Smart Grid Community: Village of Oak Park Core Values:  Celebrate Diversity  Honor the Past  Foster the Future  Live Sustainably

10 Business Districts Serving Oak Park Neighborhoods

50% of Oak Park Housing Multi-Family

Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio

Home to Many Business, Science & Cultural Luminaries Including Ernest Hemingway

Benchmark Eras  1901 – Self rule  1921 – Balance  1968 – Diversity  1970 – Preservation Common Thread – visionary leaders and involved citizenry recognized opportunity where others might have perceived threats, and enacted laws to achieve desired outcomes.

New Benchmark Era  Sustainability in an Urban Ecosystem  In 2008, 3.3 billion people lived in urban areas  By 2030, the number will be 5 billion  How to live in a healthy and prosperous way that is harmonious with the environment and the needs of future generations?

Oak Park’s Smart Community Future  Oak Park River Forest Vision Plan  Energy Efficiency in Buildings  Smart Grid and Home Automation  Smart Transportation  Municipal and Retail Models for Renewables

Smart Meters in all Oak Park Homes & Businesses

Car Sharing Growing Six Locations Including First EV’s in 2012

Governor Quinn visits Oak Park at the new Geothermal Walgreens with EV Charging Station 2011

Smart Community: Smart Places  Residential Energy Efficiency Retrofits  Small Commercial  New Construction  Renovation and Historic Preservation

First Gold Rated Public Works Building in State of Illinois Opened in 2007

Smart Community: Smart Grid  Storage Issues to Support Peak Demand  Renewables Integration  Automation of Aggregate Data

Smart Grid Opportunities  Self-contained micro-grid?  Solar Panel Array at Parking Garage  Software and Display for Aggregate Data  Community Energy Use Display  Municipal Renewable Energy Commission

Aggregation Survey Renewables

Aggregation Survey Savings Toward Community Energy Programs

Smart Renewables  Retail Provider Model for Renewables  Municipal Model for Renewable Investments  Solar PV on Parking Garages  Leasing Roof Space

Power Reliability #1 Municipal Concern

Awareness of Climate Change Growing

What is 350?

Opportunities to Push Energy Agenda in Public’s Best Interest

The Message From Oak Park Village Hall

Evolution or Revelation Underway

A Million Angles and Implications but Keep it Simple

The Most Powerful Grass Roots Movement in the Past 35 Years.