Candidate

Program

Description

Delivery

Customer

Class

Potential

Cost

Cost Effectiveness[1]

Advantages as an Interim Program

Disadvantages as an Interim Program

Building Operator Certification

Energy efficiency training program for facilities managers

NEEP

Commercial/

Industrial

$230,000

B/C ratio 7.8

per evaluation of Northwest program

Easy start-up

  - Existing delivery mechanism

  - Tariff pending at PUC

Evaluated cost effective in Northwest

Supports small business

Creates favorable market conditions

Promotes sustainable economic

    development

May be difficult to determine cost effectiveness

State Buildings

Fund conservation measures in State buildings

BGS

Public facilities

$1.5 million identified, but flexible

Projects chosen to ensure favorable B/C ratios

Cost effective, via engineering

    estimate

Easily measured savings

Benefits all citizens

Creates favorable market conditions

Good pilot

Difficult start-up

   - Implementation requires

     significant person hours

   - Consultant may be

      required

Residential lighting

promotion

Advertise, assist retailers, offer rebates to Increase adoption of compact fluorescent lights

RFP for vendors

Residential

$700,000

Evaluated cost effective in other states 

Easy start-up: 

  - vendors currently exists

Evaluated cost effective elsewhere

Available to all residential consumers

Increases consumer awareness

Creates favorable market conditions

Good pilot

Maine Energy Education Program

(MEEP)

Conservation education through schools

MEEP

Residential,

School facilities

$83,000

No known study

Easy start-up

  - Program currently running

Reaches many consumers (through

    children)

Increases consumer awareness

Difficult to determine cost effectiveness

Existing utility programs

Primarily rebates for efficient lighting and motors, water heater wraps

T&D Utilities

Commercial/

Industrial,

Residential

$3.5 million

Cost effective

per ongoing utility evaluates

Easy start-up

  - Programs currently running   

  - Familiar to customers

Proven cost effective in Maine

Allows orderly transition

Delivered by utilities, so

   counter to Act’s intent

Low income appliance replacement

CAPS

Low Income

$300,000 to $600,000

No known study

Some start-up easy

  - Existing delivery mechanism

Easily measured savings

Reaches low-income customers

Some start-up difficult

  - Substantial design work

    remains

  - Consultant  may be

    required

Cost effectiveness unknown

School retrofits

Retrofit schools to improve lighting efficiency

Schools

RFP for delivery co.

Public facilities

Flexible

Projects chosen to ensure favorable B/C ratios

Cost effective, via engineering

    estimate

Easily measured savings

Good pilot

Benefits wide range of citizens in

   each town

May increase consumer awareness

   In each town

Start-up difficult

  - Substantial design work

    remains

  - Consultant to PUC staff

    may be required

Motor efficiency

Introduce more efficient motors to businesses

NEEP

Commercial/

Industrial

$300,000

Economic potential determined by independent consultant

Easy start-up

  - Existing delivery mechanism

Predicted to be cost effective by

    independent consultant

Benefits small business

Creates favorable market conditions

May be difficult to determine cost effectiveness