Nothing in this subpart shall preclude a State or State regulatory authority from providing additional incentives to utilities to encourage investment in any conservation measures or renewable energy generation.
Sec. Appendix A to Subpart F of Part 73--List of Qualified Energy
Conservation Measures, Qualified Renewable Generation, and Measures
Applicable for Reduced Utilization
1. Demand-side Measures Applicable for the Conservation and Renewable
Energy Reserve Program or Reduced Utilization
The following listed measures are approved as ``qualified energy conservation measures'' for purposes of the Conservation and Renewable Energy Reserve Program or reduced utilization qualified energy conservation plans under Sec. 72.43 of this chapter. Measures not appearing on the list may also be qualified conservation measures if they meet the requirements specified in Sec. 73.81(a) of this part.
1.1 Residential
1.1.1 Space Conditioning
Electric furnace improvements (intermittent ignition, automatic vent dampers, and heating element change-outs)
Air conditioner (central and room) upgrades/replacements
Heat pump (ground source, solar assisted, and conventional) upgrades/replacements
Cycling of air conditioners and heat pumps
Natural ventilation
Heat recovery ventilation
Clock thermostats
Setback thermostats
Geothermal steam direct use
Improved equipment controls
Solar assisted space conditioning (ventilation, air-conditioning, and desiccant cooling)
Passive solar designs
Air conditioner and heat pump clean and tune-up
Heat pipes
Whole house fans
High efficiency fans and motors
Hydronic pump insulation
Register relocation
Register size and blade configuration
Return air location
Duct sizing
Duct insulation
Duct sealing
Duct cleaning
Shade tree planting
1.1.2 Water Heating
Electric water heater upgrades/replacements
Electric water heater tank wraps/blankets
Low-flow showerheads and fittings
Solar heating and pre-heat units
Geothermal heating and pre-heat units
Heat traps
Water heater heat pumps
Recirculation pumps
Setback thermostats
Water heater cycling control
Solar heating for swimming pools
Pipe wrap insulation
1.1.3 Lighting
Lamp replacement
Dimmers
Motion detectors and occupancy sensors
Photovoltaic lighting
Fixture replacement
Outdoor lighting controls
1.1.4 Building Envelope
Attic, basement, ceiling, and wall insulation
Passive solar building systems
Exterior roof insulation
Exterior wall insulation
Exterior wall insulation bordering unheated space (e.g., a garage)
Knee wall insulation in attic
Floor insulation
Perimeter insulation
Storm windows/doors
Caulking/weatherstripping
Multi-glazed inserts for sliding glass doors
Sliding door replacements
Installation of French doors
Hollow core door replacement
Radiant barriers
Window vent conversions
Window replacement
Window shade screens
Low-e windows
Window reduction
Attic ventilation
Whole house fan
Passive solar design
1.1.5 Other Appliances
Refrigerator replacements
Freezer replacements
Oven/range replacements
Dishwasher replacements
Clothes washer replacements
Clothes dryer replacements
Customer located power generation based on photovoltaic, solar thermal, biomass, wind or geothermal resources
Swimming pool pump replacements
Gasket replacements
Maintenance/coil cleaning
1.2 Commercial
1.2.1 Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Heat pump replacement
Fan motor efficiency
Resizing of chillers
Heat pipe retrofits in air conditioning units
Dehumidifiers
Steam trap insulation
Radiator thermostatic valves
Variable speed drive on fan motor
Solar assisted HVAC including ventilation, chillers, heat pumps, and desiccants
HVAC piping insulation
HVAC ductwork insulation
Boiler insulation
Automatic night setback
Automatic economizer cooling
Outside air control
Hot and cold deck automatic reset
Reheat system primary air optimization
Process heat recovery
Deadband thermostat
Timeclocks on circulating pumps
Chiller system
Increase condensing unit efficiency
Separate make-up air for exhaust hoods
Variable air volume system
Direct tower cooling (chiller strainer cycle)
Multiple chiller control
Radiant heating
Evaporative roof surface cooling
Cooling tower flow control
Ceiling fans
Evaporative cooling
Direct expansion cooling system
Heat recovery ventilation (water and air-source)
Set-back controls for heating/cooling
Make-up air control
Manual fan switches
Energy saving exhaust hood
Night flushing
Spot radiant heating
Terminal regulated air volume control scheme
Variable speed motors for HVAC system
Waterside economizers
Airside economizer
Gray water systems
Well water for cooling
1.2.2 Building envelope
Insulation
Wall insulation
Floor/slab insulation
Roof insulation
Window and door upgrades, replacements, and films (to reduce solar heat gains)
Passive solar design
Earth berming
Shading devices and tree planting
High reflectivity roof coating
Evaporative cooling
Infiltration reduction
Weatherstripping
Caulking
Low-e windows
Multi-glazed windows
Replace glazing with insulated walls
Thermal break window frames
Tinted glazing
Vapor barrier
Vestibule entry
1.2.3 Lighting
Electronic ballast replacements
Delamping
Reflectors
Occupancy sensors
Daylighting with controls
Photovoltaic lighting
Efficient exterior lighting
Manual selective switching
Efficient exit signs
Daylighting construction
Cathode cutout ballasts
High intensity discharge luminaries
Outdoor light timeclock and photocell
1.2.4 Refrigeration
Refrigerator replacement
Freezer replacement
Optimize heat gains to refrigerated space
Optimize defrost control
Refrigeration pressure optimization control
High efficiency compressors
Anti-condensate heater control
Floating head pressure
Hot gas defrost
Parallel unequal compressors
Variable speed compressors
Water cooler controls
Waste heat utilization
Air doors on refrigeration equipment
1.2.5 Water Heating
Electric water heating upgrades/replacements
Electric water heater wraps/blankets
Pipe insulation
Solar heating and/or pre-heat units
Geothermal heating and/or pre-heat units
Circulating pump control
Point-of-use water heater
Heat recovery domestic water heater (DWH) system
Chemical dishwashing system
End-use reduction using low-flow fittings
1.2.6 Other end-uses and miscellaneous
Energy management control systems for building operations
Customer located power based on photovoltaic, solar thermal, biomass, wind, and geothermal resources
Energy efficient office equipment
Customer-owned transformer upgrades and proper sizing
1.3 Industial
1.3.1 Motors
Retire inefficient motors and replace with energy efficient motors, including the use of electronic adjustable speed or variable frequency drives
Rebuild motors to operate more efficiently through greater contamination protection and improved magnetic materials
Install self-starters
Replace improperly sized motors
1.3.2 Lighting
Electronic ballast replacement/improvement
Electromagnetic ballast upgrade
Installation of reflectors
Substitution of lamps with built-in automatic cathode cut-out switches
Modify ballast circuits with additional impedance devices
Metal halide and high pressure sodium lamp retrofits
High pressure sodium retrofits
Daylighting with controls
Occupancy sensors
Delamping
Photovoltaic lighting
Two step and dimmable high intensity discharge ballast
1.3.3 Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Heat pump replacement/upgrade
Furnace upgrade/replacement
Fan motor efficiency
Resizing of chillers
Heat pipe retrofits on air conditioners
Variable speed drive on fan motor
Solar assisted HVAC including ventilation, chillers, heat pumps and desiccants
1.3.4 Industrial Processes
Upgrades in heat transfer equipment
Insulation and burner upgrades for industrial furnaces/ovens/boilers to reduce electricity loads on motors and fans
Insulation and redesign of piping
Upgrades/retrofits in condenser/evaporation equipment
Process air and water filtration for improved efficiency
Upgrades of catalytic combustors
Solar process heat
Customer located power based on photovoltaic, solar thermal, biomass, wind, and geothermal resources
Power factor controllers
Utilization of waste gas fuels
Steam line and steam trap repairs/upgrades
Compressed air system improvements/repairs
Industrial process heat pump
Optimization of equipment lubrication or maintenance
Resizing of process equipment for optimal energy efficiency
Use of unique thermodynamic power cycles
1.3.5 Building Envelope
Insulation of ceiling, walls, and ducts
Window and door replacement/upgrade, including thermal energy barriers
Caulking/weatherstripping
1.3.6 Water Heating
Electric water heater upgrades/replacements
Electric water heater wraps/blankets
Pipe insulation
Low-flow showerheads and fittings
Solar heating and pre-heat units
Geothermal heating and pre-heat units
1.3.7 Other End-uses and miscellaneous
Refrigeration system retrofit/replacement
Energy management control systems and end use metering
Customer-owned transformer retrofits/replacements and proper sizing
1.4 Agricultural
1.4.1 Space Conditioning
Building envelope measures
Efficient HVAC equipment
Heat pipe retrofit on air conditioners
System and control measures
Solar assisted HVAC including ventilation, chillers, heat pumps, and desiccants
Air-source and geothermal heat pumps replacement/upgrades
1.4.2 Water heating
Upgrades/replacements
Water heater wraps/blankets
Pipe insulation
Low-flow showerheads and fittings
Solart heating and/or pre-hear units
Geothermal heating and/or pre-heat units
1.4.3 Lighting
Electronic ballast replacements
Delamping
Reflectors
Occupancy sensors
Daylighting with controls
Photovoltaic lighting
Outdoor lighting controls
1.4.4 Pumping/Irrigation
Pump upgrades/retrofits
Computerized pump control systems
Irrigation load management strategies
Irrigation pumping plants
Computer irrigation control
Surge irrigation
Computerized scheduling of irrigation
Drip irrigation systems
1.4.5 Motors
Retire inefficient motors and replace with energy efficient motors, including the use of electronic adjustable speed and variable frequency drives
Rebuild motors to operate more efficiently through greater contamination protection and improved magnetic materials
Install self-starters
Replace improperly sized motors
1.4.6 Other end uses
Ventilation fans
Cooling and refrigeration system upgrades
Grain drying using unheated air
Grain drying using low temperature electric
Customer-owned transformer retrofits/replacements and proper sizing
Programmable controllers for electrical farm equipment
Controlled livestock ventilation
Water heating for production agriculture
Milk cooler heat exchangers
Direct expansion/ice bank milk cooling
Low energy precision application systems
Heat pump crop drying
1.5 Government Services Sector
1.5.1 Streetlighting
Replace incandescent and mercury vapor lamps with high pressure sodium and metal halide
1.5.2 Other
Energy efficiency improvements in motors, pumps, and controls for water supply and waste water treatment
District heating and cooling measures derived for cogeneration that result in electricity savings
2. Supply-side Measures Applicable for Reduced Utilization
Supply-side measures that may be approved for purposes of reduced utilization plans under Sec. 72.43 include the following:
2.1 Generation efficiency
Heat rate improvement programs
Availability improvement programs
Coal cleaning measures that improve boiler efficiency
Turbine improvements
Boiler improvements
Control improvements, including artificial intelligence and expert systems
Distributed control--local (real-time) versus central (delayed)
Equipment monitoring
Performance monitoring
Preventive maintenance
Additional or improved heat recovery
Sliding/variable pressure operations
Adjustable speed drives
Improved personnel training to improve man/machine interface
2.2 Transmission and distribution efficiency
High efficiency transformer switchouts using amorphous core and silicon steel technologies
Low-loss windings
Innovative cable insulation
Reactive power dispatch optimization
Power factor control
Primary feeder reconfiguration
Primary distribution voltage upgrades
High efficiency substation transformers
Controllable series capacitors
Real-time distribution data acquisition analysis and control systems
Conservation voltage regulation 3. Renewable Energy Generation Measures Applicable for the Conservation
and Renewable Energy Reserve Program
The following listed measures are approved as ``qualified renewable energy generation'' for purposes of the Conservation and Renewable Energy Reserve Program. Measures not appearing on the list may also be qualified renewable energy generation measures if they meet the requirements specified in Sec. 73.81.
3.1 Biomass resources
Combustible energy-producing materials from biological sources which include: wood, plant residues, biological wastes, landfill gas, energy crops, and eligible components of municipal solid waste.
3.2 Solar resources
Solar thermal systems and the non-fossil fuel portion of solar thermal hybrid systems
Grid and non-grid connected photovoltaic systems, including systems added for voltage or capacity augmentation of a distribution grid.
3.4 Geothermal resources
Hydrothermal or geopressurized resources used for dry steam, flash steam, or binary cycle generation of electricity.
3.5 Wind resources
Grid-connected and non-grid-connected wind farms
Individual wind-driven electrical generating turbines