Presentation made by André Villaseñor (Southern California Sustainability Coordinator in the EPA L.A. Field Office) at the Wise Power Use Expo on the opportunity for Mar Vista to become an EPA Green Power Community.
1. U.S. EPA’s Green PowerU.S. EPA’s Green Power
CommunitiesCommunities
Wise Power Use ExpoWise Power Use Expo
November 3, 2010November 3, 2010
An environmental choice for your community
André Villaseñor, U.S. EPA’s Los Angeles Field Office
2. What is Green Power?What is Green Power?
Biogas Biomass
Solar Small-
Hydro
Geothermal
Wind
3. 3
Green Power BenefitsGreen Power Benefits
Environmental
Addresses indirect GHG emissions
Energy Price Stability/Reliability
Electricity price stability
Economic Development
Job creation
Tax revenues (often in rural areas that need them)
Captures favorable media attention
Clean technology
Domestic energy supply
Sustainability
5. 5
Green Power Community InitiativeGreen Power Community Initiative
EPA initiative that challenges communities to buy green
power in an amount that collectively meets the
Partnership’s green power use benchmarks
Intended to motivate collective action of a community’s
local government, businesses, and citizens to reduce the
community’s carbon footprint by procuring green power
6. 6
EPA Green Power CommunitiesEPA Green Power Communities
33 Green
Power
Communities
Collective
green power
use of ~900
million kWh
annually
8. 8
EPA Offers Green PowerEPA Offers Green Power
CommunitiesCommunities
Expert Advice
Assistance with campaign planning and messaging
Network of Like-minded Communities
Learn what works and what doesn’t
Two 24” x 30” aluminum signs
Communications & Press Release Assistance
Recognition
Eligibility for Leadership Awards
Artwork for Community Banner
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Want to Know More?Want to Know More?
Basic Information
To learn more and see a complete list of
EPA’s Green Power Communities, please
visit: epa.gov/greenpower/communities
More Questions?
Allison Dennis, 202-343-9526;
dennis.allison@epa.gov
Hinweis der Redaktion
Green power those renewable energy resources and technologies that provide the highest environmental benefit. EPA defines green power as electricity produced from solar, wind, geothermal, biogas, biomass, and low-impact small hydroelectric sources. Customers often buy green power for avoided environmental impacts and its greenhouse gas reduction benefits.
Equivalent to avoiding the CO2 emissions from the electricity use of more than 1.5 million average American homes.
900 million kWh annually = the carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) from the electricity use of nearly 80,000 average American homes
There are currently 33 EPA Green Power Communities, designating our newest community, the City of Portland, Oregon last month.
In return for becoming a EPA GPC, EPA will provide similar recognition benefits to our regular GP Partners such as assistance with messages and marketing and use of the Partner mark but we also will provide two 24” X 30” aluminum signs designed for outdoor display. By becoming a GPC, you will also be eligible to compete for our new EPA Green Power Leadership Award for Green Power Community of the Year Award.
Costs about 3 cents per kW hour extra. For the average LADWP customer that chooses a 20% contribution and whose monthly electric charge is $50, the additional charge would be $3 (or $6 on a bi-monthly bill). This extra cost may be offset by free energy efficiency products and services provided by LADWP.
Additionally, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Incentive Program (Incentive Program) provides financial incentives to LADWP customers that purchase and install their own solar power systems.