1. Municipal Energy Planning Andrew Dane University of Wisconsin-Extension CNRED Southern District In-Service November 19th, 2008

2. Past experiencesFuture projects or educational ideas

3. Outline Background Three approaches Future directions Questions

4. Bioenergy is energy that is contained in biological materials, mostly plants and animals. A specific plant or substance used for bioenergy is called a feedstock Environmental Concerns

5. Increased Energy Costs

6. Increased Energy Costs

7. Energy Security Concerns

8. Wind Component Manufacturing: 25,000 New Jobs Source: REPP & Blue-Green Alliance

9. Solar Component Manufacturing: 5,000 New Jobs Source: REPP & Blue-Green Alliance Source: REPP & Blue-Green Alliance

13. Energy Planning: Community Focus

15. Green Communities

16. Solar Cities

17. Sustainable Communities

18. Reducing the Carbon Footprint

19. Energy Self-relianceSource: Ingrid Kelley, Energy Center of Wisconsin

20. Community Participation

21. The Six-Step Plan The Vision The Energy Use Baseline The Resource Baseline The Evaluation of Alternatives The Plan and Timeline The Measure of Success Source: Ingrid Kelley, Energy Center of Wisconsin

22. Step One: The Vision Burger King, Gardner, MA Photo from NREL Charlottesville, VA Pedestrian Mall Photo from LD Design and Illustration Source: Ingrid Kelley, Energy Center of Wisconsin

23. Step Two: The Energy Use Baseline Western WI Renewable Energy Survey Report, UW-Extension, 2008

24. Step Three: The Resource Baseline

25. Step Four: The Evaluation of Alternatives Solar Panels on a Federal Building in Maryland NREL Photos Iowa Wind Farm Source: Ingrid Kelley, Energy Center of Wisconsin

26. Bob Schauf, Straight Veggie Oil

27. Emerald Dairy: Biogas & Algae

28. Step Five: The Plan and Timeline

29. Step Six: The Measure of Success Source: Ingrid Kelley, Energy Center of Wisconsin

30. Chippewa County Comprehensive Energy Conservation Plan SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING POLLUTION Energy Planning: Operational Focus www.capacitycenter.orgMunicipal Energy Planning Guidebook County Administrator’s Ad Hoc Energy Committee Final Report to Chippewa County Administrator and County Board – October 2009

31. The Six-Step Plan A Mandate Rough Baseline & Sense of What’s Possible Specific Goal(s) A Detailed Energy Baseline Thorough Energy Audits Evaluation of Alternatives A Plan

32. Step One: A Mandate “Do an energy plan because that other County is doing one”

33. Step Two: Rough Baseline & Sense of What’s Possible

34. What’s Possible?

36. Step Three: Specific Goals “Reduce energy consumption by 20% in 2 years”

37. Step Four: A Detailed Energy Baseline

48. Finally, let’s inventory, quantify, acknowledge all of the great work That has already been done at the local level to address energy goals

49. Step Five: Thorough Energy Audits

50. Step Six: Evaluation of Alternatives

51. Step Seven: A Plan