NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC. Renewables + Resilience National League of Cities: Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Steering Committee Meeting Eliza Hotchkiss, NREL September 5 th , 2014
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NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC.
Renewables + Resilience
National League of Cities: Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Steering Committee Meeting
Eliza Hotchkiss, NREL
September 5th, 2014
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Introduction
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Integrated Approach
Different fueltypes
• Electrical• Thermal• Transportation
Different fuel uses
• Buildings• Transportation• Infrastructure
Overlapping mandates
• EE, RE, water, GHGs, metering
• Life cycle cost
Bring people together
• Fleet• Public works• Maintenance• Utilities• Legal• Finance/Economics
Align incentives
• Facility managers measured on goal building site Btu
• New categories of buildings / fuel use for savings
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Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)
RPS is a regulation that requires the increased production of energy from renewable energy sources (e.g., solar, biomass, geothermal, wind).