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Arlington’s Community Energy Project Ensuring a Competitive and Sustainable Community. Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Roundtable March 30, 2012. 1. Presentation. Brief background Update on progress. 2. Arlington’s Current Comprehensive Plan Elements. Sanitary Sewer
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Arlington’s Community Energy ProjectEnsuring a Competitive and Sustainable Community Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Roundtable March 30, 2012 1
Presentation Brief background Update on progress 2
Arlington’s Current Comprehensive Plan Elements • Sanitary Sewer • Stormwater Management • Transportation Streets, Transit, Biking, Parking, Curbside Mgmt, Pedestrian) • Urban Forest • Water Distribution System • Chesapeake Bay Preservation • Historic Preservation • Land Use • Natural Resources Mgmt • Open Space/Public Spaces • Public Art • Recycling Energy?????
M Lower Density Zoning M Lower Density Zoning M M M Smart Growth
Arlington’s Journey – Creating & Implementing a Vision Community Energy Plan (2010) AIRE (2007) Trips to Germany (2000s) Green Building (1999) “Smart Growth” (1960s)
Timeline March 2011: TF sent its report to County Board for consideration May 2011: Board accepts CES TF Report / adopts related items Nov 2012: Proposed final CEP and Implementation Workplan Implementation Plan (18 mo. effort) Quarterly Advisory Group Meetings With Technical Working Group
Insatiable Appetite for EnergyAbout 70% of it in Cities Forecast to double by 2030 7
Arlington County - Carbon Footprint 2007 Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2,730,000 metric tons / 6,020,000,000 lbs CO2e by type by sector 13.4 metric tons for each Resident 8
Community Energy Project: Background Security Competitiveness • Energy cost • Employment • Investment • Supply security • Supply quality • Flexibility • Greenhouse Gas Reduction Environment Three Groups of Benefits 9
Arlington Community Energy Framework • Energy efficiency – If you don’t need it - don’t use it • Heat Recovery – If it’s already there – use it • Renewable energy – If it makes sense, go carbon free • Energy distribution – Invest where it makes sense Integrated Solution – Tailored for County! 10
Headline Target: 2050 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Task Force recommends a GHG emissions target of 3 metric tons (mt) CO2e/capita/year by 2050. In 2007, Arlington produced 13.4 mt CO2e/capita/year Task Force also recommended Arlington’s target for 2050 be 2.2 mt CO2e/capita/year if regional energy plan established. 11
Per Capita GHG EmissionsImpacts of Key Energy Policy Recommendations Base Case 12
Technical Work Group (TWG) • Five Transformation Work Groups: • Buildings • District Energy / Renewable Energy • Transportation • Education & Outreach • Finance 14
Thank you ! • For more information: • www.arlingtonva.us/energyplan • Rich Dooley – CEP Coordinator • rdooley@arlingtonva.us