Arlington County s Community Energy Plan

Transcription

1 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Welcome to Tuesdays at APA-DC! Arlington County s Community Energy Plan Speaker: Richard Dooley

2 Arlington s Ensuring a Competitive and Sustainable Community Tuesdays at APA July 12,

3 Tonight s Presentation Background Where We Are Now Next Steps 3

4 Arlington s History of Planning Affordable Housing Recycling Chesapeake Bay Preservation Sanitary Sewer Historic Preservation Stormwater Management Homelessness Transportation Information Technology Streets, Transit, Biking, Land Use Parking, Curbside Mgmt, Natural Resources Mgmt Pedestrian) Neighborhood Conservation Urban Forest Open Space/Public Spaces Water Distribution System Public Art Energy?????

5 Early energy management First energy manager hired Modest PAYG funding enabled some retrofits Energy retrofit successes gained visibility Energy seminars and workshops for citizens Tell the story helps keep money flowing in 2007: Arlington Initiative to Reduce Emissions (AIRE) launched, adding funding and visibility

6 Fresh AIRE Program Arlington Initiative to Reduce Emissions (AIRE) January 1, 2007: Fresh AIRE program launched Set a Goal: 10% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from County government operations from 2000 to 2012 Directed outreach to residents and businesses. Premise: the County is leading by example Funding: Established dedicated funding thru residential utility tax

7 Insatiable Appetite for Energy About 70% of it in Cities Forecast to double by 2030

8 Arlington Community Carbon Footprint These totals do not include Federal sites or DCA airport Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2,730,000 metric tons / 6,020,000,000 lbs CO 2e by type by sector 13.4 metric tons for each Resident

9 Arlington County Government Impact

10 Community Energy Planning = Smart Growth II?? M Lower Density Zoning M M M Lower Density Zoning M

11 Purpose Community Energy and Sustainability (CES) Task Force Public Charter Recommend countywide goals for long-term, mid-term and short-term reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as key strategies and actions to be taken by government, the private sector, the non-profit sector and individuals to meet those goals. Energy use is the predominant cause of GHG emissions and is therefore the primary focus of this effort. Produce a Community Energy Plan (CEP) that will be the foundation for an Energy Master Plan, which could ultimately become an element of Arlington County s Comprehensive Plan. Adopted by Arlington County Board, January 1, 2010

12 CES Task Force (29 members) Businesses (8) JBG Little Diversified Architectural Consulting Lockheed Martin Marriott International SRA International Turner Construction VA Hospital Center Vornado Citizens (4) Arlington Civic Federation Commissions Educational Institutions (2) Arlington Public Schools Virginia Tech Energy & Energy Tech Industry (3) Dominion Virginia Power United Solar Ovonic (Uni-Solar) Washington Gas Local, State and Federal Gov ts (5) The Pentagon US EPA Commonwealth of Virginia Senate Nonprofits/Associations (5) Apartment and Office Building Association Arlington Chamber of Commerce Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment Pew Center on Global Climate Regional Transportation Authorities (2) Metro Washington Airports Authority Metro Washington Area Transit Authority

13 CEP: It Is Not All About Climate Change 13

14 Energy Productivity Differences How well does USA spend $1.5 Trillion? Region Population GDP Energy Energy /Capita Energy /GDP USA 4.6% 18.9% 19.5% EU 7.5% 25.1% 14.8% Japan 1.9% 8.8% 4.3% China 20.0% 4.5% 16.3% India 17.0% 1.5% 4.9% World 100% 100% 100% Key to Competitiveness *IEA and World Bank 2007 sources

15 : Background Competitiveness Security Energy cost Employment Investment Supply security Supply quality Flexibility Environment Greenhouse Gas Reduction Three Groups of Benefits 15

16 How to achieve ambitious change? Transformative Incremental Framing Goal Indicators Needed Early

17 Arlington Community Energy Framework Energy efficiency If you don t need it - don t use it Heat Recovery If it s already there use it Renewable energy If it makes sense, go carbon free Energy distribution Invest where it makes sense Integrated Solution Tailored for County! 17

18 Project Timeline Implementation Plan (18 mo.) Jan 2010 Apr 2010 Jul 2010 Oct 2010 Jan 2011 Apr 2011 Jul 2011 Oct 2011 Nov 2012 Bi-monthly Task Force Meetings Regular Technical Working Group Meetings Quarterly Advisory Group Meetings with Technical Working Group 18

19 Greenhouse Gas Indicators National Greenhouse Gas per capita per year (metric tons CO 2 ) Canada 22.6 USA 21.7 Denmark 14.1 Germany 11.7 European Union 10.5 Municipal Greenhouse Gas per capita per year Washington DC 19.7 Loudoun County 14.2 with 6.0 goal Arlington County 13.4 Canada Guelph 12.2 with 5.0 goal Mannheim 6.0 Denmark - Copenhagen goal for Arlington? 19 *Rough indicators - multiple sources

20 Headline Target: 2050 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Task Force recommends a GHG emissions target of 3 metric tons (mt) CO 2 e/capita/year by In 2007, Arlington produced 13.4 mt CO 2 e/capita/year Task Force also recommended Arlington s target for 2050 be 2.2 mt CO 2 e/capita/year if regional energy plan established. 20

21 Per Capita GHG Emissions Impacts of Key Energy Policy Recommendations Base Case 21

22 Energy Density Overlays T.O.D.

23 Energy Modeling Results

24 Task Force Recommendation: Energy Efficient Buildings Increase energy efficiency in new and renovated homes and buildings, on the order of 30% to 50% Efficient construction and equipment Operations and maintenance Create a mixed-use, net-zero energy scale project

25 Task Force Recommendation: District Energy Systems Centralized supply and delivery Heating Cooling Domestic hot water Distribution to many homes and buildings Closed network of highly insulated pipes Optimized energy supply from multiples sources Combined Heat & Power Boilers/Furnaces Absorption Chillers Electric Chillers Solar and Biomass Waste heat recovery Typically operated by dedicated DE-Utility Widely deployed proven technology

26 Task Force Recommendation: High Priority Candidates Rosslyn East Falls Church Columbia Pike Crystal City Potential Scale Project Areas

27 Task Force Recommendation: Energy Efficient Transportation Reduce vehicle miles traveled Support federal efforts to increase vehicle fuel efficiency Support the reduction of carbon content in fuels

28 Task Force Recommendation: Renewable Energy Increase use of solar photovoltaic systems countywide Target: 160 Megawatts of capacity by 2025 Increase use of clean and renewable energy sources for domestic hot water and space heating needs

29 Task Force Recommendation: Enabling Strategies Energy planning and processes Energy performance labeling Community input / energy literacy Education and training Financing and incentives Greenhouse gas emissions data Regional energy plan

30 Next Steps Implementation Plan (18 mo. effort) Jan 2011 Apr 2011 Jul 2011 Oct 2011 Jan 2012 Apr 2012 Jul 2012 Oct 2012 Quarterly Advisory Group Meetings With Technical Working Group

31 Technical Work Group Five Transformation Groups: Buildings District Energy / Renewable Energy Transportation Education/Outreach Financial 31

32 Buildings Near-term efforts: Establish detailed baselines of building characteristics and energy use by building type -residential and nonresidential Investigate changes to VHDA rules Finalize design for building energy performance label and install labels in County buildings by end of summer 32

33 Buildings S2 Energy Performance Labels 33

34 District Energy / Renewable Energy Near-term efforts: Evaluate legal & financial options for DE in Arlington Clarify DE-Ready economics Conduct DE and DE-ready buildings workshop for Engineers and Architects Advance IEMP efforts in high-probability DE areas Evaluate solar potential in Arlington 34

35 Transportation Near-term efforts: County purchasing fuel-efficient vehicles; smart fleet mgmt Use B20 biodiesel in County/APS fleet operations Install EV infrastructure for County fleet use Facilitate EV infrastructure development in private sector 35

36 Education/Outreach Near-term efforts: Technical Work Group to weave CEP into all aspects of County activities Identify specific metrics for monitoring progress toward Task Force goals Align with Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act of 2010", Public Law and partner with agencies to encourage certification of existing workforce Improve energy literacy 36

37 Financial Near-term efforts: Promote existing Federal and state tax credits and other incentives for building efficiency improvements Establish clearinghouse for financial incentives Work with stakeholders to address financial realities 37

38 Benefits of Success! Resident Less utility costs Resale value Employment Quality of life Academic Environmental impact Competitive energy services New business investment Commercial Reduced costs Rental values Low vacancy Productivity Sustainable curricula Lower costs Student magnet Global network Banks Collateral Value Credit worthiness Utilities Higher returns Emissions credits Customer intimacy Diversification Developers Premium prices Low carrying time Reduced investment New Relationships New Rules

39 Thank you! For more information: Rich Dooley CEP Coordinator

40 Questions? Thanks for coming! Join us next time.

41 Please also visit APA in Chicago! Thanks for Visiting APA!