Livable Delaware Energy Task Force - the Key to Energy and Environmental Co-Benefits

Livable Delaware – 1 st Year Directing Growth –Comprehensive Planning –Brownfields –Open Space –State Agencies Policy Alignment

1 st Year Co-benefits Directing Growth –Fewer VMT Reduced emissions Community Design –Reduced impermeable surfaces improved water quality Open Space –Provides carbon absorption

Governor’s Energy Task Force 17 Members 4 Goals –The expansion of the diversity of fuels used to meet Delaware's current and future energy needs. –The development of conservation programs to reduce the need to build more electricity generation facilities. –Ensuring that energy infrastructure will meet Delaware's future needs for efficiently transporting energy resources. –Encouraging producers of clean energy technologies and producers of energy efficient products to locate their business operations in Delaware.

Governor’s Energy Task Force 6 Working Groups –More than 200 participants –Environmentalists, local governments, researchers, industry, agricultural community, builders, architects, federal government,state government, financial institutions. 1 year –Meetings, meetings & more meetings!

Governor’s Energy Task Force Requirements for Recommendations –Projected costs –Potential benefits –Prioritized

Energy Plan Strategies 1 - Reduce environmental and economic costs of energy consumption through improvements in end-use efficiency and conservation. 2 – Reduce the environmental impacts of electricity generation by encouraging clean and renewable energy generation 3 – Reduce the economic impacts of transmission congestion 4 – Promote clean distributed generation

Energy Plan Strategies – cont’d 5 – Enhance availability of natural gas 6 – Promote alternative transportation fuels 7 – Promote economic development by encouraging advanced energy technology development 8 – Implement energy efficiency, conservation and renewable energy in State government 9 – Continue the planning effort to ensure long-term goals are met

High Priority Recommendations 55 High Priority Recommendations 42 clearly have GHG and air quality co-benefits reduced emissions through efficiency or change in energy source 2 have indirect benefits

Recommendation Tracking

Recommendation Examples Develop an aggressive consumer education program to promote Energy Star appliances & equipment to builders and consumers in the Residential and Commercial sectors. Recognize outstanding energy-efficient design & construction with a “Governor’s Award”

Recommendation Examples cont’d Develop a Green Pricing Program for electricity Work with the utilities to develop rates that encourage clean distributed generation Mandate that all diesel fuel sold in Delaware be at least 2% biodiesel

Recommendation Examples cont’d Provide training & education on the availability & use of alternative transportation fuels Develop a Clean Energy Research Institute Require consideration of energy efficiency in state purchasing decisions

Energy Task Force Report Available on the Web Executive Summary Full Report