Summary of Legacy Conservation Programs: Past and Current
RESIDENTIAL
Super Good CentsTM: This program encourages energy efficient building practices.
Super Good Cents Manufactured Homes: This marketing program is a cooperative effort among manufactured home associations, manufacturers, dealers, utilities, BPA and Pacific Northwest states.
Super Good Cents Manufactured Homes Consumer Rebates: A former program that offered rebates for manufactured homes built to the Super Good Cents standards.
Washington State Energy Code: In this former program, BPA paid for three support activities: builder payments, builder assistance, and heat pump buildings.
Oregon State Energy Code: A former program that provided design assistance, on-site technical assistance, and educational activities.
Appliance Efficiency: This program promoted a variety of efficient appliances including water heaters, refrigerators, and showerheads.
Weatherwise: A former weatherization program for existing site built and mobile homes. It included low-income weatherization.
Low Income Weatherization: A limited extension of existing BPA funding to Northwest states to continue low income retrofits.
Hood River Project: A former weatherization project that aimed to retrofit an entire community.
Manufactured Housing Acquisition Program: A former program that paid an incentive to manufacturers to build to an efficiency standard.
Residential Construction Demonstration Program: This former program promoted advanced technologies and products.
COMMERCIAL
Energy Smart Design: This former program encouraged energy efficient design in commercial buildings.
Lighting Design Lab: Located in Seattle, WA, the Lab is a resource center for efficient lighting strategies.
Long-Term Commercial Acquisition Process: This former approach included performance-based contracts, billing credits, and competitive acquisitions.
Energy Edge Project: A former demonstration project that promoted commercial energy efficiency standards.
Commercial Retrofit and End-Use Study: In this research project, actual energy savings were measured in 17 buildings.
Commercial Incentives Pilot: This former program provided audits and the installation of energy efficiency measures.
Purchase of Energy Savings: A former pilot program that used private sector financing to install energy efficiency measures.
INDUSTRIAL
Energy Savings Plan: This former program paid incentives for industrial consumers to increase the energy efficiency of their processes and operations.
Aluminum Smelter Conservation/Modernization: This former program invested in energy efficiency improvements in the region's aluminum smelters.
Sponsor-Designed: A former program that featured energy efficiency proposals designed by industrial consumers.
AGRICULTURAL
Waterwise: This former program included irrigation system evaluations and hardware retrofits.
MULTI-SECTOR
State Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement: Under these former agreements, BPA provided funding to state energy offices to provide technical information on energy efficiency.
Electric Ideas: A former program that disseminated energy efficiency publications through electric utilities.
Energy Ideas Clearinghouse: This program offers toll free lines that connect with a computer bulletin board service and a hotline staffed by energy efficiency experts for commercial and industrial projects.
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