms are also available from the program or from HERS Raters. Builder Participation
Application can also be requested in fill-able format.

Please note incentive application is due within 180 days of Certificate of Occupancy. For
details on program incentive requirements, please see program policies and
announcements (PDF).

Step 4: Receive incentive check

After completed submittal is received and approved, you will receive an incentive check
in the mail within four to six weeks.

Forms & Resources

Builder application forms
It pays to partner with the Rocky Mountain Power wattsmart New Homes Program. Fill
out the Builder Participation Application form to become an approved builder eligible to
request incentives. If you are working with a home energy rater, a Third-Party Submittal
Authorization form is required. Forms are required to be eligible to receive valuable
incentives for numerous energy-saving building measures.

Builder Participation Application

Third Party Submittal Authorization Form

If Certifying a Home ENERGY STAR

ENERGY STAR Inspection Checklists
Both the performance and prescriptive paths require completion of four inspection
checklists. Go to the ENERGY STAR website for more information about the required
documentation:

1. Thermal Enclosure System Rater Checklist

2. HVAC System Quality Installation Rater Checklist
3. HVAC System Quality Installation Contractor Checklist
4. Water Management System Builder Checklist
Program Policies & Announcements
Program tariff
On July 7, 2015, Rocky Mountain Power received approval from the Utah Public Service
Commision for changes to the program tariff, Electric Service No. 110. The program will
continue to offer the same incentives, which have been available since 2012, along with
these program changes:

60% ENERGY STAR Qualified Lighting Incentive: Currently the program offers
incentives for 80% ENERGY STAR Qualified lighting based on three home sizes for
both Single Family (SF) & Multifamily (MF) homes. The new 60% lighting incentives will
be offered in addition to the current 80% lighting incentives. This percentage is
calculated based on the number of ENERGY STAR Qualified Lighting (bulbs or fixtures)
located in RESNET Qualified Lighting locations which exclude plug-in lamps, closets,
unfinished basements and landscape lighting.

15 SEER Heat Pump Incentive where gas is unavailable (SF & MF): The program
currently offers an incentive for 15 SEER central air-conditioner (condenser). An air-
source heat pump works like an air conditioner but is also capable of providing some
heat for a home. Please note: This new heat pump incentive is only available if natural
gas is not available at the property line. The heat pump must be centrally ducted.

ECM Motor in 95% AFUE Furnace (SF & MF): The prior program incentive for ECM
Motors required the HVAC system be designed based on the Programs HVAC-Quality
Installation Checklist or ENERGY STAR Certified Homes HVAC-QI Checklist. The new
incentive for ECM ($150) no longer requires the checklist, although ENERGY STAR
homes and builders interested in designing the system with the HVAC-QI checklist will
receive an additional incentive.

Changed - Program Deadline Extended: The program deadline for submitting a new
home to be eligible for incentives has been extended to 180 days from home
completion; verified by the certificate of occupancy date (previously 120 days). This is
now the same deadline as the Questar Gas Thermwise Builder program.

Retired Dishwasher Incentive: Dishwasher incentives ($10) are no longer offered.

Refrigerators that meet CEE Tier 3 ($20) will still be offered for SF & MF homes. A link
to eligible refrigerators can be found on the program website.
 New Homes Program Tariff

Program policies and requirements

List of Program Policies and Requirements (PDF)
List of Incentive Requirements (PDF) to submit a home
Program Quality Assurance
To ensure program compliance, the Rocky Mountain Power wattsmart New Homes staff
conducts random inspections of homes to verify program requirements. Inspection
types vary from visual to full blower door and duct blast tests. Participants are
encouraged to assist staff in facilitating inspections and perform all corrections. Failure
to do so may result in a home ineligible for incentives and elimination from the program.

Quality Assurance & Quality Compliance Policy

WHY IS WATTSMART?
Our Environmental Commitment
Protecting and enhancing the environment is a core principle for Rocky
Mountain Power. While providing safe, reliable electric service to our
customers, we strive to be good stewards by conserving natural resources,
developing innovative solutions, growing renewable resources, reducing
emissions, protecting habitats and more.

We committed to the American Business Act on Climate Pledge in July 2015

as another step on our path to a cleaner energy future.

Air Quality
We employ innovative air quality initiatives to reduce environmental
impacts. With our primary focus on reducing or avoiding emissions, we
continuously develop and implement strategies to improve our performance.
In 2014, we began exploring new technologies to capture carbon and other
emissions from our power plants.

Wildlife & Habitat Protection

Protecting wildlife habitat is central to our goal of protecting the
environment. We focus on preserving forests, grasslands and wetlands;
reducing hydroelectric facilities impact on fish and wildlife; and
implementing avian protection plans. We also use land reclamation
techniques to restore habitat after dam removal and when completing
mining operations.
WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING?
Energy Efficiency
Saving energy conserves natural resources, reduces emissions and keeps electricity
costs low. Together with our Rocky Mountain Power customers in 2015, we achieved
peak load reduction of 284 megawatts and saved more than 364,950 megawatt-hours
of electricity. Rocky Mountain Power provides customers with wattsmart energy-saving
information and programs. These measures help customers save money and benefit
the environment.

Renewable Energy
Wind, hydro and geothermal resources currently make up more than 19 percent of our
generating capacity. We own 13 wind projects and purchase additional wind and solar
resources. The American Wind Energy Association named our company the second
largest rate-regulated utility owner of wind resources in the nation.

To support renewable resources, Rocky Mountain Power has:

1. Made renewable resources a key component of our Integrated Resource

Plan We will add more than 1,100 megawatts of incremental solar and wind
capacity through long-term power purchase agreements to our 1,030 megawatts
of owned wind capacity.
2. Grown our Blue Sky renewable energy program Our voluntary Blue
SkySM program is a way for customers to support renewable energy in the
western region. More than 106,600 customers participate in the program.
3. Advanced regional coordination We partnered to create the Energy
Imbalance Market, which is delivering lower cost, reliable electricity to customers
while capturing the maximum value from renewable resources.
4. Invested in transmission lines Energy Gateway and other transmission
projects are helping add renewable energy to the grid.
5. Advanced the Utah STEP plan The Utah Sustainable Transportation and
Energy Plan supports electric vehicle infrastructure, clean coal research, a
renewable energy tariff and other innovative programs.

Smart Solutions Save Paper and Resources

Paperless billing

With 31 percent of our customers choosing paperless billing, we are saving nearly
267,000 pounds of paper each year. We also introduced a new two-in-one, reusable
envelope for customers who still prefer a paper bill.

Statement printing process

Your bill statements are now printed using waterless dyes, waxes and resins. This
process is certified to have at least 30 percent natural, renewable material content and
needs no printer cartridges, which means up to 90 percent less waste and 30 less
energy than comparable printers.

Utah Conservation and Respect Report 2016

Protecting and enhancing the environment is a core principle for Rocky Mountain
Power. While providing safe, reliable electric service to our customers, we strive to be
good stewards by conserving natural resources, developing innovative solutions,
growing renewable resources, reducing emissions, protecting habitats and more.

Energy Efficiency
Saving energy conserves natural resources, reduces emissions and helps keep
electricity costs low. Rocky Mountain Power encourages customers to be wattsmart.
Together with our Utah customers in 2015, we achieved a peak load reduction of 115
megawatts. In addition, our energy efficiency efforts saved more
than 313,700 megawatt-hours of electricity, creating benefits equivalent to:
Powering nearly 34,000 homes for a year.
The electricity generated by 57 utility-scale wind turbines.
Our energy efficiency programs are projected to meet 87 percent of our projected load
growth companywide for the next decade.
Some of our wattsmart energy-saving programs in Utah include:
Home Energy Savings customers can get cash back on energy-efficient appliances,
windows, insulation and heating and cooling equipment.
Home Energy Reports customers receive reports with comparative energy usage for
similar homes and
information on how to reduce their energy usage.
Cool Keeper this device helps keep energy costs down for all of us by coordinating
air conditioner use on select weekdays during the summer. Participants receive an
annual $20 thank you credit.
wattsmart Business provides technical services and incentives to commercial,
industrial and agricultural customers for upgrading equipment and processes to
increase energy efficiency.
Irrigation Load Control offers incentives to irrigators who agree to curtail their
electricity use during designated periods.
Energy benchmarking in 2015, we introduced Resource Advisor to help customers
better manage
commercial building performance. The only thing better than recycling

Paperless Billing and Reusable Envelopes

The only thing better than recycling paper is saving paper. With 31 percent of our
customers choosing paperless billing at the end of 2015, we are saving more than
267,000 pounds of paper envelopes and bills each year. In addition, the company
provides a two-in-one, reusable envelope for customers who still prefer a paper bill.
Each year, the reusable envelope is expected to conserve 3,216 trees, 3.7 million
gallons of water and electricity equivalent to the annual use of 62 homes, all of
which were required to manufacture the paper for the payment envelopes used
previously.

Renewable Resources
Wind, hydro and geothermal resources currently make up more than 19 percent of the
companys owned generating capacity. We support prudent and cost-effective
renewable resources through power purchase agreements, ownership, leasing and by
continuing to offer programs that help customers install their own renewable resource
systems. We own 13 wind projects and purchase additional wind and solar resources.
The American Wind Energy Association named our company the second largest rate-
regulated utility owner of wind resources in the nation. Our most recent Integrated
Resource Plan includes power purchase agreements for more than 1,100 megawatts of
new wind and solar projects expected to be completed by the end of 2017.
In 2015, we committed to the American Business Act on Climate Pledge. This pledge
demonstrates the companys ongoing efforts to transition towards a sustainable energy
future. Elements of our innovative Utah Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan
STEP will move ahead this year. STEP programs work to improve air quality, support
economic development and promote energy savings. To benefit customers, the
company partnered to create an energy imbalance market. The real-time market helps
optimize the electric grid, lowering costs, enhancing reliability and more effectively
integrating renewable generation. Rocky Mountain Powers Subscriber Solar program
offers an affordable and convenient way for customers in
Utah to meet their electricity needs with locally generated solar power without having to
install rooftop solar panels. The 20-megawatt solar farm to serve the program is under
development in Millard County, Utah, and is expected to begin generating power in
2017.
Blue SkySM is a voluntary program customers can participate in to support the
development of renewable energy resources in the Western U.S., including community-
based projects. Blue Sky renewable energy is separate from, and in addition to, what
Rocky Mountain Power buys or generates to serve customers. More than 106,600
customers are enrolled in Blue Sky in the six states our company serves, including
more than 42,000 customers in Utah. During the last 16 years, Utah customers
supported renewable energy equal to planting more than 16.5 million trees. Participants
also have helped fund 118 new community-based renewable energy projects across the
state.

Wildlife and Habitat Protection

Protecting wildlife habitat is central to our goal of protecting the environment. We focus
on preserving forests, grasslands and wetlands; reducing hydroelectric facilities impact
on fish and wildlife; and implementing avian protection plans.
In 2015, we conducted avian-protection training for field employees and installed
protective equipment on 10,900 power poles and in 70 substations companywide.
We reframe poles and install covers on conductors to prevent birds from making
electrical contact. In areas where bird collisions are a risk, lines are marked to make
them more visible. We also install platforms to provide nesting sites away from
energized lines. These efforts benefit birds and other wildlife and improve service
reliability.

Trees
To maintain a safe corridor around power lines, our crews worked on more than 679,200
trees companywide along 16,450 miles of transmission and distribution lines in 2015.
Trees are the most common cause of power outages when branches fall on lines during
high winds and storms. Since 2002, the company has been recognized with the Tree
Line USA award from the National Arbor Day Foundation for our tree-friendly practices.
We also offer tree certificates for Arbor Day planting projects in partnership with
communities.

Reducing Vehicle Emissions

We are proactively partnering with automobile manufacturers and others to plan,
develop and drive requirements for electric vehicles and their interface with the power
grid. We maintain a pulse on alternative fuel technologies and provide information on
our website about purchasing and charging electric vehicles.
Automatic Vehicle Locator equipment has been installed in 2,196 company vehicles to
help us use less gasoline and promote a healthier environment. Company vehicles
drove 2.35 million fewer miles in 2015 and the fuel economy rose 13.6 percent. The
avoidance of 6,171 tons of greenhouse gases was equivalent to taking 1,200 passenger
vehicles off the road for a year.
The company also placed four new 37-foot, plug-in hybrid electric bucket trucks into
service companywide to help linemen do their jobs more quietly and with fewer
emissions.
Through the companys idle-free policy, smarter vehicle routing, and emphasis on
improving fuel economy, more than 600,000 gallons of fuel were saved in 2015.
Rocky Mountain Power also has joined with other Utah businesses to participate in the
Emergency Business Air Quality Initiative to help reduce vehicle emissions during the
inversion season. The initiative is a partnership of Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce
members and the Utah Clean Air Partnership and is supported by the Utah Department
of Air Quality. As part of this partnership, Rocky Mountain Power sends air quality alerts
to all its Utah employees so they can limit trips and take advantage of transit passes
that are provided by the company

Recycling
Rocky Mountain Power recyclesas much as possible and properly disposes of all other
wastes. Proceeds from recycling are reinvested into the company to reduce operating
costs.
In 2015, Rocky Mountain Power recycled more than 169,800 gallons of used mineral,
transformer and motor oils.
We also shredded and recycled paper documents with the environmental equivalent of
saving 449 trees, 53 barrels of oil and 185 gallons of water.
In addition, the company has established systems for recycling toner, batteries,
cardboard, carpet and plastics.

Air Quality
As we work to provide safe, reliable and reasonably priced electric service for
customers, we are continuously developing and implementing strategies to improve our
emissions performance.
Since 2005, we have invested in pollution control technology and retired coal plants that
have reduced emissions by:
60 percent for sulfur dioxide
43 percent for nitrogen oxides
65 percent for mercury
Further, through investments in energy efficiency, renewable resources, and other air
quality initiatives we have lowered our carbon emissions rate1 from 1.81 to 1.607
pounds of CO2 per kilowatt-hour.

Generation Sources
Electricity can be generated from many sources. In 2015, we had a company-owned net
generating capacity of 10,894 megawatts and purchased additional power from other
suppliers as needed. The resource mix used to meet our customers energy needs,
including purchases, has changed in recent years, as shown in the charts below.
We plan to continue to transition our energy resource mix from baseload thermal to
renewables and flexible resources by using state-of-the-art technology and coordination
across our large geography, and through our partnership in the energy imbalance
market. Our most recent Integrated Resource Plan assumes that approximately 2,800
megawatts of existing coal capacity will either be retired or converted to burn natural
gas by 2034.

ENERGY RESOURCE MIX

2005 2015
Biomass - 1.69% Biomass - 0.43%
Coal - 67.03% Coal - 61.96%
Geothermal - 0.27% Geothermal - 0.38%
Hydro - 5.26% Hydro - 5.18%
Natural Gas - 7.44% Natural Gas - 15.40%
Nuclear - 0.00% Nuclear - 0.00%
Other - 18.20% Other - 9.47%
Solar - 0.00% Solar - 0.08%
Wind - 0.10% Wind - 7.10%
* This information is based on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Form 1 data. The Rocky Mountain Power
energy resource mix is based on energy production and not resource capability, capacity or delivered energy. All
or some of the renewable energy attributes associated with wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and qualifying hydro
facilities in Rocky Mountain Powers energy resource mix may be: (a) used in future years to comply with renewable
portfolio standards or other regulatory requirements,
(b) sold to third parties in the form of renewable energy credits and/or other environmental commodities or (c)
excluded from energy purchased. Rocky Mountain Powers energy resource mix includes owned resources and
purchases from third parties.

Our country in general and each state in private with Utah included are singing the
same song in energy efficiency. And wattsmart program run by Rocky Mountain Power
is one of the channels to hit the goal.

The presentation is so helpful for me in more understanding of the curriculum program

of Energy Management, in getting more information about the goals of energy efficiency
launched from the Utah state. After the presentation, I find that I must have clear and
concrete plans for coming time and for post graduating from SLCC.

Source:

https://www.rockymountainpower.net/res/sem/utah/esnh/fr.html

https://www.rockymountainpower.net/env/oec.html

https://www.rockymountainpower.net/content/dam/rocky_mountain_power/doc/Efficienc
y_Environment/UT_ConservationReport.pdf