City of Tallahassee City of Tallahassee Implementation of Climate Implementation of Climate
Change StrategiesChange Strategies
Florida A&M University
Green Summit
September 12, 2009
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City of TallahasseeCity of Tallahassee
City Services Public Transportation Electric Gas – Water - Sewer Solid Waste Aviation Police - Fire Neighborhood Services Parks and Recreation Growth Management -
Planning
The Tallahassee JourneyThe Tallahassee Journey
Sustainability Targets Carbon Footprint Green Facilities Transportation Initiatives Renewable Resources Energy Efficiency and Demand Side
Management Sustainability Programs Employee Task Committees Policy Considerations Sustainability Awards
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Environmental Policy & Environmental Policy & Energy ResourcesEnergy Resources
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Policy and Program Development
Policy Development
Program Development and Implementation
Green Initiatives
Measurement & Verification
Employee/Community Outreach and Education
Environmental Regulatory Compliance
Regulatory compliance reporting
Liaison between City facilities and the EPA/DEP
Represent City on national and state environmental professional organizations
Monitor, evaluate and submit official comments on new and proposed rules
Perform internal compliance audits
Sustainability TargetsSustainability Targets
Natural Resources Energy & Efficiency Waste Reduction Education/Advocacy Procurement Health Economics Leadership Transportation
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28% Nuclear
Post-HP2Repowering
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COCO22 Emission Rates Emission Rates
Green FacilitiesGreen Facilities
Solid Waste Administration Building
Tram Road Water Reuse Facility
C.H. Corn Hydroelectric Generating Station
Hopkins Generating Station – Unit 2 Repowering
Sam O. Purdom Generating Station
Fleet Management’s Green Shop
Wade Wehunt Pool Facilities
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Transportation InitiativesTransportation Initiatives
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16 Hybrids 5 CNG
Electric Police Fueled by Biodiesel
Electric Conversio
n Vehicle
Transportation InitiativesTransportation Initiatives
StarMetro 80X Routes (Green means Go) I-Stop Solar Lighting Systems FSU Route Solar Bus Shelters LED Traffic Lights
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Renewable ResourcesRenewable Resources
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11 MW Hydro
51 kW Utility owned PV
315 kW Customer owned PV
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Energy Efficiency and Energy Efficiency and Demand Side ManagementDemand Side Management
Tallahassee 20 year DSM Plan: Demand savings of 167 MW (21% of 2026 peak) Energy savings of 561 GWh (14% of 2026 sales) Eliminates need to add resources until 2016
based on latest load forecast
Tallahassee 5 year DSM Plan: Electric Peak Reduction: 59 MW by 2012 Energy Savings: 146,000 MWh (year 5)
CO2 Reduction: 125,000 Tons (year 5)
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Sustainability Programs:Sustainability Programs:Energy Smart PlusEnergy Smart Plus
Free Energy Audits – Energy Smart Kits 80/20 Ceiling Insulation Grant 5% Low Interest Loans for Energy
Efficiency Equipment Energy Star Appliance Rebates Energy Star Air Conditioning/Heat
Pump
Rebates Energy Star New Home Incentive Natural Gas Appliance Rebates Solar Water Heater Rebates Solar PV Net Metering Program Smart Bill Smart Metering
Call 891-4YOU (4968) to schedule a free energy audit
Sustainability ProgramsSustainability Programs
Fleet Biodiesel Processing Plant
CFL Distribution and Retail Discount Programs
Schools on Solar
Tallahassee Neighborhood Energy Challenge
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Program
STAR Program
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Sustainability Programs: Sustainability Programs: Building EfficiencyBuilding Efficiency
Energy Efficiency and Savings Energy Efficiency and Savings Task Team Planning GroupTask Team Planning Group
Develop comprehensive recommendations for programs that promote energy efficiencies in City facilities
Plan the curriculum for citywide energy efficiency and water conservation training
Serve as training leaders to educate departments on the new policies that will be developed by the Environmental Policy & Energy Resources department
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Policy ConsiderationsPolicy Considerations
Waste Reduction Anti-Idling Water Conservation Energy Efficiency Carpooling Green Building Litter Abatement Fertilizer Ordinance Water Conservation
Rate
Sustainability AwardsSustainability Awards
Florida Green Building Coalition’s First Green City Gold Certification
U.S. Green Building Coalition’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Award
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s First Excellence in Site Reuse Award
Sustainable Florida’s Best Practice Award (Government)
Recycle Florida Today’s Waste Reduction Awards (Government & Partnership)
Tree City USA Designation
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Questions/Questions/Information Information RequestsRequestsVenus M. ChildsStrategic Programs Evaluator Environmental Policy and Energy [email protected]
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(850) 891-2476 (BGRN)
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