1. Local Businesses
Energy Efficiency
Virgin Islands Energy Alliance
September 2011
Miguel Quinones – Program Specialist – Virgin Islands Energy Office

2. What will the price of barrel of oil
in 4 years?
120
100
Dollars per barrel
80
60
WTI Oil
40
Prices
20
0
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3. Virgin Islands Government Goal
* for energy generation, water production, and ground transportation 3

4. Energy Efficiency Goals
Energy Efficiency
Energy Savings &
Market
Participation
Generation Renewabl
& e Energy,
Distribution 22%
, 24% Government
End Use, 3 out of 4 buildings / 25% savings
7%
Residential
Fossil & Small
Desalinization Fuel, 41% Businesses
, 7% 1 out of 4 buildings 25% savings
Large
Commercial
By 2025 & Industrial
1 out of 4 buildings 25% savings

5. The Virgin Islands Energy Alliance in Brief
• Program designed by the Virgin Islands
Energy Office to reduce the energy
consumption for all of WAPA’s rate classes
customers including Government, Large
Commercial & Industrial, Small
Businesses & Industries, and Residential.
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6. Energy Savings Performance Contract
(ESPC)
• ESPC is a contract for the identification, evaluation,
recommendation, design and construction of energy
conservation measures, including a design-build contract, that
guarantees energy savings or performance.
• The investment is recouped by the energy savings in time.
Now Future
Avoided Energy
Savings Consumption
Annual Lower
Energy Energy
Costs Costs
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7. CUSTOMER
PROCESS
Customer If approved,
completes a USVI energy Energy efficiency
Contact Miguel
WISE application assessment is improvements that
Quinones with the
and submits with scheduled with save at least 15%
VI Energy Office
supporting Quality Electric are identified
documentation Supply
Customers which
The 40% grant is Installation contract for
applied against the approval Energy efficiency installation within
balance for the completed; improvements 30 days of
cost of the verification devices installed assessment; get
improvement work installed the assessment
rebated
PROGRAM INCENTIVES: PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY: CONTACT:
• Grant for 40% of project • Business with electric • Nora Barger, Program
costs up to $80,000 usage of 30,000 kwhs per Administrator| 855.561.5757
month or less nbarger@cleanenergysol.com
• Energy assessment cost
subsidized if customer • Ability to improve energy • Miguel Quinones, VI Energy Office
commits to project within consumption by at least | 340.714.8436 ext. 4305
30 days 15% miguel.quinones@eo.vi.gov

8. Common Energy Conservation Measures
• Air curtains to reduce A/C usage • LED, CFL, and electronic-ballasted
fluorescent fixtures
• Propane substitution for electric
cooking and water heating • Air filter replacement, sealing
window and air duct leaks, window
• Super high efficiency equipment shading, etc.
replacement for: refrigeration,
cooking, ventilation, air conditioning,• Water-use efficiencies including
clothes washing & drying recirculation of waste water, low-
flow showers & toilets, faucet
• Switches, timers, occupancy aerators, and irrigation measures
sensors, and incentives to promote
behavioral changes that reduce • Air sealing and building envelopes
consumption of lighting,
refrigeration, cooking, freezers, • Renewable energy solutions
water heating, fans, air conditioners, including PV, solar water heating,
and clothes washers & dryers and wind energy generation

9. Who is using all that power?
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10. How much power does each residential
appliance use?
Consumption: Energy use over time, ie. 100 watts x 10
hours = 1000 wh or 1 kwh
Appliances Consumption Appliances Consumption
Light bulb 60 w Window AC 1200 w
Light bulb 14 w Water pump 250 - 1100 w
Laptop 50 w Vacuum cleaner 1000 -1440 w
Desktop PC 130 w Toaster oven 1225 w
TV 65 -175 w Clothes iron 1000 - 1800 w
Ceiling fan 65 - 175 w Hair dryer 1200 - 1800 w
Window fan 55 - 250 w Clothes dryer 1800 - 5000 w
Water pump 250 - 1100 w Water heater 4500 - 5500 w
Refrigerator 82 w Electric range 2000 - 12500 w
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11. Energy Star and Consortium for Energy
Efficiency
Consumption: Energy use over time, ie. 100 watts x 10
hours = 1000 wh or 1 kwh
Appliances Consumption Appliances Consumption
Light bulb 14 w Window AC 600 w
Laptop 28 w Water pump 250 - 1100 w
Vacuum cleaner 1000 w
Desktop PC 53 w
Water heater 2200 w
TV 60 w heat pump
Ceiling fan 65 w Solar water 0w
Water pump 250 w heater (solar pump
or thermo syphon)
Refrigerator 35 w
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12. Daylighting
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13. Water savings
Fixtures
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14. With or without AC?
Natural Ventilation vs. Air Conditioning
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15. Exterior & Interior Insulation
Insulated Concrete Form
(ICF)
• is a system of formwork for
concrete that stays in place
as permanent building
insulation for energy-
efficient, cast-in-place,
reinforced concrete walls,
floors, and roofs.
• Needs exterior and interior
finishing.
• Resistant to hurricanes,
also earthquakes if
reinforced.
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16. Exterior & Interior Insulation
Interior Insulation
←Rigid Foam
R-4 R-5 R-6.5
←Sprayed Foam
←Radiant Barrier
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17. Infiltration
• Infiltration is the unintentional or accidental
introduction of outside air into a building
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18. How to prevent mold and save
money
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19. Stop the waste
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20. Watch it like a hawk
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21. Energy Efficiency & Renewable
Energy can help
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22. Rent or Own?
Own Rent
• If you plan to keep the home • When entering into a lease,
and appliances for just a few request an energy
years it makes sense to invest.
assessment of the property.
• The initial investment is steep,
but return on the investment is • When renewing a lease,
better than keeping the money negotiate with the landlord,
in the bank. it benefits both if the usage
• Some financial incentives are is the same.
available: rebates, loans, tax
credits. • Landlords can set electricity
• The value of the building will consumption limits for
also go up. leases with power included.
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23. Thank you!
For more information please:
Contact Miguel Quiñones at 340-714-8436
• Visit the Energy Office website:
http://www.vienergy.org
• Join the EDIN USVI Energy Efficiency Working
Group blog at http://usvieewg.blogspot.com/
• E-mail miguel.quinones@eo.vi.gov
We look forward to helping you save energy
and money while preserving our environment
for current and future generations.