SummerSummer Energy Saving Energy Saving Workshop Workshop 20092009

Lower Bills – Save Energy

Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline

• Introductions

• Overview of Power Smart Pricing

• Tips to help you save energy and money

• Discussion

CNT EnergyCNT Energy

Non-profit organization dedicated to helping consumers and communities save energy and money

– Multi-family energy efficiency retrofits

– Building performance monitoring

– Energy planning

– Real-time pricing

When are your electricity bills highest?

Did you use more energy in the summer of 2007 or 2008?

Will your bills be higher or lower in 2009?

Have you considered Power Smart Pricing?

Most pay a flat rate.

No matter when you use electricity it costs a certain amount.

With Power Smart Pricing

The price goes up and down depending on the demand for electricity.

$The price is typically low during mornings, weekends, holidays, and cooler months.

On hot summer weekday

afternoons when businesses are up and running, the price goes

up.

$

Since the beginning of the

program, Power Smart Pricing participants

have saved an average of 10%

compared to what they would have paid on the flat rate.

Is real-time pricing right for me?Is real-time pricing right for me?

It could be a good choice if :● You are interested in saving money by using energy wisely

● You are typically out of the house during high price periods or are able to make some simple adjustments in how and when you use electricity

● You want to be part of a program that helps you save money and improve the environment

It might not be your best option if :■ You are unable or prefer not to adjust your electricity usage■ You use very little electricity (less than 400 kWh or $40 per month) ■ You have very high winter electricity usage

In the summer watch your usage between 2pm and 5pm.In the summer watch your usage between 2pm and 5pm.

Pre cool your home to save moneyPre cool your home to save money

Other tips to help avoid high price timesOther tips to help avoid high price times

• Wait to wash

• Charge on the cheap

• Fire up the grill

• Feast on cold foods

• Hit the mall

$937 44%

$162 8%

$220 10%

$226 10%

$109 5%

$499 23% How do you think most

of that money is spent?• Lighting

• Air conditioning

• Refrigerator

• Heating the home

• Water heater

• All other uses

Average Illinois household spends more than $2000 per year on energy bills (per Alliance to Save Energy)

How do you think most of that money is spent?

• Lighting

• Air conditioning

• Refrigerator

• Heating the home

• Water heater

• All other uses

Average Illinois household spends more than $2000 per year on energy bills (per Alliance to Save Energy)

$937 44%

$162 8%

$220 10%

$226 10%

$109 5%

$499 23% space heating

electric AC

lighting

water heating

refrigeration

other uses

Heating and Heating and cooling account for cooling account for 52% of annual 52% of annual energy bills.energy bills.

Take advantage of no and low cost

solutions.

8%electric

AC

44%space

heating

Heating and Heating and cooling account for cooling account for 52% of annual 52% of annual energy bills.energy bills.

8%electric

AC

44%space

heating

Much of that money is helping out this

guy.

Doors Doors (11%)(11%)

Electric Outlets Electric Outlets (2%)(2%)

Ducts Ducts (15%)(15%)

Floors, walls,Floors, walls,ceiling ceiling (31%)(31%)

Fireplace Fireplace (14%)(14%)

Plumbing Plumbing penetrations penetrations (13%)(13%)

Windows Windows (10%)(10%)

Fans/vents Fans/vents (4%)(4%)

How conditioned air is lost:How conditioned air is lost:

Tips to save on heating and coolingTips to save on heating and cooling

• Conduct a home energy audit (Do It Yourself Home Energy Audit instructions at www.energysavers.gov or consider hiring a professional, www.ilenergyraters.org)

• Maintain HVAC equipment and clean filters and vents regularly

• Adjust temperature settings

• Avoid heating/cooling unused spaces by shutting the vents and doors

• Use fan to make the room feel cooler while using less electricity than AC unit

Winter indoor temperature

Summer indoor temperature

While at home ≤ 70⁰F ≥ 78 ⁰F

When away or asleep ≤ 62⁰F ≥ 85 ⁰F

Source: www.EnergyStar.gov

• Clean coils in back of refrigerator

• Make sure refrigerator door seals are tight

• Install low flow shower heads and faucet aerators

• Wrap water heater in a insulation blanket

Tips to cut energy use of Tips to cut energy use of household applianceshousehold appliances

Recommended temperature

Refrigerator 37-40 ⁰F

Freezer 5 ⁰F

Water heater 120 ⁰F

Typical US home has 27 devices that

are always on.

(per Electric Power Research

Institute)

water heating

10%

refrigerator 5%

• Wash full loads when doing dishes and laundry

• Turn off and unplug appliances when not in use

• Consider a power strip to easily unplug several appliances at once

• Choose Energy Star and WaterSense certified products

Up to 10% of electric bill

goes to powering

appliances that are

turned off (per US Department of Energy)

Tips to cut energy use of Tips to cut energy use of household applianceshousehold appliances

other uses23%

• When sunlight is insufficient use– Task lighting– Dimmers or three way lamps – Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) or – Light emitting diodes (LEDs)

• Consider timers, photo cells or occupancy sensors

• Use solar for outdoor lights

• Shield outdoor lights

Cutting cost of lightingCutting cost of lighting

lighting10%

CFLs are 4 times more

efficient than incandescent

bulbs and last up to 10

times longer.

Incentives for EfficiencyIncentives for EfficiencyAct On Energy: www.actonenergy.com/home.aspwww.actonenergy.com/home.asp

Tax Incentives Assistance Project: www.energytaxincentives.orgwww.energytaxincentives.org

Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency:

www.dsireusa.orgwww.dsireusa.org

U.S. DOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy:

www1.eere.energy.gov/financing/www1.eere.energy.gov/financing/consumers.htmlconsumers.html

Alliance to Save Energy: http://ase.org/content/article/detail/2654http://ase.org/content/article/detail/2654

• Power Smart Pricing: www.powersmartpricing.orgwww.powersmartpricing.org

• CNT Energy: www.cnt.org/energywww.cnt.org/energy

• Energy Star: www.energystar.govwww.energystar.gov

• USDOE, Energy Savers: www.energysavers.govwww.energysavers.gov

• USDOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: www.eere.energy.govwww.eere.energy.gov

• American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy: www.aceee.orgwww.aceee.org

• Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance www.mwalliance.orgwww.mwalliance.org

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