TOOLS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR CITY ENERGY PLANNING · 2018. 7. 23. · SETTING GOALS • Set broad energy or climate protecon goals • Address speciﬁc energy resources that are

TOOLSANDBESTPRACTICESFOR

CITYENERGYPLANNINGFEBRUARY2018

Presentedby:BrianRoss,AICP,LEEDGA|GreatPlainsInsFtuteBeckyAlexander,AIA,WELLAP|LHB,Inc.ThedevelopmentofthispresentaFonissupportedbytheDepartmentofEnergy,OfficeofEnergyEfficiencyandRenewableEnergy(EERE),underAwardNumberDE-DE-EE0007229.ThisprojectwasmadepossiblebyagrantfromtheU.S.DepartmentofEnergyandtheMinnesotaDepartmentofCommerce.TheteamincludesLHB,GreatPlainsInsFtute,andtheUniversityofMinnesota’sEnergyTransiFonLabandCenterforScience,Technology,andEnvironmentalPolicy.

CONTINUINGEDUCATION

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InaccordancewiththeDepartmentofLaborandIndustry’sstatute326.0981,Subd.11,“ThiseducaFonalofferingisrecognizedbytheMinnesotaDepartmentofLaborandIndustryassaFsfying1.5hoursofcredittowardBuildingOfficialsandResiden6alContractorscode/1hourenergyconFnuingeducaFonrequirements.”ForaddiFonalconFnuingeducaFonapprovals,pleaseseeyourcredittrackingcard.

WHYENERGYPLANNING?RESOURCESTODEVELOP

Energyplanninginvolvesthinkingaboutenergyasadevelopmentresource.CiFesshouldplanforenergydevelopmentforthesamereasonsthatciFesplanfordevelopmentofotherresourcesintheircommunity.

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WHYENERGYPLANNING?LOCALGOALSANDPRIORITIESFORDEVELOPMENT?

Aslocalenergyresourcesbecomemorevaluable,developmentpressureishigher,andcommuniFesneedtorecognizethelocalimplicaFons,bothrisksandopportuniFes,ofhowthenewenergymarketisevolving.Energyplansarenodifferentthanothertypesofplans;1)idenFfyexisFngcondiFons,2)idenFfydesiredcondiFons(goals),and3)idenFfyandprioriFzeacFonstepsandstrategies.

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CiFesareacriFcalpartnerinstateandnaFonalclimategoals.LocalcleanenergyresourcesarekeytoachievingNextGeneraFonEnergyActstandards.Mid-sizeciFesarewheremostofthestate’spopulaFonandenergyuseoccur.

WHYENERGYPLANNING?LOCALROLEINSTATEANDFEDERALCLIMATEANDENERGYGOALS

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IFYOUREMEMBERONETHING...

ExisFngcondiFonshelpcommuniFesknowwheretheyare.Inthecaseofenergy,itisbeneficialforcommuniFestoknowtheirenergyprofile:howmuchenergytheyuseandwhereitcomesfrom.CompilinganinventoryofexisFngprograms,resources,tools,andprojectscanhelpacommunityunderstanditsenergylandscapeandallowsamorecomprehensiveunderstandingofthesefactorstobemershapetheenergyfuture.

INVENTORYOFEXISTINGPROGRAMSCLEANENERGYRESOURCEENERGYUSEPROFILE

Assesswhatkindofenergyisusedandhowitisusedwithincityboundaries.

1.   Energyconsump6onbyfuel•  Electricity•  NaturalGas•  Otherfuels•  TransportaFonfuels

2.   Energyconsump6onbysector•  Commercial&Industrial•  ResidenFal•  CityOperaFons•  TransportaFon

3.   Carbonintensityofelectricity

Determinewhatcleanenergyresourcesareavailableinyourcommunityandhowmuch.Differenttoolsareavailabletomapandcalculatesolarandwindresources,whileenergyefficiencycanbemeasuredthroughbenchmarking.UnderstandingtheseresourcesandwheretheyexistcanhelpciFessetgoalsandprioriFzedevelopmentopportuniFes.

CompileaninventoryofexisFnggovernment,community,anduFlityprogramstohelpnavigatetheenergylandscape.Programscaninclude:

•  Incen6ves(e.g.UFlityRebatePrograms)

•  TechnicalAssistance(e.g.GESP)•  FinancingMechanisms(e.g.PACE)

Alsodocumentcityeffortstosupportcleanenergyinyourcommunity.

Solar Wind EfficiencyBioenergy

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EXISTINGCONDITIONS

Commercial

Industrial38%

ResidenFal27%

CityOperaFons

1%

TransportaFon34%

SECTOR ENERGY(MMBtu)

EMISSIONS(tonnesCO2e)

%OFTOTAL

Commercial/Industrial 2,250,824 236,436 38%

ResidenFal 2,031,373 166,684 27%

CityOperaFons 69,613 7,312 1%

TransportaFon N/A 212,550 34%

Inordertoestablishabaselinetobeabletosetgoalsandmeasureprogress,ciFeswillneedtoassesstheircurrentenergyconsumpFon.Thisisdonebygatheringdataforthecommercialandindustrial,residenFal,cityoperaFons,andtransportaFonsectors.MuchofthesedatacanbecollectedfromtheRegionalIndicatorsIniFaFve(notethatcityoperaFonsisnotincludedinRIIdataandtransportaFonisprovidedasvehiclemilestraveled).

GREENHOUSEGASEMISSIONSBYSECTOR

*ThesenumbersrepresentanaverageTwinCiFessuburb.Actualdatawillvary.

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EXISTINGCONDITIONSENERGYUSEPROFILE

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EXISTINGCONDITIONSCLEANENERGYRESOURCESRESOURCE WHATISIT? HOWTOFINDIT HOWTOMEASUREIT

Solar Acity’ssolarresourceincludesareaswithaccesstosufficientdirectsunlightfortheproducFonofenergy.Itcanbefoundonthegroundoronrooqops.

InMinnesota,ciFeshaveaccesstotheSolarSuitabilityAppdevelopedbytheUniversityofMinnesota,whichcanhelpidenFfythesolarresourceata1meterresoluFon.

Solarenergyismeasuredmegawam-hours.

Wind Acity’swindresourceincludesareasthathaveaccesstosustainedwindatsufficientspeedstoproduceenergy.Aqualitywindresourceistypicallyfoundat30metersandhigher.

TheMinnesotaDepartmentofCommercehasdevelopedwindspeedmapsat30,80,and100meterheights,whichat500meterresoluFoncangiveacityageneralsenseofitswindresource.

Windspeedismeasuredinmeter/secondatthevariousheights.Agoodwindresourceisgreaterthan5meter/second.

Biofuels Biofuelsaretheconversionoforganicmaterial(biomass)intoenergy.Theresourcescanincludefoodandyardwaste,treedebris,andotherorganicmaterialgeneratedinurbanareas.Thesecanbeusedtogenerateelectricity,heat,ortransportaFonfuels.

Becausebioresourcesvary,thereisnotgoodinformaFonavailabletoknowtheresourceinagivenlocaFon.CiFesshouldmeasureorganicwastegeneratedwithintheircommunityandinsurroundingareasthattheycouldaccess.

Biomassismeasuredintons.Ifacommunityhasabioenergyplant,theywouldmeasuregeneraFoncapacityinMWorcubicfeetforbiogas.

Efficiency TheexisFngenergyefficiencyresourceisenergyconsumpFonthatcanbesystemaFcallyreducedthroughconservaFon,moreefficientoperaFonsandtechnologies,andsystemssuchascombinedheatandpoweranddistrictenergy.

RegionalIndicatorsIniFaFveprovidesacommunity-wideassessmentofenergyuseforelectricity,gas,andtransportaFonenergy.B3BenchmarkingandEnergyStarPorrolioManagercanhelppublicandprivatebuildingsbenchmarktheirenergyconsumpFonagainsthistoricaldata,naFonalaverages,andcode-basedbenchmarks.

EnergyefficiencyismeasuredinMMBtuforbuildings,andvehiclemilestraveledfortransportaFonenergyuse.

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EXISTINGCONDITIONSEFFICIENCYRESOURCES

Efficiencyresources:•  Buildingenergyefficiency

•  TransportaFonenergyefficiency

•  Demandresponse•  Combinedheatandpower(CHP)

•  Capturing“waste”heat

EXISTINGCONDITIONSSOLARENERGYRESOURCES

Solarresources:•  Anareathatisunshadedfor4-8hours,yearround,includingsolarnoon,bothnowandintothefuture.

•  State-widesolarresourcemapat1-meterresoluFon.

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EXISTINGCONDITIONSWINDENERGYRESOURCES

Windresources:•  Sufficientwindpowertoeconomicallyproduceenergyyearround.

•  Annualaveragewindspeedof12mph.

•  Urbanareashavepoorwindresources,butsFllimportanttodocumentinordertosetstagefordevelopmentthresholds.

EXISTINGCONDITIONSBIOMASSENERGYRESOURCES

Biomassresourcesinclude:•  Woodwastefromtreetrimmingandremoval

•  Solidwastethatcan’tberecycled

•  Agriculturalwastessuchascornstover

•  Agriculturalproductsusedtocreatefuels

•  Foodoragriculturalprocessingresidues

•  Landfillgas Adaptedfrom:h4ps://www.xcelenergy.com/sta?cfiles/xe-responsive/Energy%20PorFolio/Renewable%20Energy/Renewable%20Development%20Fund/RDF-completed-biomass-R&D-Biomassfeasibility-Report.pdf

BiomassFeedstocks

Agriculture

Crops

Cropresidues

Processingresidues

Livestockwaste

Wood

Timber

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Urbanwoodwastes

MunicipalSolidWaste

Source:KodaEnergyWebsitehmp://www.kodaenergy.com/

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DESIREDCONDITIONS

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SETTINGGOALS•  Setbroadenergyorclimateprotec6on

goals•  Addressspecificenergyresourcesthat

areavailableinyourcommunity•  Setdevelopmentgoalstoimprove

energyefficiencyofnewbuildings•  Considerspecifictechnologies,suchas

goalsforalternaFvefuelvehiclesandpublicchargingstaFons.

•  Setgoalsthatcaptureco-benefits:improvingequity,creaFnglocaljobs,andimprovinghabitatorwaterquality.

EXAMPLESOFCOMMUNITYGOALSOurcommunitywill:•  ReducegreenhousegasemissionstomatchtheState’sreducFon

goalsof30%by2025and80%by2050.•  Secure50%ofthecommunity’senergyfromrenewableenergy

sourcesby2030.•  IdenFfypotenFalopportuniFesforbioenergydevelopment.•  Installelectricvehiclechargingsta6onsineverypublicand

privateparkinglotandrampby2030.•  IncreaseparFcipaFoninuFlityenergyefficiencyprogramsfor

residentssothat80%ofhomeshavemadeimprovementsby2040.

DesiredcondiFonsareforward-lookingaspiraFonsthataredeterminedthroughapublicengagementprocesstoreflectthecommunity’sprioriFes.UsingtheexisFngcondiFonsasabaseline,communiFescandevelopgoalsandpoliciesthatareaspiraFonal,yetachievable.

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LoGoPEPExampleGoalsdocument:•  Community-wideenergyorclimateprotecFongoals•  Communityenergyresourcedevelopmentgoals•  Low-carbonorcarbon-freetechnologydeploymentgoals

•  Co-benefitgoals

COMPREHENSIVEPLANEXAMPLEGOALS/TARGETSFORCLEANENERGYPLANS

DESIREDCONDITIONS

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MetropolitanCouncilLocalPlanningHandbook:•  SamplegoalstomeettheSolar

Elementrequirement•  RecommendaFonsforother

energygoalsintheResilienceElement

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CREATEATRAJECTORYWEDGEDIAGRAMTOOL

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CREATEATRAJECTORYSOLARENERGYCALCULATORUsethesolarenergycalculatortoassistinsevngcleanenergygoalsandgreenhousegasemissionsreducFons.Inputdataintotheoutlinedboxes.

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STRATEGIES

•  PromoteWindsource®oncitywebsite•  PromoteuFlityrebateprogramsthroughcity

communicaFons•  Encouragenetzeroenergydevelopment•  Engagecommunityinenergygoalsevngexercise

•  EnablePACEfinancing•  OfferregulatoryincenFveswithinzoning•  Expeditepermivngforcleanenergyprojects•  Offertechnicalassistanceforprivatesectordevelopments

toincorporatenet-zeroand/orsolar-readydesigns

REGULATION

PUBLICDEMONSTRATION,LEADERSHIP

StrategiesarethetoolsinthelocaltoolboxthatcommuniFesusetoachievedesiredoutcomes:programs,regulaFons,operaFonalprocedures,andpublicinvestments.ThefollowingareexamplesofthetypesofstrategiesciFescanincludeintheircomprehensiveplans.

ENCOURAGEMENT

INCENTIVES

•  RequireenergyefficiencyandrenewableenergywithinPUDordinance

•  Adoptanenergybenchmarkingordinance•  Removezoningbarrierstorenewableenergy•  Adoptanenergystretchcode(SB2030)

•  ParFcipateintheGuaranteedEnergySavingsProgram•  Installsolaronrooqopsofpublicbuildings•  Adoptnet-zeroenergystandardsforpublicfaciliFes•  Sponsoracommunitysolargardenforcommunity

residentsandbusinesses

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STRATEGIES

•  Encouragezeronetenergydevelopment•  AdoptSB2030(orequivalentcode)asapreferredand

recommendeddesignandconstrucFonstandard•  CreatealocalrecogniFonprogramfornewdevelopment

andrenovaFonsthatmeetSB2030,zeronetenergy(ZNE),orzeronetcarbonstandards

•  ProvidelowcostfinancingfordevelopmentorbuildingsmeeFngSB2030

•  SB2030isanopFonwiththePUD(orotherregulatoryflexibility)ordinance

REGULATION


SustainableBuildings2030EnergyCode

ENCOURAGEMENT

INCENTIVES

•  RequireSB2030withinPUDordinanceorotheropFonalpathtobasiczoning

•  SupportadopFonofanenergystretchcode(SB2030)bytheState

•  CommittoadopFngSB2030whenstretchcodeisenabled

•  AdoptSB2030(orZNEequivalent)forallneworsubstanFalrenovaFonsofpublicbuildings

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STRATEGIES

•  ProvideeducaFonalmaterialsonlifecyclecosts,publicchargingopFons,andmyth-busFng

•  ModeldesignstandardsforEV-readybuildingsandinfrastructure

•  IncludeEVcharginginfrastructureasanopFonalamenitywithinPUDorregulatoryflexibilityordinances

•  Createalocal“bulk-buy”orparFcipateinalargerbulk-buyprogram,aimedatcityresidents

•  WorkwithmunicipaluFlitytosetincenFveEVchargingrates,orpromoteexisFngprogram

REGULATION


ElectricVehicles

ENCOURAGEMENT

INCENTIVES

•  RequireEV-readyparkingwithinparkingminimums•  RequireEVinfrastructurewithinPUDordinanceorother

opFonalpathtobasiczoning•  ReducecommercialbusinessparkingminimumsifEV

chargingisinstalled

•  PurchaseEVsforthepublicfleet•  InstallEVchargingatpublicfaciliFes•  RequireallnewconstrucFonofpublicparkingareasto

haveEVchargingopFons•  ConsideropFonsforEVcharginginthepublicROW

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ENERGYPLANNINGANDACTIONCLEANENERGYRESOURCESENERGYUSEPROFILE

RegionalIndicatorsIni6a6ve:MeasuredenergyandemissionsdataforMinnesotaciFeshmp://www.regionalindicatorsmn.com

XcelCommunityEnergyReports:Measuredenergy,emissions,andprogramparFcipaFondataforenrolledciFesinXcel’sserviceterritoryhmps://www.xcelenergy.com/working_with_us/municipaliFes/community_energy_reportsDOECityEnergyProfiles:EsFmatedcityenergyandemissionsdataforU.S.ciFeshmps://apps1.eere.energy.gov/sled/#/

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RESOURCES

LoGoPEPEnergyPlanningToolshmp://www.regionalindicatorsmn.com/energy-planning

•  Abriefguideonhowtoincorporate

energyand/orclimateresilienceinacity'srequestforproposals

•  Anenergyplanningguideandworkbook

•  Anexampleanalysisofenergyexis6ngcondi6ons

•  Asolarenergycalculatortoassistinsevngsolarenergydevelopmentgoals

•  AwedgediagramtoolforenergyandgreenhousegasreducFonplanningwithanassociatedmenuoffeasiblecityacFons

GreenStepCi6esBestpracFcestohelpciFesachievetheirsustainabilityandquality-of-lifegoalshmps://greenstep.pca.state.mn.us/

MetropolitanCouncilCommunityPagesSolarresourcedataforcommuniFeswithinthemetroregionhmps://lphonline.metc.state.mn.us/commportal

SolarSuitabilityApp:MapofsolarpotenFalinMinnesotahmps://solarapp.gisdata.mn.gov/solarapp/

MinnesotaWindSpeedMaps:MapsofMinnesotawindresourcehmps://mn.gov/commerce/industries/energy/technical-assistance/maps.jsp

CALLTOACTION

Engage your local government as a

partner in your business

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Understand and participate in local policy and planning

QUESTIONS?BrianRoss|[email protected]|[email protected]

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TOOLS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR CITY ENERGY PLANNING · 2018. 7. 23. · SETTING GOALS • Set broad energy or climate protecon goals • Address speciﬁc energy resources that are