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Promoting Innovative Promoting Innovative Energy & Air Quality Energy & Air Quality ProgramsPrograms
Energy & Air Quality Conference: Local Governments & Businesses Leading by Example
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
April 5, 2004
Sue Gander, Outreach Director
State and Local Capacity Building BranchOffice of Air & RadiationUS EPA
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Overview
E/AQ linkages more crucial than ever
Multiple benefits can promote projects
Great local examples are out there
EPA offers tools, technical assistance, financial support
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State and Local State and Local Capacity BuildingCapacity Building EPA’s State & Local
Capacity Building Branch We support state & local efforts that:
improve air quality and public health increase energy efficiency, renewable
energy promote economic development lower greenhouse gas intensities
Focus on multiple benefits of actions
Measure and showcase results
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What We Do
Build S&L capacity to make decisions informed by environmental, economic & public health concerns Focus on tools and analyses that can assist
states and localities
Generate data and share lessons learned from innovative state and local measures Track developments and synthesize data
Leverage offerings of voluntary federal programs for state and local efforts Connect with ENERGYSTAR offerings, CHP
Partnership, Greenpower Partnership, etc.
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State and Local State and Local Capacity BuildingCapacity Building Major
Energy Challenges Ahead
Significant demand growth predicted
Security presents heightened concern
Reliability being put to the test
Infrastructure needs mounting
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State and Local State and Local Capacity BuildingCapacity Building Air Quality
Concerns also MountingNOTE: Dates are illustrative
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State and Local State and Local Capacity BuildingCapacity Building Linking Energy & AQ Goals
Helps Address other Concerns Multiple benefits from strategies that link
energy and air quality strategies: Protect the environment Improve energy supplies, reliability,
security
but also... Reduce costs Protect public health Further economic development
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State and Local State and Local Capacity BuildingCapacity Building Many Great Local
Examples to Follow Numerous examples from MD, VA, DC
Converting to LED Traffic Signals 80-90% more efficient, last 10 times longer &
reduce maintenance costs Denver: 17,036 signals, saved $368,000/year
(energy, materials, labor), cut 6.7 tons NOx, 6.4 tons SO2, 8,894 tons GHGs/year
Philadelphia Cool Roofs Top floor temps reduced 5ºF on very hot days Protects health of low-income and elderly Lowers energy costs, emissions from A/Cs
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State and Local State and Local Capacity BuildingCapacity Building Some of the Ways
EPA Can Help Policy Guidance
Intergating EE/RE Into SIPs Technical Assistance
SEP Toolkit MIST Software Greenpower Partnership CHP Partnership ENERGYSTAR Tools RMI Model
Financial Support
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State and Local State and Local Capacity BuildingCapacity Building EE/RE in State
Implementation Plans (SIPs) Air quality plans can advance energy and
economic goals through EE/RE Several guidance documents available:
Guidance for establishing set-aside Report on state programs (draft) M&V document (draft) Voluntary stationary measures policy
www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t1/memoranda/coverpol.pdf
EPA working with several areas on additional innovations
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State and Local State and Local Capacity BuildingCapacity Building EE/RE through Supplemental
Environmental Projects (SEPs) Enforcement settlements can be used to fund
projects that advance energy & air quality Voluntary option chosen by violator
Localities can work with state to ID project Maryland utility agreed to install small PV systems on
3 public buildings in the same county as the facility -- 2 schools and an environmental center.
SEP Toolkit being developed by SLCBB -- coordinating with US EPA Office of Enforcement Compliance Provides states and localities with information on
how they can pursue energy efficiency/renewable energy projects as one settlement option.
COMING SOON!
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State and Local State and Local Capacity BuildingCapacity Building Integrated Solutions
to Urban Heat Islands Air temperatures in many US cities and suburbs are up to
10°F warmer than surrounding areas Urban heat islands contribute to air quality problems, public
health risks, energy use Urban Heat Island (UHI) reduction measures often decrease
energy use & greenhouse gases but ozone is pressing concern for cities need to determine best ways to get all three
Mitigation Impact Screening Tool (MIST) is a user-friendly screening tool to estimate potential ground-level ozone & energy savings benefits from: increasing urban albedo (e.g., through cool roofs) increasing urban vegetative cover (e.g, trees)
COMING SOON!
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State and Local State and Local Capacity BuildingCapacity Building Other Tools to Assess EE/RE
Costs, Benefits, Opportunities Green Power Partnership
www.epa.gov/greenpower Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Partnership
www.epa.gov/chp ENERGYSTAR
www.energystar.gov/government E-GRID and PowerProfiler
www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/egrid www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/powerprofiler
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State and Local State and Local Capacity BuildingCapacity Building Community Energy Opportunity
Finder -- Rocky Mountain Institute
New web-based tool -- http://finder.rmi.org/ Preliminary analysis to guide investments Helps communities quantify local benefits of
energy efficiency investments in terms of: energy saved (mWh) dollars saved jobs created (year 1, 5, 10) pollution reduced (NOx, SO2, CO2)
Extensive resource section on EE/RE, funding Developed by RMI with EPA support
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Financial Opportunities
EE/RE Funding Opportunities Directory of EE/RE and related assistance
programs (federal, state, foundation) Draft copy released today LISTSERV will announce final
EPA Grants www.epa.gov/ogd/ www.epa.gov/air/grants_funding.html
All Federal Grants Grants.gov
Search fed grants; register to receive notices
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Other Events
DOE Energy Smart America 2004: Tools and Solutions for States and Communities May 11-14, Minneapolis, MN http://www.energysmartamerica.org/
EPA Air Innovations Conference August 10-12, 2004, Chicago
ENERGYSTAR Workshop Spring 2004, Washington, DC area/TBA
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For More Information
Integrating EE/RE into SIPS Edgar Mercado 202-343-9058 or [email protected] Art Diem 202-343-9340 or [email protected]
Supplemental Environmental Projects Art Diem 202-343-9340 or [email protected]
Urban Heat Island - Mitigation Impact Screening Tool Niko Dietsch 202-343-9299 or [email protected]
Greenpower Partnership Kurt Johnson 202-343-9231 or [email protected]
CHP Partnership Luis Troche 202-343-9442 or [email protected]
ENERGYSTAR Katy Hatcher 202-343-9676 or [email protected]
EGRID and PowerProfiler Joe Bryson 202-343-9631 or [email protected]
Funding Opportunities Directory Steve Dunn 202-343-9341 or [email protected]
State and Local LISTSERV Sue Gander 202-343-9342 or [email protected]