[bouldercouncilhotline] Hotline: RE: Followup to Climate and Energy Study Session

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Sender: Young, Mary


Thank you Brett for sending these links along and also to the rest of staff involved in this study session. Sorry that I was not there.

Having just watched the video, I have the following comments and questions:

Climate Commitment:

Agree that what we need to focus on are accessibility policies that enable ideas such as the referenced one-stop shopping, bulk sales and open access.I very much like the idea of re-framing our climate commitment in terms of aspirational goals and was especially intrigued by the idea of stating it in terms of Energy Security.Reform at the state and national level will be key so it is essential that we leverage the new and existing partnerships that result from our involvement in national and worldwide efforts such as the Urban Sustainability Director's Network and even the
 Resilient Cities involvement.As an aside, if the BVCP only goes out to 2035 for population and job growth, we should consider alignment at the next update.With models such as Snugg Home where housing becomes part of the efficiency and sustainability equation, we need to link the Comprehensive Housing Strategy to our Climate Commitment.A comment was made regarding a conversation with an applicant about how rooftop space was limiting their ability to meet the energy codes. Do we have a menu of other options available to applicants with which building energy codes can be met other than
 with rooftop solar?
Part of the value of all our efforts is their exportability to other communities (as illustrated by David's 2 Techs + Truck story). It is critical that we not only engage our community and raise awareness of all the other efforts that are going on with
 respect to Energy Security, we need to leverage the aforementioned national and worldwide networks to help us raise awareness at that level as well.
Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency:

Like where we are headed with this.Since the efficacy of this ordinance is largely dependent on building use, we should consider focusing our initial efforts for this ordinance on the types of commercial and industrial buildings that we have the most of.Again, in this case, alignment of BVCP projections to these efforts would make sense.
Transportation:

The new proposed metrics of MPGe and PMT are headed in a good direction, here we should again consider creating an aspirational goal and corresponding aspirational metric that motivates community members.Again, in this case, alignment of BVCP projections to these efforts would make sense.As we move through the TMP implementation, in the same way we are looking at the Energy Utility providing energy as service, should we consider a

Mobility as Service transportation model such as what is being done in Finland?

Thanks again!





Mary
 Dolores Young
Boulder City Council Member
303-501-2439








From: Lewis, Alisa
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 5:00 PM
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Subject: FW: Followup to Climate and Energy Study Session







From: KenCairn, Brett

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Subject: Followup to Climate and Energy Study Session


 
Dear Council Members
We understand that for a wide variety of reasons a number of you were unable to attend the Council Session on November 12th . The evening had a very full agenda of important information including a briefing from the progressive
 utility company NRG on trends and issues related to creating next generation electric utilities.  The study session focused on Boulder’s Climate Commitment and its close relationship and integration with our community energy strategy including both municipalization,
 our energy programs and strategies in transportation.  The second half of the evening provided updates on a number of major energy initiatives including the development and implementation of our Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Ordinance.
 
In order to give all of you an opportunity to review and provide comments on these important and high Council priority initiatives, we have included the attached links.  Staff will include these and staff responses as part of a memo accompanying
 the Study Session summary that will be completed by December 5th.
 
Link to NRG Presentation Powerpoint
Links to Staff Presentation Powerpoints
Channel 8 Video of the Study Session
 
Please let me know if you have any questions or need any additional information.
  
Thank you
Brett KenCairn
 
Brett KenCairn
Senior Environmental Planner
Community Planning and Sustainability
1739 Broadway, 4th Floor / Boulder, CO 80302
mail: PO Box 791 / Boulder, CO 80306-0791
303.441.3272 (o)
970.846.7344 (m)
Kencairnb at bouldercolorado.gov