Yuba County Resource Efficiency Plan

Public WorkshopAugust 20, 2014

OUTLINE

• Resource Efficiency Plan (REP) Purpose • REP Process• REP Outreach and Input• REP Scenarios• Discussion

RESOURCE EFFICIENCY PLAN PURPOSEYuba County REP

Purpose of Resource Efficiency Plan

• Create cost-effective efficiency initiatives• Reduce household & business energy /

fuel costs• Create local jobs• Remove unnecessary regulatory barriers• Streamline development project &

environmental review processes• Comply with State mandates

Economic Development Framework

• Private Benefits– Reduced Household & Businesses Energy Bills

• Communitywide Benefits– Reduced Energy Dollar Outflow– Job Creation– Increased Sales Tax Revenue

REP DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

REP Process

1. Baseline Resource Use2. Opportunities and Barriers3. Strategies 4. Economic and Co-Benefit Performance5. Draft REP6. Public Review of Plan7. Adoption by Board

REP OUTREACH AND INPUT

REP Outreach & Input

• Economic Development Committee Meeting (12/14/2012, 3/6/2013)

• Board of Supervisors (10/18/2011, 7/9/2013)• Advisory Committee (9/19/2012, 1/30/2013)• Stakeholders/Service Providers (provided

baseline data throughout process)

RESOURCE EFFICIENCY SCENARIOS

REP Scenarios

1. Low effort / lower benefits 2. Higher level of effort / higher private and

communitywide benefits

Scenario Benefit Comparison

COMMUNITY BENEFITS OF REP

Benefits

2020 2030

Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 1 Scenario 2

Electricity Reduction (kWh/yr)6,838,000 8,051,000 18,764,000 22,454,000

Natural Gas Reduction (therms/yr) 257,000 443,000 695,000 1,255,000

Waste Reduction (tons/yr)19,000 19,000 41,000 41,000

Cost Savings (dollars/yr)$1.9M $3.3M $5.3M $8.9M

GHG Reductions (MT CO2e/yr)3,270 44,770 8,070 101,770

Scenario 1• Promote on-bill financing• Multi-family retrofit property tax exemption• Energy efficiency retrofit outreach• Point-of-sale labeling• Enhanced low-income weatherization • Mobile home weatherization & replacement• Passive solar site planning• Food scrap & compostable paper• Rural composting & recycling outreach• Construction and demolition diversion• Commercial recycling outreach

Scenario 2

• Scenario 1 +• Property Assessed Clean Energy Program• Community Choice Aggregation

Scenario Benefit Comparison

COMMUNITY BENEFITS OF REP

Benefits

2020 2030

Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 1 Scenario 2

Electricity Reduction (kWh/yr)6,838,000 8,051,000 18,764,000 22,454,000

Natural Gas Reduction (therms/yr) 257,000 443,000 695,000 1,255,000

Waste Reduction (tons/yr)19,000 19,000 41,000 41,000

Cost Savings (dollars/yr)$1.9M $3.3M $5.3M $8.9M

GHG Reductions (MT CO2e/yr)3,270 44,770 8,070 101,770

NEXT STEPS

Next Steps Public Comment period on Draft REP

August 20, 2014 to October 6, 2014 Submit Written Comments to:

Yuba County Planning Department915 8th Street, Suite 123

Marysville, CA 95901 Advisory Committee & Planning Commission

meeting & recommendation Board of Supervisor Public Hearing(s)

Yuba County Resource Efficiency Plan

Discussion