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SUMMARY:Tuesday\, February 13 SAG Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The purpose of the February 13 and February 14 SAG meetings is to kick-off the SAG Portfolio Planning Process. Illinois utilities (Ameren Illinois\, ComEd\, Nicor Gas\, Peoples Gas & North Shore Gas) presented an overview of current EE portfolios and considerations for the 2026-2029 EE Portfolio Plans. \n\nPlease note: On February 21\, Illinois utilities also presented a deep dive overview of income qualified / income eligible EE programs.\n\nFebruary 13\, 2024 SAG Agenda (Day 1) \nSAG Facilitator Presentation: Introduction to February Meetings \nComEd EE Portfolio Overview Presentation \nNicor Gas EE Portfolio Overview Presentation \nFollow-up: \n\nFebruary 13\, 2024 Large Group SAG Attendee List and Notes\nSummary of Follow-up Items from Feb. 13\, 14 and 21 Large Group SAG Meetings\n\n  \nFeb. 13 ComEd Follow-up Items: \n\nNumber of participants in Strategic Energy Management in 2023.\n\nComEd Response: 342 SEM participants\n\n\nNumber of participants in Facility Assessments in 2023.\n\nComEd Response: 362 completed\, 253 if you exclude those done for Small Business customers (most of which were for CPS\, 7-Eleven and Speedway)\n\n\nProvide additional information about the pilot comprehensive assessment commitment for Facility Assessments in Plan 6.\n\nComEd Response: A ComEd resource is managing the comprehensive pilot program. Three local governments (Chicago\, Rockford Water Department and Harvey) are participating in the comprehensive assessment pilot. 15 Chicago Public Libraries have completed facility assessments\, including near and longer term energy efficiency program and project planning. Additional Chicago Public Libraries and Department of Public Health facilities are being identified for the next round of assessments and program planning for the City. The Rockford Water Department completed 8 comprehensive assessments along with energy efficiency program and project planning. Harvey has prioritized 10 sites to complete comprehensive facility assessments and project planning in 2024.\n\n\nNumber of Public Schools Carbon Free Assessments in 2023.\n\nComEd Response: 350 completed\n\n\nResidential Home Heating and Cooling – follow-up with Chris Neme to discuss air source heat pumps further.\n\nComEd Response: Julie Hollensbe will reach out to Chris Neme.\n\n\nFollow-up with Cheryl Watson on Affordable Housing program. Cheryl is interested in how communities can engage with passive homes for affordable housing.\n\nComEd Response: Paul Grimyser will reach out to Cheryl Watson.\n\n\nIn the future ComEd can share out a report-out of R&D projects. SAG Facilitator to add this as a future SAG topic in 2025.\n\nComEd Response: The R&D team is available to share a report-out whenever it is convenient for the SAG\n\n\nComEd will walk through additional information on savings shortfalls in a future discussion.\n\nComEd Response: Kim Swan or another presenter from ComEd will do so.\n\n\nHow do the utility-sponsored weatherization programs communicate with Community Action Agencies?\n\nComEd Response: Resource Innovations has a Program Manager dedicated to the Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program (IHWAP) as it relates to the Home Energy Savings (HES) and Multi-Family Energy Savings (MFES) offerings.  Resource Innovations is the prime implementation contractor for HES and serves as a subcontractor to Franklin Energy for their work supporting MFES. This Program manager:\n\nMeets bi-weekly with the Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies (IACCA).  The northern IL utilities partially fund a dedicated Director of Utility Programs role at IACAA for this purpose; IACAA is in regular communication with all agencies\, hosts quarterly roundtables with regional groups\, escalate concerns to RI/the utilities\, and collect information on each agency via surveys and phone calls to inform agency roles\, responsibilities\, and support needs.\nMeets bi-weekly with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to discuss program updates and agency capacity.\nFacilitates regular monthly meetings with agencies who complete a high volume of production or are at risk of not hitting production goals.\nEmails all agencies active in the network monthly to document production goals.\nHosts annual kickoff meetings and mid-year check-ins open to all agencies.\n\n\n\n\n\nFeb. 13 Nicor Gas Follow-up Items: \n\nHow many people from the Community Connection Center (C3) program are participants in the Market Development Initiative Workforce Training and Employment (WTE) Program?\nHow do the utility-sponsored weatherization programs communicate with Community Action Agencies?
URL:https://www.ilsag.info/event/tuesday-february-13-sag-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240214T090000
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SUMMARY:Wednesday\, February 14 SAG Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The purpose of the February 13 and February 14 Large Group SAG meetings is to kick-off the SAG Portfolio Planning Process. Illinois utilities (Ameren Illinois\, ComEd\, Nicor Gas\, Peoples Gas & North Shore Gas) will present an overview of current EE portfolios and considerations for the 2026-2029 EE Portfolio Plans. \n\nPlease note: On February 21\, Illinois utilities also presented a deep dive overview of income qualified / income eligible EE programs.\n\nFebruary 14\, 2024 SAG Agenda (Day 2) \nSAG Facilitator Presentation: Introduction to February Meetings \nAmeren Illinois EE Portfolio Presentation \nPeoples Gas & North Shore Gas EE Portfolio Presentation \nFollow-up: \n\nFebruary 14\, 2024 Large Group SAG Attendee List and Notes\nSummary of Follow-up Items from Feb. 13\, 14 and 21 Large Group SAG Meetings\n\n  \nFeb. 14 Ameren Illinois Follow-up Items: \n\nA question was asked about the lack of gas savings for retro-commissioning. Ameren will check on which projects were completed\, and whether those projects were converted to MWh.\n\nResponse: Ameren Illinois did not have any gas savings RCx projects finalize in 2023. Accordingly\, we had no therms converted for RCx. We did have RCx projects in progress in 2023 that have potential therm savings\, but those projects won’t complete until 2024.\n\n\n\nFeb. 14 Peoples Gas & North Shore Gas Follow-up Items: \n\nPeoples Gas & North Shore Gas will follow-up to share more information about Smart Radiator Controls.\n\nResponse: Provided additional information to Chris Neme directly.\n\n\nFor IQ eligibility (listed on slide 21)\, confirm the 80% AMI household size and annual $ in the home.\n\nResponse: Most current information is available on Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas websites for customers to access. Direct links to the AMI and LIHEAP and PIPP annual income information are available below.\n\nPeoples Gas\nNorth Shore Gas\n\n\n\n\nFor 2023\, how many non-low income participants installed insulation and air sealing?\n\nResponse: There were 255 Market Rate Weatherization participants in 2023.\n\n\nHow do the utility-sponsored weatherization programs communicate with Community Action Agencies?\n\nResponse: Customers eligible for IHWAP are referred to the IHWAP program path if the agency has near-term capacity to complete the work.\n\n\n\nAdditional Follow-up: \n\nSeveral stakeholders are interested in understanding the utilities’ view on how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) federal EE funding will be coordinated with Illinois EE programs. Stakeholders also requested to review the Q&A document the utilities shared with IL EPA. IL EPA will present to SAG on March 5th about IRA funding. SAG Facilitator will share these questions with IL EPA.
URL:https://www.ilsag.info/event/wednesday-february-14-sag-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240221T090000
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SUMMARY:Wednesday\, February 21 SAG Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Large Group SAG will meet on Wednesday\, February 21 by teleconference\, via Webex. There will be a 30-minute break during the meeting. The purpose of the February 21 Large Group SAG meeting is to kick-off the 2024 SAG Portfolio Planning Process\, with an overview of income qualified / income eligible EE programs. Illinois utilities will present an overview of their entire EE portfolios during the SAG meetings scheduled the prior week (Tuesday\, February 13 and Wednesday\, February 14). \nFebruary 21\, 2024 SAG Agenda \nSAG Facilitator Presentation: Introduction to February 21 Meeting \nNorthern Illinois Utilities Presentation: Income Qualified EE Programs \nAmeren Illinois Presentation: Income Qualified Initiative \nFollow-up: \n\nFebruary 21\, 2024 Large Group SAG Attendee List and Notes\nSummary of Follow-up Items from Feb. 13\, 14 and 21 Large Group SAG Meetings\n\n  \nFeb. 21 Northern Illinois Utility Follow-up Items (ComEd\, Nicor Gas\, Peoples Gas & North Shore Gas): \n\nFood Bank Program (ComEd)\n\nWhat is the percentage of uptake?\n\n\nIncome Eligible Retail Program (ComEd)\n\nShare the total unit participation by type of units.\n\n\nWhole Home Electric (ComEd)\n\nRequest to share outreach materials.\nFor multi-family\, does the tenant communication vary from project to project\, e.g. materials posted on doors sent in the mail available in lobbies? Does ComEd monitor or track the communications with tenants?\nOn slide 28 (budget & performance)\, what does “units served” refer to? What does “projects” refer to?\n\n\nAffordable Housing New Construction Program (ComEd and Nicor Gas)\n\nPeoples Gas & North Shore Gas to follow-up on why they no longer participate in this program.\n\nPG/NSG Response: With historically lower participation in AHNC and each portfolio’s goals\, funding\, and stipulation requirements\, focus was placed on other income eligible programs to achieve savings and maximize budget.\n\n\nWhat is the % of optional measure uptake?\nIs the dip in performance between 2022 and 2023 due to higher interest rates and a slump in the housing / new construction market?\n\n\nHome Energy Savings Program (ComEd\, Nicor Gas\, Peoples Gas & North Shore Gas)\n\nDo the A – D prioritization requirements (on slide 60) also apply to getting a heat pump installed? Is criteria D (basement air sealing opportunity) required for getting a heat pump?\n\n\nMulti-Family Energy Savings Program (ComEd\, Nicor Gas\, Peoples Gas & North Shore Gas)\n\nWhat % of the units being served are electric-heated\, vs. natural gas or propane heated?\n\nPG/NSG Response:\n\n2022\n\nElectric: 9%\nNatural Gas: 91%\n\n\n2023\n\nElectric: 14%\nNatural Gas: 86%\n\n\n2024 (Jan-Feb)\n\nElectric: 13%\nNatural Gas: 87%\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeb. 21 Ameren Illinois Follow-up Items: \n\nFor electrification\, is the cost related to transferring a customer captured as an EE project cost?\n\nResponse: Equipment upgrade costs on the customer side of the meter (e.g. electrical panel)\, that are necessary to complete electrification projects in the Income-Qualified initiative\, are typically recovered through Rider EE. Equipment upgrade costs on the Company’s side of the meter (e.g. service line to home) that are necessary to address load and/or capacity needs are typically recovered outside of Rider EE.
URL:https://www.ilsag.info/event/wednesday-february-21-sag-meeting/
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