Member Meeting | 31015 | Tom Perrigo
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Tom PerrigoSustainability Officer
City of Las Vegas
Sin & SustainabilityLas Vegas Style
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“Every now and then when your life gets complicated and the weasels start closing in, the only cure is to load up on heinous chemicals and then drive like a bastard from Hollywood to Las Vegas ... with the music at top volume and at least a pint of ether.”
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Sin and Sustainability – Las Vegas Style
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“Las Vegas shouldn’t even be there.”
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Drought -- and neighbors -- press Las Vegas to conserve water~John Glionna LA Times
"At some point, you have to live within your means, but that doesn't fit with the image of Las Vegas. These people need to remember that it's a city built upon an inhospitable desert. What were they thinking?“~Steve Erickson, Great Basin Water Network
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“But, as with many things in Sin City, the apparently endless supply of water is an illusion. America’s most decadent destination has been engaged in a potentially catastrophic gamble with nature and now, 14 years into a devastating drought, it is on the verge of losing it all.”
~Nick Allen, UK Telegraph
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The Thirsty West: What Happens in Vegas Doesn’t Stay in Vegas
Even Sin City’s attempts to conserve water are wasteful.
~Eric Holthaus, Slate (ASU)
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Las Vegas, which gets so much criticism for being a completely unsustainable city in the middle of a desert, Las Vegas has quietly become the most water-smart city in the U.S.
~Charles Fishman, The Big Thirst
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• 2014 US Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Award Large Cities
• 2014 EPA Green Power Leadership Award – Onsite Generation
• 2012 Sustainable Community Awards – Large Community Finalist
• APWA: Project of the Year: City Hall
• AEE: Las Vegas Solar program
• Crown Communities Award for Sustainability / Childhood Hunger
• The League of American Bicyclists – Bronze Bicycle Friendly Business & Community
More than 40 awards over past decade, including:
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Sustainability InitiativeU.S. Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement (2005)Climate Protection Resolution (R-57-2006)Green Building Resolution (R-81-2006)Energy code, Wind/solar ordinance, PC-CC Workshop (2007)Urban Forestry Resolution (R-26-2008)Sustainable Energy Strategy (R-50-2008)Sustainability Office organized (2010)Conservation Element of the 2020 Las Vegas Master Plan
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Reinvest in Conservation & Renewable
Energy
Capture Savings
Reinvest in Conservation & Renewable
Energy
Capture Savings
Sustainable Energy Strategy
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0
10,000,000
20,000,000
30,000,000
40,000,000
50,000,000
60,000,000
70,000,000
21,620,693
17,425,000
7,859,700
5,449,200
5,874,3004,974,400
SES Funding Sources
ARRA- NCREBARRA- QECBARRA- CDBGARRA- SEPARRA- EECBGNV Energy RebateCLV- BondsCLV- SewerCLV- GBSRF
Dolla
rs
Sustainable Energy Strategy Funding
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Sustainable Energy Strategy ProjectsRENEWABLE ENERGY – Solar Covered Parking (3 MW)
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Sustainable Energy Strategy ProjectsRENEWABLE ENERGY – WPCF Solar (3.33 MW)
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Sustainable Energy Strategy ProjectsENERGY EFFICIENCY – 45,000 LED Streetlights
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Sustainable Energy Strategy ProjectsENERGY EFFICIENCY – Building energy upgrades
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Sustainable Energy Strategy ProjectsENERGY EFFICIENCY – LEED green buildings
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City Energy Consumption
City of Las VegasAugust 15, 2012
July 2005
October
January
2006April
July 2006
October
January
2007April
July 2007
October
January
2008April
July 2008
October
January
2009April
July 2009
October
January
2010April
July 2010
October
January
2011April
July 2011
October
January
2012April
July 2012
October
January
2013April
$500,000
$750,000
$1,000,000
$1,250,000
$1,500,000
$1,750,000
Total Monthly Energy Costs - FY06-FY13
Total $ Elec Total $ Gas
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City Water Consumption
City of Las VegasAugust 15, 2012
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013$3,000,000.00
$3,250,000.00
$3,500,000.00
$3,750,000.00
$4,000,000.00
$4,250,000.00
$4,500,000.00
$4,750,000.00
Total Cost - Water
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20131,100,000
1,150,000
1,200,000
1,250,000
1,300,000
1,350,000
1,400,000
1,450,000
1,500,000
Total Water Consumption
x 1,
000
Gallo
ns
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City Waste
2000 2004 2008 2012 2015
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Recycling Rates
National Average City of Las Vegas Southern Nevada
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Additional Efforts Toward a Sustainable City
City of Las VegasAugust 15, 2012
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People, Power, Water, Waste: Building Community to Make Life Better
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"I think we're at the crossroads -- whether we want to be the entertainment capital of the world or a great American city.”
Oscar GoodmanFormer Mayor of Las Vegas and the Founding Chair of Green Chips –