Commercial Real Estate Efficiency
(CREE) Program
&
Energy Assessment Program
Presented by:
Russ Chitwood, P.E.
Nexant, Inc.
Topics
• Xcel Energy / Nexant Partnership
• Commercial Real Estate Efficiency Program
• On-site Energy Assessment Program
• Which Program is the best fit?
• Summary
Xcel Energy and Nexant
Partnership
Nexant is proud to have supported Xcel Energy for
over 15 years and is Xcel Energy’s
Energy Efficiency partner in CO.
• Nexant executes work on these programs:
– Commercial Real Estate Efficiency (CREE)
– On-Site Energy Assessments (EA)
– Energy Efficient Buildings (EEB)
– Energy Design Assistance (EDA)
– Prescriptive Inspections
– Custom M&V
CREE – What Is It?
• Commercial Real Estate Efficiency (CREE) is a
“study-based” Xcel Energy program
– Intended to incent “hard-to-reach” Xcel customers to
enact energy efficiency measures
– > 50k sf facility
– > 50% of facility is commercial office
• CREE building assessment leads owners to act
– Provides the data that enables customers to
implement EE measures – and receive higher
rebates
CREE – Key Features
• CREE offers customers:
– ASHRAE Level 1 Building Assessment
• Comprehensive report
• Cost saving EE measures
• Provides LEED Certification data
• Benefits of participation:
– 30% additional bonus for measures identified in the
report
– Increased rebate cap to 75% of project cost on
implemented measures
– One-page application begins the simple process
Partnering = Success
• CREE Benefits for Vendors:
o 30% Bonus on rebates can help drive projects to
implementation
o Frees up additional funds for more projects
o Energy Efficiency = Lower Customer Costs =
Happy Customer = Return Business
• What we can do to help
o Walk you through the application process
o Help you decide which program is the best fit for you
o Follow up with you on next steps and additional
energy efficiency needs
On-site EA – Key Features
• Entry-way program to educate customers on
their energy usage and ECOs
• Assists customers on critical energy-related
decisions
• Benefits of participation:
– Offers customers a comprehensive audit at a low cost
– Reduced energy costs
– One-page application begins the simple process
• EA offers customers:
– Discounted ASHRAE Level 1 building assessment
– Customer Cost is only $200 for buildings less than
50,000 sq ft
– $300 fee for buildings greater than 50,000 sq ft
– Larger than 150,000 sq ft – inquire for pricing
On-site EA – Key Features
On-site EA is a “study-based” Xcel Energy program
•
Walkthrough
– Interviewing facility personnel
– utility bill review
– Identifying Energy Conservation Opportunities (ECOs)
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ASHRAE Level 1 Audit includes:
– Energy Star benchmarking score and energy usage graphs
– Low-cost/no-cost ECOs (operational based ECOs)
– Provides a list of higher cost ECOs (e.g. Lighting, HVAC,
motors/VFDs, compressed air, refrigeration etc.)
– Energy savings, payback and rebate amount for each ECO
– Potential for a Custom Efficiency rebate or study potential
– Breaks out energy usage by end uses
– Facility operation description
Influencer
Decision Maker
Revised Report Format
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Cover
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Xcel Energy Program Options
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Energy Use and Benchmarking
Executive Summary
Recommended Energy Saving
Opportunities Summary
Recommended Energy Saving
Opportunities
Facility Information
Cover
Executive
Summary
What took place
Investment Opportunity
Benchmarking
How can I take action?
Opportunity
Summary
Opportunity Summary
Graphical
navigation
tools
Overview of
recommendation
Energy savings, cost
after incentive, simple
payback
Recommended
Opportunities
Usage & Benchmarking
Bullets summarize
key information
Charts illustrate
key concepts
Facility
Overview
Good Program Candidates
Which accounts are good prospects?
• Annual Energy Spend is high
• Willing and Receptive Customer
• Productive market segments (e.g. healthcare,
food)
• Profitable organizations
• Organizations with sustainability goals
(corporations, city and state government, schools)
Which Program is the better fit?
CREE
• CRE customer with capital projects under
consideration
• Looking for LEED point
• Property Manager is new to the building
• Need in-depth consideration of RCx measures /
BAS points
• Customer charge of $2,500 not a dissuader (Xcel
Energy is flexible when this is charged to customer
– budget stream considerations)
Which Program is the better fit?
On-site Energy Assessments
• Non-CRE customer
• Or CRE customer deterred by CREE report cost
• Customer/vendor needs guidance on facility
energy uses and potential measures
• Need energy benchmarking information
• City code requirement
Partnering = Success
• How to get started:
– Check to see if your customer has a specific
Xcel Energy account manager
– Contact the customer to discuss energy
saving opportunities
– With the help of the account manager and
customer, fill out the application
Summary
• CREE and On-site Energy Assessment are
gateway programs to Xcel Energy rebate
programs
Both provide information enabling customers to
implement EE measures – and receive rebates
Nexant can work with vendors developing energy
efficiency projects, incorporating them into the report
(where applicable)
CREE provides a 30% bonus on rebates offered through
Xcel Energy’s DSM programs
EA’s new report format provides decision makers with
the information they need in a form they can easily
understand
Your CREE & EA Partners
Russ Chitwood, P.E.
Nexant, Inc.
CREE & EA Project Manager
(303) 402-2486
rchitwood@nexant.com
Sam Domeier
Heather Sack
Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy
EA Program Manager
CREE Program Manager
(303) 294-2344
(303) 294-2012
Samuel.T.Domeier@xcelenergy.com
Heather.A.Sack@xcelenergy.com
Thank You!
Questions & Answers
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