SPS Energy Efficiency & Load Management
Presentation to the NMPRC
September 15, 2011
Shawn White – Manager, Energy Efficiency Marketing
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SPS DSM Requirements
 EUEA Requirements
 2014 – 5% of 2005 total New Mexico retail kWh
sales in 2014
 2020 – 10% of 2005 total retail kWh sales in 2020
 2005 retail sales = 3,750,469 MWh
 SPS calculates its 2014 Goal - 208.949 GWh (net
generator) and 187.523 GWh (net customer)
SPS Portfolio
Residential & Low Income
Business
 Electric Water Heating
 Cooling Efficiency
 Evaporative Cooling
 Custom Efficiency
 Home Energy Services
 Interruptible Credit Option
 Home Lighting and Recycling
 Large Customer – Self Direct
 Residential Low-Income
 Lighting Efficiency
 Refrigerator Recycling
 Motor & Drive Efficiency
 Saver’s Switch
 Small Business Lighting
 School Education Kits
Pump Off Controller
 Oil & Gas Extraction Customers
 Motor and Drive Efficiency
 Few opportunities for efficiency
initially found with these
customers
 Evaluated operations and
equipment, utilized customer’s
expertise
 Pump off controllers are used by
oil producers on rod pumps to
remove oil from the well in fewer
cycles
Pump Off Controller
 Nine wells retrofitted with pump off controllers
 Annual energy savings: 400,650 kWh
 Annual peak demand reduction: 45.9 kW
 Xcel Energy rebate: $10,035
 Annual energy cost savings: $26,300
 Targeting 5 large multi-site customers and
approximately 40 mid sized customers
Pump Off Controller
 Evaluated market potential for project
 Third party evaluator M&V savings
 Researched and developed deemed savings
 Prescriptive program in 2011 DSM Filing
 Working with customers to retrofit all existing wells
Low Income Home Energy Services
 Comprehensive Evaluation of income qualified
customer residences with direct install of energy
efficiency measures
 401 homes retrofitted since 2010
 Open program delivered by participating
contractors
Low Income Home Energy Services
 Homeowner installed:
 Attic Insulation
 Duct Sealing
 Weather stripping
 Carbon Monoxide testing included as a safety precaution in
each home
 In this case dangerous levels were discovered.
 Investigation revealed leaking gas and defective water heater
venting
 Repairs made. Contractor returned to ensure that
homeowner was safe and home was at safe CO levels