2015
State Energy Efficiency
Scorecard
Mary Shoemaker
Fall Meeting, VA Energy Efficiency Council
November 12, 2015
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2
Top Ten*
Utility &
public
benefits
Trans- Building Combined
Appliance
Change Change
programs & portation energy
heat & State gov. efficiency TOTAL in rank in score
policies
policies
codes
power initiatives standards SCORE
from
from
Rank State
(20 pts.) (10 pts.) (7 pts.)
(4 pts.)
(7 pts.)
(2 pts.) (50 pts.) 2014 2014
1 Massachusetts
20
8.5
6
4
5.5
0
44
0
2
2 California
14
10
7
4
6.5
2
43.5
0
3
3 Vermont
19
7
6.5
2
5
0
39.5
0
2
4 Oregon
13
8
6.5
2.5
5.5
1
36.5
-1
-1
4 Rhode Island
20
5
5
3
3
0.5
36.5
-1
-1
6 Connecticut
15
6
5
3
5.5
1
35.5
0
0
7 Maryland
12
7
6.5
4
5
0.5
35
2
5
8 Washington
11
8
6.5
2.5
5
0.5
33.5
0
0
9 New York
10
8.5
5
3
6
0
32.5
-2
-2.5
10 Illinois
10
6
7
2
6
0
31
1
4
10 Minnesota
13.5
4
5.5
2
6
0
31
0
2
31 Virginia
-0.5
5
4
0
4.5
0
13
4
0.5
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Policy Categories
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How does Virginia stack up
regionally?
35
25
Utilities
Building Codes
State-Led Initiatives
Transportation
CHP
Appliance Standards
15
5
Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
North Carolina
Maryland
-5
5
Key Findings: Utility Spending
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Key Findings: Electricity Savings
Net incremental savings (2014) = 25.7 million MWh (+6%)
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Top Electricity Savings
State
2014 net incremental
savings (MWh)
% of 2014 retail sales
Score
(6 pts.)
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Vermont
California
Arizona
Hawaii
Michigan
Connecticut
Maryland
Oregon
Minnesota
Maine
Iowa
Illinois
Ohio*
Washington
New York
268,468
1,339,026
102,770
4,082,256
1,190,123
144,240
1,386,912
387,863
792,354
595,548
824,756
145,413
550,035
1,513,045
1,565,049
946,565
1,338,551
3.51%
2.50%
1.85%
1.58%
1.57%
1.53%
1.35%
1.32%
1.29%
1.27%
1.22%
1.21%
1.17%
1.08%
1.05%
1.02%
0.92%
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6
5.5
4.5
4.5
4.5
4
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3
3
3
2.5
Virginia
26,233
0.02%
-0.5
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Key Findings: EERS
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Why Are States Falling in the
Rankings?
1. Outdated building energy codes
2. Large customers opt-out
3. Other states are ramping up
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Opportunities
•
•
•
•
Enforce energy savings target
Engage large customers
Update and enforce building codes
Incentivize Combined Heat and Power
Results
 Meet Governor McAuliffe’s 10% energy use
reduction strategy
 Meet Virginia’s emissions reduction target under the
Clean Power Plan
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Feedback and Questions
Contact Mary Shoemaker
mshoemaker@aceee.org
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Point Breakdown
Policy areas and metrics
Utility and public benefits programs and policies
Spending on electricity efficiency programs
Spending on natural gas efficiency programs
Incremental savings from electricity efficiency programs
Incremental savings from natural gas efficiency programs
Large customer opt-out programs*
Energy efficiency resource standards (EERSs)
Performance incentives and fixed cost recovery
Transportation policies
Greenhouse gas (GHG) tailpipe emissions standards
Electric vehicle (EV) registrations
High-efficiency vehicle consumer incentives
Targets to reduce vehicle miles traveled
Change in vehicle miles traveled
Integration of transportation and land use planning
Complete streets policies
Transit funding
Transit legislation
Freight plans and energy efficiency targets
Building energy codes
Level of code stringency
Code compliance study
Code enforcement activities
Combined heat and power
Interconnection standards
Policies to encourage CHP as a resource
Additional incentives for CHP
Additional policy support
State government initiatives
Financial incentives
Energy disclosure policies
Lead-by-example efforts in state facilities and fleets
Research and development
Appliance and equipment efficiency standards
Maximum total score
Maximum
score
20
4
2
6
3
(–1)
3
2
10
1.5
1
0.5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
4
1
2
4
0.5
2
0.5
1
7
2.5
1
2
1.5
2
50
% of total
points
40%
8%
4%
12%
6%
NA
6%
4%
20%
3%
2%
1%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
14%
8%
2%
4%
8%
1%
4%
1%
2%
14%
5%
2%
4%
3%
4%
100%
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