Mayor’s Task Force onClimate Protection &

Sustainability

Report to the Blacksburg Town CouncilDecember 2, 2008

Topics for Discussion:Climate Protection Efforts to Date

Sampling of Cities Emission Reduction Targets

Blacksburg Emissions

Mitigation Strategies

Mayor’s Task Force Recommendations

Resolution Adopting Emission Reduction Targets

Climate Protection Efforts to Date:Signed Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement –

11/06Formed Mayor’s Task Force on Climate

Protection & Sustainability – 2/07Completed GHG Emissions Inventory – 3/08Established a baseline year of 2000 as the

furthest year back where we had reliable data – 4/08

Have been investigating potential emission reduction mitigation strategies – spring/summer/fall 08

Conducted Climate Action Workshops – 10/08Recommended Emission Reduction Target –

11/08

City/County Community Target#1

Community Target #2

Community Target #3

Govt Target #1

Govt Target #2

Govt Target #3

Albany, NY 25% below 2004 by 2020

Annapolis 10% below 1990 by 2010 15% below 1990 by 2020

Arlington County, VA 10% below 2000 by 2012

Aspen, CO 30% below 2004 by 2020 80% below 2004 by 2050

Austin Carbon Neutral by 2020

Bellingham 7% below 2000 by 2012 28% below 2000 by 2020 64% below 2000 by 2012 70% below 2000 by 2012

Berkeley 15% below 1990 by 2010 80% below 1990 by 2050

Boston 80% below 1990 by 2050Boulder 7% below 1990 by 2012

Brattleboro, VT 10% below 2000 by 2010 20% below 2000 by 2010Burlington

Cambridge 20% below 1990 by 2010

Chapel Hill, NC 60% below 2005 by 2050Charlottesville

Chicago, IL 25% below 1990 by 2020 80% below 1990 by 2050

Contra Costa County 80% below 1990 by 2050Denver, CO 1990 levels by 2020

Fort Collins 20% below 2005 by 2020 80% below 2005 by 2050KeeneLos Angeles

Madison 7% below 1990 by 2012 20% below 1990 by 2012

Sample Emission Targets:

Sample Emission Targets – Cont.City/County

Community Target#1

Community Target#2

Community Target #3

Govt Target#1

Govt Target#2

Govt Target#3

Marin County 15% below 2000 by 2020

Medford 10% below 1998 by 2010 20% below 1998 by 2010

Miami-Dade County 20% below 1988 by 2005

Minneapolis 12% below 1990 by 2012 20% below 1990 by 2020

New York City

Oakland, CA 15% below 1990 by 2010

Ottawa 20% below 1990 by 2012

Philadelphia 10% below 1990 by 2010

Pittsburgh, PA 20% below 2003 by 2023

Portland 10% below 1990 by 2010

Roanoke, VA 12.5% below 2009 by 2014

Rohnert Park 20% below 2000 by 2010

Sacramento 80% below 1990 by 2050 1990 levels by 202025% below 1990 by

2030 80% below 1990 by 2050

Salt Lake City3% per year for next 10

years 70% below 1990 by 2040

San Diego, CA 15% below 1990 by 2010

San Francisco 20% below 1990 by 2012

San Francisco County 20% below 1990 by 2012

Santa Cruz 11% below 2000 by 2010 25% below 1990 by 2020 80% below 1990 by 2050

Seattle 7% below 1990 by 2012

Somerville 1990 levels by 2010 10% below 1990 by 2015 1990 levels by 2010

Tacoma, WA 15% below 1990 by 2012 40% below 1990 by 2020 80% 1990 by 2050

Tompkins County

Vancouver 33% below 2007 by 2020 80 below 1990 by 2050

Worcester, MA 11% below 2002 by 2010

Blacksburg Emissions:

1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 205050000

150000

250000

350000

450000

550000

650000

750000

453484

506

449

374

90735.3142857142

484

422

550Business as Usual

Linear (Business as Usual)

7% below 1990 by 2012

V.E.P. 2000 level by 2025

80% below 1990 by 2050

Year

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CO

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Town Govt. Solution Wedges:

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 20125500

5700

5900

6100

6300

6500

6700

6900

7100

7300

6,026

7,300

Business as UsualLighting Occupancy Sensors- 275.38 tonnesBiodiesel- 185.2 tonnesHybrid Fleet- 49 tonnesMunicipal Building Renovation- 150 tonnesAquatic Center Boiler Upgrade-111 tonnesLED Parking Lot Lights- 61 tonnesLED Streetlights- 595 tonnesReduce Vehicle Fleet Emissions 5% through incentive program- 149 tonnesPurchase 5% green power RECs- 78 tonnes80% below 1990 by 2050

Example - analysis to quantify savings:Aquatic Center Boiler Upgrade

Application Summary Current Gas Usage 38,928 ccf

Upgrade Analysis Boiler Upgrade Cost $70,000 Annual Energy Savings 20,067.4 thermsEnergy Cost Savings $ 27,893.66 CO2 Savings 111.24 Tonnes CO2

Upgrade Cost $70,000.00 Annual Savings $27,893.66 Simple Payback Period 2.51 years Annual CO2 Reduction 111.24 Tonnes/yr

Example - analysis to quantify savings:Municipal Building Retrofit

Blacksburg Motor Company Building Sq Ft 10,143.00 Energy Use 151,819.00 kWh CO2 150.76 Tonnes Intensity 0.014863 Tonnes/sf

Municipal Building sq ft 20,700.00 Electricity 419,400.00 kWh gas 11,421.00 CCF CO2 440.29 Tonnes Intensity 0.021270 tonnes/sf

With Municipal Building retrofit % Improvement 34.00% new CO2 290.59 Tonnes new intensity 0.014038 Tonnes/sf CO2 savings 149.70 Tonnes/yr % of Doc Roberts 99.30%

Upgrade Cost Annual Savings $ 24,682.59 Simple Payback Period years Annual CO2 Reduction 149.70 Tonnes/yr

Community Solution Wedges,Residential & Transportation

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012214000

224000

234000

244000

254000

264000

274000

284000

Business as Usual

Replace Incandescents with CFLs - 2452 tonnes

Turn out the Lights that Aren't in Use - 1953 tonnes

HVAC Tune Up - 4294 tonnes

Install Low Flow Showerheads - 4818 tonnes

Turn Water Heater Down from 140F-120F, 4897 tonnes

Turn Off Desktop & Unplug Monitor When not in Use - 1562 tonnes

Replace Gasoline Vehicles with Hybrids - 2148 tonnes

Eliminate Phantom Load - 3670 tonnes

Reduce Vehicle Miles Travelled - 4698 tonnes

Replace Diesel Sold In Blacksburg with B20 - 130 tonnes

Purchase 5% green power RECs

Single Family Home Energy Efficiency Retrofit - 6976 tonnes

80% below 1990 by 2050

Example - analysis to quantify savings:Household CFL Replacement

Application Summary CFL Electricity Savings over Incandescent 44 kWh/yr

Implementation Analysis Bulb Cost $2.58 Bulbs Replaced per Household 20 Penetration Level 25%Community Annual Energy Savings 2,722,280 kWhCommunity Energy Cost Savings $ 190,559.60 Community CO2 Savings 2,452.16 Tonnes CO2

Household Upgrade Cost $51.60 Household Annual Savings $61.60 Simple Payback Period 0.84 years Annual Household CO2 Reduction 0.79 Tonnes/yr

Example - analysis to quantify savings:Turn H20 Heater from 140-120

Application Summary

Residential Energy Use 861,834.00 Million BTU

Household Energy Use 69.6487797 Million BTU

Energy Used for Water Heating 11.84029255 Million BTUElectricity for Water Heating 1,456.6265 kWhNatural Gas for Water Heating 66.67349202 thermsInlet Water Temperature 55 F

Implementation Analysis Energy Savings from Turning down Heater 24%Penetration Level 100%Community Electricity Savings 4,241,010.90 kWhCommunity Gas Savings 194,121.83 thermsCommunity Cost Savings $ 566,700.11 Community CO2 Savings 4,896.29

Household Upgrade Cost $0.00 Household Annual Savings $45.80 Simple Payback Period - years Annual Household CO2 Reduction 0.40 Tonnes/yr

Mayor’s Task Force Recommendation:80% Below 1990 levels by 2050Monitor and measure emissions annuallyUse Key Indicators for measuring community

progressVehicle Miles Travelled (VMT)Atmos Energy sales by sectorVT Electric Sales by sectorAEP Sales by Sector

Use Local Government Operations Protocol, Version 1, for reporting Town progress to ICLEI

A RESOLUTION ADOPTING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS FOR THE TOWN OF BLACKSBURG

WHEREAS, the Council of the Town of Blacksburg authorized the Mayor to sign the U.S. Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement as amended by the 73rd annual U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting.

WHEREAS, the Blacksburg Town Council resolved to work in conjunction with ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability and other appropriate organizations to track progress and implementation of the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement as amended by the 73rd annual U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting.

WHEREAS, the Mayor of Blacksburg established the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection and Sustainability to accomplish the 5 Milestones of the ICLEI’s Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) Campaign:

1. Conducting a baseline emissions inventory and forecast.

2. Setting an emissions reduction target.

3. Developing an action plan to meet the target.

4. Implementing actions in the plan.

5. Monitoring and verifying emissions reduction progress.

WHEREAS, Milestone 1 - Baseline Emissions Inventory and Forecast, was completed through the efforts of Virginia Tech Professor John Randolph and accepted by the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection and Sustainability.

WHEREAS, there is a growing consensus among leading climate experts, to include the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC), of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 to mitigate the detrimental effects of increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

WHEREAS, the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection and Sustainability supports a greenhouse gas emission reduction target of 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 with benchmark reductions of 2% per year below baseline year 2000.

Resolution Continued

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Blacksburg:

1. That the Council hereby endorses the greenhouse gas emission reduction target of 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 with benchmark reductions of 2% per year below baseline year 2000.

2. That the Town of Blacksburg will annually monitor and measure key indicators of community energy use, i.e., electricity consumption, natural gas consumption, and vehicle miles travelled (VMT) for gasoline consumption.

3. That the Town of Blacksburg will annually monitor and measure energy consumption resulting from town operations and will determine the resultant greenhouse gas emissions.

4. That the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection and Sustainability will provide an annual report to the Council on progress towards meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction target.

Resolution Continued

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