HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - November 3, 1999 E-12AGENDA TITLE: Public Benefits Program — Demand-side Management Project — Lodi Residential Air
Duct Testing & Attic Insulation Rebate ($175,000)
MEETING DATE: November 3, 1999
PREPARED BY: Electric Utility Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council approve the Lodi Residential Air Duct Testing &
Attic Insulation Rebate, a demand-side management component of
the City of Lodi Public Benefits Program, for a total of $175,000.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: This project is the fourth in a series of projects specifically tailored for
Lodi residential electric customers. The Lodi Residential Air Duct
Testing & Attic Insulation Rebate project is designed in such a way
that residential customers may receive cash rebates of up to $600
per service address.
By strengthening existing duct work, and/or enhancing the amount of attic insulation in their home,
residential customers can reduce their annual heating and cooling costs by a minimum of 15 percent. To
participate in the program, residential customers must first consent to a free air/ventilation duct leakage
test, as well as a post -inspection. The cost per home for both services is approximately $100, and will be
funded from the Public Benefits Program. This test will address the homed duct work and attic insulation.
If it is determined that the home is in need of duct repair and/or increased attic insulation the residential
customer would then qualify for the following rebates:
a) duct repair rebate: up to $250;
b) attic insulation rebate: up to $250.
Other specifics or guidelines of the project include:
• Rebate is only for City of Lodi electric utility customers;
• Rebates are available from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000;
• Rebates are good for single-family dwellings only (duplexes are acceptable; one per customer service
address); and
• Electric Utility staff will be responsible for providing rebates to residential customers.
To date, the City of Lodi Electric Utility has established three other energy efficiency (demand-side
management) projects for residential customers:
• Lodi Energy Survey Program;
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APPROVED'
H. Dixon Flynn - City anager
Lodi Residential Energy Efficient Refrigerator Rebate Program; and,
Lodi Residential Cool(ing) Cash HVAC Retrofit Rebate Program.
These projects, as well as those designed for commercial and industrial customers, are all part of the City
of Lodi's Public Benefits Program. This state -mandated effort has four main components: 1) renewables,
2) assistance for low-income customers, 3) demand-side management, and 4) energy research &
development.
The City of Lodi Electric Utility respectfully recommends approval of this funding request as a qualifying
component of the City of Lodi's Public Benefits Program.
FUNDING: 164604 — Public Benefits Program Fund — (Category: Demand-side Management)
FUNDING AVAILABLE:
Vicky McAthie, Finance Director
Alan N. Vallow
Electric Utility Director
PREPARED BY: Sondra Huff, Sr. Electric Utility Rate Analyst and
Rob Lechner, Manager of Customer Programs
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C: City Attorney
APPROVED:
H. Dixon Flynn - City Manager
RESOLUTION NO. 99-174
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC BENEFITS
PROGRAM GRANT TO FUND PROJECTS SPECIFICALLY
DESIGNED FOR THE RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC CUSTOMER
(LODI RESIDENTIAL AIR DUCT TESTING & ATTIC INSULATION
REBATE)
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WHEREAS, the State has mandated that beginning January 1, 1998, the City of Lodi is
obligated to fund various programs through a Public Benefits Charge (PBC) based on a historical
electric revenue requirement; and
WHEREAS, the requirement amounts to approximately $1M per year that must be
dedicated to qualifying programs such as energy efficiency. A further stipulation is that these
efforts must be done on the customer's side of the meter in order to qualify; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi's Public Benefits Program is comprised of four segments or
customer groups: commercial/industrial, residential, community/non-profit, and municipal; and
WHEREAS, this project is the fourth in a series of projects specifically designed for Lodi
residential electric customers. The Lodi Residential Air Duct Testing & Attic Insulation Rebate
Project will provide up to a $250 rebate for duct repair, and up to a $250 rebate for attic
insulation (not to exceed $600 per service address) when a customer chooses to strengthen
existing duct work, and/or enhance the amount of attic insulation in their home, thus, reducing
annual heating and cooling costs by a minimum of 15%.
WHEREAS, other specifics or guidelines of the project include:
• Rebate is only for City of Lodi electric utility customers;
• Rebates are available from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000;
• Rebates are good for single-family dwellings only (duplexes are acceptable; one
per customer service address); and
• Electric Utility staff will be responsible for providing rebates to residential
customers.
To date, the City of Lodi Electric Utility has established three other energy efficiency
(demand-side management) projects for residential customers:
• Lodi Energy Survey Program;
• Lodi Residential Energy Efficient Refrigerator Rebate Program', and
• Lodi Residential Cool(ing) Cash HVAC Retrofit Rebate Program.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lodi City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to
provide a Public Benefits Program grant in the amount of $175,000 to fund the Lodi Residential
Air Duct Testing & Attic Insulation Rebate Project, specifically designed for Lodi residential
electric customers.
Dated: November 3, 1999
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 99-174 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City
Council in a regular meeting held November 3, 1999 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Mann, Nakanishi and Land (Mayor)
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Pennino
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