In November 2021, Seattle City Light (SCL) announced improvements to its MEETS pilot.
SCL refers to their program as Energy Efficiency as a Service (EEAS). There are two important changes:
1) The procurement offers the option to transact on not just the value of kWh reductions for existing building projects, but also the demand reductions. For large commercial buildings, the new blended rate will likely bring the value of each kWh in reduction to 11-11.5 cents/kWh.
2) The program is now accepting projects, using an open-until-full enrollment. City Light will accept eligible applications until the 15 spots in Phase I are contracted.
A summary of the other program guidelines can be found below. It is paraphrased from an earlier utility announcement on its website.
The utility seeks 15 buildings (new or existing) with plans to implement deep energy efficiency projects.
Eligibility includes the following non-residential building types:
Eligibility includes the following non-residential building types:
Existing buildings:
- City Light account type: Commercial
- Primary City Light account must for more than 90% of the building’s electricity
- Lease type: any
- Ownership type: any
- Size: Min 50,000sf
- Savings target: Project must intend to save 25% of annual electricity consumption
New Construction:
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- City Light account type: Commercial
- Primary City Light account must for more than 90% of the building’s electricity
- Electricity must be sole fuel source for the building (back-ups excluded)
- Lease type: any
- Ownership type: any
- Size: Min 50,000sf
Savings target: Project must intend to perform 25% better than code requirement.
To learn more about the pilot program, please visit https://powerlines.seattle.gov/eeas/. Updated program documentation is provided on the webpage.
