Increasing Renewable Energy Locally

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Increasing Renewable Energy Locally

• Pam OConnor
• Mayor Pro Tem
• City of Santa Monica
• for
• ICLEI Leadership Summit
• May 20, 2009

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Santa Monica
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Santa Monica
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Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan

• The Sustainable City Plan was created to
  enhance our resources, prevent harm to the
  natural environment and human health, and benefit
  the social and economic well-being of the
  community for the sake of current and future
  generations

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Sustainable City Plan Resource Conservation Goal
Goal Decrease consumption of non-local,
non-renewable, non-recyclable energy, water,
materials and fuels / Promote renewable resource
use

• In order to achieve this goal
• Conservation
• Efficiency
• Then, Renewable Energy

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Renewable Energy Initiatives Support our GHG
Reduction Targets

• 30 reduction below 1990 levels by 2015 for City
  operations
• 15 reduction below 1990 levels by 2015 for the
  community

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Renewable Energy Initiatives

• 100 green power purchase (1999- present)
• Solar Roof Potential Study (2002)
• Solar Parking Lot Potential Study (2009)
• Regional Solar Map
• Solar Santa Monica (2006)
• Municipal Solar
• Solar PV on Affordable Housing
• Community Solar Programs
• Supporting School District PV installation
  projects
• Local job training for solar and energy
  efficiency
• Educational programs around conservation,
  efficiency and solar installation

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Santa Monica Solar Resource23,139 MW of peak
power on 8.3 sq. miles
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Santa Monica PV Power Potential

• 103 MW PV Potential on rooftops
• 55 MW on City parking lots .
  
• gt150 MW, Citys estimated peak load

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Regional Solar Map
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Solar Santa Monica Program Goal

• Net Zero Energy We will become a City that
  produces more clean, renewable electricity than
  we consume

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Solar Santa MonicaFirst In-Program Commercial
Installation
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Municipal Solar ProjectsSanta Monica Pier
Pacific Ocean Park
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Municipal SolarSolar Vehicle Port (Civic
Auditorium)
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Municipal Solar3200 Airport Avenue - 52 kW
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Municipal SolarCivic Parking Structure 181 kW
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Affordable Housing502 Colorado Court, 44 unit
apartments
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Local EducationAlt-Build Conference and
ExpoSolar Seminars Santa Monica College
Workforce Development Sustainable Building
Advisor Program (SBAP)
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Growth in Solar Adoption
kW installed
Year
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Questions and Ideas?