Renewable Energy Generation Projects in the Region

1. Renewable Energy Projects in
the Region
Stan Waterhouse
Chief Operations Officer
October 17, 2012

2. Presentation Outline
• Overview of HACEP
• Energy Initiatives: Past, Present and
Future

3. OVERVIEW OF HACEP

4. OVERVIEW OF HACEP
• Portfolio Size:
– 6,500 Public Housing Units in 46 Communities
– 5,400 Housing Choice Vouchers
– 2,000 Affordable and Market Rate
• 2nd largest Public Housing Authority in Texas, 20th largest
in the United States
• $80 million annual budget
• 500 employees
• Serves 40,000 low-income El Pasoans - 6 % of the city’s
population
• High Performer in both Public Housing and the Housing
Choice Voucher Programs for FY2011

5. Energy Initiatives - Past

6. Energy Initiatives - Past
• $12.7 Million in American
Recovery and Reinvestment
Act (ARRA) for Roof, Window,
and Water Line Modernizations
– Reroofed 15 communities serving
8,400 residents: Energy Star “cool
roof” materials with high
reflectivity coefficients.
– Replaced outdated windows at
two public housing communities
serving 1,700 residents.
– Replaced outdated water lines at
two public housing communities to
reduce loss and improve quality
for 1,400 residents.

7. Energy Initiatives - Past
• Montwood Heights
– 10 Energy Star single-
family detached homes.
– Located at corner of
Zaragoza and Joe Battle.
– Features include Energy
Star appliances, digital
thermostats, R-5 perimeter
slab insulation, light colored
shingles, low flow plumbing
fixtures, insulated pipes,
efficient windows, foam-
filled steel doors.

8. Energy Initiatives - Past
• Alamito HOPE VI
– 317 Energy Star apartments,
mid-rise, cottages, detached
homes, and townhomes in
Segundo Barrio.
– Features include Energy Star
appliances, digital thermostats,
light colored shingles, low flow
plumbing fixtures, insulated
pipes, efficient windows, foam-
filled steel doors.

9. Energy Initiatives - Past
• EDF ClimateCorps Fellowship
– Sponsored by the Environmental
Defense Fund.
– Provided $12,500 stipend for UTEP
PhD student.
– Performed HVAC energy audit on
HACEP’s four high rise apartment
buildings constructed in the 1970s.
– Energy modeling report will be used
to justify HVAC investments and
upgrades.

10. Energy Initiatives - Present

22. Energy Initiatives - Present
• Installing 7 EV charging
stations in public housing
properties across the city.
• Combined effort with City of
El Paso, El Paso County, El
Paso Community College,
Sun Metro, the Airport, and
UTEP for a total of 40
stations.
• Will be operational by end of Electric Vehicle
2012. Charging Stations

23. Energy Initiatives - Present
• Residential Energy Efficiency Leaders (REEL) Working Group
– Research / policy advocacy initiative coordinated by the Rocky
Mountain Institute to increase the presence of super efficient affordable
housing in the United States.
– Membership includes Public Housing Authorities from Albany, Boston,
British Columbia, Denver, Portland, Little Rock, Minneapolis, San
Antonio, Seattle and Tacoma.
• El Paso / Southern New Mexico Regional Clean Energy Initiative
– Goal: achieve “a cohesive regional strategy to cultivate an advanced
energy economy.”
– Membership includes REDCo, El Paso Electric, HACEP, all branches
of local military, EPWU, Texas Gas Service, UTEP, Paso del Norte
Group, NMSU, chambers of commerce in El Paso and Las Cruces, the
HUB of Human Innovation, EPCC, Franklin College, the Cities of El
Paso and Las Cruces, NREL, and many others.

24. Energy Initiatives – Future

25. Energy Initiatives - Future
• Construct Eastside Crossings at LEED Silver standards
– 188 units of mixed income, mixed finance apartments built with
private market standards and amenities.
• Elvin Estates
– 15 Energy Star senior residences in the Lower Valley
• Refrigerator Recycling Program with El Paso Electric
– Engage in contract with El Paso Electric to recycle 500
refrigerators per year at $30 return to HACEP.
– Previously salvaged units to private market at $10 per unit.
– Inefficient units removed from grid.
• Low Flow Shower Head Installation
– Replace 10,000 showerheads rated at 2.5 gallons per minute
with 1.75 gpm showerheads, 30% increase in efficiency.
• Engage in Purchase Power Agreement for Solar Rooftop

26. FUTURE
• Do more with less.
• Focus on bottom line.
• Invest in energy efficient housing through smart design
strategies augmented by renewable technology where
appropriate.