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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCWG Measures - Energy 8-15-07SECTOR SOURCE PERFORMANCE METRIC 1 Promote purchase of renewable energy in community a Purchase green electricity from solar, geothermal, wind or hydroelectric sources ICLEI IPCC Portland Fort Collins % of total purchased b Provide community with option of purchasing "Green Tags" or "Renewable Energy Certificates" (REC) ICLEI Seattle Ashland % participation rate Green-e certified c Creation of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) to facilitate "delivered" renewable energy purchases ICLEI LGC SF PUC # of participating customers d Create "Carbon Tax" on conventional energy use IPCC Boulder Add'l funding amount 2 Promote solar PV & hot water systems in community a Develop comprehensive community solar program to facilitate financing & installation ICLEI IPCC Santa Monica % of potential participants Full time staff & dedicated website b Complete a siting survey & ongoing solar monitoring to identify suitable areas Marin SF PUC Survey entire City using GIS c Create community solar trust fund Santa Monica Web presence & sale of 100 pkges *further details below in efficiency/ green building section 3 Retrofit buildings with passive solar lighting & heating Navy San Diego # of buildings 4 Promote wind power generation in community a Complete a siting survey & ongoing wind monitoring to identify suitable areas SF PUC Survey entire city using GIS & monitor most promising areas b Facilititate installation of small wind power systems NJ - Clean Energy # of participants 5 Investigate potential for small hydropower generation from water supply IPCC NY Power Authority # of turbines 6 Investigate potential for geothermal generation IPCC San Bernardino Kilowatt Hours 7 Increase use of direct/distributed generation (DG) & co-generation using biofuel and waste gas a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Generation IPCC Sheraton Hotels % of total energy b Biofuels Fuel Cell IPCC Portland Annual kWh c Investigate use of DG and co-generation in new community design MIT % incease in efficiency 8 Create green building standards for major construction & renovation projects a Require LEED or equivalent standards for commercial or industrial projects Santa Monica Boston % of buildings over specific size LEED certification level b Require LEED or equivalent standards for residential projects Santa Monica Boston % of buildings over specific size LEED certification level c Require LEED or equivalent standards for City-sponsored projects Santa Monica Boston Chula Vista % of buildings over specific size LEED certification level 9 Integrate green building standards Into permitting process a Promote green buildings through municipal programs ICLEI IPCC Chula Vista-GreenStar # of participants b Adopt strict community-wide energy code requirements ICLEI IPCC % over Title 24 c Train City employees at all levels to understand & promote green building Portland d Provide green building pre-application consultation & user-friendly guidelines Portland CLIMATE PROTECTION MEASURES - COMMUNITY ENERGY ENERGY EFFICIENCY & DEMAND GOALS/MEASURES ENERGY SUPPLY CLIMATE PROTECTION MEASURES Community Energy DRAFT 8-15-07 1 of 2 SECTOR SOURCE PERFORMANCE METRIC CLIMATE PROTECTION MEASURES - COMMUNITY ENERGY GOALS/MEASURES ENERGY SUPPLY e Provide density bonus to green building projects Seattle Arlington Sunnyvale Floor Area Ratio f Establish City position for an Energy Specialist to help citizens with EE design San Francisco FTE position g Provide energy efficient modeling of large construction projects Chula Vista # of buildings/homes kWh/Therm savings 10 Develop programs to mitigate Urban Heat Island Effects a Promote cool roof & paving technologies CARB Chicago Total square feet b Expand urban forests on public & private properties ICLEI IPCC CARB Los Angeles Chula Vista # of trees planted 11 Promote energy efficiency to residents in community a Provide free energy audits to residents ICLEI Chula Vista Austin # of participants b Launch an "energy efficiency challenge" campaign ICLEI Salem # of participants kWh/therm savings c Implement a low-income weatherization program ICLEI SDG&E kWh/therm savings d Promote purchase of ENERGY STAR appliances ICLEI Chula Vista kWh/therm savings e Provide free CFL light bulbs to City residents ICLEI Chula Vista Boulder kWh savings f Provide free fluorescent torchiere lamps to City residents ICLEI SDG&E kWh savings g Promote water conservation through technological & behavioral modificiation ICLEI SDCWA # of participants h Impement time-of-use or peak demand energy pricing ICLEI Port Angeles kWh/therm savings 12 Promote energy efficiency to businesses in community a Promote participation in green business program ICLEI San Diego (County) San Ramon Mesa # of participants b Provide free energy audits to local businsses Wilson Chula Vista SDG&E # of participants c Provide free therm-saving retrofits to local businesses Chula Vista SDG&E Therm target savings d Provide free CFL light bulbs to local businesses ICLEI Chula Vista SDG&E kWh target savings CLIMATE PROTECTION MEASURES Community Energy DRAFT 8-15-07 2 of 2