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Consorting 101 Act now, start local, think big

Leo A. W. Wiegman Vice-chair, Norther Westchester Energy Action Consortium

Mayor, Village of Croton-on-Hudson, NY lwiegman@crotononhudson-ny.gov

Con Edison Energy Efficiency Conference June 17, 2010

Advocacy Today Save Energy, Save Money, Save the Environment

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Tap national, state + local expertise ✓ Join ICLEI-Local Govs for Sustainability ($600)

✓ Join Climate Registry ($500)

✓ Take NYS Climate Smart Community pledge ($0)

✓ Sign USCOM Climate Protection Agreement ($0)

✓ Name local energy action/sustainability panel ($0)

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13 Local boards created our Consortium

www.nweac.org Sharing Data + Services for 190,000 people in 13 munis: •  Bedford Pilot energy retrofits •  GHG-CAP grant funding •  Smart grid demo project •  Solid waste biomass study •  Pace Univ partnership •  Clean energy initiatives •  IBM cloud computing pilots •  ... & more

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“If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it”–Lord Kelvin

Home Energy Audit + Retrofits= $avings

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Blower door energy audit

Insulation & Infiltration fixes

More Comfort + Convenience for less than you spend now

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Simplify the message: Cite public health & pocket book impacts

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Conservation !rst, efficiency second...

To change behavior, use everyday examples, for example…

1. Conservation = carpooling with your pal (50% less gas per trip)

2. Efficiency = driving alone in your Prius (25% less gas per trip)

3. Conservation + Efficiency = carpooling with your pal in a Prius (75% less gas per trip of 50%+25%)

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...then smart grid –where consumers own their savings!

Smart grid = energy internet

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Install new advanced meters to the existing grid.

Add monitoring feedback via internet for consumers.

Expand renewables to fit into the new demand response network.

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healthier economy & planet

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Resources consulted

Clean Air Cool Planet Toolkit www.cleanair-coolplanet.org/toolkit/ Climate Registry www.theclimateregistry.org Database of State Incentives for Renewable and Efficiency www.dsireusa.org ICLEI-Local Govs for Sustainability www.icleiusa.org Northeast Climate Impacts Study (UCSUSA.org) www.northeastclimateimpacts.org Northern Westchester Energy Action Consortium www.nweac.org NYS Climate Smart Community www.dec.ny.gov/energy/50845.html NYS Smart Grid Consortium nyssmartgrid.com NYSERDA www.nyserda.org Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing (“PACE Retrofit”) www.pacenow.org Project Energy Savers www.projectenergysavers.com Renew Oswego County www.renewoswegocounty.org US DOE EERE www.eere.energy.gov US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement www.usmayors.org/climateprotection Climate Solutions Consensus at the Encyclopedia of Earth (500+ reference websites) www.eoearth.org/article/Climate_Solutions_Consensus Email me for a book discount code: wired [at] etothefourth.com

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