Transcript AARP presentation 02042008 - GovConnect

Alachua County
Energy Conservation
Strategies Commission
AARP presentation 02.04.2008
Alachua County Commission
• “Board of County Commissioners of Alachua County
wishes to do its part to reduce or mitigate the effects of
Global Climate Change and promote the long-term
economic security of its citizens through the
implementation of policies that enhance energy efficiency”
• Adopted Resolution 07-18 (March 27, 2007) & created
Energy Conservation Strategies Commission (ECSC)
• Appointed ECSC members (May 22, 2007)
• ECSC final report due August, 2008
ECSC Mission
“To draft a comprehensive report on energy use,
its relationship to climate change and local
socio-economic impacts, including actions that
can be implemented by the Board of County
Commissioners and the community at large.”
ECSC Membership
•Twelve energy conservation experts
“Possess demonstrated expertise and/or advanced training in the areas of
energy demand side management, LEED or Green Building Code standards,
renewable energy technologies, or a related field.”
•One representative of the University of Florida
•One former elected City of Gainesville Commissioner
•One former elected Alachua County Commissioner
•One alternate position
ECSC Membership
Energy Conservation experts
•Dwight Adams
•Ed Brown
•Fred Depenbrock
•Christopher Fillie
•Ken Fonorow
•Pattie Glenn
•Harry Kegelmann
•Tom Lane
•Mark Spiller
•Ruth Steiner
•Eduardo Vargas
•One Vacancy
ECSC Membership
University of Florida Representative
•Stephen Mulkey
Former elected City of Gainesville Commissioner
•Warren Nielsen
Former elected Alachua County Commissioner
•Penny Wheat
Alternate Member
•Bill Shepherd
ECSC Expertise
Over 200 years of collective experience
• Green Building and Energy Efficiency
• Climate Change, Adaptation and Mitigation
• Transportation
• Community Design and Planning
• Alternative Energy
• Policy Development and Implementation
• Design and Engineering
• Energy Utility
• Local Entrepreneurs
Community Challenges
• Escalating energy costs
• Climate change: global and local
Climate change refers to the variation in the Earth's global
climate or in regional climates over time. It describes changes
in the variability or average state of the atmosphere over time
scales ranging from decades to millions of years. These
changes can be caused by processes internal to the Earth,
external forces (e.g. variations in sunlight intensity) and, more
recently, human activities.
• Peak oil production
“Peak Oil means not 'running out of oil', but 'running out of
cheap oil'. For societies leveraged on ever increasing amounts
of cheap oil, the consequences may be dire.”
Energy Bulletin: http://www.energybulletin.net/primer.php
Escalating energy costs
• Cost of oil and gasoline
Oct 2001: $19.13/barrel $1.44/gallon gas
97%
Oct 2007: $73.65/barrel $2.84/gallon gas
• Monthly Cost of Food for a Family of 4
Oct 2001: $612
23%
Oct 2007: $750
• Average residential retail price of electricity
2001: 8.63 cents/kWh
23%
2007: 10.61 cents/kWh
Climate changes
Peak & Decline - Oil Production
• Peak Oil doesn’t mean 'running out of oil', but running out of cheap oil'.
• Increased cost to extract and refine remaining petroleum reserves.
• US GAO report (2007): “While the consequences of a peak
would be felt globally, the United States, as the largest
consumer of oil and one of the nations most heavily
dependent on oil for transportation, may be particularly
vulnerable.
Therefore, to better prepare the United States for a peak and
decline in oil production, we are recommending that the
Secretary of Energy take the lead, in coordination with other
relevant federal agencies, to establish a peak oil strategy.”
Peak Oil Time Frame
•Opinions differ: some think a peak has already
happened or will occur soon.
•Some believe the peak will occur in the next 10 to 15 years.
•Optimistic opinions place the peak around 2030 to
2040.Lower estimates tend to come from
petroleum geologists and physicists, the higher
estimates from economists.
Descending the Oil Peak: Navigating the Transition from Oil and Natural Gas
pg 51 http ://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=145732
United States Oil Imports
•This chart depicts the sources of American oil
imports. While the United States gets about 45%
of its oil from the Middle East and North Africa,
these regions hold over two thirds of the oil
reserves worldwide.”
Driving the Future of Energy Security http://lugar.senate.gov/energy/graphs/oilimport.html
Peak Oil Production & Decline
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Implications
Heating & Cooling Costs – The economic squeeze.
Transportation within our community?
Fertilizer & Food- Production declines, higher prices
Trucking – Ripple effect throughout local economy
Individual Travel – Reduced discretionary
travel, including air travel and tourism
Descending the Oil Peak: Navigating the Transition from Oil and Natural Gas pgs 55-56
http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=145732
Community Opportunities
Some ECSC initial themes:
• Create an ‘energy self-sufficient and resilient community.’
• Develop local economy based on low-energy consumption.
• Develop multi-mode sustainable mobility
structure, with focus on public transportation.
infra-
• Maximize local food production.
• Maximize local, non-fossil fuel based energy production;
create community employment opportunities.
ECSC Subcommittees
• Commercial, Governmental, Industrial & Institutional Buildings
• Land Use & Transportation
• Locally-applicable Alternative Energy Options
• Residential Buildings (inc. Low-Income Housing & Rental Properties)
• Waste & Energy Implications
ECSC Subcommittee
Commercial, Governmental,
Institutional Buildings
Industrial
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Goal: Reduce energy consumption and maximize
efficiencies in existing buildings. Develop ‘best
practices’ for new County buildings and leased
Alachua County facilities. Focus on the jail, which is
50% of Alachua County’s total energy consumption.
ECSC Subcommittee
Residential Buildings (inc.
Housing & Rental Properties)
Low-Income
Goal: Reduce high utility bills and consumption of
energy wasted by inefficiencies. Solutions will be
quantifiable, based on current building science, and
implementable. Work with community partners to
leverage existing capital and volunteer expertise.
Energy Issues: Buildings
“Data from the US Energy Information
Administration illustrates that buildings are
responsible for almost half (48%) of all energy
consumption and GHG emissions annually;
globally the percentage is even greater.”
http://www.architecture2030.org/current_situation/building_sector.html
Energy Issues: Buildings
“Seventy-six percent (76%) of all power plantgenerated electricity is used just to operate
buildings. Clearly, immediate action in the
Building Sector is essential if we are to avoid
hazardous climate change.”
http://www.architecture2030.org/current_situation/building_sector.html
Energy Issues: County Buildings
Top Ten Energy Consuming Buildings
Buildings in Alachua County Government
•48 Alachua County Facilities (not counting
leased space) totaling approximately 980,000 sqft
•19,257,309 kWh Total Electric Consumption
(2005) up 2.9% from 2004.
•$1,458,796.54 Total Electric Cost (2005)
Bringing the Global Perspective Home:
Creating a case for high performance green buildings in Alachua County government.
http://www.alachuacounty.us/assets/uploads/images/epd/documents/ECSC/GreenBldg_12-08-06.pdf
ECSC Subcommittee
Land Use & Transportation
Goal: To plan and adapt to community threats
and opportunities, and recommend policies and
strategies designed to create integrated,
sustainable ‘best practices’.
Energy Issues: Transportation
Alachua County Government
• 437 total vehicles (FY 2005-2006)includes
cars & hybrids, utility vehicles, light & electric
pickup trucks, vans, medium and heavy trucks,
heavy equipment and trailers.
• 482,812 total gallons of fuel used (FY 20052006) for this fleet. (Diesel= 344,943 gallons;
Gasoline=137,869 gallons.)
Review of Alachua County Fleet Management; Looking at number type and fuel consumption of vehicles.
http://www.alachuacounty.us/assets/uploads/images/epd/documents/ECSC/Fleet_08-10-07.pdf
Energy Issues: Transportation
2007 Alachua County
•193,588 vehicles
2005 Florida
• 15.6 million vehicles
• 10,418,160 (Thousands of gallons)
1998 Alachua County
• Consumed 88.1 million gallons of gasoline
• Consumed 6.5 million gallons of diesel
ECSC Subcommittee
Locally-applicable Alternative Energy Options
Goal: Increase use of renewable energy sources
applicable within Alachua County.
ECSC Subcommittee
Waste & Energy Implications
Goal: Use waste materials for creation of locallyneeded products; and/or power production.
Consider examples of other communities (i.e., the
City of Bern, Switzerland uses methane extracted
from municipal sewage sludge to power city buses.)
Waste & Energy Implications
Contact the ECSC
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ECSC meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month
at 5:30 PM in the County Administration Building,
Second Floor, Grace Knight Conference Room.
ECSC subcommittee meetings: Weekly on Tuesday
& Wednesday. (call for details)
Phone: 352-264-6800
Address: ECSC, 201 SE 2nd St., Suite 201,
Gainesville, FL 32601
Email: [email protected]
Energy Conservation Resources
•Energy Bulletin
http://www.energybulletin.net
•Energy Information Administration; Official Energy
Statistics from the US Government
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/petro.html
•CRUDE OIL: Uncertainty about Future Oil Supply
Makes It Important to Develop a Strategy for Addressing
a Peak and Decline in Oil Production. United States
Government Accountability Office, February 2007
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07283.pdf
Energy Conservation Resources
•The New York Times Magazine August 21,2005 The
Breaking Point, by Peter Maass
http://www.petermaass.com/core.cfm?p=1&mag=124&magtype=1
•National Geographic, The End of Cheap Oil by Tim
Appenzeller
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0406/feature5/fulltext.
html