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Home My WebLink AboutMemo - Mail Packet - 9/18/2018 - Memorandum From Lindsay Ex And John Phelan Re: Climate Action Plan: September Monthly Update20% REDUCTION 2017 INVENTORY 17% BELOW 2005 80% REDUCTION Climate Action Plan Average annual community savings per household from ﬁve years of climate action investment. How do you ﬁt in? PROGRESS PER CAPITA fcgov.com/climateaction Every one dollar invested by the City is leveraged by almost two dollars by the community and private investment. $220 $1 $2 UPDATE 18 MTCO2 e 2005 13 MTCO2 e 2015 12 MTCO2 e 2017 Fort Collins has some of the most aspirational climate goals in the country - 20% reduction below 2005 levels by 2020, 80% reduction by 2030, and carbon neutral by 2050. As of 2017, Fort Collins' carbon emissions were 17% lower with a growing population and economy. With three years to go, we are nearly to our ﬁrst milestone of a 20% reduction! Our actions add up. Changes by residents, businesses, and local action have reduced per capita emissions by 34% from 2005 levels. MTCO2e = metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent NEUTRAL BY 2050 CARBON 2005 2020 2030 2050 How do you ﬁt in? PROGRESS PER CAPITA 2017 Community Carbon Inventory Where are we going? CLIMATE GOALS DOWN 34% 17% DOWN Visit the CAP Dashboard for more information fcgov.com/climateaction Auxiliary aids and services are available for persons with disabilities. Esta informaciόn puede ser traducida, sin costo para usted. 18-19942 Electricity 2017 community-wide electricity savings equivalent to taking 3600 Fort Collins homes o the grid. 3600 DOWN 16% Natural Gas Natural gas use has decreased 15% per capita since 2005. 2005 2017 UP 7% Ground Travel 10% 22% Percent of trips taken by alternate transportation National Average Fort Collins DOWN 10% 2.2 million bathtubs DOWN 3% Water-related Major grocers with compost collection: 61% Beginning 100% of 2017 End of 2017 DOWN 70% Solid Waste 51% 0.3% 21% 4% 24% WHERE DO OUR EMISSIONS COME FROM? 2017 Emissions Sources & Highlights SINCE 2005 SINCE 2005 SINCE 2005 SINCE 2005 per capita per capita SINCE 2005 In 2017, businesses and residents saved 85 million gallons of water, enough to ﬁll CAP goals Energy Policy Report fcgov.com/what-we-do UPDATE We can lead in ENERGY EFFICIENCY and RENEWABLES with HIGH RELIABILITY, AFFORDABLE BILLS and AWARD WINNING PROGRAMS. The Energy Policy reﬂects Fort Collins’ values of reliability, aordability, safety, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, pollution prevention, environmental stewardship and energy independence. It is aligned with the Climate Action Plan (CAP) goals of 20% carbon reduction below 2005 levels by 2020, 80% by 2030 and carbon neutral by 2050. 2005 2010 2017 2015 How do you ﬁt in? COMMUNITY ENERGY USE Per capita reductions from 2005 2017 Annual Update OUR IMPACT DOWN Fort Collins’ population increased by 26% since 2005, but total energy use only went up by 3%, thanks to residents and businesses Despite a growing population, eciency programs and local renewables have kept electricity use almost constant. It would be 11% higher without Utilities’ programs. Saved Electricity from Eciency and Local Renewables Local Renewables 14,622,000 kwh Residential Eciency 41,535,000 kwh Business Eciency 139,052,000 kwh Since 2005, building square footage increased by 18%, but buildings are 11% MORE EFFICIENT. Utilities 22% 26% 3% NATURAL GAS PETROLEUM ELECTRICITY 15% 15% 2017 SAVINGS fcgov.com/what-we-do Actual Community Electricity Use IMPROVING EFFICIENCY and PRACTICING CONSERVATION. Learn more ways to conserve at fcgov.com/conserve Customer electricity savings from eciency programs totaled OVER 28,690,000 kWh (1.9% of the community's annual use), equivalent to taking 3,600 homes o the grid. Next year, our goal is to save 2% of the community’s annual electric use. X 1,000 Auxiliary aids and services are available for persons with disabilities. Esta informaciόn puede ser traducida, sin costo para usted. 18-19942 2% 20,000 kW of Solar to be Added Energy Eciency FOSSIL WIND FUELS SOLAR Energy Policy Updated 30,000 kW of Solar Added Home Eciency Program Receives National Award Income-Qualiﬁed Assistance Program TO 2050 OUR ENERGY JOURNEY 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Reliability With 99.997% reliability, most residents did not experience an outage. Electricity Supply Our goal is to reach 20% or more from wind and solar by 2020. Local Solar Installed 250+ new rooftop solar systems, adding 1,687 kW and pushing FORT COLLINS OVER THE 10,000 kW MILESTONE. DOWN 16% Community Economics Customer projects generated $43M+ in local economic beneﬁts through reduced utility bills, direct rebates and leveraged investments, and also supported 200 JOBS. Installed Local Solar Hits 10,000 kW Mark Time-of-Day Rates Energy Policy and CAP Alignment Did you Know? It is CHEAPER TO SAVE ELECTRICITY WITH EFFICIENCY (3.4 cents) than it is to buy MORE ELECTRICITY (6 cents). 2020 72% 62% 12% 0% 3% HYDRO 22% 19% 2005 2017 Electric Carbon Emissions from 2005 *Remaining electricity comes from purchases. 150,000 kW of Wind to be Added adopted Timberline Recycling Center opens Installed local solar hits10 MW from over 1,000 systems across the community 150 MW of wind energy will boost our non-fossil electricity resources to nearly 50% “Take 2” engages 7500 homes in simple action to have a big impact. TO 2050 Our climate journey... 2015 2016 2017 2020 MAX bus service begins oering 365 day service 2018 365