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BUSINESS PROGRAM UPDATE

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Business Update Overview

• Program Ally Honor Roll

• Program Ally Survey

• PY20 Incentives Overview

• Small Business Direct Install

• PY20 Bonuses

• PY20 Ally Recognition

• Looking Ahead to PY20

PROGRAM ALLY HONOR ROLL

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Program Ally Accomplishments

With projects completed in Program Year 2019 (PY19), our Business

Program Allies have:

• Saved over 156 million kilowatt-hours

• Saved over 525,000 therms

• Completed over 5,500 projects

Thank you for all of your hard work serving and delivering energy

savings to Ameren Illinois business customers!

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Ally Honor Roll: Number of Projects

• Springfield Electric

• Carterville Winlectric

• Jarvis Electric, Inc.

• Graybar Electric

• Ruyle Mechanical Services

• Butler Supply, Inc.

• Meister Heating & Air Conditioning

• Cool City Lights LLC

• Arrow Signs & Outdoor Advertising

• WESCO

Standard Business

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Ally Honor Roll: Electric Savings Leaders

• ENGIE Services

• Springfield Electric

• Kirby Risk

• Brown Electric Construction

• NORESCO

• Johnson Controls

• Lighting Associates

• Power Supply of Illinois

• Mangieri Electric

• Energy Management Collaborative (EMC)

Standard Business

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Ally Honor Roll: Gas Savings Leaders

• Environmental Control Solutions, Inc. (ECSI)

• Davis-Houk Mechanical

• Ruyle Mechanical Services

• Sitton Energy Solutions

• Meister Heating & Air Conditioning

• Neil Thomas Plumbing & Heating

• Smart Energy Design Assistance Center (SEDAC)

• Blackie’s Automatic Engineering Co.

• Wayne Mechanical

• BidEnergy

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Ally Honor Roll: Number of Projects

• Crescent Electric

• Cors Lighting

• Butler Supply Inc.

• Springfield Electric

• Premier Lighting Solutions

• Kirby Risk

• PQL Inc.

• WESCO

• Power Trans Plus

• Voss Lighting

• Graybar Electric

Instant Incentives

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Ally Honor Roll: Number of Projects

• Jarvis Electric

• H&H Industries

• S & S Lighting

• Lime Energy

• Commercial Lighting Group

• D&S Plus

• A&D Electrical Supply

• Jess Electric

• Green Edison

• McIntire Electric

• Bickle Electric

SBDI

PROGRAM ALLY SURVEY

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Program Ally Survey

• THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK!

• We take your input into consideration when designing or making changes

to our program

• 237 respondents

• 65% of Program Allies have been with the Program over 3 years

• 89% of Program Allies rated the Program highly

• 77% of Program Allies regularly promote the Program with customers

• 90% of Program Allies plan to be active with the Program in the next 6 months

PY20 INCENTIVE OVERVIEW

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• Electric Incentives no longer capped at $500,000

• Public Sector Custom Gas incentive DOUBLED to $3.00/therm

• Applications no longer available for:

– Compressed Air Leak Survey & Repair

– Compressed Air Retro-commissioning

– Allies are encouraged to use Feasibility Study Application for

Compressed Air Audits

• Several large incentive increases for Public Sector specialty and HVAC

equipment

• T12 incentives on Standard Program reduced to $0.20/watt reduced

Notable Incentive Changes

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• Interior LEDs: $0.20 - $0.40/watt reduced

• Exterior LEDs: $0.20 - $0.40/watt reduced

• LED Cooler/Freezer Lighting: $0.35 - $0.45/watt reduced

• Permanent Lamp Removal: $0.20/watt reduced

• Occupancy Sensors: $40/control ($20 for low wattage)

• Occ Plus Daylight: $50/control ($25 for low wattage)

• LED Exit Signs: $20/sign

Standard Lighting

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• $0.12/kWh saved

– Capped at 80% of project cost

• Public Sector: $0.18/kWh saved

• Processed through Amplify Online

Lighting

Custom Lighting

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• An online version of the Lighting application

– Available on mobile devices and tablets

• Works for Standard and Custom lighting measures

• Applications are processed more quickly

• Choose your equipment from a pre-loaded list

• Can run and save multiple estimates before

submitting application

• No spec sheets necessary

• Save your equipment in the system for repeated use

• Must be used to receive Program Ally Bonus for

Standard and New Construction Lighting projects

Amplify Online Lighting

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• Processed through Amplify Online Lighting

• Interior incentive: $0.14, $0.16, or $0.18/kWh

based on the percent improvement over Lighting

Power Density Baseline

• Exterior incentive: $0.16/kWh

• Total New Construction incentive is capped at

$150,000

• Visit the website for:

– Incentive Estimation Tool

– New Construction Lighting Calculator

New Construction Lighting

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• DLC Standard exterior lighting: $0.75/watt

reduced

• Processed with Amplify Online Lighting

Municipality-Owned Street Lighting

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• LED Decorative: $3.00

• LED Directional (PAR): $8.00

• LED Directional (BR, MR, R): $2.00

• LED Downlight Fixtures: $5.00

• LED Linear 8ft T8: $8.00

• LED Linear 4ft and U-Bend T8: $4.50

• LED Linear 3ft T8: $3.50

• LED Linear 2ft T8: $3.00

• LED Linear 4ft T5 HO: $7.00

• Visit AmerenIllinoisSavings.com/IID for more information

Instant Incentives

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• Notched V-belt incentives for HVAC

rooftop units are available through

Instant Incentives

• AX section Notched V-belt: $10/belt

• BX section Notched V-belt: $15/belt

• Visit AmerenIllinoisSavings.com/IID for

more information

Instant Incentives

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• Smart thermostats: $100/thermostat

• High Efficiency Gas Furnace (40-140 MBH):

– Public: $1,200; Private: $400

• High Efficiency Gas Furnace (141-225 MBH):

– Public: $1,400; Private: $500

• High Efficiency Gas Furnace Early Repl. (40-140 MBH):

– Public: $2,000; Private: $1,000

• High Efficiency Gas Furnace Early Repl. (141-225 MBH):

– Public: $2,200; Private: $1,100

HVAC / Water Heaters

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• Unitary HVAC Condensing Furnace:

– Public: $4/kBtuh; Private: $3/kBtuh

• HTHV Direct Fired Heater:

– Public: $6.50/kBtuh; Private: $6/kBtuh

• Demand Controlled Ventilation:

– Public: $0.17/sq. ft. controlled

– Private: $0.15/sq. ft. controlled

• Infrared Heater:

– Public: $1,000; Private: $250

HVAC / Water Heaters

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• Public Sector Gas Boiler Replacement: $1,250 - $9,000

based on size

• Private Sector Gas Boiler Replacement: $1,000 - $6,500

based on size

• Boiler Lockout / Reset Controls:

– Public: $2.50/kBtuh up to $1,500

– Private: $1.50/kBtuh up to $1,500

• High Efficiency Condensing Tanked Gas Water Heater:

– Public: $600; Private: $300

• High Efficiency Tanked Gas Water Heater:

– Public: $300; Private: $150

HVAC / Water Heaters

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• Faucet survey: $2/faucet

• Faucet aerators: $3/aerator

• Laminar flow restrictors: $8/restrictor

• Showerheads: $12/showerhead

Water-Saving Devices

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• High efficiency high speed exhaust/vent fans:

$25 - $100/fan

• High efficiency circulation fans: $25 - $100/fan

• High Volume Low Speed (HVLS) fans: $1,000/fan

• Ag equipment heater timers: $10/timer

• Livestock waterers: $250 - $500/waterer

Specialty Equipment:

Agriculture

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• No-Loss Condensate Drains: $400/drain

• Compressed Air Nozzles: $60/nozzle

• VFDs Controlling Air Compressor Motors (less

than 40hp): $125/hp

• Compressed Air Filters: $450/filter

• High Frequency Battery Chargers: $500/unit

Specialty Equipment:

Industrial Facilities

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• Electric cooking equipment: $180 - $1,100

• Kitchen demand ventilation: $400/hp

• Electric & gas steamers: $1,000 - $2,000

• Public Sector gas steamers: $3,000 - $3,600

• Public Sector gas griddle: $750

• Public Sector gas commercial fryer: $2,000

• Public Sector pasta cooker: $2,000

• Public Sector combination gas oven: $1,100

• Public Sector double rack oven: $4,200

• Public Sector kitchen demand vent. controls:

$800/hp

Specialty Equipment:

Hospitality

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• VFDs on HVAC motors: $125/hp controlled

• VFDs for pumping & air-handling

applications: $125/hp controlled – Process fans

– Boiler draft fans

– Process pumps

Variable Frequency Drives

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• Steam trap monitoring: $150/trap

– Additional incentives available to replace failed

traps

• Steam trap survey (HVAC): $30 - $50/trap

• Steam trap repair/replacement (HVAC): $100/trap

• Steam trap survey (industrial process): $30/trap

• Steam trap repair/replacement (industrial):

$100 - $500 based on psig

Process Steam

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• Identifies no-cost and low-cost energy

efficiency measures to optimize systems

• We have RCx Offerings for:

– Large Facilities

• Includes healthcare and commercial

buildings

– Industrial Refrigeration

– Grocery Stores

– The Compressed Air RCx offering is being

revamped

• Stay tuned or use Feasibility Study

Retro Commissioning

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• RCx Lite is designed for facilities that are 100,000 sq. ft. or smaller; also

for larger facilities that do not have an Energy Management Control

System

• Focuses on specific areas of the facility

• Covers up to 100% of the survey cost

Retro Commissioning Lite

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• Pre-approval required

• Up to 6 months to complete the study

• Incentives cover up to 75% of the cost (a

25% increase from PY19)

• Cannot be combined with Staffing Grant

Feasibility Study

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• Base incentive: lesser of 25% of install cost or

$10,000 once software is installed

• Performance incentive: 0.04/kwh or $0.20/therm

saved, capped at 75% of install cost or $20,000

• Cannot be combined with Staffing Grants

• Limited number of applications accepted

• Pre-approval required

Metering & Monitoring

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• Electric incentives: $0.12/kWh

• Gas incentives: $1.00/therm

• Capped at 80% of project cost

• Public Sector incentives: $0.18/kWh and

$3.00/therm

Custom Incentives

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• Savings from Potable Water Supply Use – $0.30 per 1000 gallons per year

• Savings from Wastewater Treatment Disposal– $0.30 per 1000 gallons per year

Water Savings

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• ALWAYS double-check to see if your project needs pre-approval

• Remember to always send projects to the correct email address –

IllinoisBusinessProjects@Ameren.com

• Please include all quotes and/or invoices to avoid paperwork

delays

• Your projects can be processed faster if you use Amplify Online

Lighting when applicable

• Allies who fill out applications for customers: make sure to

include customer contact information and get customer

signatures

• Including a Project Scope for Custom projects will result in

quicker approval

• Make sure your name is in the Program Ally section of the

application so you get a bonus if eligible

Tips & Reminders

CUSTOMER BONUS

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2020 Customer Bonus

• Customer Early Completion Bonus for both gas & electric projects

• Quarterly

– 1st Quarter – 15%

– 2nd Quarter – 10%

– 3rd Quarter – 5%

• Not applicable to Metering and Monitoring and Feasibility Studies

• Not applicable to SBDI

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Summer Break Customer Bonus

• 10% Bonus for public and private schools through August 31, 2020

• Cannot be combined with the Early Completion Bonus

• Not applicable to SBDI

PROGRAM ALLY BONUS

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2020 Program Ally Bonus

• Program Ally Early Completion Bonus

• Quarterly

– 1st Quarter – 15%

– 2nd Quarter – 10%

– 3rd Quarter – 5%

• Public Sector gas

• Private/Public Sector electric

• Small Business Direct Install (Program Ally bonus applies, but not the customer bonus)

• For Standard Lighting and New Construction Lighting, Allies must use Amplify

Online Lighting

• Will not apply to Metering and Monitoring and Feasibility Studies

• Capped at $10,000 per project

Note: Only registered Program Allies in good standing are eligible for the bonus. Bonus funds

are subject to availability and may be suspended or changed based on funding.

SMALL BUSINESS DIRECT INSTALL

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• Requires additional Ally training and registration

• Only DS2 and DS3-A customers are eligible

• Incentives include installation

• Almost exclusively lighting measures

• All applications calculated and submitted through the SnapShot software tool –

creates an assessment report and agreement to show the customer.

• All incentives are paid directly to the Ally only through direct deposit

• Highest possible incentives for eligible customers

Small Business Direct Install (SBDI) / Unique Details

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$ 12,000,000Incentives paid to Program Allies

3,000SBDI projects

48%Percentage of SBDI projects completed at no cost to the

customer

133Registered SBDItrained Program Allies

$ 984Average customer co-pay when applicable

8 monthsAverage time for simple Return on Investment on

SBDI projects

Small Business Direct Install (SBDI) / 2019 Activity through September

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• DS3-A customers are eligible (not DS3-B)

• On-site, mobile device options in SnapShot:– E-signatures on Assessment and Work Order with automatic

dates

– Take pictures from your device and upload to the project automatically

• Easy access to your Program Year project information in SnapShot

– Ally dashboard

– Ally reports

– Potential bonus

• T12 measures reintroduced

• Started accepting 2020 pre-applications on Nov. 1, 2019

Small Business Direct Install (SBDI) / New in 2020

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Small Business Direct Install (SBDI) / Incentives

All incentives

and bonuses

are paid to the

Program Ally

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Small Business Direct Install (SBDI) / Incentives (Cont’d)

Eligibility

criteria and

restrictions

apply

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Small Business Direct Install (SBDI) / Energy Advisors

PROGRAM ALLY RECOGNITION

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Program Allies of the Year

• Allies will be eligible to be a Program Ally of the year for PY20

• Standard Business Awards include:

– Most projects

– Most kWh savings

– Most therm savings

– Most improved: projects

– Most improved: kWh savings

– Most improved: therm savings

– Newcomer of the year

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Program Ally Recognition

• Allies in good standing will be recognized for hitting energy efficiency benchmarks during PY20

• For hitting the benchmarks, Allies will receive:

• Plaque noting the energy milestone achieved

• Crystal award for exceptional performance (higher milestone)

• Standard BUS Allies must reach one of the following thresholds based on completed projects in PY20:

– 75 projects / 125 projects

– 2.5 million kWh / 5 million kWh

– 50,000 therms / 150,000 therms

• SBDI Allies recognition criteria: TBD

LOOKING AHEAD TO PY20

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Looking Ahead to PY20

• Again, our Program has very aggressive goals for energy savings

• We are depending on YOU to help meet our goals and serve Ameren Illinois customers

• Things your company can do:

– Promote the Programs and available incentives with customers whenever possible

– Utilize co-branding in your own marketing and promotional efforts

– Educate and train your staff on our Programs (we can help)

– Reach out to us with ideas, suggestions, issues or questions

QUESTIONS?

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Contact Information

Jordan Nelson

Program Ally Coordinator

jnelson2@ameren.com

309.677.5702