city energy plan
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This is a PDF presented by Don Triezenberg to the City Sustainability Committee. This provides several excellent connections abd examples of what other cities are doing and what Holland might consider.TRANSCRIPT
City Energy Plans
! Set long term energy goals.
! Express community values.
! Focus and rally community support.
! Provide a broad framework for evaluating initiatives by city government, public utilites.
Holland needs an energy plan!
! Our citizens expect it.
! It's already partly written.
! We're commissioned to finish it.
All kinds of cities have energy plans.
Santa Monica & Chicago
Seattle, WA & Cambridge, MA
Austin, TX & Fort Collins, CO
London & New York
Traverse City & Riverside CA
City Energy Plans are Data Driven
eg, Benefit/Cost Ratios, Local Trends
A Few of Chicago's 2020 Goals
! Retrofit 50% of commercial and industrial buildings to achieve 30% energy reduction.
! Improve 50% of residential buildings to achieve 30% energy reduction.
! 20% renewable energy generation.
Riverside Energy Plan
City Energy Plans Have Lifecycles
! Citizen groups like ours write them
" with community involvement,
" with input from utility companies,
" with data driven discussion,
" with advice from independent experts.
! City Councils enact them.
! Everyone tracks them annually.
Community Input Examples
Traverse City
Chicago
Expert Advice ExamplesCambridge and Holland
Holland's Energy Plan??
! Now
95+% electricity from fossil fuel.
! By 2012
21.5% from conservation & wind according to BPW filings for PA295.
! For 2020 – need a goal and a plan!
We need to finish the plan by...
! Making a commitment to do the work.
" Schedule community hearings for input from all stakeholders.
" Solicit advice and analysis from independent experts.
! Setting a timetable to complete the work.
References
Austin, TX http://www.austinenergy.com/about%20us/newsroom/Reports/strategicPlan.pdf
Cambridge, MA http://cambridgeenergyalliance.org/about/mission
Chicago, IL http://www.chicagoclimateaction.org/filebin/pdf/finalreport/CCAPREPORTFINAL.pdf
Fort Collins, CO http://www.fcgov.com/electric/pdf/energy-policy.pdf
London, UK http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/strategies/energy/index.jsp
New York, NY http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/pdf/energy_task_force.pdf
Riverside, CA http://riversideca.gov/utilities/pdf/gp/actionplan-june.pdf
SantaMonica, CA http://www01.smgov.net/epd/scpr/ResourceConservation/RC3_EnergyUse.htm
Seattle, WA http://seattle.gov/light/conserve/docs/Conservation_5_Year_Action_Plan.pdf
TraverseCity, MI http://www.tclp.org/TCLP-2009-Strategic-Goals.pdf