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September 2010

Salems Community Energy StrategyPartnering to be the Nations Most Sustainable Capital City

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Dear Salem Community,

I am pleased to introduce you to Salems Community Energy Strategy. The Strategy

serves as a road map for energy saving efforts communitywide, now and in the future.

It includes short and long term goals, objecves, and acons that the City, individuals,

and businesses can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy efficiency,

and incorporate renewable energy into Salem area projects. Some of the acons can be

iniated by City staff, while others require collaboraon with Salem area organizaons.

Some can be completed with liJle or no addional funds, but many will require

addional financial or technical resources to achieve.

Salem businesses, educaonal and public instuons have been leading the way by

construcng energy efficient buildings, using solar and wind to power facilies, and

making sustainability their core business. As the capitol of Oregon, Salem aims to build

on the states reputaon for green innovaon, to be the next energy efficient Capital

City. Achieving this will require partnerships and shared resources.

In addion to the acons idenfied within the Strategy, the City has embarked on

$1.2M in projects to reduce energy use in City buildings. These investments include

HVAC, lighng, window, insulaon improvements and establishing a Resource

Conservaon Management program to monitor and maintain energy performance.

HVAC improvements alone are expected to generate $124,000 in annual savings. Other

City iniaves include a reduced idling policy for City fleet, using energy efficient LEDs in

streetlights, and achieving Earthwise cerficaon for City offices.

This is a living document, which may require changes as the City and communitys

efforts progress. We will review the Strategy annually to check in on our progress and

make adjustments as needed.

I sincerely thank everyone who has

provided input into the Strategy, in

parcular, the Energy Strategy Task

Force, who helped refine feedback

received from forums and

workshops.

For more about related City and

community projects please visit:

www.cityofsalem.net/sustainability

Sincerely,

anet Taylor

City of Salem Mayor

August 2010

Salem Community Energy Strategy

1 Letter from the

Mayor

2 Energy Strategy

Overview

3 Goals &

Objectives

8 Glossary of Terms

A letter from Salems Mayor

and the Energy Strategy Task Force

Table of Contents
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What is the Community Energy Strategy ?

In August 2009, the City of Salem received noce of a $1.5M award from USDepartment of Energys (US DOE) Energy Efficiency and Conservaon Block Grant

(EECBG) Program. The EECBG Program aims to reduce fossil fuel emissions, total energy

consumpon, and create jobs. It also requires communies develop an Energy Strategy

to meet these objecves. In December 2009, US DOE approved Salems Energy Strategy

and several acvies the City will get started on in 2010. The Strategy was developed

with input from the community and with assistance from representaves of Salem

Keizer Transit, WillameJe University, State of Oregon Department of Administrave

Services, SEDCOR, Oregon Energy Trust, Portland General Electric, and some of Salems

largest employers.

What Near Term Ac8ons (for Fiscal Year 201011) Does the Strategy Include ?

Energy Efficiency $150,000

Develop a loan program that provides upfront financing for energy efficient

lighng upgrades in exisng commercial buildings. (Funding will require applicants

to first access Energy Trust of Oregon or other resources to complete an energy

audit to idenfy energy improvements.)

Diverse Transportaon Network $90,000

Support development of a communitywide plan to locate electric vehicle charging

infrastructure

Implement recommendaons idenfied in the Salem River Crossing Alternate

Modes Study to improve access to bicycle, pedestrian, and transit connecons

Public Awareness and Commitment $65,000

Develop markeng plan and materials to promote energy savings programs and

disseminate informaon about Salems energy use

Develop website to serve as a clearinghouse of informaon about energy

programs, projects, policies, and incenves

Conduct ongoing outreach acvies, including an annual forum

How are the Remainder of US DOE Funds Being Spent ?

Approximately 20 percent of the US DOE funding will support projects to improve

energy efficiency, conservaon, and cost savings in industrial, commercial,

transportaon, and residenal sectors, and promote sustainable industry and jobs, and

related acvies, communitywide.

The remaining 80percent of funding will focus on improving energy efficiency,conservaon, and cost savings in City facilies (see sidebar).

Energy Strategy Overview

What is the MunicipalEnergy Efficiency

Strategy?

Salems Community

Energy Strategy is

designed to work in

tandem with a Municipal

Energy Strategy that

focuses on reducing

energy use and

greenhouse gas

emissions in municipal

facilies. Acvies

include retrofing City

owned buildings with

high efficiency heang

and cooling equipment,

installing lighng and

control improvements,

and weatherizing CityHall.


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Goals & Objectives

Homes and buildings

consume almost half the

energy used in the United

States. We use this energyto heat, cool, light, and run

appliances in our homes

and businesses.

Technological

improvements and

efficiency upgrades can

help reduce the amount of

energy used to perform

these tasks.

Goal 1:Improve energy efficiency in buildings communitywide

Objecves

Provide financial assistance and tools to improve energy efficiency

Lead efforts to improve energy efficiency by example


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Goal 2: Increase renewable energy used or produced by Salemresidents and businesses, while decreasing total energy

consumption

Objecves

Provide financial assistance to increase renewable energy generated

Lead efforts to increase renewable energy generaon by example

Renewable energy comes

directly from naturalsources, such as sunlight,

wind, rain, tides, and

geothermal heat. These

sources of energy are

naturally replenished.

With the right set of

policies and incentives,

renewable technologies

like solar and wind can be

well suited for smallscale

applications, such as

neighborhoods and

individual homes or

businesses.


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Goals & Objectives

Goal 3:Create and support a viable and diverse transportationnetwork that focuses on moving people

Objecves

Develop infrastructure to strengthen transportaon opons

Increase access to transportaon opons and raise awareness

Electric Vehicles

Oregon has been named

as one of five test

markets by ECOtality as

part of a $99.8 millionfederally funded effort

known as The Electric

Vehicle Project (The EV

Project).

ECOtality esmates it will

install about 2,200

vehicle charging staons

in the Portland, Salem,

Corvallis, and Eugene

metropolitan areas.

Between 2011 and 2013,

ECOtality will collect and

analyze informaon

about the electric

vehicles and the charging

systems to gain insights

into future expansion of

electric vehicles

throughout the U.S. For

more informaon, please

go to:

www.theevproject.com
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Goals & Objectives

Goal 4: Position Salem as a leader in sustainable industry

Objecves

AJract and retain sustainable industry and jobs

Prepare the workforce for green jobs and innovaon

The Oregon Employment

Department defines a

green job as one that

provides a service or

produces a product in:

1. Increasing energy

efficiency

2. Producing renewable

energy

3. Preventing, reducing,

or mitigating

environmental

degradation

4. Cleaning up the

natural environment

5. Providing education,

consulting, policy

promotion,

accreditation, trading

and offsets, or similar

services supporting

the above


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Goals & Objectives

Objecves

Report informaon in clear, concise, easy to understand method

Raise awareness for the value of energy savings

Goal 5:Conduct a public participation program that engages the

community and communicates the value of energysavings and greenhouse gas reduction communitywide

Community Energy

Forum 2009

Over 50 residents,including business and

civic leaders, aJended

the Salem Community

Energy Forum in

December 2009 to learn

about Salems current

energy use, relevant

energy policies and

programs, and praccal

tools to help Salem meet

future energy demands

and capitalize onopportunies for

economic growth.

AJendees included

representaves from

SANYO Solar

Chemeketa

Community College

WillameJe University

Bicycle Transportaon

Alliance

Department of Energy Pringle Creek

Community

SalemKeizer Transit.


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Glossary of Terms


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For more informaon on the Energy Strategy, please contact:

Annie Gorski, Project ManagerCity of Salem, Urban Development Department

Tel: 5035886178Email: [email protected]

For more informaon on Energy Strategy projects andrelated informaon, please visit:

www.cityofsalem.net/sustainability
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