Illinois Department of Commerce

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Illinois Department of Commerce Community
Affairs

• Bureau of Energy Recycling
• Mitch Beaver, Deputy Director

• State Energy Office Recycling Office
• Provides Illinois citizens and businesses with
  technical advice, financial assistance and
  research support to develop promising
  technologies in energy conservation, alternative
  energy, recycling and waste reduction.
• www.commerce.state.il.us

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Bureau of Energy Recycling Budget

• No General Revenue Funds
• State Special Purpose Funds
• Federal Funds

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Office of Recycling Waste Reduction

• Environmental benefits
• Efficient use of resources
• Infrastructure of government, not-for-profit and
  business enterprises for recycling of materials
  that would otherwise be deposited in our
  landfills
• Economic benefits
• Building a significant Recycling Industry in
  Illinois
• With assistance from Illinois recycling programs,
  many Illinois businesses are recycling
  appliances, electronics and used tires,
  traditionally hard-to-recycle items

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Recycling Market Development Program

• Grants to Illinois businesses
• Cost share purchase of recycling equipment
• Increase use of recycled products in
  manufacturing and production processes
• 1.8 million invested in FY 02
• To date, more than 100 grants totaling approx.
  25 million have been awarded
• Expand Illinois recycling industry
• Increase number of products made from recycled
  materials

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Recycling Grants Program

• Grants to Illinois communities, not-for-profits
  and businesses
• Collect process materials for recycling
• More than 1 million invested in FY 02
• Increase the collection and processing of
  recyclable commodities
• Recycled material used as feedstock for
  manufacturers
• Since 1987, nearly 500 grants totaling 19.5
  million have been awarded
• Expanded reach of recycling programs
• Increased total amount of materials recycled

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Recycling Education Program

• Grants to Illinois schools
• Educate students on the value of recycling
• Purchase equipment for school recycling program
• 56 grants totaling 92,759 awarded in FY 02
• Since 1992, 1800 schools have received grant
  funds through the program
• Eligible applicants include
• Illinois public school districts
• Chicago District 299 public schools
• Non-public elementary secondary schools in
  Illinois

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America Recycles Day

• Educate consumers about recycling
• Statewide public awareness education program
• Partners
• Illinois Recycling Association
• Walgreen Drug Stores
• Pepsi
• Caseys General Stores
• City of Chicago Department of Environment
• Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
• Illinois Press Association

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Used Tire Recovery Program

• Grants for development of products made from
  waste and used tires
• Diverts millions of used tires from landfills
• Supports the use of crumb rubber for athletic
  fields running tracks at high schools and
  colleges
• Supports manufacturing of recycled-content
  products
• Grants awarded in FY 02 totaled 2.2 million
• More than 18 million has been returned to
  Illinois schools, businesses, park districts and
  municipalities to manufacture and support the use
  of products made from waste and used tires since
  the programs inception.

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R. W. Beck Study

• Illinois recycling
• A 12 billion a year business
• 2,412 business facilities
• 56,000 employees
• Annual payroll of 1.7 billion
• Average annual wage for recycling industry is
  above the state average
• Illinois lags behind Indiana (18 billion) and
  Ohio (22 billion)

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Recycling Recommendations

• An increase of goal for recycling in Illinois
  counties should include reporting requirements
  from haulers, landfills and recyclers
• Expand recycling technical and financial support
  for recyclers of appliances, electronics and
  carpeting
• Expand Illinois recycling industry through
  Recycling Market Development Grants from the
  Solid Waste Fund and Recycling Industry
  Modernization Program

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Recycling Recommendations

• Pilot program to demonstrate and evaluate
  single-stream recycling techniques
• Increase public education and promotion of
  recycling and waste reduction
• Incorporate private sector partners to match
  state funds
• Continue support for America Recycles Day in
  Illinois

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Energy Efficiency Alternative Energy Programs

• Economic and environmental benefits for Illinois
• Affordable housing for low-income households
  through lower energy bills
• Energy efficiency improvements for schools and
  institutions
• Help reduce schools energy costs through
  photovoltaic installations
• Rebate programs for energy efficient products
• Encourage consumers to buy high-efficiency ENERGY
  STAR products
• Give Illinois businesses a competitive edge by
  identifying and assisting in the installation of
  energy improvements

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Residential Energy Efficiency Program

• Investing more than 2 million this year to
  promote energy efficient lighting for Illinois
  households through
• Product subsidies
• Promotions
• Energy kit distribution
• Lighting efficiency improvements
• Quickest most cost effective method to reduce
  energy costs for homeowners, businesses and
  institutions

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Affordable Housing Program

• Impressive utility savings
• average savings over 50
• return on investment of over 30
• Partially fund incremental costs associated with
  energy efficiency projects
• Partners
• U.S. DOE
• Illinois Housing Development Authority
• City of Chicago
• Several major utilities, architecture teams and
  numerous housing development networks in the
  state

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Community Energy Program

• Promote energy efficiency through community-based
  incentives
• To date, 15 Illinois communities actively
  participating in project
• New federal grant will allow new cycle of Request
  for Proposals to include up to 10 additional
  community-based projects

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Industrial Energy Programs

• Grants offered to support Illinois industry
• Provides grants up to 50,000 each to
  representatives of selected industries to
  demonstrate cost effective and innovative energy
  efficient technologies
• This year grants will be offered for the
  industrial machinery industry
• Previous grants to
• Plastics industry
• Metal fastener industry
• Chemical industry
• Die casting industry

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State Building Energy Program

• Significant energy savings for state government
  agencies facilities
• Low-cost/no-cost program alone has produced
  documented savings over 600,000 annually
• Since 1997 energy-related savings have exceeded
  16.5 million

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Renewable Energy Programs

• To date, 14 million invested from the Renewable
  Energy Resources Trust Fund to develop renewable
  energy projects in Illinois
• 2 major wind farm developments
• Several large landfill methane projects
• A biogas project with a central Illinois dairy
  farm
• 2 hydropower projects
• More than 40 solar photovoltaic systems
• In partnership with ComEd and City of Chicago

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Renewable Energy Programs Ethanol

• Grants totaling more than 600,000 have been
  awarded to promote and develop infrastructure to
  increase the use of ethanol based E-85 fuels with
  support from Ford Motor Company
• Research Demonstration projects to prove the
  efficacy of E-diesel
• Partners
• Archer Daniels Midland Company
• Caterpillar, Inc.
• John Deere
• Illinois Corngrowers
• International Engine and Truck Company
• Williams Biofuels
• Growmark

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Ethanol (cont.)

• Ethanol-powered fuel cell demonstration project
  in partnership with
• Caterpillar, Inc.
• Nuvera Fuel Cells
• Williams Biofuels
• USDOE
• 20 million National Corn-to-Ethanol Research
  Pilot Plant under construction

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American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
Study

• Cost effective energy investments could
• Reduce energy use in Illinois by one-third
• Save Illinois consumers businesses over 76
  billion over the next 15 years
• Create 59,400 new jobs
• Reduce emissions of critical pollutants by 30

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Energy Recommendations

• Continue and expand support to State agencies and
  institutions to
• Reduce energy costs
• Encourage renewable resource investment
• Encourage energy efficiency improvements
• Expand ethanol development programs
• Identify and commercialize production and use
  technologies

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Energy Recommendations

• Expand energy efficiency programs
• Continue cooperative programs with USDOE and
  USEPAs ENERGY STAR program
• Encourage Illinois homeowners and tenants to
  improve energy efficiency in their homes
• Expand Community Energy Program
• Continue partnership with USDOEs Rebuild America
  Program
• Include at least 12 new Illinois communities
  annually
• Continue to seek federal and private support for
  program expansion

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Energy Recommendations

• Continue renewable energy development and
  installations in partnership with Illinois
  businesses, government agencies and community
  groups to maximize leveraging and economic
  development associated with the Renewable Energy
  Resources Fund