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Open Q Pilot Program

The Open Q Pilot Program borrows from both the existing BPA Qualified (BPAQ) and the Custom Program processes. The purpose of the Open Q offering is to allow customers greater project creativity and flexibility to claim savings on energy conservation programs specific to their end users that would otherwise not be available through other existing BPA energy efficiency offerings.  Open Q allows customers to claim savings and receive payment before the measure has been evaluated.  This shifts the risk to BPA and reduces the barriers to engagement.  Good Open Q candidates are things that can be installed many times in many different places under similar circumstances for which savings can be measured. 

Contact your energy efficiency representative if you have any questions or ideas you would like to have considered under this program.

Project Examples

Daily Demand Voltage Reduction Pilot

BPA’s Resource Program and the Council’s 2021 Power Plan identified frequently deployed demand voltage reduction as a low cost means to acquire an energy resource to meet BPA’s needs. To capture these savings BPA is launching a pilot Daily Demand Voltage Reduction program. Daily Demand Voltage Reduction is a hybrid demand response and energy efficiency measure that reduces voltage during pre-established times of day and year when BPA’s system needs are greatest. 

For more information on this pilot, contact your Energy Efficiency Representative to schedule an informational conversation.

Eligibility

Any interested customer is eligible to participate in this pilot program.  Savings achieved will qualify for payment from each participant’s EEI budget.

Technical Requirements

Substations deploying voltage reduction should serve residential and light commercial loads, have a SCADA system or equivalent, must be able to collect 1- or 5-minute average interval recordings at the substation bus: Volts, Current, Real Power (kW), Reactive Power (kVAR with sign, leading or lagging), Apparent Power (kVA), and end of line primary per phase voltage.