Energy Planning Resources – Fall 2017 Planning for Resilient Cities Workshop
Thursday Nov 9 at the Brookdale Library, Staff Workshop (1:00 p.m) Commissions Workshop (6:00 p.m.) Event Overview
- with city staff, commission and community volunteers and elected leaders from 30 metro cities
- working together to include resilience goals (energy/mitigation, water/adaptation and health/economic inclusion goals in their Cities’ Updated Comprehensive Plans.
LoGoPEP Energy Planning Resources www.regionalindicatorsmn.com/energy-planning
Local Planning Handbook www.metrocouncil.org/Handbook/Plan-Elements/Resilience.aspx
Nov 9 Workshop Resource Guide Nov9HandoutsResilientCitiesMetroWorkshop
City Updates – City staff, commission or citizen volunteers gave short updates on their city’s comprehensive planning process and themes their cities are exploring at our NE Metro (Sept 19) West Metro (Oct 5) East Metro (Oct 24) or Metro Wide (Nov 9, 2017) Metro Workshops – Nov 9 City Updates Metro Wide Resilient Cities
Expert Presentations on New Resilience Planning Resources – Topic experts shared sample comprehensive plan goals, strategies & implementation resources
ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF ENERGY PLANNING
Brian Ross, Great Plains Institute, Energy Planning Presentation
LoGoPEP Energy Planning Resources www.regionalindicatorsmn.com/energy-planning
- An energy planning guide and workbook for use in the 2040 comprehensive planning process;
- An example analysis of energy existing conditions documenting a city’s energy use profile and available energy resources;
- Example local government energy goals;
- A solar energy calculator to assist in setting solar energy development goals;
- A wedge diagram tool for energy and greenhouse gas reduction planning with an associated menu of feasible city actions
- Watch the LoGoPEP Webinar: “Tools for Local Government Energy Champions“. Click here to watch the webinar. Here to see the slides of the webinar.
- LogoPEP, Energy Planning Workbook energyplanningworkbook_may2017 (1)
- Met Council Solar Planning Guide Factsheet-Planning-for-Solar
- Example CO2 reduction strategies (Alliance & Blue Dot) Emission Reduction Example Measures 060817
- MET COUNCIL Comp Plan Workshop Planning for Solar Energy Systems in our Communities
When: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Where: TBD
BUILDING ENERGY BENCHMARKING COLLABORATIVE
- Carl-Lars Engen, Minnesota Greencorps Member, Hennepin County Facility Services (612)-267-4153 Carl-Lars.Engen@hennepin.us
- Leah Hiniker, Energy Manager, Hennepin County (612) 543-1219 leah.hiniker@co.hennepin.mn.us
- Presentation Energy Benchmarking Collaborative 11-9-2017
- Building Energy Benchmarking Collaborative – Find resources for cities developing and implementing building energy benchmarking and transparency policies, as well as information for building owners affected by these policies. How it works and how to sign up, Benefits of participating, Resources for cities, Resources for building owners
www.hennepin.us/your-government/projects-initiatives/energy-benchmarking - City of Minneapolis Commercial Building Benchmarking and Transparency Programwww.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/environment/energy Benchmarking Policy Overview Ordinance text
ST. PAUL’S SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY AND ORDINANCE
Kurt Schultz, City of St. Paul, PED, 651-266-6590 kurt.schultz@ci.stpaul.mn.us
St. Paul’s Program was developed in partnership with the MPCA and U of MN csbr SB 2030 Sustainable Building Standard www.csbr.umn.edu/work/sb2030.html www.b3mn.org/
- www.stpaul.gov/departments/planning-economic-development/economic-development/sustainable-building-policy
- The City of Saint Paul and the Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority adopted sustainable development policies for public and privately developed buildings receiving more than $200,000 in public financing. Download the guidebook on building sustainably
- Adopted sustainability policies for: New municipal and HRA owned buildings and Private Development receiving more than $200,000 in public financing
- Sustainable Building Policy Showcases Cub Foods store on East Side The Penfield
PARTNERS IN ENERGY
- The Partner’s in Energy application now posted, applications from cities are due January 12 2018 https://www.xcelenergy.com/staticfiles/xe/Marketing/Files/16-05-618%20PiE%20Application.pdf