Behavior Change
BPA Funding Opportunity Announcement
BPA is seeking applications from BPA customer utilities for innovative behavior based energy efficiency (BBEE) pilot programs. BPA’s goal is to enable, validate and increase the amount and persistence of energy savings achieved through BBEE programs in the Northwest.
The specific objective associated with issuing this FOA is to collaborate with interested BPA public utility customers and their market partners to implement and evaluate innovative BBEE pilot programs. These innovative BBEE pilot programs will allow the region to advance its collective knowledge, experience and understanding of BBEE progam strategies and tactics for further engaging energy consumers to achieve greater levels of behavior based energy savings.
BPA encourages its utility customers with an interest in behavior based energy effiicency programs to learn more about this funding opportunity and to download the funding opportunity announcement to determine if they are interested in applying for BPA funding. Applications are due November 7, 2011, and it is anticipated that BPA will make award decisions in early January 2012.
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Examples of BBEE programs
- Provide residential end-users with information on their energy use, comparisons with usage by others, goal setting, rewards and additional tactics that encourage efficient energy use.
- Assist commercial end-users to benchmark their building(s) energy use and improve operating performance through building or equipment tune-ups and changes to O&M routines.
Background
BBEE programs are growing in prominence around the country, and represent a source of energy savings beyond traditional utility programs focused on encouraging adoption of EE technology. There is a substantial body of knowledge and experience associated with behavior change that is rooted in the social sciences. Waste management, healthcare and transportation industries have been applying behavior based approaches for some time. Utilities and others in the energy industry are now using it as a means for encouraging energy efficiency and savings. While the promise of BBEE programs (in terms of energy savings) is significant, there is much to be learned about effective strategies and tactics to motivate consumers, persistence, and effective methods to evaluate the energy savings.
BPA is initiating a behavior change strategy which aims to enable, validate and increase the amount and persistence of energy savings achieved through behavior based energy efficiency programs in the Northwest. BPA has initiated a regular meeting for customers to share information about behavior based programs. BPA will be examining best practices, using its evaluated custom program track to encourage regional BBEE program activities, and looking to encourage innovative BBEE programs.
Residential Sector Research Findings for Behavior Based Energy Efficiency December 2010
BPA's Objectives
- Monitor and assess national and regional behavior based energy efficiency (BBEE) programs and activities, identify and promote use of best practices.
- Create policies that help build program infrastructure that all Northwest public utilities can use to operate BBEE programs and achieve related energy savings.
- Collaborate with Northwest public utilities and market partners to implement and evaluate innovative BBEE pilot programs.
BPA Policy on Behavior Based Energy Efficiency Programs
BPA customers can use the custom program path's evaluated custom program track to seek approval and reimbursement for verified savings from BBEE programs. See the implementation manual for details.
Read the factsheet on Behavior Based Programs.
BPA convenes monthly conference calls for its public utility customers who are interested in behavior based energy efficiency programs. Announcements are made through EE's weekly announcements. There is also a behavior based energy efficiency group on Conduit for those who are interested in following regional activity and discussion.
Upcoming Events
- None scheduled at this time.
Call Summaries and Presentations
Other Relevant Presentations
Contact
For more information about BPA's work on behavior based energy efficiency programs please contact Summer Goodwin by email (sggoodwin@bpa.gov) or by phone at 503-230-3158.
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