Wednesday January 16th, 2019

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Community Action Agencies in New

Hampshire…

Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties

Community Action Partnership of Strafford County

Southern New Hampshire Services

Southwestern Community Services

Tri-County Community Action Program

Population By County

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Tri County Community Action:Coos 31,634Grafton 89,386Carroll 48064

Total 169,084

Southwestern Community Action:Sullivan 43,077Cheshire 75,960

Total 119,037

Community Action Partnership of Strafford County:Strafford 128,613

Belknap- Merrimack Counties INC:Belknap 60,785Merrimack 149,216

Total 210,001

Southern New Hampshire Services INC:Hillsborough 409,697Rockingham 149,216

Total 558,913

Energy Programs at SNHS Our Larger Energy Programs are:

Fuel Assistance Program (FAP)

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Electric Assistance Program (EAP)

System Benefit Charge (SBC)

Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)

Department of Energy (DOE)

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Home Energy Assistance Program (HEA)

System Benefit Charge (SBC),

Local Delivery Adjustment Charge (LDAC)

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

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Weatherization Program

Works in conjunction with the Fuel Assistance Program

Available to clients at or below 200% of FPG

Funded by the Department of Energy

Free Energy Audits and retrofits

Must Achieve Savings to Investment ratio of 1 or greater

Addresses Health and Safety concerns

All measures must be completed prior to job being complete

Must hold QCI certification

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Weatherization Funding$

2,5

33

,62

8

$1

,19

3,0

71

$1

,15

5,6

05

$5

30

,92

3

$1

,18

6,1

08

$1

,18

4,5

92

$1

,04

0,3

92

$1

,43

8,0

61

$1

,52

3,6

57

$1

,68

2,8

64

$0

$500,000

$1,000,000

$1,500,000

$2,000,000

$2,500,000

$3,000,000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

DOE Weatherizaiton funds

DOE Weatherizaiton funds

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Home Energy Assistance (HEA) Program

Weatherize homes occupied by low income customers Reduce energy costs (more efficient)

Make homes more comfortable and safer

Heating System Replacements

No cost to customer: 100% of weatherization and heating systems are paid for by NH EE Programs (or WAP funding)

Eligibility: Qualify for Fuel Assistance (starts at 200% of Federal poverty, can

increase to 60% State Median Income0

Qualify for Electric Assistance

Section 8 Housing

Multifamily, 4 units and under – 50% of residents must qualify

Multifamily, 5 units and more – 60% of residents must qualify7

HEA Funding$

2,2

22

,88

7

$2

,20

2,2

50

$2

,07

9,2

87

$2

,44

1,0

32

$2

,64

1,7

42

$2

,74

4,9

28

$3

,77

0,2

10

$4

,23

2,3

78

$5

,30

4,4

79

$5

,30

2,1

86

$4

,98

0,0

43

$4

,98

5,7

89

$5

,91

2,5

29

$7

,78

2,7

14

$9

,69

8,3

42 $

12

,51

9,8

11

$0

$2,000,000

$4,000,000

$6,000,000

$8,000,000

$10,000,000

$12,000,000

$14,000,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

HEA low Income Weatherization Funds

HEA low Income Weatherization Funds

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Funding Sources HEA – Cost effectiveness based on a Benefit to Cost

calculation using Utility Avoided Costs. Projects are screened based on the combined B/C ratio of a package of measures.

HEA - Typically pays for majority of measures which provide energy savings, in order to obtain the biggest B/C

HEA - also absorbs some of the necessary Health and Safety associated with installation of measures. Auditor maintains a package B/C above 1.

HEA - also assisting with replacement of Energy Star heating systems

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Funding Sources DOE – Cost effectiveness based on a Savings to

Investment Ratio. Projects are screened on a measure by measure SIR with some H&S measures counted separately.

DOE - Pays for some measures HEA can’t absorb, such as Health and Safety/Repairs when they pulldown the B/C too much for HEA but there are enough energy saving measures to stay above an SIR of 1.

DOE funds are also used for any job not in a CORE Utility territory (municipal electric) that cannot be leveraged with HEA funds.

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HEA / DOE Funding$

2,6

41

,74

2

$2

,74

4,9

28

$3

,77

0,2

10

$4

,23

2,3

78

$5

,30

4,4

79

$5

,30

2,1

86

$4

,98

0,0

43

$4

,98

5,7

89

$5

,91

2,5

29

$7

,78

2,7

14

$9

,69

8,3

42 $1

2,5

19

,81

1

$2

,53

3,6

28

$1

,19

3,0

71

$1

,15

5,6

05

$5

30

,92

3

$1

,18

6,1

08

$1

,18

4,5

92

$1

,04

0,3

92

$1

,43

8,0

61

$1

,52

3,6

57

$1

,68

2,8

64

$0

$2,000,000

$4,000,000

$6,000,000

$8,000,000

$10,000,000

$12,000,000

$14,000,000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

HEA Weatherization Funds DOE Weatherization Funds

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HEA / DOE Units Weatherized6

92

12

38 1

35

7

11

75

11

75

13

49

10

36

96

7

98

4

70

5

49

3

24

4

98

20

9 32

8

32

8

33

1

23

7

21

7

23

5

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

HEA Weatherization Funds DOE Weatherization Funds

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How we increased collaboration?

Intervene and stay at all tables

Successful outcomes for all parties involved

Educate and lead by example

Don’t overpromise

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Challenges…….

Rules and regulations

Dual Audit

SIR vs B/C

For profit vs Non profit

Education

Support costs

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HEA Spending over the past 10

years (Electric & Gas)

113%

128%

94%

109%

97% 98%103%

95% 97% 97%

85%

99.00%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

140%

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total

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Percent to Plan

HEA Jobs completed over past 10

years

124%

100%

123% 126%

97%

111%

173%

136%

120%111%

122%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

140%

160%

180%

200%

Percent to Plan

Number of Jobs

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total

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