SmartCi)esandData-DrivenEnergyPolicyJenniferClark,Director,CenterforUrbanInnova2on;AssociateProfessor,SchoolofPublicPolicy

EmmaFrench,ResearchScien2st,CenterforUrbanInnova2on

January26,2018

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Whatisasmartcity?

Theroleofdatainsmartci)esandenergypolicy

Smart city governance with data-driven, participatory policy making

Smart Governance

Increased accountability and transparency through open data

Open Data

Increased efficiency through smarter policies

Smart Energy

BenchmarkingMeasuringandcomparingperformanceofsimilarobjectsinordertoencouragebeIerperformance.

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Smart city governance with data-driven, participatory policy making

Smart Governance

Increased accountability and transparency through open data

Open Data

Increased efficiency through smarter policies

Smart Energy

Onaverage,buildingsthatbenchmarktheirenergyusagereducetheirenergyconsump2onby2.4%eachyear.-  U.S.DeptofEnergy

SmartCi)esandData-DrivenEnergyPolicy

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Posi)oningGeorgiaTechasaleaderinresearchdesign,implementa)onandevalua)oninthesmartci)esecosystem

CityEnergyProject

NRDC+IMTBloombergPhilanthropiesDorisDukeCharitableFoundaBonTheKresgeFoundaBon

20U.S.ciBesPhase1-2014Phase2-2016

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Evolu)onofenergyefficiencyini)a)vesinAtlanta

AtlantaBeIerBuildingChallenge

2006 2008 2011 2014 2015 2016 2017

AtlantaCommercialBuildingEnergyEfficiencyOrdinance

ClimateAc2onPlan

SelectedforRockefellerResilientCi2es

SelectedforCityEnergyProject

AtlantaResilienceStrategy

AtlantajoinstheU.S.MayorsClimate

Protec2onAgreement

OfficeofSustainability

(nowResiliency)

Methodology

●  Mappingevolu2onofrelevantpoliciesandprogramsover2me●  Contentanalysisofpolicyandplanningdocuments●  Auditofavailableenergydata●  Structuredinterviewswithstakeholders(policymakers,energyexperts,city

planners,networkstaff,etc.)●  Workshopwithkeystakeholdersforknowledgesharinganddatagathering

Ques2ons?

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