Promoting Innovative Energy & Air Quality Programs

1. Promoting Innovative Energy & Air Quality Programs Energy & Air Quality Conference: Local Governments & Businesses Leading by Example Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments April 5, 2004 Sue Gander, Outreach Director State and Local Capacity Building Branch Office of Air & Radiation US EPA

2. Overview • E/AQ linkages more crucial than ever • Multiple benefits can promote projects • Great local examples are out there • EPA offers tools, technical assistance, financial support

3. EPA’s State & Local Capacity Building Branch • We support state & local efforts that: • improve air quality and public health • increase energy efficiency, renewable energy • promote economic development • lower greenhouse gas intensities • Focus on multiple benefits of actions • Measure and showcase results

4. What We Do • Build S&L capacity to make decisions informed by environmental, economic & public health concerns • Focus on tools and analyses that can assist states and localities • Generate data and share lessons learned from innovative state and local measures • Track developments and synthesize data • Leverage offerings of voluntary federal programs for state and local efforts • Connect with ENERGYSTAR offerings, CHP Partnership, Greenpower Partnership, etc.

5. Major Energy Challenges Ahead • Significant demand growth predicted • Security presents heightened concern • Reliability being put to the test • Infrastructure needs mounting

6. Air Quality Concerns also Mounting NOTE: Dates are illustrative

7. Linking Energy & AQ Goals Helps Address other Concerns • Multiple benefits from strategies that link energy and air quality strategies: • Protect the environment • Improve energy supplies, reliability, security • but also... • Reduce costs • Protect public health • Further economic development

8. Many Great Local Examples to Follow • Numerous examples from MD, VA, DC • Converting to LED Traffic Signals • 80-90% more efficient, last 10 times longer & reduce maintenance costs • Denver: 17,036 signals, saved $368,000/year (energy, materials, labor), cut 6.7 tons NOx, 6.4 tons SO2, 8,894 tons GHGs/year • Philadelphia Cool Roofs • Top floor temps reduced 5ºF on very hot days • Protects health of low-income and elderly • Lowers energy costs, emissions from A/Cs

9. Some of the Ways EPA Can Help • Policy Guidance • Intergating EE/RE Into SIPs • Technical Assistance • SEP Toolkit • MIST Software • Greenpower Partnership • CHP Partnership • ENERGYSTAR Tools • RMI Model • Financial Support

10. EE/RE in State Implementation Plans (SIPs) • Air quality plans can advance energy and economic goals through EE/RE • Several guidance documents available: • Guidance for establishing set-aside • Report on state programs (draft) • M&V document (draft) • Voluntary stationary measures policy • www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t1/memoranda/coverpol.pdf • EPA working with several areas on additional innovations :

11. EE/RE through Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) • Enforcement settlements can be used to fund projects that advance energy & air quality • Voluntary option chosen by violator • Localities can work with state to ID project • Maryland utility agreed to install small PV systems on 3 public buildings in the same county as the facility -- 2 schools and an environmental center. • SEP Toolkit being developed by SLCBB -- coordinating with US EPA Office of Enforcement Compliance • Provides states and localities with information on how they can pursue energy efficiency/renewable energy projects as one settlement option. • COMING SOON!

12. Integrated Solutions to Urban Heat Islands • Air temperatures in many US cities and suburbs are up to 10°F warmer than surrounding areas • Urban heat islands contribute to air quality problems, public health risks, energy use • Urban Heat Island (UHI) reduction measures often decrease energy use & greenhouse gases • but ozone is pressing concern for cities • need to determine best ways to get all three • Mitigation Impact Screening Tool (MIST) is a user-friendly screening tool to estimate potential ground-level ozone & energy savings benefits from: • increasing urban albedo (e.g., through cool roofs) • increasing urban vegetative cover (e.g, trees) • COMING SOON!

13. Other Tools to Assess EE/RE Costs, Benefits, Opportunities • Green Power Partnership • www.epa.gov/greenpower • Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Partnership • www.epa.gov/chp • ENERGYSTAR • www.energystar.gov/government • E-GRID and PowerProfiler • www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/egrid • www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/powerprofiler

14. Community Energy Opportunity Finder -- Rocky Mountain Institute • New web-based tool -- http://finder.rmi.org/ • Preliminary analysis to guide investments • Helps communities quantify local benefits of energy efficiency investments in terms of: • energy saved (mWh) • dollars saved • jobscreated (year 1, 5, 10) • pollution reduced (NOx, SO2, CO2) • Extensive resource section on EE/RE, funding • Developed by RMI with EPA support

15. Financial Opportunities • EE/RE Funding Opportunities • Directory of EE/RE and related assistance programs (federal, state, foundation) • Draft copy released today • LISTSERV will announce final • EPA Grants • www.epa.gov/ogd/ • www.epa.gov/air/grants_funding.html • All Federal Grants • Grants.gov • Search fed grants; register to receive notices

16. Other Events • DOE Energy Smart America 2004: Tools and Solutions for States and Communities • May 11-14, Minneapolis, MN • http://www.energysmartamerica.org/ • EPA Air Innovations Conference • August 10-12, 2004, Chicago • ENERGYSTAR Workshop • Spring 2004, Washington, DC area/TBA

17. For More Information • Integrating EE/RE into SIPS • Edgar Mercado 202-343-9058 or mercado.edgar@epa.gov • Art Diem 202-343-9340 or diem.art@epa.gov • Supplemental Environmental Projects • Art Diem 202-343-9340 or diem.art@epa.gov • Urban Heat Island - Mitigation Impact Screening Tool • Niko Dietsch 202-343-9299 or dietsch.nikolaas@epa.gov • Greenpower Partnership • Kurt Johnson 202-343-9231 or johnson.kurt@epa.gov • CHP Partnership • Luis Troche 202-343-9442 or troche.luis@epa.gov • ENERGYSTAR • Katy Hatcher 202-343-9676 or hatcher.caterina@epa.gov • EGRID and PowerProfiler • Joe Bryson 202-343-9631 or bryson.joe@epa.gov • Funding Opportunities Directory • Steve Dunn 202-343-9341 or dunn.stevev@epa.gov • State and Local LISTSERV • Sue Gander 202-343-9342 or gander.sue@epa.gov