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Antitrust/Competition Commercial Damages Environmental Litigation and Regulation Forensic Economics Intellectual Property International ArbitrationInternational Trade Product Liability Regulatory Finance and Accounting Risk Management Securities Tax Utility Regulatory Policy and Ratemaking ValuationElectric Power Financial Institutions Natural Gas Petroleum Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, and Biotechnology Telecommunications and Media Transportation

Copyright © 2011 The Brattle Group, Inc. www.brattle.com

Energy Efficiency and Utility Demand‐Side Management 

ProgramsAhmad Faruqui, Ph.D.Peter Fox‐Penner, Ph.D.

The World BankJuly 14, 2011

The views expressed in this letter are strictly those of the authors and do not necessarily state or reflect the views of The Brattle Group, Inc.

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The Pre‐DSM era (through the 1960s)

• Utilities built capacity to meet demand, relying on forecasts which were often made with a ruler and double‐log paper 

• Classic load management programs were used to preserve system reliability– These included direct load control of certain residential appliances such as water heaters and air conditioners and interruptible and curtailable rates for commercial and industrial customers

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Then came the oil shocks of the 1970s

• Conservation programs were created in a hurry to minimize the use of imported oil

• They included informational messages, public appeals, energy audits, and home weatherization programs for residential customers and fuel switching programs for larger customers

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“DSM” was born in 1983

• At a conference room in the O’Hare Hilton, Chicago, during an emergency meeting of senior managers from EEI and EPRI

• It was designed to encompass a variety of customer‐side activities including energy efficiency and load management but also including beneficial electrification 

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“Six days to Sunday”

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The first‐generation programs(Mid‐1980s to Mid‐1990s)

• These programs emphasized cash rebates and low‐interest financing to encourage customers to buy more efficient appliances and build more efficient buildings and industrial plants  

• They were designed to change the demand‐side of the electricity market in order to (a) better balance demand and supply, especially during critical times of the year, and (b) lower the customer’s energy costs

• California developed a standard practice methodology for assessing the cost‐effectiveness of DSM

• This approach was adopted rapidly in the developing world 

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Disenchantment with the “first‐generation”programs

• These programs proved to be very cumbersome and not sustainable over the long haul

• They created cross‐subsidies between participants and non‐participants and required rate increases for all customers

• Utility shareholders were often left holding the bag as revenues and earnings fell

• Both in the developed and developing world, DSM began to fall by the wayside as the industry restructured into generation, transmission and distribution companies

• Programs were redesigned to focus on less costly market transformation activities involving incentives and education for equipment manufacturers and builders and the enactment of government codes and standards

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The “second‐generation” programs 

• The power crisis in the Western U.S. in 2000/01 spurred great interest in introducing “demand response” into electricity markets, to prevent wholesale prices from rising exponentially and ruining the financial solvency of electric utilities

• Even a small amount of demand response would have helped contain the energy crisis in California– If real‐time pricing had been offered to large commercial and 

industrial customers, peak demand would have fallen by 2.5 percent, resulting in a drop of 18 percent in wholesale market prices

• The crisis spawned the “second‐generation” of DSM programs, which emphasized reductions in customer loads during critical times of low reliability or rising wholesale prices

• This crop of programs included (a) programs that involved cash payments to customers for demand and energy reductions during critical time periods (load curtailment) and (b) programs that involved variations in the price of electricity during critical time periods (dynamic pricing)

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In the “third‐generation,” now underway, the foundations of DSM rest on five pillars

• One ‐‐ Customer awareness, interest and engagement

• Two ‐‐ Technological innovation • Three ‐‐ Codes and standards for appliances, buildings and machines

• Four ‐‐ Energy price innovation• Five ‐‐ Financial incentives 

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One: In‐home displays can promote energy efficiency 

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Other informational options

• Web‐portals which require advanced metering infrastructure

• Social norming (Opower‐type bill comparisons)

• Modlets 

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Two ‐‐ New technologies continue to be developed

• SEER levels have reached 24 for central air conditioners

• Lennox is marketing a unit that comes with a PV‐array 

• CFLs are replacing incadescents and LEDS are beginning to emerge as commercially viable products in selected applications

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Three ‐‐ Efficiency standards can play a major role, as in California  

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Four ‐‐ Pricing innovation

• Rate level– Energy price subsidies are beginning to be phased out 

• Rate design– Inclining block rates are being deployed– Dynamic pricing rates are being considered for deployment wherever Smart Meters are present

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Rate level innovation

• For political reasons, energy prices are subsidized in most developing countries (and for low income customers in some developed countries)

• Subsidized energy prices make it very difficult to get customers to participate in DSM programs

• If price subsidies could be transitioned to income subsidies, progress will take place 

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The Iranians seem to be doing this well 

• Accepting the need to compensate consumers for raising prices closer to world levels, the Iranian government first proposed a monthly cash transfer aimed at poor families 

• When defining the poor proved tricky, this was dropped in favor of blanket transfers to any family that applied for them (about 90% of the families did so)  

• The government has set up a fund to administer receipts from the higher‐priced goods, demarcating 50% to go towards families, 30% to help businesses affected by price rises and 20% to meet the state’s own added costs  

• The government doled out two months’ worth of family cash transfers, amounting to some $90 per person, before ending the price subsidy

• When the first tranche of price rises hit, quadrupling the cost of some kinds of bread and shooting diesel prices up by 2,000%, there was no hue and cry among the public  

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Exiting price subsidies (concluded)

• Iranians have rapidly got used both to paying a lot more for some things and to having more money to spend as they wish 

• A family of five now pockets monthly sums close to Iran’s minimum wage, enough to pull a big proportion of the 10% of Iranians who live on less than $2 a day above that bar 

• http://www.economist.com/node/18867440

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There are several reasons for promoting energy efficiency through inclining block rates

• It is a low‐cost option– Does not require Smart Meters or incentive/rebate payments

• It improves the economics of other efficiency technologies– Increased intrinsic value of in‐home information displays

– Faster payback on rooftop solar installations

• It is customer‐friendly and can be universally deployed– Simplicity is key in generating customer response

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Four types of IBRs are shown below

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The impact will vary by rate design and methodology

Price Elasticity Approach Rate A Rate B Rate C Rate DShort run AP -0.3% -0.3% 0.0% -0.2%

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Dynamic pricing has been tested in three continents 

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Dynamic pricing comes in many flavors

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Demand response rises with price

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Technology boosts price responsiveness 

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Five ‐‐ Financial incentives play a dominant role in the United States 

• In 2009, U.S. electric utilities budgeted over $3.4 billion for energy efficiency (EE) programs (and an additional $1.1 billion for load management and demand response programs)

• Average calculated cost/kWh saved in 2008 was 3.98 cents/kWh (4.05 cents/kWh in 2009)

• Capacity market payments and other market‐based revenues contributed to the overall cost of the incentive programs but the largest funding source comes from ratepayers through either utilities or other centrally‐administered programs

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Other financing mechanisms  

• White Tags• Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)• On‐Bill Financing (OBF)• Energy Efficiency Performance Contracting (EEPC) and Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)

• Utility ownership of customer‐sited energy efficiency equipment

• Third‐party energy efficiency entities (EEU)

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Summary assessment of other mechanisms

• There is little workable market experience with White Tags– They only work if the market size is large and there is price 

transparency– White tags don’t address some of the barriers to EE deployment

• ESCOs have not lived up to their expectations– Have probably managed to pickup low hanging fruit in the 

public sector and with large C&I customers– Have not managed to support deeper, longer or more diffuse 

markets• EEU

– There seem to have been some initial success with EEUs– So far, focus on industrial and lighting, so too early to tell the 

ability to provide deep retrofits at residential level– Better at overcoming information hurdles and other transaction 

costs but do not directly address first cost barrier

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Summary assessment (concluded)

• PACE, OBF, Utility ownership are early experiments– Partially overcome important first cost hurdle– They do so at an interest rate that, given current laws regarding tax deductibility of home mortgage interest, are not typically advantageous

– General reluctance to engage in deep retrofit measures with long lives

– So far everything has been at a very small scale

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Despite past gains, EPRI predicts a large potential for cost‐effective energy efficiency 

• Energy Efficiency Potentials from EPRI Study

Source: EPRI Assessment of Achievable Potential from Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Programs in the U.S.

1.2% AAGR

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The FERC predicts that demand response can reduce peak demand by up to 20% in 2019

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Brattle has conducted an expert survey to gauge the potential of DSM 

• The survey was mailed to 198 energy experts  

• 50 experts responded (25% response rate)

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Location of Survey Respondents

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The responders spanned a range of affiliations

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Electric energy efficiency savings range from 5% to 15%, with the highest savings in the Commercial and Industrial sectors

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The options with the highest level of customer engagement are C&I motor replacement and residential lighting 

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The potential for demand response ranges from 7.5 to 15 percent

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Dynamic pricing is expected to play a significant role in the future

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Incentivizing the utilities to engage in DSM

• Provide rapid DSM cost recovery, which can become a major stumbling block

• Decouple sales from revenues, allowing fixed costs to be recovered

• Reward shareholders for engaging in a business that appears to be at counter‐purposes with the core business  

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Shareholder reward mechanisms come in three flavors

• Utilities get a share of the savings created by the EE programs (CA, CO, OK, others)

• Utilities capitalize their DSM expenditures into the rate base and earn a bonus return‐on‐equity (NV had it but has changed)

• Utilities get a share of the avoided power plant costs (Duke, accepted constrains to gain approval)

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The most popular one is shared savings 

• Net benefits (measured by the TRC test) can be measured immediately after a program year is completed and installations are validated– Regulators choose a “share” for the utility, which is 

made contingent on the achievement of energy savings and peak demand reduction goals

– The incentive can be collected in a succeeding year or spread over a longer collection period to allow for measurement and verification 

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The California example 

• Utilities get a share of net TRC test savings– 9‐12 percent depending on how close they come to 

meeting EE savings goals over 2006‐08 – If the utilities achieve 100 percent of the goals, the 

verified net benefits would be $2.7 billion– Then $2.4 billion of those net benefits will go to 

ratepayers and $323 million to utility shareholders 

• If utility portfolio performance falls below 65 percent of the savings goals, then financial penalties begin to accrue 

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Capitalization is another model

• EE expenditures are capitalized as a regulatory asset, which earns the allowed return on equity (RoE)

• The regulatory asset is amortized just like a power plant, but over a shorter period set by the regulator  

• This spreads the recovery of costs over time, but adds carrying costs

• Up to 2009, the PUC Nevada regularly approved RoE “adders” of 500 basis points on the equity portion

• However, NV has recently changed to expensing costs and allowing lost fixed revenue recovery

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The “Save‐a‐Watt” model has evolved 

• In return for doing a certain amount of EE, the utility “sells save‐a‐watts” at a price below the avoided costs of not building power plants, 50% ‐ 75%

• No explicit cost recovery• The utility proposed full control and risk of the EE programs but has accepted significant limits to gain approval

• In exchange, Save a Watt now includes lost fixed cost recovery, with a limit of three years for impacts of the EE measures 

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DSM is morphing into iDSM, encompassing renewables and distributed generation, as conceptualized here by the Bonneville Power Administration

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International experiences 

Country Nature of demand response programs

Australia Market reform intended to incorporate LM/DR into wholesale markets

Brazil Temporary program to address shortages in hydro-dominated system, delays in construction of new generation

China Recently initiated to address very rapid growth in peak demand and rolling blackouts

Italy Leads the EU in smart metering deployment, rolling out mandatory TOU to all customers

South Korea Little past experience with LM/DR; seeking to be a leader in thesmart grid space

US (California) Comprehensive portfolio driven by state policy that prioritizes demand-side options ahead of all other resources

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The impact of demand response

Country Predominant source of LM/DR Known Impacts1

Australia Interruptible power contracts, TOU pricing 350 MW participating in ancillary services market

Brazil Power rationing program 20% reduction in total consumption2

China TOU pricing, interruptible power contracts 10,100 MW reduction (3,000 MW not from involuntary load shedding)

South Korea Reliability-triggered DR (e.g. interruptible tariffs, DLC) 2,700 MW (4.5% of peak)3

Italy TOU pricing 10% of peak (expected)4

U.S. (California) Reliability-triggered DR (e.g. interruptible tariffs, DLC) 3,300 MW (6% of peak)

Notes:(1) These are reported impacts but may exclude impacts of some LM/DR programs(2) This program was utilized in 2001-2002 but not on an ongoing basis(3) Excludes impacts of DLC and emergency programs, which were not dispatched(4) These are expected impacts based on mandatory TOU rollout

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DSM in Saudi Arabia

• Problems– Rapid peak demand growth (6% per year)– Capital‐intensive grid expansion (SR 20 to 40 billion per year)– Low resource utilization– Mandatory load curtailment / blackouts in the summer– Lost revenue when oil is sold to electric utilities at a substantial loss

• Drivers of load growth– Very hot climate– Artificially low electricity rates– Low consumer awareness of energy efficiency – Ineffective enforcement of efficiency standards

Almost all of these problems can be addressed through the systematic application of Demand‐Side Management (DSM) 

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A phased approach to DSM 

• The KSA is planning to launch five DSM programs starting next year―These programs should focus on the largest end use of energy 

(i.e., space cooling)―They should be designed to reduce energy use, peak demand 

and improve system load factor• As a second step, pilots will be initiated on other topics 

in the years to come―New pricing mechanisms (i.e., TOU, dynamic pricing)―New innovative technologies (i.e., PCTs, auto DR, water pumping, A/C retro‐commissioning)

―New information delivery mechanisms (i.e., in‐home displays, web portals)

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The DSM Plan is structured around five programs

The DSM Plan Description

EE Programs (Voluntary)

1 Efficient Cooling  Encourage and assist customers in existing facilities to improve air‐conditioning EE through incentives for replacement of a/c units

2 New Buildings Efficiency Designed to accelerate the incorporation of EE in the design, construction, and operation of new, renovated or reconstructed homes and buildings in the KSA (mainly from insulation and a/c efficiency)

LM/DR Programs (Voluntary)

3 Direct Load Control A/C compressors are remotely cycled or shut down during times of high demand in return for incentive payments to participants (commercial, government and large residential sectors)

4 Interruptible Tariffs Offer lower year‐round rate in exchange for agreeing to reduce load to pre‐specified level during a limited number of hours per year; Financial penalties for non‐compliance (commercial and industrial sectors)

5 Curtailable Load Management Customers receive a payment for each kilowatt of measured and verified demand reduction that they provide during load curtailment events (industrial sector only)

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The DSM Plan will allow the KSA to manage unsustainable trends in peak demand growth

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It will also help to reduce unsustainable growth in electricity consumption

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DSM can yield significant net benefits to Saudi society over the next decade

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Note: Shadow prices are a conservative approximation of energy prices based on near‐market price of oil used for electric generation, provided by Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals

Additional Avoided Energy Costs at Shadow Prices 

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A phased approach is recommended

• Firstly, targeted energy awareness messages will be developed, leading to changes in customer behavior– Lower your energy bills– Cleaner air is good for your health– Being “green” is good and virtuous – Make the best use of the Kingdom’s precious natural resources– Invest in the future of your children and grand children– Do better in per capita energy consumption than your neighbors 

and with countries at similar levels of economic development • Secondly, financial incentives will be used to bring about 

technological change by encouraging customers to buy efficient appliances and buildings

• Thirdly, in the long‐term, raising electricity prices to reflect actual costs would turn DSM into a sustainable activity 

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References

• Electric Power Research Institute. Assessment of Achievable Potential from Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Programs in the U.S. Palo Alto, California. January 2009.

• Faruqui, Ahmad, “The role of demand‐side management in Pakistan’s electric planning,” Energy Policy, August 1989, pp. 382‐395.

• Faruqui, Ahmad, “Pricing reform in developing countries,”Power Economics, September 2002, pp. 13‐15.

• Faruqui, Ahmad, “Inclining toward efficiency,” Public Utilities Fortnightly,  August 2008.

• Faruqui, Ahmad, Robert Earle, and Anees Azzouni, “Controlling the thirst for demand,”Middle East Economic Digest (MEED), December 2, 2005.

• Faruqui, Ahmad, Robert Earle, and Anees Azzouni, “Reforming electricity pricing in the Middle East,”Middle East Economic Survey (MEES), December 5, 2005.

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References (continued)

• Faruqui, Ahmad, Dan Harris, and Ryan Hledik, “Unlocking the €53 billion savings from smart meters in the EU: How increasing the adoption of dynamic tariffs could make or break the EU’s smart grid investment,” Energy Policy, Volume 38, Issue 10, October 2010, pp. 6222‐6231.

• Faruqui, Ahmad, Peter Fox‐Penner, and Ryan Hledik. “Smart Grid Strategy: Quantifying Benefits.” Public Utilities Fortnightly. July 2009.

• Faruqui, Ahmad, Ellen Rubinstein, Greg Wikler, and Susan Shaffer, “DSM opportunities for India: A case study,” Utilities Policy, Vol. 4, No. 4, October 1994, pp. 285‐301.

• Faruqui, Ahmad and Sanem Sergici, “Dynamic pricing of electricity in the mid‐Atlantic region: econometric results from the Baltimore gas and electric company experiment,” Journal of Regulatory Economics, Volume 40: Number 1, August 2011.

• Faruqui, Ahmad and Sanem Sergici, “Household response to dynamic pricing of electricity–a survey of 15 experiments,”Journal of Regulatory Economics (2010), 38:193‐225.

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References (concluded)

• Faruqui, Ahmad, Sanem Sergici, and Ahmed Sharif, “The impact of informational feedback on energy consumption – A survey of the experimental evidence,” Energy, Volume 35, Issue 4, Special Demand Response Issue, April 2010, pp. 1598‐1608.

• The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. A National Assessment of Demand Response Potential. June 2009.

• Fox‐Penner, Peter.  Smart Power: Climate Change, the Smart Grid and the Future of Electric Utilities. The Island Press, 2010.

• Fox‐Penner, Peter, Joe Wharton, and Bente Villadsen, “Building Sustainable Efficiency Businesses ‐ Evaluating Business Models,”Prepared for the Edison Electric Institute (EEI). August 2008.

• Fox‐Penner, Peter, “Electric Rate ‘Decoupling’ and Energy Efficiency Programs.” Presented at EEI’s 2007 Spring Legal Conference, Charleston, SC. April 2007.

• Fox‐Penner, Peter “Overview of Demand‐Side Climate‐Friendly Technologies.” Presented at The Edison Foundation Climate Change Technologies in the Power Sector Workshop, December 7, 2006.

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