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UPDATE_COLORADO 3 EE LEGISLATION BILLS OVERVIEW UPDATE_4.6.21 | PAC MEETING UPDATE 4.1.2021
UPDATE ON THE 3 ENERGY BILLS OVERVIEW & UPDATE | APRIL 7, 2021
Letters of Support — DRAFT
PAC MEETING AGENDA & MINUTES | 3.4.2021
COLORADO 3 EE LEGISLATION BILLS OVERVIEW_EEBC 2021
HB00-000_PERFORMANCE FOR BUILDINGS | DOWNLOAD HOUSE BILL DRAFT LANGUAGE
HB21-1238_GAS ENERGY EFFICIENCY | DOWNLOAD HOUSE BILL LANGUAGE | DOWNLOAD FACT SHEET
| EEBC SUPPORT LETTER—HB21-1238
BENEFICIAL ELECTRIFICATION IN BUILDINGS (BEB)
CLEAN & HEALTH HOMES [SB21-XX] | DOWNLOAD FACT SHEET
Summary of Proposed 2021 Colorado Energy Efficiency and Electrification Legislation
Howard Geller and Christine Brinker, SWEEP | January 31, 2021
DOWNLOAD FACT SHEET | ENERGY PERFORMANCE IN BUILDINGS ACT OF 2021
Commercial Building Benchmarking and Performance Standards
This bill requires most commercial, multifamily, and public buildings greater than 50,000 sq ft to measure and report their energy use annually through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, and then makes that data public in an online resource similar to www.energizedenver.org so that the market can recognize, reward, and drive efficient, high-performing properties. Then, it requires lower-performing buildings to demonstrate performance upgrades every five years. Options for meeting the initial performance standards include reaching an ENERGY STAR score of 75 or higher, improving their ENERGY STAR score by 15 points, reaching a sector-specific target EUI, reducing EUI by 15%, or others. There are exemptions, waivers, or time extensions for buildings that have special circumstances including affordable housing, historical buildings, condos, or financial hardship situations (including COVID-related losses). After the first round of performance standards that are specified in the bill, the state’s Air Quality Control Commission will establish future performance standards.
Beneficial Electrification in Buildings (BEB)
This bill facilitates Xcel Energy and Black Hills Energy helping their customers acquire high efficiency heat pumps, heat pump water heaters and other electrification measures. The bill directs the PUC to set electrification targets for utility BEB programs, followed by the utilities developing plans to meet the electrification targets. The PUC will approve a utility’s BEB plan as long as it reduces net greenhouse gas emissions and is cost-effective including valuation of avoided carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. A utility’s BEB plan must include one or more programs targeted to low-income households. Utility BEB programs are expected to include incentives, education and training and other activities to increase the adoption of high efficiency heat pumps and other electrification measures. Utilities will report annually on the impacts of their BEB programs. The bill also encourages, but does not require, non-regulated electric utilities to implement BEB programs for their customers.
Natural Gas DSM
This bill revises some of the basic policies guiding gas utility energy efficiency programs in Colorado. It directs the PUC to set energy savings targets for gas utility program based on the maximum cost-effective and achievable energy savings potential. It reforms the cost effectiveness analysis of gas energy efficiency programs by requiring valuation of avoided carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. And it calls for use of a relatively low social discount rate for determining lifecycle costs and benefits of energy efficiency investments made by consumers. The objective of these policies is to expand energy efficiency programs implemented by gas utilities.
XCEL ENERGY 2021-22 DSM PLAN
| 2021-22 Demand-Side Management Plan-Electric & Natural Gas | FINAL
POLICY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING | JANUARY 7, 2021
— COLORADO ENERGY BILLS SUMMARY | PPT PRESENTATION
— PSCo 2021-22 DSM Plan Rebate Table (GAS Side).pdf
— PSCo 2021-22 DSM Plan Rebate Table (ELECTRIC Side).pdf
— ATTIC INSULATION TABLE | K.C. Cunilio, Attorney Dietze and Davis, P.C.
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EEBC Policy Action Committee Meeting Minutes
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SUBMISSIONS TO DATE for Xcel Energy 2021-2022 DSM Programs Plan
As of | October 7, 2020, 5:00 PM
HVAC| Heat Pump Technology (HP) | Air Source (ASHP), Ground Source (GSHP), Water Heater (HPWH)
INSULATION | AIR SEALING
PILOT IDEAS
PENDING [Verbal interest to comment and/or waiting for their final submission]
Commercial | Residential
* Attached with heading of Request, which is a complete request submission. Or, attached with a heading
of Comment, which was submitted as comments, not as a complete formatted request submission yet.
CALL TO ACTION | INSTRUCTIONS TO REVIEW XCEL ENERGY's 2021-2022 DSM PLAN
HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR REBATE SUGGESTIONS
XCEL ENERGY'S DSM PLAN DOCUMENTS
SUBMISSION SAMPLES
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EEBC Policy Action Committee | Meeting Minutes
July, 30, 2020 | MINUTES
• AGENDA
July 16, 2020 | MINUTES
• COLORADO REGULARTORY COMMISSION/PUC SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
• XCEL ENERGY PLAN REVIEW | CARMEN BEST