$12 Per Computer Rebates for ComEd Customers

1. Webinar
www.pcpower-rebates-il.com6 May 2013

2. Today’s Agenda
1. Introductions
2. Webinar Guidelines
3. PC Power Management
– Mike Walker, Beacon Consultants Network on
behalf of US EPA’s ENERGY STAR program
4. Rebates for ComEd Customers
Laura Kimes and Mike Dessilla,
Resource Solutions Group
5. Q&A
February 8, 2013 www.pcpower-rebates-il.com

3. Webinar Guidelines
• Respond to polls when
presenter initiates.
• Ask any questions about
particular material being
presented through
“Questions/ Chat” option.
We will address questions at
the end of each segment.
• Notify us of any A/V
problems through
“Questions/Chat” option
February 8, 2013 www.pcpower-rebates-il.com

4. PC Power Management
Identifying & Understanding Opportunities
March 2013
Mike Walker, President
Beacon Consultants Network Inc.
(An ENERGY STAR Technical Support Contractor)

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Who are we?
• Work on behalf of ENERGY STAR: “technical
support contractors”
• 3 core areas of expertise:
– Large scale “human behavior change”
– IT, technology
– Energy efficiency, sustainability
• Our services are free: we get paid by EPA
• Vendor/product/solution neutral
• Advised/assisted hundreds of orgs on IT EE,
including dozens of Fortune 500s

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Why are we here today?
• We have documented enormous potential for
energy savings in & around IT
• Savings remain untapped because of
misaligned incentives in most large orgs
• We want to make our (free) services more
widely available

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Imagine…

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9. What is “CPM”, and why should I care?

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Energy saving features on every
computer
• Automatically place inactive computer (CPU,
hard drive, etc.) & monitor into low power mode
• Wakes upon mouse or keyboard input
• Built into Windows, Mac OS X, some Linux OSs
– Called “standby” and “hibernate” on PC
– Called “sleep” on Mac
“CPM” settings must be activated!

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Why power management?
•  electricity consumption
•  cooling loads
•  peak load demand charges
•  air pollution
•  carbon footprint
• Executive Order 13423 requires federal
agencies to activate “sleep” features

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“Plug load” in office buildings is
mostly computers
Source: Energy Information
Administration, 2003
Other 3%
3 Vending
Machines 5%
3 Water Coolers
2%
5 Coffee machines 3%111 Task
Lights 2%
Source: The Cadmus
Group (Base Case Energy
Use at NYSERDA Office)

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For optimal savings & user
experience, EPA recommends:
• Setting monitors to enter sleep mode after 5-20*
minutes of inactivity
• Setting computers to enter system standby or
hibernate after 30-60* minutes of inactivity
– AC power profile on notebooks
– Don’t bother with “Turn off hard disks”
• The lower the settings, the more energy you
save

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Two challenges
1. Activating sleep settings on many computers at
once
2. Ensuring that sleep settings do not interfere
with the distribution of administrative software
updates
– E.g., Windows security patches, antivirus definitions

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CPM offers a compelling return
on investment
• Labor costs: ~ $5 / seat
– Identifying appropriate solutions
– Testing & troubleshooting exceptions
– Ensuring that sleeping computers do not
interfere with administrative software
updates
• Software costs: ~ $0-15 / seat
– Commercial solutions range from roughly
$3-15 per PC
• Vs. energy savings of $120-$160 / seat
Assumptions: 1000 seats; labor costs = 2 weeks of work for one network administrator @ $2,500 per week

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Myth or reality?
You’d actually save more energy –
and a lot of trouble – if you simply
required people to turn off their
computers each night.

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The verdict: myth!
• You only save a watt or two by turning off a
computer vs. placing it in sleep mode
• Forgetting to shut down your computer just a
handful of times will negate an entire year’s
worth of incremental energy savings
• Surveys and interviews with IT managers
consistently conclude that policies “requiring”
users to turn off their PCs at night result in only
about 70-90% compliance

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5 Steps For Getting Everyone
on Board
1. Don’t start with IT!
2. Review current power settings and policies
– Are sleep features enabled on monitors? Computers?
– What sleep settings are utilized? (e.g., MPM only? After 1 hr?)
– Do users leave PCs on at night?
– Roughly how many computers and monitors are there in total?
– Estimate savings potential at www.energystar.gov/lowcarbonit
3. Share the savings opportunity with “friends” in finance,
facilities, and IT…

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5 Steps For Getting Everyone on
Board, cont.
4. Counter technical objections with you might be right:
let’s ask an expert
– Make one modest request: join a 30-60 min. call with a vendor-
neutral expert
5. Contact Resource Solutions Group regarding $12
incentives for ComEd customers.
– Laura Kimes – lkimes@rsgrp.com
– Mike Dessilla – mdessilla@rsgrp.com

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Free services we provide
• Vendor-neutral technical consultations for saving
energy
– Power managing networked computers
– Data centers
– Misc. IT & plug load
• Public domain software solutions for CPM
• Savings estimates
• Power metering studies
• Public recognition

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Contact information
• Additional information at:
www.energystar.gov/lowcarbonit
• Contacts:
– Mike Walker, Beacon Consultants Network Inc.
(EPA Technical Support Contractor): 617-921-8445,
mwalker@beaconconsultants.com
– Steve Ryan, US EPA ENERGY STAR Program
Manager: 202-343-9123,
Ryan.Steven@epamail.epa.gov

25. www.pcpower-rebates-il.com6 May 2013

26. About the Program
What Is It?
• $12 per seat rebate for networked PC power
management software
• Standalone or bundled solutions
Who Is Eligible?
• Commercial account holders or commercial
tenants in the ComEd electric delivery territory in
Illinois
• Private sector customers only, public taxpayer-
funded entities are not eligible.
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27. Purpose of the
Program
Rebate lowers
barrier to buying
and using
power
management
solutions
Software helps
commercial
customers
reduce energy
use and save
on monthly
utility bills
Solution and
relationship
opens door to
other energy
efficiency
projects
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28. Our Roles
Reaching and
Educating the
Customer
• Outreach and
referrals to software
vendors
• Marketing materials
• Web resources for
customer education
• Answer energy
efficiency questions
Verifying Eligibility and
Processing Rebates
• Application
assistance and
review
• Verifying savings and
tracking success
• Continuous customer
engagement
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29. Qualifying Software
 All products as listed at www.pcpower-rebates-
il.com
 Not previously installed or purchased
 Intended for use on networked workstation
(CPU and monitor)
 Must be purchased and installed between
October 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013
 Rebates only paid on PCs located in ComEd
Illinois delivery territory
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30. How It Works
Identify potential project – Set up a meeting with RSG for more
information. lkimes@rsgrp.com or mdessilla@rsgrp.com
Sign and submit Program Participation Agreement
Purchase completed and software installed
Submit invoice with Rebate Application and proof of
installation
Rebate provided upon verified application
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31. Program
Participant
Agreement
submitted
Program
Participant
Agreement
approved
Software
Purchased
Rebate
Application
Submitted
Rebate
Check
Issued
Rebate Process*
Response within
5 business days
*Timeline represents typical processing time for an applicant
submitting a complete, timely, and qualified application.
Software installed
and application
postmarked in
less than 90 days
or by 6/15/2013.
Response within 5
business days
Check issued ~10
business days
after receipt of
qualifying
application

32. PR Opportunities
• Case studies
• Infographic
• Press releases
• Big check presentations
• Opportunities with ENERGY STAR
November 2, 2012 www.pcpower-rebates-il.com

33. Next Steps
 Submit pre-approval form
 Sign up for 1-on-1 meetings with RSG and
ENERGY STAR to discuss your specific needs
• Fill out ENERGY STAR’s Low Carbon IT Pledge here:
www.energystar.gov/lcitpledge
• Like the “Desktop Power Management Program” on
LinkedIn and Facebook
• Contact RSG with any questions:
• Laura Kimes – lkimes@rsgrp.com
• Mike Dessilla – mdessilla@rsgrp.com
November 2, 2012 www.pcpower-rebates-il.com

34. Questions?
• http://pcpower-rebates-il.com/
• Contacts:
– Laura Kimes, Program Manager:
312-344-1554, lkimes@rsgrp.com
– Mike Dessilla, Program Associate:
312-344-1535, mdessilla@rsgrp.com
– General program contact info:
312-344-1540, pcpower@rsgrp.com
– Mike Walker, EPA Technical Support Contractor
mwalker@beaconconsultants.com