Climate Challenge Participation Accord

DOE's Energy Partnerships for a Strong Economy

February 28, 1997

The Honorable Federico Pena
Secretary
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20585

RE: Climate Challenge Program Participation

Dear Secretary Pena:

Holy Cross Electric Association, Inc. agrees to participate in the Climate Challenge Program. The following list identifies the actions that our utility has taken since 1991, or will take by the year 2000 to reduce or prevent greenhouse gas emissions. The worksheet(s) and attachment(s) enclosed provide more specific information on these options.

Tree Planting Program

Tree Power

Demand Side Management

Loan Program For Energy Efficiency Improvements
Conservation Information and Energy Audits
Rates That Reward Efficiency
Load Control Pilot Project

Generation

Windsource Wind Power Program
Photovoltaic Net Metering Project

Transmission and Distribution

Low Loss Transformers

Other

In-House Operational Activities

The Association is also participating in Colorado’s first wind power program. The “Windsource” wind power program allows consumers to purchase 100 kilowatt-hour blocks of wind generated electricity for $2.50 per month in addition to their regular retail rate. The program will be marketed immediately with the assistance of a local coalition of municipalities, counties, utilities, and environmentalists called the Community Office for Resource Efficiency.

Holy Cross Electric Association, Inc. expects that the combination of these actions will reduce or prevent annual emissions of 49,671 tons of carbon dioxide in the year 2000. Furthermore, the Association will report annually, on a form provided by the Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration, on activities and achievements under the Climate Challenge Program.

Sincerely,
HOLY CROSS ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC.

(Signed) Kent Benham, General Manager

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Enclosures

cc: American Public Power Association
ATTN: Rebecca Blood
2301 M Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037

WORKSHEET

Use this worksheet as a guide to calculate reduction, sequestration or prevention of greenhouse gas emissions in the year 2000. The actions identified below are a sample of the types of activities any utility can take to participate the Climate Challenge Program. For a more complete listing of options, refer to the Climate Challenge Options Workbook, available upon request from APPA. Eligible activities are those that have been undertaken since 1991 or will be implemented by the year 2000. If you check “Other” in any category, provide details of the activities on separate attachments (forms provided). Submit this worksheet and attachments, or other justification, with your letter to the U.S. Department of Energy.

TREE PLANTING

Holy Cross Electric Association, Inc.’s Tree Power program is new and will be implemented in 1997.

The Association will fund the Tree Power program at $5,000.00 per year for two years. Each year $3,000.00 will be used to support citizen’s groups and government agencies in reforestation efforts. Each year $2,000.00 will be distributed among nine local municipalities for the purchase and planting of trees at their discretion.

The following shows in greater detail specific programs identified on the Worksheet. For each, identify the MWh saved. Copy this form for additional attachments.

ADDENDUM -- ATTACHMENT #2

DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT

Loan program for energy efficiency improvements (lighting, motors, controls, thermal improvements, fuel switching, etc.

Conservation information including in-home energy audit, heat loss and pay back calculations

Rates to reward efficiency and off-peak use including commercial and residential demand/energy, interruptible and time-of-day rates

Motor challenge program providing information about energy efficient electric motors, drives and motor driven equipment

Load control pilot - utility control of residential electric water heaters through power line carrier signals

GENERATION

Photovoltaics

Pilot program to allow net metering of up to 50 KW of grid connected photovoltaic systems installed by consumers

Wind Power

In conjunction with Public Service Company of Colorado, the Association will purchase and sell to consumers one megawatt of wind generated electricity from Public Service Company’s initial five megawatt wind farm. The wind energy will be sold in 100 kWh blocks for $2.50 per block, per month, in addition to normal retail rates.

TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

Low loss transformers - Energy Star transformer type program

OPERATIONAL ACTIONS

In-house energy conservation programs include weatherization, load control, insulation, efficient lighting retrofit, and energy efficient office equipment.

Please send comments to:
Lawrence.Mansueti@hq.doe.gov