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Burbank Water and Burbank Water and Power’s Efficiency & Power’s Efficiency &

Conservation Conservation ProgramsPrograms

A Presentation to the California A Presentation to the California Public Utilities Commission & Public Utilities Commission &

the Low-Income Oversight the Low-Income Oversight Board by Jeanette Meyer, Board by Jeanette Meyer,

BWP Marketing ManagerBWP Marketing ManagerJanuary 17, 2007January 17, 2007

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Beautiful Downtown Beautiful Downtown BurbankBurbank

• 45,000 households & 6,000 45,000 households & 6,000 businessesbusinesses

• BWP serves customers with water & BWP serves customers with water & powerpower

• Competitive rates, extremely high Competitive rates, extremely high reliabilityreliability

• Emphasis on resource saving Emphasis on resource saving programsprograms

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Water Saving ProgramsWater Saving Programs

• High Efficiency Toilet & Clothes High Efficiency Toilet & Clothes Washer rebates; CII rebatesWasher rebates; CII rebates

• Landscaping classes: Protector del Landscaping classes: Protector del Agua and Native NightsAgua and Native Nights

• Weather-Based Irrigation ControllersWeather-Based Irrigation Controllers

• Free water saving devicesFree water saving devices

• Water festival in MayWater festival in May

• Drip Irrigation KitsDrip Irrigation Kits

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Drip KitsDrip Kits

• Landscaping consumes 60% of Landscaping consumes 60% of household water usehousehold water use

• Awarded Bureau of Reclamation grantAwarded Bureau of Reclamation grant

• Rolled out program February 2006Rolled out program February 2006

• 512 attendees, 436 kits distributed512 attendees, 436 kits distributed

• Annual water savings: 1,105,200 Annual water savings: 1,105,200 gallonsgallons

• Very staff intensive programVery staff intensive program

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Energy Saving Programs: Energy Saving Programs: ResidentialResidential

• Energy Star appliance rebatesEnergy Star appliance rebates• Shade treesShade trees• Home Energy AnalyzerHome Energy Analyzer• Torchiere ExchangeTorchiere Exchange• Solar RebatesSolar Rebates• Low-income refrigerator exchangeLow-income refrigerator exchange• Round-up programRound-up program• Multi-family home energy upgradesMulti-family home energy upgrades

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Energy Saving Programs: Energy Saving Programs: BusinessBusiness

• Rebates for high-efficiency Rebates for high-efficiency installationsinstallations

• Audit/Install programAudit/Install program

• Shade treesShade trees

• Wet Cleaning programWet Cleaning program

• Solar rebatesSolar rebates

• LEEDS incentivesLEEDS incentives

• Efficiency seminarsEfficiency seminars

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Energy Saving Programs: Energy Saving Programs: SchoolsSchools

• Resource Conservation ManagerResource Conservation Manager

• LivingWiseLivingWise

• Shared Teacher ResourceShared Teacher Resource

• Solar Cup Solar Cup

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What to Offer and What to Offer and FundingFunding

• Monthly meetings with counterpartsMonthly meetings with counterparts

• SoCal-wide effort to ID cost-effective SoCal-wide effort to ID cost-effective program optionsprogram options

• Water programs funded by MWD, Water programs funded by MWD, BWPBWP

• Electric programs funded by PBCElectric programs funded by PBC