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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - Energy Committee - 06/01/2017 South Burlington Energy Committee 575 Dorset Street South Burlington, VT 05403 (802) 846-4106 www.sburl.com facebook.com/SouthBurlington Thursday, June 1, 2017 6:30 pm South Burlington Police Station • 2nd floor conference room (19 Gregory Drive • middle entrance) AGENDA 6:30 PM Convene meeting • Recruit scribe, timekeeper • Review and approve meeting agenda • Review and approve May meeting minutes 6:35 PM Invite public to speak 6:40 PM Energy Prize school solar consortium fund update & project ideas (Steve Roy) 7:00 PM Project updates & requests for input • Preferred Solar Siting input for CCRPC due June 16 (Sam) 7:30 PM Discussion: How can we motivate change given the effect of values (versus logic) on worldviews? (Karen) 7:45 PM Project poll outcome and selection of future committee focus (Don) 8:45 PM Other business • Ideas for filling our open committee seat • CityFest 9:00 PM Adjourn South Burlington Energy Committee monthly update for June 1, 2017 Outreach (Karen) Accomplishments: Daily facebook posts (885 followers) May newsletter (554 subscribers) Help needed: None Plans: Day of Play tabling on June 3 11-1 Newsletter Facebook Marketing, by Marketing Team Plans: Met and developed some concepts for a “Thank You” ad to run now that the formal GUEP measurement period has ended. Some refinement is still required and perhaps we will hear from Georgetown so we can include that in the ad. LED City Streetlights​ ​(Don) Status: Continuing to suggest that we move forward. Emails to both Tim Perrin & Justin suggesting next “bite sized” steps: replace the 50 Cobra Heads on Dorset St. and/or upgrade the 47 Town & Country lamps on San Remo Drive. Funding for Energy Projects (Don) Tom Hubbard will be putting a formal request to the city council to use some of the income from the Landfill Solar Array to fund future energy efficiency projects. This could speed up projects like the streetlight project. Net Zero City Center Don’s update: ●Began preliminary investigation to see if a Champlain College type Geothermal system could be used for city center. ●Lots of issues here: ○The scale of our project is much bigger than Champlain’s ○What is the availability of a lot of ground water and how difficult is it to get it out and then back in the ground. This issue will require funding for a series of test wells. ○How will the development of the water utility be funded especially as the user fees for the water use will come in only as new buildings are added. ○Who and how will a central water utility be managed ○For this to work all developers will have to be required to use the system once built Keith’s Net-Zero update: Accomplishments: ​Thinking about how best to achieve our objectives, who is on our team, and what our role is. I (Keith) had a meeting set up with the Burlington 2030 district meeting but it fell through and I'm trying to reschedule. Help needed: ​How to proceed. Things to be careful of, people to talk to, resources you know of that may be helpful. Plans: ​Review and revise the project charter and start working on the immediate actions. Keith will meet with Eric Morrow, chair of the Burlington 2030 district steering committee, to learn from him how they got started and how they are bringing on property owners. GUEP Data (Keith) Accomplishments: GUEP is scheduled to announce the finalists in May. As of May 21st, I have not heard anything from them. Help needed: Nothing Plans: Hopefully find out in May if South Burlington has made the final round of the GUEP. If so, I'll ask everyone for help to write the final report. Combining airport noise insulation with energy efficiency (Keith) Accomplishments: ​Still trying to set up a meeting with the consultant when she is here. Help needed: ​Your ideas to make this program successful. Plans: ​Hopefully schedule a meeting with the consultant, EVT, VGS, and GMP in early/mid June. Home Energy Labeling (Keith) Accomplishments: ​Promoted home energy labeling on Facebook, Other Paper, and Front Porch Forum. Keith, Patty, and North continue to perform home energy labeling in South Burlington. The program runs through the end of June, and some of us have reached the maximum allocation allowed by Efficiency Vermont. Help needed: ​Other ideas for promoting. Tell your friends and neighbors to get one before the program ends at the end of June! Details and a list of assessors here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By9qn29_wqbKaWFnejBLSTJTS1E/view?usp=sharing Plans: ​Promote and perform more home energy labels. The program runs until the end of June. Library lending of infrared camera (Keith) Accomplishments: ​Dropped off the two donated cameras to Matt Dransfield, SBHS teacher. His students will write the instructions and get the IR cameras in the library. Before dropping the cameras off, I showed them to Jennifer Murray, SB Library director, and she was happy to be be able to add them to the library catalog when the instructions are ready. She would like us to promote them to make sure they get used. Help needed: ​Ideas for promotion Plans: ​Work with Matt's students to get them into the library. Energy Committee Colleagues, I am writing to ask you to comment on the Municipal Energy Data provided by the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) staff, all of which is summarized an attachment to this note. I am at work on reviewing this data but I propose that we discuss this briefly at our Committee meeting on Thursday. You may recall that I offered at the May EC meeting to follow up with the Planning Commission and Paul Conner on responding to the request for a South Burlington response to the April 30 letter from the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) staff. The deadline for a SB response is June 16. I met with Paul Conner on Friday afternoon to discuss ways we may optimize the opportunities for solar siting in South Burlington that respects other community goals. I will describe the approach we are considering when we meet on Thursday. I am writing now to ask you to take a look at the municipal energy data the CCRPC staff shared in the April 30 letter and provided in the attached data summary. I especially would like any comments you may have on the CCRPC provided data on Transportation Energy Use (p.1 of the attached summary) and Electric Energy Use (4th page). Since the public meeting regulations require discussion in open meeting I ask that you bring your comments to the meeting on Thursday. See you Thursday. Sam Sam Swanson 17 Harbor Ridge Road South Burlington, VT 05403 phone 802.652.0056 The Guide contains preliminary draft estimates of energy use and renewable energy target. The data in the Guide are subject to change. The guide is meant to be only a starting point for discussions on how towns and the regions can begin to plan for meeting the Act 174 standards. It is NOTmeant to be a final policy document. It is intended to be a representation of possible conditions and should be used for planning purposes only. More in-depth analysis or evaluation should be done to verify or confirm actual conditions for each scenario represented, as errors or omissions may exist in the data. The Guide also includes maps of solar and wind generation potential in your community, as well as the constraints identified by the municipality and the state. 5 PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A DRAFT AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. TTRRAANNSSPPOORRTTAATTIIOONN EENNEERRGGYY UUSSEE Current Municipal Transportation Energy Use Metric Municipal Data Fossil Fuel Burning Cars, 2015 12,914 Fossil Fuel Energy Used for Transportation in 2015 (MMBtu)911,557 Electric Vehicles in 2015 (#)87 Electricity Used for Transportation in 2015 (MMBtu)725 Sources: VTrans, American Community Survey, Drive Electric Vermont, DMV Transportation Energy Use, 2015-2050 2015 2025 2035 2050 Total Light Duty Transportation Energy Use (MMBtu) 912,282 732,169 452,275 193,159 Electricity Used for Transportation (MMBtu) 725 9,785 65,594 135,779 Electric Vehicles (% of Vehicle Fleet)1%6%41%89% Biofuel Blended* Energy Used for Transportation (MMBtu) 911,557 722,384 386,681 57,380 Biofuel Blend* Vehicles (% of Vehicle Fleet)99%94%59%11% *This measures biofuels blended with fossil fuels. A common example is gasoline with ethanol mixed in. Sources: VTrans, LEAP Model The Guide contains preliminary draft estimates of energy use and renewable energy target. The data in the Guide are subject to change. The guide is meant to be only a starting point for discussions on how towns and the regions can begin to plan for meeting the Act 174 standards. It is NOTmeant to be a final policy document. It is intended to be a representation of possible conditions and should be used for planning purposes only. More in-depth analysis or evaluation should be done to verify or confirm actual conditions for each scenario represented, as errors or omissions may exist in the data. The Guide also includes maps of solar and wind generation potential in your community, as well as the constraints identified by the municipality and the state. 6 TTHHEERRMMAALL EENNEERRGGYY UUSSEE Current Thermal Energy Use Current Thermal Energy Use from Natural Gas, 2015 Total Residential Natural Gas Consumption (Mcf)532,145 Percentage of Municipal Natural Gas Consumption 47% Total Commercial/Industrial Natural Gas Consumption (Mcf)593,610 Percentage of Municipal Natural Gas Consumption 53% Total Municipal Natural Gas Consumption 1,125,755 Sources: Vermont Gas Commercial and Industrial Thermal Energy Use, 2015-2050 2015 2025 2035 2050 Total Commercial and Industrial Thermal Energy Use (MMBtu)446,098 401,844 346,495 263,578 Percent of Commercial and Industrial Establishments Weatherized by Target Year 7%13%14%25% Energy Saved by Weatherization by Target Year (MMBtu) 10,795 23,588 32,421 78,603 Commercial and Industrial Establishments Using Heat Pumps (%)0%14%22%25% Commercial and Industrial Thermal Energy Use by Heat Pumps (MMBtu) 822 35,483 70,143 104,804 Commercial and Industrial Establishments Using Wood Heating (%) 5%6%7%7% The Guide contains preliminary draft estimates of energy use and renewable energy target. The data in the Guide are subject to change. The guide is meant to be only a starting point for discussions on how towns and the regions can begin to plan for meeting the Act 174 standards. It is NOTmeant to be a final policy document. It is intended to be a representation of possible conditions and should be used for planning purposes only. More in-depth analysis or evaluation should be done to verify or confirm actual conditions for each scenario represented, as errors or omissions may exist in the data. The Guide also includes maps of solar and wind generation potential in your community, as well as the constraints identified by the municipality and the state. 7 Commercial and Industrial Thermal Energy Use Attributable to Wood Heating (MMBtu) 33,234 52,915 72,846 106,642 Sources: LEAP Model, Department of Public Service, Department of Labor Residential Thermal Energy Use, 2015-2050 2015 2025 2035 2050 Total Residential Thermal Energy Use (MMBtu)819,671 730,409 622,746 441,351 Percent of Residences Weatherized by Target Year 2%17%37%99% Energy Saved by Weatherization by Target Year (MMBtu) 5,455 41,656 96,596 281,332 Percent of Residences Using Heat Pumps 3%18%37%61% Residential Thermal Energy Use from Heat Pumps (MMBtu)8,091 47,241 97,875 146,943 Residences Using Wood Heating (%)14%14%14%14% Residential Thermal Energy Use from Wood Heating (MMBtu)128,151 134,285 135,068 121,496 Sources: LEAP Model, Department of Public Service The Guide contains preliminary draft estimates of energy use and renewable energy target. The data in the Guide are subject to change. The guide is meant to be only a starting point for discussions on how towns and the regions can begin to plan for meeting the Act 174 standards. It is NOTmeant to be a final policy document. It is intended to be a representation of possible conditions and should be used for planning purposes only. More in-depth analysis or evaluation should be done to verify or confirm actual conditions for each scenario represented, as errors or omissions may exist in the data. The Guide also includes maps of solar and wind generation potential in your community, as well as the constraints identified by the municipality and the state. 8 EELLEECCTTRRIICC EENNEERRGGYY UUSSEE Electrical Energy Use, 2015 Residential Electric Energy Use (kWh)50,729,595 Commercial and Industrial Electric Energy Use (kWh)165,974,392 Total Electric Energy Use (kWh)216,703,987 Sources: Efficiency Vermont, 2013 Electrical Energy Use, 2015-2050 2015 2025 2035 2050 Total Electric Energy Saved (kWh)1,174,500 13,963,500 28,188,000 52,722,000 Residences that have increased their Electric Efficiency 3%30%58%98% Commercial and Industrial Establishments that have Increased Their Electric Efficiency 3%30%58%98% Sources: LEAP Model and Efficiency Vermont, 2013 The Guide contains preliminary draft estimates of energy use and renewable energy target. The data in the Guide are subject to change. The guide is meant to be only a starting point for discussions on how towns and the regions can begin to plan for meeting the Act 174 standards. It is NOTmeant to be a final policy document. It is intended to be a representation of possible conditions and should be used for planning purposes only. More in-depth analysis or evaluation should be done to verify or confirm actual conditions for each scenario represented, as errors or omissions may exist in the data. The Guide also includes maps of solar and wind generation potential in your community, as well as the constraints identified by the municipality and the state. 9 EELLEECCTTRRIICC EENNEERRGGYY GGEENNEERRAATTIIOONN Existing Renewable Electricity Generation Sites Power (kW)Energy (kWh) Solar 408 17,256 23,546,688 Wind 4 400 960,096 Hydroelectric 0 0 0 Biomass 2 660 3,468,960 Other 0 0 0 Total 414 18,316 27,975,744 Source: Community Energy Dashboard, 2017 Renewable Electricity Generation Potential Power (MW)Energy (MWh) Rooftop Solar 14 30,636 Ground-Mounted Solar 25.87 31,733 Wind 797.40 2,444,828 Hydro N/A N/A Biomass See Biomass Map See Biomass Map Methane Unknown Unknown Total Source: CCRPC and Vermont Department of Public Service Land Available for Wind and Solar Generation Prime (acres)Base (acres) Solar 207 3,475 Wind 199 2,164 Note: Solar acreage estimates above account for local known and possible constraints if applicable. Local known and possible constraints have not been accounted for in the wind acreage because local constraints were only applied to develop local solar targets. To date, CCRPC is only planning for a regional wind target. To see local constraints for both solar and wind, please refer to the maps. The Guide contains preliminary draft estimates of energy use and renewable energy target. The data in the Guide are subject to change. The guide is meant to be only a starting point for discussions on how towns and the regions can begin to plan for meeting the Act 174 standards. It is NOTmeant to be a final policy document. It is intended to be a representation of possible conditions and should be used for planning purposes only. More in-depth analysis or evaluation should be done to verify or confirm actual conditions for each scenario represented, as errors or omissions may exist in the data. The Guide also includes maps of solar and wind generation potential in your community, as well as the constraints identified by the municipality and the state. 10 Renewable Electricity Generation Targets 2025 2035 2050 Low High Low High Low High Solar Generation Target (MWh)6,228 10,181 12,455 20,362 24,910 40,724 Sources: LEAP Model and CCRPC Modeling 2 PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A DRAFT AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. TTRRAANNSSPPOORRTTAATTIIOONN EENNEERRGGYY UUSSEE Current Transportation Energy Use Metric Municipal Data Fossil Fuel Burning Cars, 2015 106,936 Fossil Fuel Energy Used for Transportation in 2015 (MMBtu)4,971,503 Electric Vehicles in 2015 (#)546 Electricity Used for Transportation in 2015 (MMBtu)4,347 Sources: VTrans, American Community Survey, Drive Electric Vermont, DMV Transportation Energy Use, 2015-2050 2015 2025 2035 2050 Total Light Duty Transportation Energy Use (MMBtu)7,552,000 6,061,000 3,744,000 1,599,000 Electricity Used for Transportation (MMBtu) 6,000 81,000 543,000 1,124,000 Electric Vehicles (% of Vehicle Fleet)0%6%41%89% Biofuel Blended* Energy Used for Transportation (MMBtu) 7,546,000 5,980,000 3,201,000 475,000 Biofuel Blend* Vehicles (% of Vehicle Fleet)100%94%59%11% *This measures biofuels blended with fossil fuels. A common example is gasoline with ethanol mixed in. Sources: VTrans, LEAP Model 3 TTHHEERRMMAALL EENNEERRGGYY UUSSEE Current Thermal Energy Use Current Thermal Energy Use from Natural Gas, 2015 Total Residential Natural Gas Consumption (Mcf)3,331,770 Percentage of Municipal Natural Gas Consumption 45% Total Commercial/Industrial Natural Gas Consumption (Mcf)4,120,470 Percentage of Municipal Natural Gas Consumption 55% Total Municipal Natural Gas Consumption 7,452,239 Sources: Vermont Gas Commercial and Industrial Thermal Energy Use, 2015-2050 2015 2025 2035 2050 Total Commercial and Industrial Thermal Energy Use (MMBtu) 3,574,500 3,219,900 2,776,400 2,112,000 Percent of Commercial and Industrial Establishments Weatherized by Target Year 11%20%22%39% Energy Saved by Weatherization by Target Year (MMBtu) 86,500 189,006 259,783 629,830 Commercial and Industrial Establishments Using Heat Pumps (%)1%22%35%39% Commercial and Industrial Thermal Energy Use by Heat Pumps (MMBtu) 6,590 284,318 562,046 839,773 Commercial and Industrial Establishments Using Wood Heating (%) 7%9%10%11% Commercial and Industrial Thermal Energy Use Attributable to Wood Heating (MMBtu) 266,300 424,000 583,700 854,500 Sources: LEAP Model, Department of Public Service, Department of Labor 4 Residential Thermal Energy Use, 2015-2050 2015 2025 2035 2050 Total Residential Thermal Energy Use (MMBtu)6,281,000 5,597,000 4,772,000 3,382,000 Percent of Residences Weatherized by Target Year 2%14%23%70% Energy Saved by Weatherization by Target Year (MMBtu) 41,800 250,800 455,400 1,518,000 Percent of Residences Using Heat Pumps 3%18%35%55% Residential Thermal Energy Use from Heat Pumps (MMBtu)62,000 362,000 750,000 1,126,000 Residences Using Wood Heating (%)14%14%14%13% Residential Thermal Energy Use from Wood Heating (MMBtu)982,000 1,029,000 1,035,000 931,000 Sources: LEAP Model, Department of Public Service 5 EELLEECCTTRRIICC EENNEERRGGYY UUSSEE Current Electrical Energy Use Residential Electric Energy Use (kWh)1,907,653,349 Commercial and Industrial Electric Energy Use (kWh)3,049,038,676 Total Electric Energy Use (kWh)4,956,692,025 Sources: Efficiency Vermont, 2013 Electrical Energy Use, 2015-2050 2015 2025 2035 2050 Total Electric Energy Saved (kWh)9,000,000 107,000,000 216,000,000 404,000,000 Residences that have increased their Electric Efficiency 3%31%58%98% Commercial and Industrial Establishments that have Increased Their Electric Efficiency 3%31%58%98% Sources: LEAP Model and Efficiency Vermont, 2013 6 EELLEECCTTRRIICC EENNEERRGGYY GGEENNEERRAATTIIOONN Existing Renewable Electricity Generation Sites Power (kW)Energy (kWh) Solar 2,410 37,920.34 47,581,822 Wind 22 460.80 1,106,031 Hydroelectric 6 35,800 157,982,000 Biomass 13 66,578 3,363,840 Other 0 0 0 Total 2,451 140,759 210,033,693 Source: Community Energy Dashboard, April 2017 Renewable Electricity Generation Potential Power (MW)Energy (MWh) Rooftop Solar 103 126,328 Ground-Mounted Solar 1,168 1,432,176 Wind N/A Hydro See Hydro Map Biomass See Biomass Map Methane Unknown Unknown Other Unknown/District Heat?Unknown/District Heat? Source: CCRPC and the Department of Public Service Note: Solar acreage estimates above account for local known and possible constraints if applicable. Local known and possible constraints have not been accounted for in the wind acreage because local constraints were only applied to develop local solar targets. To date, CCRPC is only planning for a regional wind target. To see local constraints for both solar and wind, please refer to the maps. Land Available for Wind and Solar Generation Prime (acres)Base (acres) Solar 9,342 69,819 Wind 7,724 44,577 7 Renewable Electricity Generation Targets 2025 2035 2050 Low High Low High Low High Solar (MWh)57,275 93,630 114,549 187,261 229,098 374,522 Wind (MWh)25,636 51,824 51,272 103,648 102,544 207,295 Sources: LEAP Model and CCRPC Modeling Figure 1 Total Energy Consumption by Scenario, (aviation excluded) Poll "Participation intentions for potential future SBEC projects"Improvecommuterroutes byfacilitatingexpansionof biketransporta-tion andtransitoptionsFacilitatecreation ofpark-and-ride orintercept(transit)facilitiesandrelatedLDRsAdvancetheinstallationand "why"of electricvehiclechargingstations(e.g., @CityCenter, bigemployers,park andrides)Increasetransitsystemusage bylow- andnon-usersFacilitate anet-zerocity center(see Don's5/6/17email)ideallyacross theelectricity,heat andtransporta-tionsectorsConnectwith thepublic tocarrygoodwillfromEnergyPrizeefforts intothe futureGather andselectivelypublicizefactualclimate-science-relatedinformationWork on aproject notlisted hereUnable tocommit toworking onany projectat this timeMarcyOKOKFredOKOKKeithOKKaren MckennyOKOKOKOKDonOKOKOKOKOKGrant TaylorOKOKOKSam SwansonOKOKOKLinda McGinnisOKOKpattyOKCount2213623311 / 1http://doodle.com/poll/fwwqprk64ry5fb6t Project Charter 05/30/17 © Decision Support, 2011 1 Project Name: Net Zero South Burlington Project Manager: NZ Team Project Sponsor: S.B. City Council / Kevin Dorn City Manager Creation Date: 4/30/17 Project Description: The Net Zero South Burlington project will, over time, lead South Burlington in becoming a Net Zero Community. As a Net Zero community, our businesses and homeowners will enjoy low or no energy costs (team: remember that utilities are beginning to have access fees that will apply even if a user has a net zero kWh, or CCF) by limiting the need for outside sources of energy. This will improve the competitiveness of our businesses and success rates of their owners and reduce the ongoing living expenses of our residents and increase the values of their homes. In so doing it will also insulate these owners from the risk of dramatic future increases in energy costs. Perhaps more important than these financial benefits is that these buildings will produce little or no CO2 and have very little additional negative impact on Climate Change. This will create a very desirable image for the city that will encourage people to want to locate businesses here, to patronize the stores and businesses and to want to live here. New construction, built with Net Zero as an objective, is much easier to implement than retrofits of existing buildings. Since we have a major new commercial/retail/residential City Center being planned it seems like a good place to start (Phase I). Realizing that development for some City Center properties may already be on the drawing board, is work will begin with property owners and developers to shape their future development to meet a Net Zero objective. As Phase I proves itself we will then move on to other major new commercial/retail/residential development (Phase II), Finally, we would tackle existing commercial/retain and residential in future phases. Project Objectives: Make South Burlington businesses & commercial properties more financially successful and homeownership less costly for our residents. Net Zero Commercial/Retail Properties will: · Command premium rents and reduced turnover because the energy cost will be minimized and fixed over time as compared to conventional properties. · Remain competitive as newer properties are developed and gradually reach the energy efficiency levels of our Net Zero buildings. Net Zero Residential Properties (owner occupied or rental) will: · Provide predictable low energy costs making overall cost of living lower for residents · Rentals will become more desirable and profitable as awareness of the impact of energy costs on cost of living continues to increase · Owner occupied homes will increase in value relative to non-Net Zero homes Produce additional space for businesses to grow and residents to live with no climate impact. Key Milestones & Deliverables: [Define the specific and measurable milestones. Milestones are usually associated with completion of a major phase/project step or deliverable. Each phase or step usually has major deliverables that are expected.] Project Charter 05/30/17 © Decision Support, 2011 2 Milestones Deliverables Expected Completion Date Phase I – Net Zero City Center TBD Phase II – Net Zero Other Future Major Commercial/Retail/Residential Development TBD Phase III & IV Existing Commercial/Retail/Residential TBD Major Risks: [Project risks are circumstances or events that exist outside of the control of the project team and may have an adverse impact on the project if they occur.] · · Other Projects / Initiatives Dependent on this Project [This project may be dependent on or be a prerequisite for other Key Projects.] · · Project Stakeholders: [Identify the major stakeholders for the project.] Name Position South Burlington City Council South Burlington Administration/Staff Project Team: [Identify the key roles that exist for the project, and who is assigned to the roles if they are known.] Project Team Name Role Description Kevin Dorn Representation of S.B. City Government ? Developer Representative Supportive Developer to help shape and sell the effort ? Landowner Representative Supportive Landowner to help shape and sell the effort ? Net Zero Technical Experts (EVT) Project Charter 05/30/17 © Decision Support, 2011 3 Architectural Firm knowledgeable about Net Zero Engineering Firm knowledgeable about Net Zero Energy Committee Facilitators, Organizers, Advocates Project Budget: [If tracking to a budget is required, identify the budget line items (e.g. resources, equipment, vendors, computers, software) and total. ] Project Budget Item Amount Total Project Charter 05/30/17 © Decision Support, 2011 1 Project Name: Net Zero South Burlington Phase I – City Center Project Manager: NZ Team Project Sponsor: S.B. City Council / Kevin Dorn City Manager Creation Date: 4/30/17 Project Description: The Net Zero South Burlington Phase I project will work with City Center property owners and potential developers to encourage them to develop all their future projects as Net Zero to achieve the overall financial and climate benefits as identified in the Net Zero South Burlington charter. Realizing that development for some City Center properties may already be on the drawing board, work will begin with property owners and developers to shape the yet to be conceived future development to meet a Net Zero objective. A major consideration is to ensure that this effort does not slow down the TIF process. This project will involve investigating Net Zero technologies including advanced building & HVAC techniques, the potential for district energy/heating, individual and group renewable energy production and advanced electrical grid technologies such as micro-grid and electrical storage. This will allow us to produce a viable proposal to the city and to get full city support to move forward. We will assemble a team of experts and proponents from the city to reach out to landowners and potential developers in various ways and at various times to explain why and how Net Zero will be beneficial to them and their future tenants and owners: commercial, retail or residential. We will also work with city and other resources to facilitate the planning for and implementation of additional required city infrastructure and facilities and to ensure that there are no conflicts with other regulatory requirements (FBC for example). Phase I of the Net Zero project will provide significant value to the city and will demonstrate that Net Zero for new large scale development is doable and cost effective considering all costs to operate and own commercial, retail and higher density residential properties. All this while minimizing further impact to climate change. Project Objectives: Make South Burlington City Center business & commercial property owners and homeowners, independent of outside sources of energy and in so doing reduce their cost of doing business and of cost living and by dramatically reducing their energy bills (note that access fees may become a part of energy bill as demand for energy decreases). This will also protect them rising energy costs and will also eliminate the risk of major energy cost increases that could be possible due to unforeseen geo-political events. Reducing energy cost will make South Burlington businesses & commercial properties more financially successful and homeownership less costly for our residents. Net Zero Commercial/Retail Properties will: · Command premium rents and have reduced turnover because the energy cost will be minimized and fixed over time as compared to conventional properties. · Remain cost effective as newer competing properties are developed that will gradually reach the energy efficiency levels of our Net Zero buildings. Project Charter 05/30/17 © Decision Support, 2011 2 Net Zero Residential Properties (owner occupied or rental) will: · Provide predictable low energy costs making overall cost of living lower for residents · Rentals will become more desirable and profitable as awareness of the impact of energy costs on cost of living continues to increase · Owner occupied homes will increase in value relative to non-Net Zero homes Produce additional space for businesses to grow and residents to live with no climate impact. Key Milestones & Deliverables: [Define the specific and measurable milestones. Milestones are usually associated with completion of a major phase/project step or deliverable. Each phase or step usually has major deliverables that are expected.] Milestones Deliverables Expected Completion Date Investigate other communities approaches to Net Zero Investigate Building & HVAC technologies Investigate district electricity (and heat) generation Investigate district geothermal Document existing examples of large scale Net Zero commercial, retail & residential properties Build a bullet proof financial case for Net Zero as well as other benefits (e.g. people drawn because of the image, climate change, etc) Propose an City Support Structure that will guide landowners & developers through Net Zero & the city’s development process Develop resources to provide support to developers: VEIC, Architects, Engineering Identify FBC LDRs that must change & work with Planning Commission Develop Proposal for City Council & Staff Receive Council Approval & Commitment of Support Identify City Center Landowners (key stakeholders) Identify Potential Developers (key stakeholders) Prepare an Outreach Program for Key Stakeholders - Landowner/Developer Intro Conference with focus on benefits and case histories - Net Zero Building Envelop Conference - Net Zero HVAC options Conference - Renewable Energy options Conference - S.B. regulatory / permit process and support structure available to help Project Charter 05/30/17 © Decision Support, 2011 3 - Work one on one with Developers & Landowners Major Risks: [Project risks are circumstances or events that exist outside of the control of the project team and may have an adverse impact on the project if they occur.] · · Other Projects / Initiatives Dependent on this Project [This project may be a prerequisite for other Key Projects.] · · Project Stakeholders: [Identify the major stakeholders for the project.] Name Position South Burlington City Council South Burlington Administration/Staff South Burlington City Center Landowners Potential City Center Developers Project Team: [Identify the key roles that exist for the project, and who is assigned to the roles if they are known.] Project Team Name Role Description Kevin Dorn Representation of S.B. City Government Ilona Blanchard City Center Project Director Planning Commission ? Developers ? Landowners ? Net Zero Technical Experts Project Charter 05/30/17 © Decision Support, 2011 4 (EVT) Maclay Architectural Firm knowledgeable about Net Zero ? Engineering Firm knowledgeable about Net Zero Energy Committee Facilitators, Organizers, Advocates Project Budget: [If tracking to a budget is required, identify the budget line items (e.g. resources, equipment, vendors, computers, software) and total. ] Project Budget Item Amount Engineering Expertise ? Architectural Expertise ? Total