Local Energy Savings: Strategic Thinking and Unique Opportunities Lynchburg August 6, 2009 Kristin Sprinkle. E² Inc.

Background on E² Inc. Multi-disciplinary firm Community involvement activities regarding the future use of properties at over 100 communities across the U.S. Support our largest client, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Working with developers, site owners, and local governments to explore alternative energy uses at sites

Start off on the right foot: Educate Make sure everyone understands the benefits – Reduce energy costs – lifetime energy cost savings in local buildings can be significant – Create local jobs – resources are put towards energy efficient investments and buy equipment locally – Reduce GHG – Enhance indoor air quality

Savings with ENERGY STAR Qualified Products ActionAnnual Cost Savings Annual CO2 Savings (tons) Life Time Life-Cycle Energy Cost Savings Life-Cycle CO2 Savings (tons) Replace 5,000 computers and monitors and activate power management $400,0002,2004$1,450,00013,600 Replace 10 conventional commercial dishwashers $11, $128,0006,000 Replace 50 commercial vending machine $7, $79, Replace 100 conventional water coolers $3, $26, Replace 50 color laser printers$66065$3,00028 Figures obtained from calculators on the ENERGY STAR purchasing and procuring website using default setting and electricity rate of 9.039C per kWh. Annual rates exclude purchase price and installation cost. Costs are discounted over product lifetime.

Online Tools for Looking at Cost Cash Flow Opportunity Calculator Financial Value Calculator Building Upgrade Value Calculator

EPA’s Energy Star for Local Governments Provides a no-cost online energy management tool called Portfolio Manager – Track and assess energy and water consumption in individual buildings and across entire portfolios of buildings – Identify energy efficiency projects – Track progress over time – Document strategic use of ARRA 2009 funding Networking and mentoring opportunities with EPA and other local governments Albemarle County, Virginia Arlington County, Virginia Fairfax County Government, Virginia Fauquier County, VA Henrico County, Virginia Loudoun County, VA Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy Prince William County, VA Town of Dayton, VA Town of Leesburg, VA Town of Warrenton, Virginia York County, Virginia

EPA’s Clean Energy Program: Local Climate and Energy Resources Informational resource network that supports local governments' efforts to use clean energy strategies to advance community priorities. Making a comprehensive database of planning, policy, technical, analytical, and information resources for municipal governments Provide webinar trainings: Using EPA Resources to Maximize Clean Energy in Economic Recovery Spending (March 5, 2009) Will soon release a guide on Clean Energy Strategies for Local State and Local Climate and Energy listserv State and Local Climate and Energy listserv

ICLEI CACP 2009 Software Create emissions inventories for the community as a whole or for the government's internal operations. Quantify the effect of existing and proposed emissions reduction measures. Predict future emissions levels. Set reduction targets and track progress towards meeting those goals. CACP 2009 is an emissions management tool that calculates and tracks emissions and reductions of greenhouse gases and criteria air pollutants associated with electricity, fuel use, and waste disposal. This tool can help you do the following:

Think Strategically Where are my biggest energy costs and usage? How can I get the biggest bang for my buck? Where can I do something that will demonstrate immediate cost savings? How far do we want to go? How fast do we want to go? Retrofitting 380 traffic signals in Clackamas County, Oregon produced energy savings of $10,000 in These savings will offset the cost of the measure in four years.

Ann Arbor 25% of energy budget spent on traffic signals and street lighting City started pilots to test LED fixtures in traffic and cross-walk signals (annual cost savings of $49,000) and LED streetlights on one city block City is equipping all 1,000 downtown street lights with energy efficient LED fixtures Expected to save the town $100,000 annually LED lights typically burn five times longer than the bulbs they replace and require less than half the energy. Full implementation of LEDs is projected to cut Ann Arbor’s public lighting energy use in half and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2,425 tons of CO2 annually, the equivalent of taking 400 cars off the road for a year.

Story County, Iowa Installed geothermal energy storage equipment at a new facility Coupled installation with energy efficiency measures such as lighting upgrades, water heater retrofits, window glazing Aggregate energy savings over the first five years of the building’s operation were greater than $200,000, which exceeded the cost of purchasing and installing the until by $25,000

Implement Successfully Create a communication plan Raise awareness Build capacity Motivate Track and monitor Reward

Don’t forget your unique opportunities! Wind power Solar photovoltaics Geothermal Biomass Landfill gas

Property Background Location: Antioch, Illinois 121 Acres – Former landfill covered 51 acres – Remaining 70 acres include the former landfill borrow area and wetlands Disposal activities: 1963 to 1984 Municipal, commercial, and industrial wastes 14

Reuse Possibilities Methane gas co-generation system Athletic fields for the high school Restored ecological habitat and education opportunities

Reuse Success: Co-generation Plant Designed by RMT Inc. The co-generation plant has received numerous awards The plant began operating in September 2003 Educational opportunities Superfund landfill gas-to- energy project fuels 12 microturbines to produce 360 kW