Save for Tomorrow Energy Plan (STEP)
Reporting and Accountability

• Quarterly STEP Reports
• Quaterly STEP Highlights
• Annual STEP Reports
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CPS Energy’s Save for Tomorrow Energy Plan (STEP) is an aggressive energy conservation program.  The goal of the program is to save 771 MW of electricity between 2009 and 2020.  The total cost of the program for this duration will be approximately $849 million with annual costs ranging from $12.3 million to over $77 million.     

STEP will provide financial incentives to residential and commercial customers to install energy saving practices and fixtures to reduce the customer’s use of electricity on a permanent basis.  This program produces short term benefits such as:

• Reducing overall system fuel costs and producing fuel savings for customers
• Lowering customer’s energy use and their monthly bill

STEP will also produce long term benefits for customers such as:

• Delaying the need for additional generation capacity in the future and alleviating  corresponding rate increases to support the cost of the new generation
• Providing environmental benefits from reduced emissions

The reduction in electricity consumption would be accomplished by providing residential and commercial customers with financial incentives and assistance such as: replacement of current light bulbs with energy efficient light bulbs, and replacement of existing household appliances with energy efficient appliances.

The City of San Antonio has established a set of accountability procedures for STEP. CPS Energy will provide quarterly and annual reports to the City of San Antonio indicating year to date STEP activity.  The elements of the required detailed quarterly report information include but are not limited to a:

• Chart indicating the number of kilowatts saved by customer class and program type
• Map illustrating the allocation of rebates by Council district
• Map illustrating the location of each rebate recipient with an overlay of socioeconomic income levels

CPS Energy shall also provide an annual report to the City which shows the incentive payments made as a result of the “Commercial Demand Response” program for the prior twelve months.  Other measures included within the annual report are as follows:

• Allocated funding from base rate and amount from STEP rate per program area
• Map illustrating the allocation of rebates by Council district
• Map illustrating the location of each rebate recipient with an overlay of socioeconomic income levels
• Allocation of rebates by business size defined by energy demand
• Rebate program collaboration with other programs operated by CPS Energy, City or San Antonio Water System, etc.
• Itemization of the number of firms employed (local/non-local) and number of employed (local/non-local)
• Number of first-time rebate participants
• Number of repeat rebate participants
• Emissions reduction (ozone, CO2, NOx, VOC) reduced per rebate program area
• Third party annual report will address annual kilowatt savings and kilowatt hours savings by council district and dollar allocation

These annual and quarterly reports are made available to the public with sufficient protection regarding confidential information as deemed necessary by the City. Any questions related to the posted material can be directed to the Office of Environmental Policy at 207-6103.  

Further information about STEP can be found on CPS Energy’s Web site, cpsenergy.com.

Quarterly Reports

Fiscal Year 2012		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Cumulative
Full Report

Fiscal Year 2011		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Cumulative
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Fiscal Year 2010		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Cumulative
Full Report		-->
	Chart: kW Reduction by Program Type
	Chart: Rebates by Council District (Number)
	Chart: Rebates by Council District (Value)
	Map: Rebates by Council District	-->
	Map: Rebates with socioeconomic data	-->

Fiscal Year 2009		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Cumulative
Full Report		N/A
	Chart: kW Reduction by Program Type	N/A
	Chart: Rebates by Council District (Number)	N/A
	Chart: Rebates by Council District (Value)	N/A
	Map: Rebates by Council District	N/A
	Map: Rebates with socioeconomic data	N/A

Quarterly Highlights

FY09 Fourth Quarter

• Forty percent of rebate funds in 2009 were awarded in the fourth quarter
• Distribution of commercial rebates in the fourth quarter exceeded quarters one through three combined
• The number of residential rebates processed in 2009 were twice the amount processed in 2008
• CPS Energy launched two new residential rebate programs in 2009 – “Air Flow Performance” and “Wash Right”
• The “Commercial Demand Response Program” was added to CPS Energy’s inventory of commercial rebates and programs in Summer 2009.  The energy efficiency savings for this program are found on CPS Energy’s third quarter report and the cumulative kilowatt reductions in the fourth quarter report
• The compact florescent light program is displayed in the fourth quarter report, but due to the point-of-sale nature of this program, it is not reflected in the graphs detailing programs by City Council district.  

Annual Reports

FY09		Measurement and Verification of CPS Energy’s 2009 DSM Program Offerings Click here to download

 

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