Rhode Island Greenhouse Gas Process

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Rhode Island Greenhouse Gas Process

• Background and Accomplishments

Jonathan Raab, Raab Associates, Ltd.
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• Working Groups
• Energy Supply / Solid Waste (Phase I and II)
• Buildings / Facilities (Phase I Phase IV)
• Transportation / Land Use (Phase I Phase IV)
• Phase III Only
• Education
• Forestry

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Selecting the Target

• Selected Governors/ Premiers Targets for now.
• 2020 Levels must be 1/3 below 1990 levels.

By 2010 reduce to 1990 levels By 2020 10 below
1990 level Beyond Reduce to non-threatening
levels
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Creating/managing options (II) Results
52 Options Generated
49 Consensus
3 Non-consensus
All options include estimated Carbon Saved, Cost
of Saved Carbon, and Co-benefits
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Contribution of Options to GHG Savings vs.
Baseline in 2020 in Scenario Consensus
Non-Consensus
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Buildings Facilities WG Phase II

• Phase II of the process, launched 9/02-7/03
• Tax Credits
• C/I Fossil Heated Retrofit
• ESCo Small CI Programs
• Industrial Targeting
• Appliance Efficiency Standards

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Phase III Building Facilities Working Group
Overview and Progress

• Executive Order for LEED LCC in New State
  Buildings Public Schools
• NECo Appliance Right Sizing
• LED Traffic Signals
• Enhancing RI Building Codes
• Fossil Retrofit Efforts
• ESCo Small CI Programs
• Fossil Benefits Charge
• NE Gas DSM Pilot
• CHP / DG Environmental Standards
• Executive Order for Environmentally Preferable
  Purchasing
• Appliance Efficiency Standards