ENVISION CHARLOTTE: BUILDING A SMART CITY THROUGH COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION

Russ Vanos, Itron SVP Strategy and Corporate Development Amy Aussieker, Executive Director, Envision Charlotte

SMART CITIES. SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. »  With the urbanization of cities and strains

on resources, technology’s role in managing energy and water becomes increasingly important. City leaders and citizens need the tools they can use information to take action.

»  Managing the future of energy and water will require more creative thinking and collaboration than ever.

ENVISION CHARLOTTE

Envision Charlotte – A unique Public Private partnership building a smart city that will lead to the most sustainable urban core in the country. Using technology to find efficiencies that will reduce the cost of doing business in Charlotte while driving reductions in Energy, Water, Waste and Air.              

Public  Private  Plus  Partnership  

Public  City  of  Clt  

Meck.  County  

Private  Sector  Bank  of  America  Wells  Fargo  

Local  Business    

UniversiAes  UNCC  

UAliAes  Duke  Energy  

Property  Mgrs  61  Buildings  

Envision  CharloHe  61  Buildings    21M  SqFt    Non-­‐profit    CGI        

Energy Consumption

Energy  Program    Goal  –  20%  reduc5on  in  energy  use  

Duke  Energy’s  SEiO  (Smart  Energy  Now)  

$10  Million  in  Savings!  

8.4%  ReducAon  in  energy  use!  

Energy  Roundtable

Professors Students

Property Manager

Property Engineer Property Engineer

Building audit/ analysis

Providing  free  and  unbiased  analysis  to  suggest  projects  for  20%  reducAon  

Water Program

Energy Consumption

Water Consumption

Partners:

• Equipment Installed • Baseline to be set • Programs to be implemented

Waste Program

Water Consumption

Energy Consumption

Waste Consumption

Partners: • Installing Equipment • Baseline to be set • Programs to be implemented

Reducing Energy = Impact on air Reducing Water = Impact on air Reducing Waste to Landfill = Impact on air

Air Program

Energy

20%

Water

20%

Waste

20%

Air

Individuals - Champions

70,000 in uptown EC buildings 1500 Champions

Smart City

Finalist World Smart City Conference Barcelona All gathered data into City Zenith

Future  State….  

Q + A

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