Yuba County Resource Efficiency Plan Public Workshop August 20, 2014
OUTLINE Resource Efficiency Plan (REP) Purpose REP Process REP Outreach and Input REP Scenarios Discussion
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY PLAN PURPOSE Yuba County REP
Purpose of Resource Efficiency Plan Create cost-effective efficiency initiatives Reduce household & business energy / fuel costs Create local jobs Remove unnecessary regulatory barriers Streamline development project & environmental review processes Comply with State mandates
Economic Development Framework Private Benefits – Reduced Household & Businesses Energy Bills Communitywide Benefits – Reduced Energy Dollar Outflow – Job Creation – Increased Sales Tax Revenue
REP DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
REP Process 1.Baseline Resource Use 2.Opportunities and Barriers 3.Strategies 4.Economic and Co-Benefit Performance 5.Draft REP 6.Public Review of Plan 7.Adoption by Board
REP OUTREACH AND INPUT
REP Outreach & Input Economic Development Committee Meeting (12/14/2012, 3/6/2013) Board of Supervisors (10/18/2011, 7/9/2013) Advisory Committee (9/19/2012, 1/30/2013) Stakeholders/Service Providers (provided baseline data throughout process)
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY SCENARIOS
REP Scenarios 1.Low effort / lower benefits 2.Higher level of effort / higher private and communitywide benefits
Scenario Benefit Comparison COMMUNITY BENEFITS OF REP Benefits Scenario 1Scenario 2Scenario 1Scenario 2 Electricity Reduction (kWh/yr) 6,838,0008,051,00018,764,00022,454,000 Natural Gas Reduction (therms/yr) 257,000443,000695,0001,255,000 Waste Reduction (tons/yr) 19,000 41,000 Cost Savings (dollars/yr) $1.9M$3.3M$5.3M$8.9M GHG Reductions (MT CO 2 e/yr) 3,27044,7708,070101,770
Scenario 1 Promote on-bill financing Multi-family retrofit property tax exemption Energy efficiency retrofit outreach Point-of-sale labeling Enhanced low-income weatherization Mobile home weatherization & replacement Passive solar site planning Food scrap & compostable paper Rural composting & recycling outreach Construction and demolition diversion Commercial recycling outreach
Scenario 2 Scenario 1 + Property Assessed Clean Energy Program Community Choice Aggregation
Scenario Benefit Comparison COMMUNITY BENEFITS OF REP Benefits Scenario 1Scenario 2Scenario 1Scenario 2 Electricity Reduction (kWh/yr) 6,838,0008,051,00018,764,00022,454,000 Natural Gas Reduction (therms/yr) 257,000443,000695,0001,255,000 Waste Reduction (tons/yr) 19,000 41,000 Cost Savings (dollars/yr) $1.9M$3.3M$5.3M$8.9M GHG Reductions (MT CO 2 e/yr) 3,27044,7708,070101,770
NEXT STEPS
Next Steps Public Comment period on Draft REP August 20, 2014 to October 6, 2014 Submit Written Comments to: Yuba County Planning Department th Street, Suite 123 Marysville, CA Advisory Committee & Planning Commission meeting & recommendation Board of Supervisor Public Hearing(s)
Yuba County Resource Efficiency Plan Discussion