The University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Laboratory for Advanced Visualization & Applications; Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc., and Maui Electric Company, Limited, collectively called “HECO”

$225,076

Hawaii will use existing high resolution imagery and large-scale simulation data as a visualization tool that will help stakeholders understand the policy choices needed to move to a 100% renewable energy (RE) system. Data visualization tools are high-speed networks of high performance computers that connect data sets to provide clarity to complex problems. The project will create a platform to analyze and make informed decisions around a coordinated vision that includes environmental, reliability, resiliency, and economic goals.

The successful completion of this project will increase the likelihood of Hawaii’s achieving its goal of generating 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2045, which would result in incremental renewable energy of:

• 2020: 606 GWh
• 2030: 1,501 GWh
• 2040: 4,188 GWh
• 2045: 6,875 GWh

GDS Associates Inc.; Minnesota Center for Energy and Environment

$220,240

Minnesota will address supply side efficiency opportunities in the electric generation sector – specifically Electric Utility Infrastructure (EUI) measures, including transmission efficiency and voltage regulation, which may have significant potential for energy savings and emission reductions.

Potential Impacts:

• Increased EUI efficiency through decreasing conversion losses, improving plant operations and mitigating transmission and distribution losses throughout Minnesota’s electric grid.

New Mexico Public Regulations Commission; New Mexico Environment Department; New Mexico Oil and Gas Association; and a number of other public and private organizations 

$300,000

New Mexico will create a Roadmap to build synergies and connections between economic development and energy assurance/resilience planning efforts. DOE funding would enable New Mexico to build on the 2015 Energy Policy and Implementation Plan efforts to develop a sustainable, state-wide energy strategy to include all of New Mexico’s energy resource opportunities.

Potential Impacts:

• Potential improvements to capture vented or flared methane could lead to emissions reductions of 5-7 million tons of vented and flared methane on Bureau of Land Management land
• The Energy Roadmap will inform and guide New Mexico’s development of a state climate policy
• The state will move toward a sustainable, environmentally friendly and resilient energy future.

Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance; Northwest Energy Efficiency Council

$300,000

Alabama will establish a statewide Building Operator Certification (BOC®) program to serve local government facility staff and K-12 school systems. The project builds on existing efforts to create a more skilled and knowledgeable building technician workforce by implementing the BOC® training program, providing a suite of technical assistance resources to local governments and developing a stakeholder engagement process to ensure sustainability and growth of the program. 

Project Impact/Goal:

• Training and certifying 80 building operators who will address energy efficiency in at least 50 facilities encompassing approximately 3.6 million square feet of building space
• 1.26 million kilowatt-hour (kWh) annual electricity savings and 2,664,000 one million British thermal units (MMBtu) annual natural gas savings
• $159,755 estimated annual energy cost savings and 3,800 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) reduction.

Ouachita Electric Cooperative Corporation; EEtility 

$297,447

Arkansas will develop a scalable, sustainable energy efficiency program that reaches residential rural electric cooperative customers without placing cost burdens on non-participating customers. Arkansas will hire, train and deploy ‘program coordinators’ representing electric cooperatives that offer existing energy efficiency financing programs such as an on-bill tariff or on-bill financing. Coordinators will educate and enroll co-op members, resulting in deep energy efficiency retrofits in their homes or rental properties, thus increasing the energy savings for co-op members.

Project Impact/Goal:

• Energy efficiency measures provided to 800 Arkansas homes that could lead to expected GHG emissions reductions between 772-965 metric tons of CO2 in Year 2 and between 1544-1930 metrics tons of CO2 in Year 3.

Coalition for Green Capital; National Association of State Energy Officials

$450,000

Colorado and partner, Missouri, will establish Green Banks in both states through a multi-state effort.  The project will facilitate and provide community access to energy efficiency financing and high-quality technical assistance in addition to building demand, and significantly scale up private investment for clean energy projects in each partner state.

Project Impact/Goal:

• Private-to-public capital leverage ratios of between 5:1 and 10:1

$743,998

Connecticut will pilot studies in the commercial and residential sectors to determine how M&V 2.0 compares to traditional evaluation, measurement and verification (EM&V) with regard to savings certainty and payback. Connecticut will demonstrate how and to what extent EM&V practices can be streamlined and made more cost effective, thereby identifying ways energy efficiency program implementation can be improved.  

Potential Impact/Goal:

• Successful piloting of M&V 2.0 tools and results that compare automated vs. traditional approach to EM&V
• Broader scale adoption and use of M&V 2.0 based on pilot results
• Leveraging of other state funding to support the project, with increased use of M&V 2.0 to support EM&V including use of automated M&V software protocols
• State use of DOE’s Uniform Methods Project and standardized EM&V Methods reporting.

Harcourt Brown & Carey; University of Illinois at Chicago’s Energy Resources Center

$239,444

Illinois will develop a sustainable finance program to serve as a model for cash-constrained states through leveraging private sector investment, to transform the Illinois energy efficiency market for public facilities. This project will build on work started in 2015 to fully develop a private sector finance program for state facilities with a tailored marketing and technical assistance approach.

Project Impact/Goal:

• $5-10 million private investment leveraged, 15,000-31,000 MWh first year savings = 1.2-2.4% reduction in total state facility energy consumption in one year.

Island Institute

$232,351

Maine will expand access to and participation in clean energy finance programs in rural communities throughout Maine and the U.S. by developing an innovative “bridging model” that uses consumer purchasing groups to make bulk purchases to reduce the costs of energy efficiency equipment and measures.

Project Impact/Goal:

• Replication of four bridging models: two rural communities in Maine, one in Alaska, and one in New Hampshire
• Annual avoided greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 2,900 metric tonnes of CO2e
• Annual energy savings of 5,400 MMBtu

League of Nebraska Municipalities; Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance; NE Association of County Officials; NE Community Energy Alliance; Nebraskans for Solar; NE Dept. of Education; NE Green Schools Program; NE Dept. of Administrative Services, NE Public Power District; University of NE-Lincoln 

$300,000

Nebraska will develop a comprehensive energy performance benchmarking and disclosure policy for state (mandatory) / local (voluntary) governmental buildings in Nebraska by 2020. A workforce development component makes this an innovative approach to benchmarking.  State and local employees will be given access to Building Operator Certification (BOC®) training, university students will collect and analyzing performance data, and a curriculum will be developed for use in high school classrooms.

Project Impact/Goal:

• Benchmarking of all state buildings using Energy Star Portfolio Manager and a disclosure policy that requires an annual review.
• Workforce development for an expanded number of employees across local government and universities through an educational component.

MN Dept. of Commerce; MD Energy Administration; DC Department of Energy and Environment

$423,067

New York and partners will advance and further develop the “Utility Energy Registry,” an online platform that provides public access to community-scale utility energy demographics to drive community level clean energy planning.  The project will leverage New York’s existing work with investor-owned utilities to collect aggregated community-level energy data, resulting in a web-based platform that can transfer this type of data nationally to municipalities and other interested entities.

Project Impact/Goal:

• A replicable and nationally scalable model to enhance the ability of local communities around the country to save energy by enabling them to design policy and track progress towards goals with measureable, independent data.

National Association of State Energy Officials; Earth Advantage; Energy Futures Group; Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

$543,377

Rhode Island and partners will reduce confusion for homebuyers and increase the adoption of energy labeling in the residential real estate market by aligning Home Energy Rating System (HERS) and Home Energy Scores (HES) so that the data and scores are comparable and translatable.  This project builds off prior year SEP  awards in Arkansas and Alabama to establish a voluntary statewide home energy scoring system for residential properties and to increase residential benchmarking in Vermont and New Hampshire using the DOE HES tool.  This project also builds off New York’s National Labeling group, which is working to harmonize scores for multifamily and commercial buildings. Coinciding with this effort are activities that will create model home energy disclosure and rating policies for other states to replicate.

Project Impact/Goal: (as a result of streamlined labeling):

• Adding 82,248 additional HERS ratings from 2018-2022 could potentially save 404,088 MMBtus.
• Adding 574,923 HES scores from 2018-2022 could potentially save 3,574,613 in MMBtus.
• Potential to save 3,978,701 MMBtus over a 5-year period.

Northern Virginia Regional Commission; Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments; Arlington County, VA; Anna Arundel County, MD

Virginia and partners will develop and promote region-wide best practices to streamline commercial PACE features across the region to create a significantly larger PACE market, while building momentum in the three states through a coordinated outreach and education effort. 

Project Impact/Goal:

• 160 commercial energy efficiency projects funded, resulting in: 63,000 MWh, 14.4MW, 1,890,000 therms, 414,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions avoided
• 769 jobs created

$75,000

Florida will map the energy landscape at water and wastewater treatment facilities to provide the state with the quality and quantity of data needed to develop and implement successful energy saving programs for this sector. The development of energy saving programs and policies for wastewater treatment facilities represent a new area of SEP formula work for Florida.

Project Impact/Goal:

• There are 5,200+ water facilities and 3,700 wastewater facilities in Florida, of which 2,000 are classified as domestic wastewater facilities. The primary goal of this project is to establish a baseline on energy efficiency and renewable energy measures at these facilities to develop a roadmap for future State-funded projects.

Montana will expand its SMART Schools program by adding a leadership module to the Energy Efficiency Challenge component of SMART Schools.

Project Impact/Goal:

• Six to eight schools will receive professional energy efficiency technical assistance in the form of training, energy audits, and energy conservation measure implementation. Resource efficiency potential and implemented savings will be documented and used as a tool for development of a finance program similar to Montana’s State Buildings Energy Conservation Program and Alternative Energy Revolving Loan Program.

Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, WV University; Industrial Assessment Center, Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, WV University 

$75,000

West Virginia will improve the competitiveness of energy intensive industrial facilities by developing a suite of technical assistance services designed to enable the implementation of energy reduction strategies and techniques.

Project Impact/Goal:

• Participants from 150 facilities will be trained through hands-on training workshops. The knowledge and training obtained through participation in the workshops is expected to reduce energy consumption by 10% translating to 132,400 MWh per year and 1 Million MMBtu per year.

The Maine Energy Planning Roadmap project will establish a stakeholder-driven strategy to meet the objectives set forth in the 2015 GEO Comprehensive Energy Plan.

Maine Governor’s Energy Office; Massachusetts Clean Energy Center; Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources; Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources; Clean Energy States Alliance

$592,683

New York and its partners will explore the potential for mutual action to develop offshore wind at the scale necessary to reduce costs and establish a regional supply chain. A final product of the project will be a detailed Regional Roadmap for the increased adoption of local and regional offshore wind policies and projects. 

NASEO; APX Inc.; GA Finance Authority; MI Economic Development Office; MN Pollution Control Agency; OR Department of Energy; PA Department of Environmental Protection; TN Department of Environment & Conservation; The Climate Registry

$800,000

Tennessee and its partners will develop a roadmap with potential pathways for voluntary adoption and implementation of a national energy efficiency registry. States will benefit from the roadmapping and registry exercise, as it will support multi-agency intra- and inter-state dialogue related to broader state energy and environmental planning and policy. 

Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy; Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance; Virginia Energy Efficiency Council; Clean Energy Solutions

$300,000

Virginia will establish a public-private collaboration on energy efficiency in order to meet the Governor’s energy savings goal of 10% by 2020. The state will lead an effort to engage stakeholders, develop actionable recommendations, and a roadmap for markedly expanding energy efficiency as a resource in its portfolio.

$299,330

Alaska aims to reach underserved communities in rural areas of the state to undertake small-size energy efficiency projects. An Energy Efficiency Technical Assistance Center will be established that, among other services, will provide access to pre-qualified Small Project Energy Efficiency Developers that will provide audits and project development opportunities.

University of Minnesota; LHB (architecture, engineering and planning firm); Great Plains Institute

$299,353

Minnesota’s Next Generation Energy Act calls for cutting the state’s greenhouse gas emissions to 30% below 2005 base levels by 2025, and 80% by 2050. The Twin Cities Regional Climate Collaborative Project will provide energy planning resources to local governments within the Twin Cities metropolitan region. The final result of this project will be energy planning tools that local governments and other key stakeholders can use to support significant progress toward Minnesota’s sustainability, energy transition and greenhouse gas reduction goals. 

VT Energy Investment Corporation; Ameren MO; Empire District Electric; Kansas City Power & Light; Laclede Gas Company; MO American Water Company; MO Energy Initiative; MO Public Service Commission; MO Dept. of Natural Resources; MO Office of Public Counsel; NRDC of Chicago; Renew MO; Sierra Club; Summit Natural Gas

$268,232

Missouri will facilitate coordinated program planning across all MO utilities by developing a statewide Technical Reference Manual and a vision for Evaluation, Measurement and Verification (EM&V) 2.0. The state estimates this resource could stimulate an additional 20% participate rate in efficiency offerings.

University of Nebraska; Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality

$273,330

Nebraska will benchmark energy usage data from 60 to 100 municipal wastewater plants in the State; at least 24 of the lowest performing plants will be offered technical and financial assistance to achieve savings of 20% or better. NE’s Dollar and Energy Saving Loan program will be expanded by adding $5 million dollars to the existing pool to offer 1% loans to municipalities undertaking technical assessments and implementing retrofits in their plants to reduce energy usage or minimize waste. 

Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Eversource Energy); Granite State Electric and Energy North Natural Gas; Liberty Utilities; New Hampshire Electric Cooperative Inc.; Unitil

$300,000

The “Leading New Hampshire Wastewater Treatment Facilities Energy Efficiency” project aims to reduce electric energy use at New Hampshire’s 74 municipally-owned facilities through education, information sharing, comprehensive energy audits, and direct technical assistance. Focused educational workshops, facility-specific energy use data, and one-on-one technical assistance will be used to break down the time and knowledge barriers that currently limit implementation of energy efficiency measures by wastewater treatment facilities.

City of Espanola;, City of Mora; City of Taos; City of Tucumcari; City of Ruidoso

$300,000

New Mexico will leverage this funding to support five low-income communities in advancing energy management of their wastewater treatment facilities by creating energy teams, assessing energy consumption and energy savings opportunities, developing and implementing renewable energy and energy conservation plans, measuring progress and sharing lessons learned statewide. Energy Audits will occur at each facility and recommendations will be implemented to achieve a goal of 20% or more in energy savings.

TN Department of Environment & Conservation; AL Department of Economic and Community Affairs – Energy Division; AL Department of Environmental Management; University of Memphis (TN); EPA-Region 4;City of Atlanta; Georgia

$469,947

Tennessee and Alabama will advance the adoption of energy efficiency improvements in the wastewater and water treatment utility sectors – along with other underserved sectors – in at least 24 local governments in Alabama and Tennessee through onsite energy assessments and energy management implementation support. In addition to serving wastewater treatment facilities, TN will broaden the scope to include outdoor lighting projects, community centers and libraries. Alabama will focus solely on wastewater treatment facilities. The proposal includes plans to provide follow-up technical assistance to participants to help identify and procure sources of financing for energy and/or renewable energy improvements. 

The States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island; NEEP; MA Department of Energy Resources; Efficiency Vermont; Energy Futures Group; VT Public Service Department; VT Energy Investment Corporation;  NASEO

$786,103

Vermont and 6 partner states will develop a Home Energy Labeling Information Exchange (HELIX) database so realtors (and new home buyers) can access Home Energy Score - a tool that allows homeowners to compare the energy performance of their homes to others nationwide - data in the Multiple Listing Services. The project builds upon recent efforts to “Green the MLS” that have created standard fields in the Multiple Listing Service data structure for energy efficiency data. This project takes the next step by developing a path to transmit the Home Energy Score data from efficiency programs to Multiple Listing Services. 

California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Western Interstate Energy Board, Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body, Western States Air Resources Council

$500,000

Idaho, California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington will partner to expand planning and coordination among western states and provinces in the Western interconnection to address emerging and potentially transformational challenges to the electric power system. The goal is to promote western electric power system reliability during a transition of increasing renewable energy, additional coal plant retirements, new environmental goals, increased reliance on natural gas and expanding distributed generation.

Illinois Commerce Commission, Illinois Power Agency, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, National Association of State Energy Officials, Robert W. Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation, Energy Resources Center

$300,000

The project will utilize the resources of primary regulatory agencies, intensive stakeholder engagement, and advanced modeling to identify and coordinate the implementation of policy options that position energy efficiency and renewable energy as primary options for achieving environmental goals, economic development, system reliability, and cost stability.

Michigan Public Service Commission, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Public Sector Consultants

$255,630

Michigan will work with its partners to develop a regulatory framework that aligns utility business interests and customer behavior with new clean energy goals and targets. Michigan will develop a clear definition of future clean energy goals; align state and federal policies with regulatory framework and utility business models; and effectively and cohesively implement goals through planning, analysis, and stakeholder engagement, a critical component of the two-year project.

Minnesota Legislative Energy Commission, Rocky Mountain Institute, Energy Systems Consulting

$300,000

Minnesota will work with partners to establish a baseline of the current energy landscape, develop near and long-term goals, and create an Energy Future Framework with an action-oriented strategy and timeline to protect the environment and create jobs. Using a comprehensive stakeholder engagement process, the goal of the project is to determine how quickly Minnesota can transition to a clean energy system while maintaining affordability and reliability.

North Carolina Energy Office, Advanced Energy, E4 Carolinas, UNC Charlotte’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center

$425,000

South Carolina, North Carolina and partners will focus on convening state agencies, the electric power sector, natural gas providers and stakeholders to develop a strategy for solving energy issues and planning for the energy future. The states will develop state-specific energy roadmaps that focus on collaboration to improve the electric and natural gas sectors.

Alagasco, PowerSouth, Redstone Energy Group, Manufacture Alabama, Alabama Municipal Electric Authority, Alabama Industrial Energy Consumers

This project will develop and implement a strong education and outreach plan, streamline permitting processes for industries, engage partners to investigate the implementation of combined heat and power (CHP) as an emergency energy assurance resource, and develop an updated action plan to advance industrial energy efficiency in the state.

This project will establish a working group to develop strategies for lowering "soft costs" associated with CHP. This includes reviewing potential opportunities to streamline the permitting process with a resulting "Resource Guide" to roadmap future projects. Workshops/webinars will be conducted and stakeholder feedback opportunities will be developed.

The Kentucky Department for Energy Development and Independence, working with its partners, will foster the growing interest in CHP by developing and implementing an action plan that includes strategies that address the policy, regulatory, and market barriers that deter CHP in an effort to develop model CHP projects and ultimately increase the efficient use of energy resources.

This project will plan, coordinate, and execute a stakeholder engagement process that results in an action plan to guide policy makers, utilities, industries, and trade allies to reform the CHP regulatory framework and achieve market transformation in Minnesota.

Pacific NW CHP TAP, Northwest Food Processors, Oregon Forest Industries Council, Energy Trust of Oregon, OR PUC, Northwest Natural Gas

This project, a regional collaboration with the State of Washington, will build on existing CHP market assessments of the opportunities for and barriers to distributed generation; develop a dialog to address these barriers; engage stakeholders to develop sector specific action plans; and leverage and enhance the existing industrial collaborative and provide access to updated market, technology, and regulatory best practices.

The State Energy Conservation Office will engage state, local, and private-sector actors to identify and address key barriers and solutions. Efforts will include working with stakeholders to identify barriers followed by the creation of a prioritized action plan to address those barriers.

This project will attempt to remove regulatory, market and utility barriers to industrial energy efficiency (IEE) and CHP, while creating a replicable and sustainable model by assembling an inclusive IEE and CHP stakeholder group to identify market and non-market barriers to deployment.

Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance

Federal Funding: $500,000

Cost Share: $125,000
Total Cost: $625,000

The Mississippi Development Authority, in partnership with the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance, seeks to maximize utility and other demand side management potential by providing critical resources to support the establishment of a statewide energy savings goal of at least one percent through utility energy efficiency programs and other programs.

This project is an innovative approach to financing and implementing small and medium scale energy efficiency projects to achieve significant energy reductions across more than 3,000 state buildings through the establishment of revolving loan fund.

Division of General Services, Office of the State Engineer, Office of School Facilities, SC Clean Energy Business Alliance
Palmetto Green Schools, SC Chapter of US Green Building Council

PEER will create a marketing effort designed to make the fiscal case for retrofits and will assist State agencies with needs assessments and the procurement processes necessary to develop a performance contract or loan application.

Clean Energy Solutions, Inc., Tenn. Assoc. of Housing and Redevelopment, Knoxville Community Development Corp, TVA, Metro., Government of Nashville and Davidson County

The project will conduct educational outreach to local government and public housing authority leaders and provide technical assistance services to individual communities and housing authorities to implement energy efficiency/renewable energy projects.

WI Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, WI Energy Independent Communities, Local Governments, K-12 Schools, Energy Service Companies

The project will focus on planning for and preparing to execute a statewide municipal technical assistance program as a way to drive demand for performance contracting, and improve and deepen energy usage data collection through annual reporting of energy use baselines.

Ohio State Energy Office; NextEnergy; Nortech

The Michigan and Ohio State Energy Offices and their partners will develop asset maps, supply/value chain analysis and technology roadmaps for energy efficient building technology; develop technology roadmaps for clean energy manufacturing; and convene stakeholder, company and expert events to identify opportunities and barriers.

Federal Funding: $395,670
Cost Match: $105,500
Total Cost: $501,170

Oregon Department of Energy

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Water Infrastructure Finance Authority; U.S. Department of Agriculture; The Arizona Corporation Commission; The Arizona Water Users Association; Electric/Gas Utilities;  Rural Community Assistance Corporation; Public Service (Comverge); and Lincus, Inc.

Public Benefits Administrator; Hawaii Energy; Department of Accounting and General Services; and Department of Public Safety.

Iowa Economic Development Authority; Iowa Energy Center; Mid-American Energy; Alliant Energy; Black Hills Energy; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities; and Iowa Energy Bank.

Energy Resources Center; the Smart Energy Design Assistance Center located at the University of Illinois at Champaign; the Illinois Association of Park Districts; the Illinois Green Energy Network.

Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community; Massachusetts School Building Authority; and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

SRA International, GreenEcoSavers; West Virginia University; and the network of Maryland Home Performance with ENERGY STAR contractors

Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Energy; and the Office of Administration Division of Facilities Management Design and Construction

The Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration Bureau of Building; Grounds and Real Property Management; the Mississippi Institutes of Higher Learning Energy Council; and Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance

Sustainable Jersey; and Center for Building Knowledge at The New Jersey Institute of Technology

General Services Department; New Mexico Finance Authority; and Energy Services Coalition

$715,000

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority; New York Power Authority; and the New York State Office of General Services

$690,000

New York aggregated all energy efficiency retrofit strategies into a centrally-managed effort that will result in a 20% or greater energy efficiency improvement in the next five years.  This effort was anticipated to result in $100 million in avoided utility costs and reduce CO2 emissions by over 8 million tons. 

New York aggregated all energy efficiency retrofit strategies into a centrally-managed effort that will result in a 20% or greater energy efficiency improvement in the next five years.  This effort was anticipated to result in $100 million in avoided utility costs and reduce CO2 emissions by over 8 million tons

$700,000

Rhode Island implemented an energy efficiency improvement strategy by inventorying all state-owned and managed facilities and all municipal facilities, and by identifying energy efficiency opportunities.  The project initially focused on water supply facilities, schools, and state buildings to develop the state’s Public Energy Partnership to help state agencies and local governments attain high levels of energy savings and improved building operations.

Wisconsin Division of State Facilities

$500,000

Wisconsin evaluated and improved the program model of the Conserve Wisconsin energy efficiency retrofit program (active since 1990) to capture at least 20% by 2020) through deep whole building retrofits in state buildings. The state used a performance contracting model, benchmarked building performance and further support an energy-efficiency workforce by employing Energy Services Companies.

Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission; Public Utility District Association; Puget Sound Energy;  Northwest Energy Coalition, Washington Environmental Council; Northwest Energy Efficiency Council; Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance; Avista; and Northwest Power and Conservation Council

Washington completed a comprehensive and fully integrated analysis of the progress being made by electric utilities toward compliance with the State’s Energy Efficiency Resource Standard of 2006.

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; California Community Colleges; Local Government Commission; Orange County Cities Energy Leader Partnership; and Riverside County Partnership

DMME;  Department of General Services; Department of Planning and Budget; Secretary of Commerce and Trade; Senior Advisor on Energy; and Virginia Energy Efficiency Council

$727,792

Virginia leveraged the state’s Qualified Energy Conservation Bond allocation to reduce energy expenses 10% by 2020.  The project sought to achieve nearly $14 million in energy savings in 2013 by standardizing and streamlining processes to ensure successful execution of sustainable energy efficiency improvements.

Washington State University Energy Program Plant Operations Support Consortium; and Washington Department of Commerce.

$520,000

Washington enhanced the existing Energy Services Performance Contracting Program by implementing an energy management strategy that increased the number of energy efficiency upgrades in state-owned and leased facilities. This project benchmarked all state buildings greater than 10,000 square feet and provided direction and accountability throughout the process, from benchmarking to installation and verification of efficiency improvements.