City Energy Plans

! Set long term energy goals.

! Express community values.

! Focus and rally community support.

! Provide a broad framework for evaluating initiatives by city government, public utilites.

Holland needs an energy plan!

! Our citizens expect it.

! It's already partly written.

! We're commissioned to finish it.

All kinds of cities have energy plans.

Santa Monica & Chicago

Seattle, WA & Cambridge, MA

Austin, TX & Fort Collins, CO

London & New York

Traverse City & Riverside CA

City Energy Plans are Data Driven

eg, Benefit/Cost Ratios, Local Trends

A Few of Chicago's 2020 Goals

! Retrofit 50% of commercial and industrial buildings to achieve 30% energy reduction.

! Improve 50% of residential buildings to achieve 30% energy reduction.

! 20% renewable energy generation.

Riverside Energy Plan

City Energy Plans Have Lifecycles

! Citizen groups like ours write them

" with community involvement,

" with input from utility companies,

" with data driven discussion,

" with advice from independent experts.

! City Councils enact them.

! Everyone tracks them annually.

Community Input Examples

Traverse City

Chicago

Expert Advice ExamplesCambridge and Holland

Holland's Energy Plan??

! Now

95+% electricity from fossil fuel.

! By 2012

21.5% from conservation & wind according to BPW filings for PA295.

! For 2020 – need a goal and a plan!

We need to finish the plan by...

! Making a commitment to do the work.

" Schedule community hearings for input from all stakeholders.

" Solicit advice and analysis from independent experts.

! Setting a timetable to complete the work.

References

Austin, TX http://www.austinenergy.com/about%20us/newsroom/Reports/strategicPlan.pdf

Cambridge, MA http://cambridgeenergyalliance.org/about/mission

Chicago, IL http://www.chicagoclimateaction.org/filebin/pdf/finalreport/CCAPREPORTFINAL.pdf

Fort Collins, CO http://www.fcgov.com/electric/pdf/energy-policy.pdf

London, UK http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/strategies/energy/index.jsp

New York, NY http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/pdf/energy_task_force.pdf

Riverside, CA http://riversideca.gov/utilities/pdf/gp/actionplan-june.pdf

SantaMonica, CA http://www01.smgov.net/epd/scpr/ResourceConservation/RC3_EnergyUse.htm

Seattle, WA http://seattle.gov/light/conserve/docs/Conservation_5_Year_Action_Plan.pdf

TraverseCity, MI http://www.tclp.org/TCLP-2009-Strategic-Goals.pdf