Power Smart For Business

Power Smart
For Business
Cynthia Hyrich
Public Sector Account Officer
Manitoba Planning Conference
March 15, 2006

Outline
Power Smart For Business
Power Smart Lighting
Eligibility
Eligible products
Process
Commercial Construction & Renovation
Chiller Program
Power Smart Design Standards
Future Programs

Power Smart for Business
Program for Commercial customers designed
to:
encourage installation of energy efficient
technologies
financial incentives and technical guidance
accelerate the market acceptance of energy
efficient technologies

Power Smart Lighting
Benefits:
Energy savings (30-90% more efficient)
Improved lighting levels & quality of light
Reduced maintenance costs

Power Smart Lighting Program
Eligibility
All commercial customers
Lighting systems operated for a
minimum of 2000 hours per year
Common areas only
Both new construction and existing
buildings are eligible

Power Smart Lighting
Eligible Products
T8 electronic ballasts - standard & premium, dimmable
T8 electronic ballast - standard & premium & dimmable in
new fixture
T5 fluorescents
Compact fluorescents
LED exit signs – Renovation
Occupancy sensors
Renovation - high pressure sodium, probe start metal halide
and pulse start metal halide (new construction)
High performance luminaires

T8 Incentives
T8 standard ballast
T8 premium ballast
T8 dimmable ballast
8 foot ballast
T8 Fluorescents
T8 standard ballast in new fixture
T8 premium ballast in new fixture
T8 dimmable ballast in new fixture
T8 step dimmable ballast
T8 step dimmable ballast in new fixture
8 foot ballast in new fixture
Renovation*
$15.00
$30.00
$20.00
$35.00
$60.00
$75.00
$35.00
$50.00
$35.00
$50.00
New Construction*
$10.00
N/A
$12.00
N/A
$50.00
N/A
$30.00
N/A
$20.00
N/A
*All incentives are limited to 100% of lighting equipment cost (before labour
and taxes).

T8 New Fixture Incentives
Category
Installed in
Existing Fixture
Installed in
New Fixture
Premium ballast $20 $35
Standard ballast $15 $30
Step dimming ballast $35 $50
Dimming ballast $60 $75
8 foot ballast $35 $50
Per ballast incentives
E.g. Replace T12 2-ballast 2
fixture with T8 2-ballast 2
(premium) fixture – receive 2 x $35 = $70

UPCOMING REGULATION - FEDERAL
BALLAST RULE
T8 Fluorescent
2006 - magnetic T12 ballasts no longer available
in new fixtures
April 1, 2010 - magnetic T12 no longer available
for replacements/retrofitting existing fixtures.

Why upgrade existing
incandescent exit signs ?
These signs operate 24/7
Use up to 90% less energy than
incandescent
Less bulb replacement and maintenance
costs (with up to a 10 year product life)
Improved sign visibility

LED Exit Signs
Only NEW signs meeting CSA Standard
C860 are eligible
Renovation market - $45/sign

T5 lighting
T5 high output - suitable for high ceiling
areas – 12 ft and up
T5s can be used in lower ceiling areas
where indirect light is required

What are advantages of T5 systems?
Slimmer lamp diameter allows for smaller luminaires,
higher design flexibility, and higher optical efficiency and
flexibility.
Both T5 and T5HO lamps keep a better lumen
maintenance level than T12 and most T8 lamps
Higher light output of T5HO allows reduced number of
luminaires per project.
As lamps per luminaire decreases, light control becomes
more efficient and flexible.
They are claimed to retain 95% of light output at 8,000
burning hours (40% of rated average life).

What are disadvantages of T5?
Potential glare sources
To reduce glare, manufacturers:
Mainly design indirect and direct/indirect
luminaires.
Use parabolic louvers, diffusers, and
metal mesh filters.
Decrease the visual size or solid angle of
high luminance light sources—limit
applications (e.g., high bay).

T5 Incentives
Type of T5 Ballast
Renovation and New Construction
T5 ballast
T5 HO ballast
T5 dimmable ballast
T5 HO dimmable ballast
$45/ballast
$60/ballast
$70/ballast
$85/ballast
*T5 HO ballasts are not recommended for use in vapour-tight fixtures due to high heat build up.
*T5 HO ballasts are not recommended for use in vapour-tight fixtures due to high heat build up.

T5 vs T8
Perform a cost benefit analysis.
T5s offer a safety feature – instant start for lighting
after a power failure.
Consider product warranty
Fixtures, ballast & lamps have separate warranties
Use matching products, as components that fall under 1
manufacturer typically have a more extensive warranty
package.

Metal Halide and High Pressure
Sodium
Useful for replacing mercury vapour and
incandescent outdoor lighting
HPS is not eligible for new construction incentives

Metal Halide
All metal halide lighting must be TOTALLY
enclosed
Probe-start is not eligible for new
construction incentives

High Pressure Sodium
Installation Renovation New Construction
Interior $500/kW* $500/kW*
Exterior $500/kW* -
* or 100% of lighting equipment cost, whichever is less

Pulse Start Metal Halide
Renovation - all installations
$500/kW saved*
* or 100% of lighting equipment cost, whichever is less
All metal halide fixtures must be totally
enclosed

Pulse Start Metal Halide
New Construction - per unit incentive*
Lamp Wattage Incentive
150 $26.00
175 $43.00
200 $36.00
250 $47.50
320 $30.50
350 $48.00
400 $59.50
750 $60.00
1000 $60.00
* or 100% of lighting equipment cost, whichever is less
* All metal halide fixtures must be totally enclosed

Compact Fluorescent
Compared to incandescent
Up to 75% more efficient
Lasts about 10 times longer
Hard-wired and screw-in bases available
Replaces incandescents in lobbies, storage
rooms, hallways
Need a minimum of 3 hours per start or life
will be reduced significantly
Use caution in outdoor use

Compact Fluorescent
Hard-wired version is best
Permanent change
Higher incentives offered - $50/fixture –
renovation
Screw-in version
Replacement lamps also qualify – renovation
$10/reflectorized lamp & $5/non-reflectorized lamp

Participation Process
Determine lighting requirements
Use Eligible Product Listing to determine eligibility
and select an approved product - on-line version is
best.
Products not on the list require product sample and spec sheet
be provided to Manitoba Hydro for testing. The T
project CANNOT
begin until the products are approved
In tender document, state that product selected
must be from Manitoba Hydro’s s Power Smart
approved eligible product list

Key Process Points
Must submit application & receive pre-approval PRIOR to
work starting
Electrical permits MUST be taken out for ALL installations
Certificate of Approval required
After lighting is installed & operational, submit
documentation:
Completion Form
Invoices

Commercial Construction & Renovation
Program
Financial assistance and technical guidance
to install the most up-to
to-date energy
efficient technologies in commercial new
construction and renovation projects.

Benefits of Commercial Construction
Program
Lower your operating costs
Improve your work environment
Increase the life of your building
Improve the marketability of your building
Show leadership in environmental
sustainability

COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION &
Incentives:
RENOVATION PROGRAM
Prescriptive Measures
Energy efficient window systems*
Improved air barrier*
Higher efficiency rooftop and split system AC
Parking lot controllers
Chillers
Custom measures – require feasibility study
* applies to electrically heated buildings

Program Eligiblity
Commercial Customers of Manitoba Hydro
billed on G.S rates
small, medium & large
New Construction
Renovation
Buildings heated with natural gas, propane, oil,
coal or served by Hydro’s s Dual Fuel Rate are not
eligible for envelope related incentives.

Program Eligibility
Buildings heated by Geothermal systems
will be eligible for a reduced incentive:
Divide by the C.O.P. of the heat pump
Acceptable C.O.P.’s s of between 2.5 to 3

Energy Efficient Window Systems
Incentives are calculated on net overall U-value U
of
windows
Windows with U values of 2.1 or less are eligible
for incentives. The more efficient, the lower the U
value and higher the incentive.
Example:
Purchase 10 sq. m. of window with net overall U-value U
of
1.30
Incentive = (base U-value U
of 3.00 – 1.30) x 10 x $40 =
$680.

Energy Efficient Window Systems
Certification Requirements:
U - value determined in accordance with:
CSA A440.2 "Energy Performance Evaluation of
Windows and Sliding Glass Doors“
NFRC 100 Procedure for Determining Fenestration
Product U-factors U
(U.S. standard)
Overall U-values U
must be computer simulated
and certified by an independent organization

Improved Air Barrier Systems
(Frame Construction)
Increases building comfort
Spun Polyolefin Sheeting/ Double Drywall or Fully
Supported Polyethylene System
$5/m2 of net wall area (gross wall area – net window &
door area (incl. frame)
Example for 8,000ft 2 building, with net wall area of 3,690
ft 2 :
annual savings of $767
Payback --- 1.3 years

Air Conditioning
Rooftop and Split System where cooling loads will be higher
than residential
Units larger than 3 tons (36MBH) and smaller than 20 tons
capacity
Incentives based on EER and SEER ratings and size of unit.
ARI Certified ratings are required.
Simple paybacks (after incentive) ranging from 0.7 to 5
years.
Cost vs. Efficiency

Parking Lot Controllers
Plug power is controlled either from a central panel
or by circuitry built inside the receptacle.
Energy costs cut by 50% - 75%
Temperature sensitive
$25/circuit
Paybacks of 1-81
8 years

Custom Incentive Program
Distinctive needs of Commercial buildings
Almost ANYTHING that saves energy or demand
Variable Speed Drives
Pumps
Fans
Refrigeration
Automatic Controls
Geothermal heat pump systems
Requires that a feasibility study be undertaken

Custom Incentive Program
Measures not eligible:
Fuel switching from electricity to other fuel
sources
Measures saving the customer demand but do
not result in energy or demand savings for
Manitoba Hydro
Measures eligible for incentives under the
Commercial Construction or Lighting Programs
Unproven measures for which it is difficult to
predict savings.

Engineering Feasibility Studies -
Custom Incentive
Up to 50% of first $5,000
Up to 25% of remaining study costs
Maximum of $10,000
Also limited to 20% of the potential custom
incentive estimated in the Engineering proposal
Projects must get pre-approval
BEFORE work is
started
Return study with Custom Application

Custom Incentive Program
The maximum incentive payable is the sum
of the following 3 components:
1. $135/kW of Hydro’s s winter peak reduction
2. $50/kW of Hydro’s s summer peak reduction
3. $0.04/kWh saved in first year
Limited by the amount necessary to reduce
the customer’s s simple payback to 1.5 years
considering all benefits

Application Process
Submit application & receive pre-approval
for feasibility study and/or prescriptive and
custom application.
After custom measures are installed &
operational, submit documentation:
Completion Form
Invoices

Chiller Program
Chillers consume very large amounts of
electricity
Environmental legislation will require many
chillers to be replaced over the next 5 years
Water Cooled Chillers
Incentives cover up to 100% of incremental
cost
$600/ kW/ton

Power Smart Design Standards
Assist owners and design consultants develop
building designs that qualify commercial buildings
for designation as Power Smart
Based on federal government’s s CBIP program
Performance or Prescriptive option

BENEFITS OF POWER SMART
DESIGN STANDARDS
o
Uses 25% less energy than a building
designed to meet MNECB
o
Long term energy and operating cost savings
o
Improved comfort
o
Environmental leadership
o
Recognition

Future Programs Under Investigation?
Gas Demand Side Management
Gas heating equipment
Building envelope in gas heated homes
Commercial Building Optimization
Getting the most out of the equipment
Insulation Programs
Refrigeration

Future Programs - When
Under development
Require approval by Executive
Watch for spring/summer launch

Other sources of funding & information
Federal Government Programs
CBIP – new construction
EnerGuide for Existing Buildings
- http:/oee.nrcan.gc.ca
Green Municipal Fund Energy RFP -- NEW funding
GMF provides low interest rate loans and grants.
contact energy.rfp@fcm.ca or Simona Birea at (613) 241-
5221, ext. 238.
http://www.sustainablecommunities.ca/GMF/energy_sect
or_funding_opportunity.asp
Community Places

MANITOBA HYDRO WEBSITE FOR
PROGRAM INFORMATION &
APPROVED POWER SMART
LIGHTING PRODUCTS
www.hydro.mb.ca

Questions?