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Overview EE SOLAR RI Energy Efficiency RE Growth Program Participants 40 MW in 2016-17 + Solar <250 kW 10.5 MW ~12,000 SolarWise 3.5 MW

Implementation and Process  Conduct No-Cost Energy Efficiency (EE) Assessment  Present EE findings to customer  Explain benefit of completing EE measures could make customer eligible for bonus PBI  Direct customer to RI SolarWise MarketPlace run by EnergySage  For many customers, EE upgrades may reduce their capital cost for solar, by reducing the size of solar needed to “offset” their home or building’s annual electricity usage

Implementation and Process  Conduct No-Cost Energy Efficiency (EE) Assessment  Present EE findings to customer  Explain benefit of completing EE measures could make customer eligible for bonus PBI  Direct customer to RI SolarWise MarketPlace run by EnergySage  For many customers, EE upgrades may reduce their capital cost for solar, by reducing the size of solar needed to “offset” their home or building’s annual electricity usage

Implementation and Process  Conduct No-Cost Energy Efficiency (EE) Assessment  Present EE findings to customer  Explain benefit of completing EE measures could make customer eligible for bonus PBI  Direct customer to RI SolarWise MarketPlace run by EnergySage  For many customers, EE upgrades may reduce their capital cost for solar, by reducing the size of solar needed to “offset” their home or building’s annual electricity usage

How does SolarWise change customers’ appreciation of the value of energy efficiency? Without Tier 1 Tier 2 SolarWise Threshold Threshold Smaller System Sizes – 8 kW 6.83 kW 6.5 kW Example of Residential At 100% Usage Lower Cost per System $30,874 $26,227 $24,922 – Example of Residential Lower PBIs per Customer – Residential $3,035 $2,682 $2,646 Yr. 1 More Participants 161 (est.) 191 (est.) Served – for 2.5 MW total

Results  5,000 customers have been introduced to SolarWise  70 customers received quotes through the MarketPlace  5 customers have received SolarWise PBI

Next Steps  Encourage Efficiency first!  Introduce SolarWise through all EE programs  Survey customers  Improve delivery and/or program

Laura Rodormer Sr. Strategic Business Analyst Laura.Rodormer@NationalGrid.com O:781-907-1564 Thank You!