City of Saco Subcommittee on Community Wind Power Projects

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City of SacoSubcommittee on Community Wind Power
Projects

• Saco Facility Discussion

Presented By Howard Carter
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Our Commitment

• Reducing our energy dependence
• Obtain much of our energy from renewable sources
• Investigate means of conservation, efficiency
  and renewable energy
• Reduce dependence on fossil fuels

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Our Energy Committee

• Formed in the Spring of 2005
• Includes a City Councilor and 5 City Personnel
• Meets regularly to investigate means of
  conservation
• On November 16,2005 accepted The Governors
  Carbon Challenge
• Attend courses and seminars to better educate
  others

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Our Answer to the Governors Challenge

• Dated November 16, 2005
• Reduce carbon emissions by a target amount of 25
  by 2010
• Of this reduction
• 5 will be direct emissions-those that occur as a
  direct result of action, and occur at the same
  time and place, e.g. chemical substitution
• 20 will be indirect-occur at a later time or at
  a distance from where action takes place, e.g.
  energy conservation

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US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement

• Initiative to advance the goals of the Kyoto
  Protocol
• Saco signed the agreement on August 21, 2006-As
  of May 2007-500 mayors have signed on
• Under the Agreement, cities commit to the
  following actions
• Strive to meet or beat Kyoto Protocol targets,
  through actions ranging from anti-sprawl land-use
  policies to public information campaigns
• Urge state federal governments to meet or beat
  the 7 greenhouse gas emission reduction target
  by 2012
• Urge Congress to pass bipartisan greenhouse gas
  reduction legislation, which would establish a
  national emission trading system

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What we are doingCitywide

• City Council approved 300,000 for citywide
  energy improvements
• Replaced departmental light bulbs with Compact
  Fluorescent lights (CFL)-this saved an estimate
  of 11,000 annually with a 4 year payback
• 16 of 22 refrigerators replaced-estimated savings
  of 2,200 annually with 3 year payback
• Converted all traffic lights from bulbs to Light
  Emitting Diodes (LED)

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More Citywide Projects

• Replaced all Cathode Ray Tube (CRTs) computer
  monitors with flat screens which consume 90 less
  energy
• Future projects
• Building an air-lock vestibule at City Hall-this
  will prevent heat loss
• Replace doors, windows and inefficient structural
  designs at the community center
• Goal to reduce residential waste stream by 75 by
  2010

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Department Projects

• Wastewater Treatment Plant-the Citys largest
  energy consumer
• Installed a 1.8 kW windmill for administration
  building

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Wastewater Treatment Plant Projects..

• Solar heated panels were installed for the
  headworks building
• High efficiency motors pumps installed
• Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) on most equipment
• Programmable thermostat temperature controls

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Future Projects for Wastewater

• Plans to use geothermal heat captured from
  wastewater to heat cool process building
• Installation of Solatube Skylight in the Lab
  possibly other on site buildings

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Factory Island Development
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Train Station Windmill
Distributed Wind A Smart Choice for Controlling
Energy Costs Distributed Wind has High Value
Stable, Predictable Energy Costs Readily
Available Proven, Reliable Technology
Attractive Rate of Return Leverages Capital
Monies for Operations Savings Indirect
Benefits Environmental Leadership Favorable
Visibility Innovative Image
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Informational Websites

• http//www.solatube.com/commercial/
• http//www.sacomaine.org/archives/energy-zerowaste
  .pdf
• www.coolcities.us
• http//www.usmayors.org/climateprotection/
• http//www.maine.gov/dep/oc/carbon.htm
• http//www.sacomaine.org/news/energy.shtml
• www.entegritywind.com

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