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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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For more informaon on the Energy Strategy, please contact:
Annie Gorski, Project ManagerCity of Salem, Urban Development Department
Tel: 5035886178Email: agorski@cityofsalem.net
For more informaon on Energy Strategy projects andrelated informaon, please visit:
www.cityofsalem.net/sustainability
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