Current Tools A PG&E Publication for Energy Efficiency Trade Professionals Introducing TimeVarying Pricing Annual Recognition Awards Issue 13 June 2011 Trade Pro Expo Summary
Supervisor s Update Trade Pros Banner Year Trade Professional Management Team Quess Ellis Southern Region 559-263-5560 qxe1@pge.com Christine Tanner Northern Region 707-299-7551 cdt1@pge.com Michael Faria Electrical Distributors, Sign Contractors, Lighting Manufacturers and Agents 510-316-5753 m1f3@pge.com Paul Amrhein Manufacturers and Distributors of HVAC, Motors, Water Heaters, Bottling Companies and Boiler Tune-Ups 415-973-6335 pea2@pge.com 2010 was a banner year for energy savings and 2011 is off to a great start. On behalf of Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), I would like to thank you, the many Trade Professionals (Trade Pros) who participated in our 2010 Energy Management Programs and who continue to contribute to the 2011 energy savings portfolio. In this issue of Current Tools, I am delighted to share the names of the top performing Trade Pros in 2010 who were in the Trade Pro Alliance Annual Recognition Program. There is still time for you to nominate your company for the final award, the Integration Achievement Award. Review the enclosed article to determine if you are eligible. You will also find in this issue a report from the first series of Trade Professional events, held in March 2011. If you didn t get a chance to attend, you will have other opportunities to participate. Please watch your email and mailbox for more information regarding additional Trade Pro events throughout PG&E s territory this year. If you are a Trade Professional Alliance (TPA) member who participated in PG&E s 2010 Business Rebate Programs, look out for your bi-annual thank you letter with personalized energy savings data. Once again, thank you for all your hard work and participation in PG&E s Energy Management Programs. I look forward to connecting you with the tools you need to have a successful year. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact your local Trade Professional Manager or send an email to tradeproalliance@pge.com. Thank you, Andrea Manion Supervisor Trade Professional Alliance Pacific Gas and Electric
Introducing Customers to Time-Varying Pricing Educating customers about upcoming changes in how they are charged for energy can help them adjust their energy usage to lower their bills. It can also make it easier for Trade Professionals to provide customers with the most appropriate energy solutions. PG&E commercial customers with demand greater than 200 kw per month have already begun their transition onto Peak Day Pricing (PDP), a Time-Varying Pricing plan. Many of these customers are accustomed to shifting energy usage to off-peak hours, since they have been required to be on a Time-Varying Pricing plan for some time. In November 2012, business and commercial customers with demand less than 200 kw per month will start transitioning to Peak Day Pricing, unless they select an alternative Time-Varying Pricing option. Once customers have become eligible for the transition, they will no longer have the option of a flat rate. The upper right table outlines the transition dates to Time of Use and Peak Day Pricing for all customer classes. All dates are subject to change pending the California Public Utilities Commission s (CPUC) decision on our petition to modify the original filing. PG&E encourages Trade Professionals to participate in a Time-Varying Pricing webinar to learn more about Time- Varying Pricing and Peak Day Pricing. Dates and times of the webinar sessions can be found at www.pge.com/pdp. The following summarizes key information your customers will need to know about Time-Varying Pricing and Peak Day Pricing. Customer Group Plan Transition Date Large Commercial and Industrial ( 200 kw) Large Agricultural ( 200 kw) Small Agricultural (< 200kW) Small and Medium Business (< 200 kw) Peak Day Pricing May 1,2010 Peak Day Pricing February 1,2011 Time of Use March 1, 2013 Peak Day Pricing/ Time of Use Time-Varying Pricing Time-Varying Pricing plans create economic incentives for customers to reduce or shift their electricity use to off-peak times early morning, late evening, nighttime and weekends - when energy costs less to generate. This makes customers price of energy more closely matches the cost of energy at the time it is used. Customers will pay lower prices for the energy they use at night and on weekends, when demand is lower and higher prices on weekdays when demand is higher. For business customers, moving electricity use to off-peak times can mean greater control in lowering overall electricity bills. For all California customers, the benefits include increased power reliability; fewer new power plants built, less need to buy power from expensive sources and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. November 1, 2012 Peak Day Pricing PG&E s Peak Day Pricing is a Time- Varying Pricing plan that combines time of use pricing with peak day event surcharges. Time-Varying Pricing plans offer lower rates during periods when electric demand is low and higher rates when demand is high. Peak Day Pricing plans add a surcharge on energy consumed during a portion of the peak period on nine to 15 peak day events each year. Customers will pay more during peak periods of event days and will pay less during all other periods. This plan features day-ahead notification prior to peak day events and bill protection for the first year, so customers can participate without risk. If customers can reduce or shift use away from higher priced peak periods, they may be able to lower their overall electricity bills. PG&E relies on Trade Professionals to help customers learn how the kinds of energy efficiency opportunities and solutions you offer can help them be successful on Time-Varying Pricing plans and save money. To learn more about this Time-Varying Pricing and Peak Day Pricing, visit www.pge.com/pdp.
Trade Pro Alliance Annual Recognition Awards PG&E is proud to announce the 2010 Top Performers of the inaugural Trade Pro Alliance Recognition awards. These awards celebrate the hard work and amazing success of our top performing Trade Professionals, who delivered significant energy savings to our customers despite the economic down-turn and challenging times. The program specifically recognizes Trade Pros who deliver the greatest amount of kw, kwh and/ or Therm savings and integrated offerings through PG&E s 2010 Energy Management Solutions. An award and special recognition will be given to the 2010 Top Performers in these categories: Overall PG&E Service Territory Each of PG&E s Seven Service Areas Each Market Sector: Agriculture, High Tech, Government, etc. Non-Residential Retrofit (NRR) Only: Largest number of NRR projects sponsored and the highest kw, kwh and Therms achieved. Integrated Achievement: Trade Professionals that promote the integration of various PG&E energy management offerings to provide comprehensive solutions to PG&E customers. We are still accepting applications for the Integrated Achievement award category. If you have worked on a customer project in the year 2010 that offered integrated solutions to a PG&E customer and would like to nominate your company for the Integrated Achievement award, please complete the online survey, which will serve as the official nomination application form, at: www.surveymonkey.com/s/tpa_recognition. Qualified energy efficiency projects must be incentivized through PG&E s Core Program (excludes Third Parties and Local Government Partnerships, etc). You may submit as many nominations for as many projects that you have worked on that meet the criteria on the application form. You should have the following information available for the application: Trade Professional company name and representatives involved in the project Customer information (name and location) PG&E Account Manager (If applicable) Other Trade Professional companies involved (if applicable) Project description: detailed summary of the project such as integrated measures implemented; energy savings, etc. Nominations must be submitted by July 31st, 2011. We will be reviewing all applications to determine the winners. The Integrated Achievement award winners will be announced at the Trade Pro recognition event later this fall. Individual winners and their companies will be recognized to PG&E representatives, customers and to Trade Pro Alliance (TPA) members through: Acknowledgement of Top Performer status on the customer-facing Trade Pro web page, showing their winning category and type of savings delivered. Recognition during the 2011 Trade Pro Alliance Recognition Ceremony A feature in PG&E s 2011 Current Tools newsletter. A company profile in PG&E s internal sales newsletter. A framed certificate of your accomplishments. We have compiled the 2010 energy savings from Trade Pros within the PG&E Trade Pro Alliance (TPA) and have determined the 2010 Top Performers. PG&E would like to congratulate the following Trade Pros as the 2010 Top Performers of the Trade Pro Alliance Annual Recognition Program:
Overall PG&E Service Territory Total 2010 kw Savings Total 2010 kwh Savings Total 2010 Therms Savings 6,051 32,159,859 Pan-Pacific Supply 2,428,879 The Gasket Guy, Inc. 3,479 The Gasket Guy, Inc. 18,974,793 HT Equipment Service 702,954 American Lighting 2,145 Cool Curtain Industries, Inc. 11,023,485 Trinity Controls, Inc. 466,058 PG&E s Seven Service Areas Area Total 2010 kw Savings Total 2010 kwh Savings Total 2010 Therms Savings American Lighting 484 The Gasket Guy, Inc. 2,215,824 HT Equipment Service 249,245 1 The Gasket Guy, Inc. 411 American Lighting 1,820,681 Total Ozone Solutions, LLC 23,777 Senergy Solutions, Inc. 153 Sylvania Lighting Services 557,282 Air Systems 7,728 Energy Retrofit 1,041 The Gasket Guy, Inc. 4,853,837 Pan-Pacific Supply 1,457,173 2 The Gasket Guy, Inc. 892 Energy Retrofit 3,669,929 HT Equipment Service 298,621 Vision Lighting 479 Vision Lighting 1,895,152 Comfort International 38,419 Cool Curtain Industries, Inc. 1,156 Cool Curtain Industries, Inc. 6,007,786 HT Equipment Service 136,921 3 Crystal Electric 682 The Gasket Guy, Inc. 2,989,492 NuTek International 11,987 The Gasket Guy, Inc. 539 Crystal Electric 2,943,904 Total Ozone Solutions, LLC 8,646 Rubber 5,752 Rubber 30,631,059 R.F. MacDonald Co. 27,600 4 Grainger Industrial Supply 672 Grainger Industrial Supply 3,584,573 Myers Restaurant Supply 1,515 Cool Curtain Industries, Inc. 654 Cool Curtain Industries, Inc. 3,490,272 Lighthouse Lighting Supply 74 The Gasket Guy, Inc. 424 The Gasket Guy, Inc. 2,319,262 Trinity Controls, Inc. 466,058 5 American Lighting 376 Cool Curtain Industries, Inc. 1,393,222 Tempresco, Inc. 128,810 Energy Retrofit 356 American Lighting 1,368,956 Spirax Sarco Inc. 28,104 American Lighting 377 Smartwatt Energy, Inc. 2,035,026 Total Ozone Solutions, LLC 18,471 6 Rubber Energy Protection Systems Group 299 American Lighting 1,626,954 R.F. MacDonald Co. 6,026 275 Rubber 1,528,800 Aqua Systems, Inc. 5,339 The Gasket Guy, Inc. 386 Energy Industries 2,980,562 Pan-Pacific Supply 971,706 7 Energy Industries 341 The Gasket Guy, Inc. 2,070,856 Total Ozone Solutions, LLC 37,335 Polarclad Inc. 127 Tru-Brite Energy Management, Inc. 459,963 HT Equipment Service 18,167
Market Segment Segment Total 2010 kw Savings Total 2010 kwh Savings Total 2010 Therms Savings Agriculture Cool Curtain Industries, Inc. 5,651 1,917 Cool Curtain Industries, Inc. 30,027,685 Trinity Controls, Inc. 466,058 10,041,640 Tempresco, Inc. 114,758 Grainger Industrial Supply 1,072 Grainger Industrial Supply 5,621,597 Spirax Sarco, Inc. 28,104 Fabrication High Tech Energy Retrofit 613 Energy Retrofit 2,165,697 Pan-Pacific Supply 2,428,879 American Lighting 541 American Lighting 2,004,420 Tempresco, Inc. 14,052 Energy Protection Systems Group 248 Smartwatt Energy, Inc. 1,649,214 Sylvania Lighting Services 500 Sylvania Lighting Services 1,940,350 Air Systems 5,876 American Chiller Service, Inc. T. Marshall Associates, Limited 109 74 American Chiller Service, Inc. T. Marshall Associates, Limited 1,238,735 R.F. MacDonald Co. 1,607 282,500 Integrated Building Solutions 1,056 Large Commercial Office Lodging Medical American Lighting 1,376 American Lighting 5,227,937 Comfort International 38,419 Energy Retrofit 1,077 Energy Retrofit 3,752,616 R.F. MacDonald Co. 19,800 Senergy Solutions, Inc. 523 Touch Green Energy Solution Group 720 Touch Green Energy Solution Group 2,120,580 Air Systems 7,728 3,712,380 Total Ozone Solutions, LLC 89,211 The Gasket Guy, Inc. 539 The Gasket Guy, Inc. 2,918,115 NuTek International 11,987 Performance Consulting Group, LLC 91 Performance Consulting Group, LLC Lime Energy 35 Lime Energy 240,878 Legacy Mechanical & Energy Services, Inc. 31 Wesco Distribution, Inc. 222,750 Wesco Distribution, Inc. 27 MB Walker 166,289 459,047 Inncom 7,709 Legacy Mechanical & Energy Services, Inc. 16,700 The Gasket Guy, Inc. 2,771 The Gasket Guy, Inc. 15,144,749 HT Equipment Service 702,954 Retail Sylvania Lighting Services 283 West-Lite Supply 1,957,147 Discount Machinery Service 12,917 West-Lite Supply 277 Sylvania Lighting Services 1,557,130 Total Ozone Solutions, LLC 5,502 Schools Faronics 130 Faronics 1,303,600 R.F. MacDonald Co. 7,800 Cool Curtain Industries, Inc. 92 BorderLAN Security 44 Cool Curtain Industries, Inc. Efficient Lighting Designs, Inc. 481,501 APPI 1,540 459,217 Non-Residential Retrofit Only Total 2010 kw Savings Total 2010 Therms Savings Energy Industries 466 Pan-Pacific Supply 1,131,411 Smartwatt Energy, Inc. 357 Comfort International 38,419 West-Lite Supply 277 Legacy Mechanical & Energy Services, Inc. 16,700 Total 2010 kwh Savings Number of Applications Energy Industries 4,109,129 Regency Lighting 42 Smartwatt Energy, Inc. 3,306,884 Sylvania Lighting Services 21 West-Lite Supply 1,949,499 Energy Industries 14
Become a CALCTP- Certified Electrician Trade Professional Manager, Chris Tanner, giving a presentation at a recent PG&E Area 2 Trade Pro Networking Event in Concord, CA. Trade Pro Expo Summary In March 2011, PG&E held the first Trade Professional events of 2011 during PG&E regional sales meetings in Fresno and Sacramento. These all-hands gatherings take place once a year in two locations and draw sales representatives from all across PG&E s service territory. There were approximately 60 Trade Pro companies in attendance. Each one was able to showcase its energy management products and services to PG&E representatives. These expos are the first of many Trade Pro events scheduled for 2011. Stay tuned for updates on our next round of events by area, which will take place before the end of spring. Trade Professional Events are a great resource for information about PG&E s Energy Management offerings and provide an abundance of networking opportunities. To learn about future Trade Professional events, contact your local Trade Professional Manager or send an email to tradeproevents@pge.com. To attend, you must be enrolled in PG&E s Trade Professional Alliance. You can sign up at www.pge.com/tradepro. On September 23, 2010, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted a plan to achieve a 60-80 percent reduction in the state s energy consumption for electrical lighting. One part of that plan is an aim to increase the use of lighting controls in the 9 billion square feet of space occupied by California s commercial buildings and industrial facilities. The California Advanced Lighting Controls Training Program (CALCTP) was created to prepare electrical contractors and electricians to provide proper installation of lighting controls in commercial buildings and industrial facilities. Advanced lighting controls improve energy efficiency in commercial facilities and save significant amounts of money. CALCTP will educate, train and certify licensed electrical contractors, and state-certified general electricians to design, install and commission advanced lighting control systems. Training programs are currently operating at 21 Joint Apprenticeship Training Centers and six community colleges. To be certified, students must complete online prerequisites and attend 50 hours of training split between classroom instruction and hands-on laboratory work at no cost to qualified electricians, subject to enrollment and availability. CALCTP partner utilities, which serve over 90 percent of the California market, have contributed their expertise to a business development and sales program that helps contractors effectively price a lighting control installation. Once a sufficient number of contractors and general electricians are CALCTP certified, CALCTP partner utilities will require the certification on some projects covered by utility incentive programs. Don t miss out on future business opportunity, become a CALCTP-certified contractor and CALCTP-certified electrician today. For more information please visit www.calctp.org or contact Mark Ouellette at mouellette@icfi.com or 818-325-3152.
Trade Professional Alliance Mail Code: N3Z P.O. Box 770000 San Francisco, CA 94177 Learning Center Calendar Schedule is available at www.pge.com/energyclasses. Date Time Class Location Tuesday, June 21 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Variable Air Volume (VAV) Systems: Design, Performance and Commissioning Issues San Francisco Tuesday, June 21 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Title 24 Residential Standards Essentials for Energy Consultants Stockton Tuesday, July 12 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Variable Speed Drives (VSD): Design, Performance, and Commissioning Issues San Francisco Tuesday, July 12 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Benchmarking Energy Use In Commercial Buildings San Francisco Thursday, July 21 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. You've Benchmarked Your Building - What's Next? San Jose Friday, August 5 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. California Solar Initiative (CSI) Photovoltaic Program Workshop San Francisco PG&E refers to Pacific Gas and Electric, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation. 2011 Pacific Gas and Electric. All rights reserved. These offerings are funded by California utility customers and administered by PG&E under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission. PG&E prints its materials with soy based inks on recycled paper. June 2011 CMM-0611-0956