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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220413 - Sustainability Advisory Board - Electrification CampaignBuilding Electrification Program Design Sustainability Advisory Board April 13, 2022 What is Building Electrification? •Replacing gas or propane burning appliances with clean and efficient electric appliances for space heating/cooling, water heating, and cooking •Heat pumps are the enabling technology for widespread building electrification •A whole building system approach is needed for heat pumps to be successful in cold climates Source: https://rmi.org/insight/decarbonizing-homes/2 3 Why Do We Need Building Electrification? •Achieve Climate Plan goals •Burning fossil fuels in buildings •Contributes to climate change •Health and safety risk •Building electrification •Least-cost pathway to carbon-free buildings •Improves indoor/outdoor air quality •Creates opportunities to add cooling •Potential to lower heating bills 57% of the City’s total emissions come from commercial and residential buildings 4 2018 energy flow diagram of community emissions by sector and source Why Do We Need Building Electrification? ~27% of Bozeman’s emissions are from natural gas (methane) combustion in buildings What Are the Barriers to Heat Pump Adoption? •Lack of contractor training and interest in working with heat pumps •Lack of community awareness and interest in installing heat pumps •Supply chain issues •Cost •Need to retrofit building envelope in existing buildings •Perceptions around heat pump performance in cold weather 6 Common Electrify Program Elements •Electrify programs seek to accelerate and develop a sustainable market for heat pump adoption •Electrify programs typically include the following elements: •Community outreach •Educate residents on heat pump benefits and technicalities, dispel myths, streamline the process to installing a heat pump •Contractor engagement •Address education gaps and local barriers to promote contractor experience •Incentives and financing •Expand access to incentives and financing to lower the overall cost of heat pumps •Low income specific incentives or financing 7 Case Study –HeatSmart Tompkins, NY HeatSmart Tompkins is a non-profit community organization that connects homeowners with grants, rebates, contractors, and educational resources -RFP process to develop a list of installer partners -Qualified installers provide home assessments -Rebates are available through NY State Energy Research and Development Authority and the local utility -Hosts workforce trainings and residential education events 8 Case Study –Boulder, CO •Comfort 365 is a partnership between the City of Boulder and Boulder County that pairs residents with one-on-one home energy advising, bids, and incentives •Uses a vetted contractor list to secure a level of commitment from the contractors •Completed housing stock analysis to decipher where equipment was going out of life •Early partnership with Mitsubishi focused on marketing and education in the region •Utility partnership to continue supporting utility incentives •City of Boulder provides rebates funded by the City’s Climate Action Plan Tax and Solar Rebate Ordinance 9 Case Study –Portland, ME •Through an RFP process the City of Portland partnered with ReVision Energy to provide EV charging stations, community solar, rooftop solar, and heat pumps •The State of Maine has adopted a target of installing 100,000 heat pumps by 2025 •Efficiency Maine provides additional rebates for heat pumps and weatherization 10 Case Study Incentive Comparison •NorthWestern Energy: •$125/Ton for qualifying ENERGY STAR Air Source Heat Pump •$2,500/System for qualifying Energy Star Ground Source Heat Pump •Available for new construction or retrofits 11 City of Bozeman’s Current Progress •Participating in RMI’s Electrify Community Cohort •Partnering with: •HRDC (Weatherization Program) •Weatherization Center (MSU Extension) •Climate Smart Missoula, City of Missoula, Missoula County •Bridger View development 12 Bridger View Case Study About the Development •Guiding principles focused on indoor air quality, energy efficiency, durability, convenience, and affordability •Net Zero Energy Construction •Solar Ready •Tight Building Envelope (< 1 Air Change per Hour) •Heat Recovery Ventilators •All Electric •Air Source Heat Pumps, Hybrid Hot Water Heaters, & Heat Pump Dryers •LEED Gold for Neighborhood Design•First in Montana Electrification Program •New construction residential case study •Partnership to monitor the installation and performance of the heat pumps in Bozeman’s cold climate - 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000 Single Family Space Heating Multi Family Space Heating Total Space Heating Total Water Heating Number of Households by Fuel Use in Bozeman, MT Source: NREL LEAD & EIA 2015 RECS Natural Gas Electricity Delivered Fuel 14 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction Potential Potential GHG Reduction with 100% of Single Family Homes Converted to Heat Pumps Technology and Existing Fuel Source # of Single Family Household Units GHG Reduction Potential per Single Family Home (lifetime MTCO2e) GHG Reduction Potential Space Heating -Natural Gas 8,216 6.8 55,865 Space Heating -Electricity 2,410 17.8 42,896 Water Heating -Natural Gas 9,640 9.0 86,756 Water Heating -Electricity 1,314 15.4 20,243 Total 205,760 15 Bozeman Electrify Program Framework -Retrofits Contractor Outreach •Provide resources for the building community (contractors, developers, builders, architects, etc.) through the City’s Building Division, Gallatin College, Weatherization Training Center, and other networks •Host and incentivize contractor training specific to cold climate installation best practices •Develop plumber and electrician contractor lists Community Engagement •Develop local case studies •Outreach campaign and workshops for residents •Connect residents to willing contractors and incentives Incentives •Bulk purchasing program with RFP •Pursue rebate program for installation (e.g. Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant) •Pursue financing tools (e.g. Gallatin C-PACE) 16 Bozeman Electrify Program Framework - New Construction Developer Outreach •Lender, Developer, Architect, General Contractor, Plumbers, Electricians •Contractor incentive-based trainings Community Engagement •New building case studies •Targeted marketing Incentives •Pursue rebate program for installation (e.g. Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant) •Bulk purchasing program with RFP •Pursue financing tools (e.g. Gallatin C-PACE) •Unified Development Code •Planned Unit Development based incentives•Support all-electric utility easements 17 Guiding Questions •What do you see as the local barriers to residential heat pump adoption? •For new construction in Bozeman, how do we effectively provide resources and trainings for the development community (architects, designers, engineers, contractors, distributors, realtors etc.)? •For existing homes in Bozeman, how do we encourage homeowners and landlords to consider heat pumps retrofits? •What can we do to make heat pumps more attainable for low-income and median-income residents? 18