[CBPS] FW: Commerce Updates

Tue May 14 16:12:46 PDT 2024

Please find below the information from today's monthly Zoom meeting with Commerce on Clean Buildings.

From: Bergin, Annalyn (COM) <annalyn.bergin at commerce.wa.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:33 AM
To: Darrell Jennings <djennings at sbctc.edu>
Cc: Kalbrener, Kristen (COM) <kristen.kalbrener at commerce.wa.gov>; Howard, Luke (COM) <luke.howard at commerce.wa.gov>
Subject: Commerce Updates

[Sent from outside SBCTC]

Hi Darrell,

Please share with the group distribution list. Thank you! - Annalyn

Commerce Updates

  *   HB1390 Updates
We filed the CR-102 form<https://vmm0dj30.r.us-west-2.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fdeptofcommerce.app.box.com%2Fs%2F3y3amdu23oq3v6dgvrs887vt82d7gtri/1/0101018f54c61530-75ac59be-5da6-4de4-b755-1709a140c2a9-000000/z_Z8scRATluHl9Tdxy0-jRqVAXA=373> with the proposed rules<https://vmm0dj30.r.us-west-2.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fdeptofcommerce.app.box.com%2Fs%2Fagm4u0jd9fraz6njwekmhi9shmebdm85/1/0101018f54c61530-75ac59be-5da6-4de4-b755-1709a140c2a9-000000/APQjxWHXgzAd2STP_k-rSDLuEVw=373>. The final deadline for written comments is June 4, 2024, 4 p.m. Comment form<https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/f6b10d0e2fac4e949d60f8e99d31c7a1>
Public Hearing
WHEN: Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 10 a.m.
WHERE: Zoom
Register<https://wastatecommerce.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsf-GoqjgpEtw6kr6OAKO0Gbw9St8i1XPO#/registration>

  *   Incentive Program Updates

     *   Qualifications: Tier 1 building, participating utility, 15 EUI above the target, and meet the target.
     *   Point of Contact, Brittany Wagner, CleanBuildingsIncentiveProgram at commerce.wa.gov<mailto:CleanBuildingsIncentiveProgram at commerce.wa.gov>
     *   Please provide feedback on Tier 1 enhanced payments.
Slide deck<https://deptofcommerce.box.com/s/6qjvuofzq1tgekosf67rrr64lhwcfbmw>
Recording<https://youtu.be/Fr63ev26CNg?si=Wpt6DHOCtx0C_836>
Survey<https://wastatecommerce.zoom.us/survey/vbu-2bHzz6Jn7MU6gKJi80QMz8thjPwSrz-8QyUsACG9TG6LqNI.0N6-wXP_AcHfcKq6/view?id=3Wq_xj9lQDCduzDo6I-xGQ#/sharePreview>

  *   Updated CBPS Training

     *   Clean Buildings Performance Standard: Tier 1 Requirements
Wednesday, May 29, 11 a.m.- 12 p.m., Register<https://vmm0dj30.r.us-west-2.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwastatecommerce.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZwof--qqj8uHNW5M1mvib2vdEDJGnPR_YkS/1/0101018f54c61530-75ac59be-5da6-4de4-b755-1709a140c2a9-000000/5y005QPLEDIL6RLhLx9UzsiLsf8=373>

     *   Clean Buildings Performance Standard: Tier 2 Requirements
Thursday, May 30, 1 - 2 p.m., Register<https://vmm0dj30.r.us-west-2.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwastatecommerce.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZErduyoqT4rGdIfuqrJQzU7iLHyWHD2DGJv/1/0101018f54c61530-75ac59be-5da6-4de4-b755-1709a140c2a9-000000/SruWHAclIZodOEdNU734YYid_kw=373>

  *   State Project Improvement Grant

Eligibility

The grants are open only to state agencies, including Washington public institutions of higher education.

Grants support state agencies' ability to incorporate greater energy efficiency and conservation measures into budgeted and approved capital projects.

The program pays for the difference in cost for eligible agencies and state higher education institutions to add measures and/or improved mechanical systems expected to reduce consumption and carbon emissions.

This solicitation will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The proposed project must be considered to have a realistic scope, cost, and timeline, and produce meaningful energy savings.

Applicants with Tier 1 buildings - those over 50,000 sq. ft. and required to comply with the Clean Buildings Performance Standard - will be prioritized

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as long as funding remains.  Applications for other buildings will also be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis and put on a waitlist.  That second set of reviews will begin 4 weeks after the application period opens.

The grant performance period will be July 31, 2024 - June 30, 2025.

Applications must include:
Clean Buildings Form F for Tier 1 Buildings or LCCA Life Cycle Cost Tool for others
Description of baseline project, alternative project, and budget.

Tentative schedule

  *   May 23, 2024 - Request for Applications (RFA) release. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
  *   May 27, 2024 - Pre-Application Conference; Q&A period begins. Information to come about participating in the conference.
  *   Early June - Tier 1 applications reviewed on first-come, first-served basis as funding available
  *   June 20, 2024 - Review of Tier 2 buildings begins if funding is available

Second half June - Award notifications will be made as they are approved

For more information, contact Kristen Kalbrener<mailto:kristen.kalbrener at commerce.wa.gov>, SPI Program Manager.

energyretrofits at commerce.wa.gov<mailto:energyretrofits at commerce.wa.gov>

Respectfully,

Annalyn Bergin
Buildings |  Energy Division |  Washington State Department of Commerce
1011 Plum Street SE
Olympia, Washington 98504
(360) 584-6905

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