Update on Avista’s Commercial Lighting Incentives Program for 2016

Agenda Prescriptive Commercial Lighting Overview and Requirements Announcement of new lighting incentives and forms Calculators Approved LED Qualified Products Lists (QPL) An explanation on how Avista evaluates for lighting incentives Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA)Trade Ally Preferred List Discussion • Next Steps and questions • • • • • •

Commercial Lighting Incentives Program 2016 Changes: An Overview Commercial Lighting Incentive Program General Requirements:  Describe on invoice lighting removed (type & quantity)  Invoice must include LED manufacturer name, product model number and wattage of retrofit or new construction (Exterior only) lighting  Forms must be received by Avista within 90 days of install  Please make sure that the form is completely filled out and signed, screenshots attached Exterior Exterior-Only Design Lights Consortium (DLC) approved LEDs will be incentivized- provide a screenshot of the of the LED from the DLC to your customer Prescriptive T2 Fluorescent Conversions  Exterior-• Added 1000 watt HID to 300-400 watt DLC Approved LED  Exterior- Discontinued-Digital HID incentives  Exterior-No screw in lamps will be incentivized Interior Interior- Only DLC approved LED Fixtures and TLEDs  Interior-Only Energy Star rated screw-in lamps and can light kits  Interior-Added HID to LED-lighting must run greater than 80 hours/week  Interior-Added T12/T8 to TLED lamps  Interior-T12s/T8s to LED-LED fixture or lamp replacement-only one incentive  Interior- Significant increases and decreases in incentive levels  Interior-No screw-in LED Lamps for the HID replacement-new fixtures only

For a complete list of requirements, please see details on each form

• Keep sample of removed fixture & lamp for 30 days • Only qualified LEDs will be rebated • Required use of HP T8s with the use of only 25 or 28 watt lamps

List of qualified LEDs available at lightingdesignlab.com or designlights.org

FUTURE REQUIREMENTS

• Total project cost invoiced (materials, labor and disposal cost for lamps & fixtures) • Agreement and invoices to Avista within 90 days of install • Avista Electric Commercial Customer

NEW REQUIREMENTS & RECOMMENDATIONS

REQUIREMENTS

Prescriptive Lighting Program Requirements

• As we develop new lighting programs we will communicate the details and requirements to you in advance • Site Specific LEDS and T8s must be on approved lists too.

For qualified HP T8 products, go to cee1.org

Avista’s annual evaluation to offer commercial lighting incentives •

Total Resource Cost (TRC) Test- incentivized commercial lighting conversions must pass this cost effectiveness test Evaluation Factors – Watts saved determination- existing (baseline) to new retrofit – Lighting hours of operation- annual average – Costs of proposed lighting-materials and labor- Total Project Costs (TPC) – Calculate cost savings per year – Determine simple pay back in years – is it cost effective? – Simple Pay Back Period must be less than 15 years- $0.20/ kWh saved

Why does Avista ask for approved LEDs and High Performance T8’s? • •

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Not all LEDs and T8’s have equal quality or performance standards Commercial lighting product testing is required for LED integral lamps and Luminaires; and High Performance T8s- Lighting product must pass the tests to be on an approved LED or High Performance T8 lists LED Qualifying Products requirements to be listed: – Efficacy (lumens/watt)- varies for lamps types 40-60 lumens/watt and Luminaires 29-85 lumens/watt – Coloring Rendering Index (CRI)-lamps ≥ 80 or varies for Luminaire types from ≥65 to 80 or greater – Warranty- lamps (3 years) and Luminaires (5 years) – Power factor-lamps ≥.70 and Luminaires ≥.90 – DLC also has an additional requirement of life - at 40,000 hours or greater CEE High Performance T8 requirements to be listed: – Efficacy (mean lumens per watt) ≥90 Instant Start Ballasts & ≥88 Programmed Rapid Start – CRI -≥80 – Ballast Efficacy Factor (BEF) BEF=BF x 100/ ballast input watts (look at chart) – Minimum lumens-≥3100 lumens – Lamp Life-≥ 24,000 hrs at three hours per start

NEEA Top Tier Trade Ally Preferred List • Avista is participating in a NEEA pilot program to have a third party commercial lighting top tier trade ally preferred list. • A meeting will be set-up in the beginning of June to explain the program. Attendance will be required to participate in the program. • There will be training modules that will need to be successfully completed to be on the list. • The list will be linked onto Avista website for customers to use. • Customizable marketing materials will be included in the program.

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