michael smith - envision charlotte
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June 15, 2011 Michael Smith's presentation from America’s Sustainable Future: How U.S. Cities Are Making Energy Work, an invitational conference of public-private partnership efforts from U.S. cities pursuing innovative energy management and smart grid initiatives. The assembled leaders in industry, research and policy-making will explore the diverse energy strategies emerging in Philadelphia and across the United States. “We’re really looking forward to both learning from the great examples set by other cities represented in the conference, and showing off the groundbreaking work happening right here in Philadelphia,” says Laurie Actman, Viridity Energy’s director of strategic partnerships and public policy. “With smart ideas and smart policy, we should be able to build support for smart grid projects and microgrids at the federal, state and local level.”"Energy technology is changing at such a rapid pace, it's crucial to examine who's doing it right in smart grid and microgrid projects all around the country," says Eugenie Birch, Penn IUR co-director. "With the right policy moves—which we'll be exploring at the conference—Philadelphia can be a national leader in energy innovation," noted Susan Wachter, Penn IUR co-director.TRANSCRIPT
Envision: Charlotte
Announced Sept ’10 at Clinton Global Initiative
Envision: Charlotte is a unique public-private collaboration that is leading Charlotte to become a global model for environmental sustainability and measurable community results.
Downtowns are Uniquely Positioned for Sustainability
Envision: CharlotteCenter City 2020 Vision Plan…Charlotte’s foundation for success has included a Center City that is…
Viable ▪ Livable ▪ Memorable
A vital addition to the 2020 vision…Sustainable “The next decade of development
should serve as a role model for the region, creating an active learning laboratory by integrating the most innovative sustainability practices...”
Envision: Charlotte
A unique public-private collaboration
Envision: CharlotteEnvironmental sustainability benefits the regional economy
Energy ▪ Water ▪ Air ▪ Waste
Envision: Charlotte
• Model Programs
• Detailed Measurements
Collaboration• Connecting and measuring usage as a community is
one way to move towards this goal
• Approximately 70 building participants
Energy: Smart Energy Now
Goal: Reduce energy usage in uptown buildings by up to 20% by 2016 and avoid 220,000 metric tons of
greenhouse gases.
Enough energy to power 40,000 homes for one year.
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Empowering Building Owners / Managers
Information drives energy management• Measurement &Verification on energy improvement
projects
• Lease structure / costs allocation(sub-metering)
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How will we Connect with the Community
Via real-time information and using this to drive behavior changesin 75,000 office workers downtown via:•Interactive displays •Websites, games and mobile applications•Social Networking•Grassroots energy champion programs
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