FOCUS ON ENERGY - BID FOR EFFICIENCY REVERSE AUCTION

2017 - 2018

Project Details

• Location: Wisconsin (Statewide)

• 2018 Savings: 29,313,935 kWh

• 2018 Demand Savings: 239 kW

• 2018 Natural Gas Savings: 100,000 MMBtu

• $157,280 in Auction Incentives

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Overlay Services

• Program Design and Guidelines

• Targeted Telephone Marketing and Outreach

• Online Auction Platform Hosting

• Participant Training

• Program Participant Survey and Report

• Winning Bidder Project Tracking

Overview:

• The Bid for Efficiency Program utilizes a real-time online reverse auction that drives down incentive rates achieving the lowest incentive cost the market will bear

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• The auction program allowed commercial and industrial projects to apply for auction rebates that would be calculated in addition to existing Focus on Energy prescriptive and custom rebate offerings

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• Focuses on large commercial and industrial customer targets

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• The program offered additional incentive funding to auction participants who did not place a winning bid at a “Buy Now” rate

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Results:

• Over 29 GWh saved in 2018

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• Over 239 kW saved in 2018

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• Over 100,000 MMBtu of natural gas saved in 2018