HVAC/HEAT PUMPS (HP) ACTION GROUPS

The mission of the HVAC/HP Action Group is to work together to accelerate the transition of HVAC and HP sales by taking advantage of the market development happening in Colorado and to reach utility, city jurisdictions, and state electric and carbon-free goals by 2030

- Jonathan Moscatello, Heat Pump Store | March 2021

RESIDENTIAL - Manufacturers, Distributors & Stakeholders 

Co-Chairs: 

Matt Baker, Daikin • matthew.baker@daikincomfort.com • (209) 649-2000 

Pete Perret, GA Larson • pete.perret@galarson.com • (719) 205-1306

Next Meeting: TBD

COMMERCIAL - Manufacturers, Distributors & Stakeholders 

Currently recruiting Co-Chairs – Let’s talk!

Next Meeting: TBD

HP WATER HEATERS (HPWH) - Manufacturers, Distributors & Stakeholders 

Co-Chairs: 

Jeff Lubthisophon, Bosch Thermotechnology Corp. • Jeff.Lubthisophon@us.bosch.com • (339) 215-6962

Dean Wolfe, Johnstone Supply • dean.wolfe@johnstonesupply5.com • (303) 352-2552

Next Meeting: TBD

• How to Write Your Proposal 

023 Xcel Energy DSM & BE PLAN | 22A-0315EG_2023 DSM & BE Plan

Below are the sections which may apply to your industry. Please review and send comments to Patricia@eebco.org.

HVAC Residential HVAC (pp 136-143), Business HVAC (pp 40-44)

EFFICIENCY Whole Home Efficiency (pp 147-149)

Business Custom Efficiency (pp 51-59)

BUSINESS Business New Construction (pp 72-80)

Small Business Solutions (pp 85-88)

MULTI-FAMILY:(pp 129-132)

INSULATION & AIR SEALING (pp 125-128)

HOME ENERGY SQUAD (pp 118-121)

ENERGY STAR HOMES (pp 105-113)

MANUFACTURER, DISTRIBUTORS, & STAKEHOLDERS 

• MEETING MATERIALS

OCTOBER 6, 2022 [#11] • Meeting Recording NOT Available

TOPIC | EEBC member proposals to-date for the Xcel Energy 2023 DSM

                     [Rebate Plan] with Howard Geller

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 [#10] • Meeting Recording

• How to give input into to Xcel Energy’s New Beneficial Electrification HP Rebate Levels and Savings Goals (Strategic Issue). Tentative work/deadlines schedule
• Federal Infrastructure Reform Act (IRA) Identify best summary resources
• HP Forecast by 2030 | Ad Hoc Working Group & RMI Report Out | OCT 6, 3pm [Tent]

August 4, 2022 [#9] • PPT Presentation | Meeting Recording | Meeting Recap

JULY 7, 2022 [#8] • PPT Presentation | Minutes | Meeting Recording

• HP Forecast | Ad Hoc Committee Update
• Regulatory Update 
• HP/HVAC Policy Action Begins July!
• • Find out How to Give Input in Xcel Energy’s New Beneficial
    Electrification HP Rebate Levels and Savings Goals
  • Get Your Hiring Managers Plugged Into EEBC’s "Hiring Pipeline"
    Program For Contractors Update

• DENVER CLIMATE ACTION ELECTRIFICATION HP REBATES | FLYER
• XCEL ENERGY COLORADO RESIDENTIAL REBATE SUMMARY | FLYER
• WEBSITES | DenverClimateRebates.com • Denvergov.org/HomeEnergy

MAY 5, 2022 [#7] • PPT Presentation | Meeting Recording | HP 60-Day Notice Letter

APRIL 7, 2022 [#6] • [NO RECORDING]

MARCH 3, 2022 [#5] • PPT Presentation | Meeting Recording

FEBRUARY 3, 2022 [#4] • PPT Presentation | Minutes | Meeting Recording

• BASIS FOR STRATEGIES DOCUMENT
• • BELCO Preview | PPT Presentation
  • CEO Findings Excerpt HP Acceleration | PPT Presentation
• Colorado Legislation Session Energy Bills | Bill Updates
• HB22-1013 Microgrids for Community Resilience Grant Program
  Bill Description — Creates microgrids for the community resilience grant program created to provide grants for cooperative electric association and municipally owned utilities to purchase microgrid resources for eligible rural communities located within their service territories.
• HB22-1018 Electric And Gas Utility Customer Protection
  Bill Description — Changes the date on which Energy Outreach CO disburses to the dept. of human services a portion of the energy assistance system benefit charges collected by investor-owned electric and gas utilities. It also requires the PUC to adopt rules prohibiting electric and gas utilities from disconnecting a customer's service on certain days/times/federal holidays. Establishes 3 income standards for determining a household's eligibility for utility assistance.

DECEMBER 14, 2021 [#3] • PPT Presentation | Meeting Recording

NOVEMBER 16, 2021 [#2] • PPT Presentation | Minutes | Meeting Recording

OCTOBER 14, 2021 [#1] • Agenda | "Why and How" Kick-off Meeting 

• CEO/EEBC - Finding Excerpt: "HP Acceleration Report" 
• BEL-CO Preview: "A conversation about heat pumps"  

RESOURCE HUB

XCEL ENERGY | ccHP Study New BIG Bonus Rebates

Dear EEBC Heat Pump Working Group, 

We greatly appreciate your help with getting more heat pumps into the Xcel Energy cold climate heat pump (ccHP) Study so we can collect data for this heating season – so much so that we’re offering a limited-time big rebate bonus for customers, and a BIG trade incentive bonus for participating trade partners. How big? $3600 - $4000 total to the customer and up to $2,000 to the contractor! 

If you know of qualifying cold climate heat pump systems that are either preparing to be installed or that have been installed in the past year, please have the contractor contact Paige Markegard at Michaels Energy, project manager for the Study: 608-461-5970 plmarkegard@michaelsenergy.com

Here's what the process looks like:

• Paige/Michaels Energy reviews the system qualifications and customer eligibility (CO residential gas and electric use customer, etc). If it’s a centrally ducted ccHP, the load calc will be reviewed too.
• The customer signs the agreement, which basically says they’ll keep the monitor in place until April 2024 and let Xcel Energy ask them a few survey questions every quarter or so.
• The trade partner/installing contractor signs an agreement to participate (78 have already done this; their names are on Heating and Cooling/cold climate heat pump study list.
• The installation of the system and the monitor are scheduled/coordinated.
• NOTE: Part of the trade incentive and the bonus is tied to the contractor scheduling an electrician to attend the monitory installation (Michaels Energy will pay the electrician separately), and part is tied to the contractor having a technician attend as well.
• Then the rebates are paid to the customer and the trade incentives are paid to the trade partner.

• System Requirements & Bonus Rebates/Trade Incentives Table
• Customer Agreement
• Contractor Agreement

Ann Kirkpatrick, Xcel Energy • Trade Relations Manager, Customer Solutions & Innovation • 303-886-9567 | Ann.Kirkpatrick@XcelEnergy.com

COLORADO HEAT PUMP REBATE SUMMARY | 7.29.2022

HP CONTRACTORS SALES TOOL — DOWNLOAD THE DOCUMENT

RESULTS | Xcel Energy implemented new Heat Pump EER and HSFP requirement level changes from the Heat Pump [May 12th] 60-Day Notice on May 13, 2022. These are now live in the marketplace. 

Congratulations to the EEBC HVAC/Heat Pump Action Group and EEBC members who responded with a joint EEBC “member comments summary letter” to the Heat Pump 60-day Notice. 

Xcel Energy 60-Day Notices | Q2 2022

• AC Rewards Evaluation: The Company is responding to and implementing recommendations from the 2021 product evaluation.
• Compressed Air Efficiency Evaluation: The Company is responding to and implementing recommendations from the 2021 product evaluation.
• Energy Star New Homes Evaluation: The Company is responding to and implementing recommendations from the 2021 product evaluation in addition to implementing modeling updates and publishing a new rebate table for homes built based on IECC 2021 code.
• Heat Pumps: The Company is updating minimum efficiency requirements for heat pumps, adding a new heat pump water heater measure, and modifying contractor participation requirements. This Notice impacts multiple products including Residential Heating & Cooling, Whole Home Efficiency, IQ Single-family Weatherization, and the Geo-targeting Pilot.

AEE REPORTS ARCHIVE | Webpage

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Southwest Energy Efficiency Project [SWEEP]

SWEEP recently released an updated study of the benefits of heat pumps and heat pump water heaters [HPWHs] for Colorado homes - 85% of homes currently use gas for heating. Gas prices have increased significantly in the last six months, resulting in heat pumps and HPWHs have become more cost-effective. READ MORE >

BENEFITS OF HEAT PUMPS IN COLORADO STUDY [SWEEP 2022] | DOWNLOAD