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Greenhouse Gases in Sacramento – Measurement and Action Obadiah Bartholomy Sacramento Municipal Utility District APPA Annual Conference Salt Lake City, Utah – June 2009
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District April 14th, 2009 Multiple Levels of Activity Utility Residential Commercial Community Reduce Measure
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District April 14th, 2009 Utility GhG Inventory 1996 200220082010 EIA 1605b Voluntary Reporting California Climate Action Registry / The Climate Registry Voluntary Reporting Air Resources Board State Mandatory Reporting EPA Federal Mandatory Reporting
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District April 14th, 2009 Power & Utility Emissions ~ 3,200,000 Metric Tonnes Customer Emissions (CCAR) SMUD Corporate Carbon Footprint ~16,100 Metric Tonnes (CCAR & Internal Calcs)
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District April 14th, 2009 Utility Greenhouse Gas Planning
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District April 14th, 2009 Utility Greenhouse Gas Planning (Cont’d)
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District April 14th, 2009 Residential Footprinting – Engaging Customers 2007 SMUD developed Customer Carbon Offset Program Online Carbon Calculator to calculate emissions associated with household – Electricity (from billing data) – Natural gas – Flights (with interactive map) – Vehicles – Recycling and Dietary Habits Local Carbon Offset Projects
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District April 14th, 2009
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District April 14th, 2009 Commercial Footprinting May 2009 SMUD released Commercial Carbon Calculator RFP Goal to provide a calculator between the residential level and full inventory process for our commercial customers Tool will calculate emissions from electricity, natural gas, fleet, flights, etc.
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District April 14th, 2009 Commercial Footprinting Cont’d Work with E- Source Climate Advisory Service who provides carbon footprinting tool access and Webinars for commercial customers
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District April 14th, 2009 Commercial Footprinting Cont’d Currently evaluating how to roll out commercial offset program Likely to match efficiency packages, green power, and offsets to provide complete resource for commercial customers looking to reduce emissions
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District April 14th, 2009 Community Scale Worked with County, 7 cities, ICF- Jones & Stokes, ICLEI to develop countywide inventory Data on Electricity, Natural Gas, Transportation, Agriculture, Waste Inventory completed in May 2009 Data separated out for each jurisdiction – Municipal operations – Community-wide
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District April 14th, 2009 Sacramento County Emissions Inventory
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District April 14th, 2009 Coordinated Local Climate Action Planning Developing a common framework for local Climate Action Plans with cities, county, transportation agency Menu of options for cities to choose from – Measure Costs – Emissions Savings – Funding Options Expect targets consistent with returning region to 1990 levels by 2020
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District April 14th, 2009 Summary Significant physical and regulatory impacts at the local level due to climate change Successful response will require educated, engaged population, coordinated actions from key local agencies SMUD is addressing the issue on as many fronts as possible The utility plays a critical role in both our relationship with local governments, and with our citizens and businesses
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