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Council Agenda - City of BurbankTuesday, September 26, 2006Agenda Item - 11 |
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Council Agenda - City of BurbankTuesday, September 26, 2006Agenda Item - 11 |
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PURPOSE
To request City Council adopt a Resolution approving and authorizing implementation of the following energy-efficiency and educational programs:
1. LOW INCOME REFRIGERATOR EXCHANGE PROGRAM
According to the U. S. Government Energy Star website, refrigerators are often the single biggest energy-consuming household appliance. One estimate places a refrigerator�s energy use at up to 40% of a household�s total energy usage. An 18 cubic foot refrigerator produced before 1990 uses about 1,200 kilowatt-hours (kWh) annually. Compare that to today�s 18 cubic foot Energy Star refrigerators that use just over 400 kWh! Again according to Energy Star, replacing a 1990 vintage refrigerator with a new Energy Star qualified model would save enough energy to light the average household for over four and a half months.
Upgrading to new Energy Star refrigerators is a quick and lasting way to reduce the amount of energy a family uses, which in turn saves them money. At today�s energy prices, running an old refrigerator can cost about $150 per year. A new Energy Star model would drive that cost down to about $50 annually. Given that refrigerators are typically in use for 15 years or more, switching a family to an Energy Star model can save them an estimated $1,500 over the life of the appliance. Unfortunately, low-income households are the least likely to have the disposable income to purchase new appliances, much less the more expensive Energy Star models. For this reason, BWP staff is recommending the adoption of a refrigerator replacement program that would reduce energy demand while providing long-term electric bill reductions for low-income customers.
How the Program Would Work
Program Eligibility
Burbank residents interested in participating in this proposed program must meet the following criteria:
Low-income customers exchanging a refrigerator they owned would take ownership of the new Energy Star refrigerator. If the exchanged refrigerator belonged to a landlord, the landlord must agree to pay a $200 co-payment toward the new refrigerator and to keep it in service for at least three years at the address the new refrigerator was installed.
Utility and Vendor Duties Should the program be approved, BWP would contract with Appliance Delivery and Recycling Services (ARCA). ARCA has a contract with the Southern California Public Power Authority of which Burbank is a member. Several local municipal utilities utilize ARCA�s services for refrigerator programs, including Glendale, Pasadena, and Los Angeles. ARCA has received the highest recommendations from program managers at each of these utilities.
BWP would be responsible for program marketing, determining participant eligibility, and forwarding pre-approved customer information to ARCA on a regular basis.
ARCA would be responsible for the balance of the program including:
Program Marketing BWP anticipates that this program, if successful, will be in existence for several years. With the introduction of the program, we would first target existing Lifeline customers. In subsequent years, the program could be extended to other low-income customers. Income eligibility requirements would be the same as those required for the Lifeline program, which are derived from U.S. Housing and Urban Development standards:
Household Size Income Level One Person Less than $24,250 Two People Less than $27,700 Three People Less than $31,200 Four People Less than $34,650 Five People Less than $37,400 Six People Less than $40,200 Seven People Less than $42,850 Eight or More People Less than $45,750
For the initial rollout, program marketing will include letters sent to Lifeline customers inviting them to consider participating in the program. Customers will be served on a refrigerator age basis with oldest units replaced first.
Program Costs ARCA is providing Southern California Public Power Authority members with extremely competitive pricing. Participating low-income customers can select from either an 18.2 or 15 cubic foot top mount white Frigidaire Energy Star labeled refrigerator. The full program cost is $552.50 for the 18.2 cubic foot option and $522.50 for the 15 cubic foot option.
The approved Fiscal Year 2006-07 Public Benefits budget provides for $225,000 for this proposed program. That amount will provide for the replacement of 400 high-efficiency refrigerators in Lifeline households. Energy savings of 800 kilowatt-hours per household translates to an estimated 320,000 kilowatt-hours saved annually, or enough energy to run about 50 Burbank homes. These savings will continue accruing for the lifetime of the refrigerators.
2. REFRIGERATOR ROUND-UP PROGRAM
BWP staff is recommending the adoption of a second high-efficiency refrigerator program. The proposed Round-Up Program seeks to remove second refrigerators from Burbank households.
For many households, use of a second refrigerator is a preference but not a necessity. That preference may be costing families much more than they realize to operate. Second refrigerators are typically found in the garage, where higher temperatures lead the refrigerators� compressor to work much harder to maintain a cool temperature. Additionally, second refrigerators are often considerably older than the primary kitchen refrigerator. In fact, according to ARCA, the average age of a second household refrigerator is 25 years. Both refrigerator age and placement location typically result in a highly inefficient piece of equipment running continually. This drives up a household�s energy use and costs significantly.
BWP proposes to work with Appliance Delivery and Recycling Services (ARCA) in removing up to 500 inefficient second refrigerators.
How the Program Would Work Burbank residents who have received BWP services for at least 12 months and who have an installed currently fully operable second refrigerator at their residence would be eligible to participate. Interested customers would simply call ARCA�s toll-free telephone number dedicated to BWP for additional program information and to schedule a pick-up date. Participating residents would receive a $100 incentive from BWP for participating, applied as a credit to their municipal services bill.
In essence, BWP will purchase highly inefficient refrigerators to permanently remove them from service. Doing so saves a tremendous amount of energy, thereby saving money for customers, reducing the City�s energy requirements, and helping the environment by reducing the amount of emissions released into our atmosphere.
According to ARCA, the average annual energy use of a second refrigerator is conservatively estimated at 2,000 kilowatt-hours. At today�s energy prices, that equates to annual customer savings of $260.
ARCA would be responsible for these program elements:
Program Costs ARCA�S cost to Southern California Public Power Authority members for refrigerator collection and recycling is $99. Adding the proposed $100 customer participation incentive brings the per unit cost of removing highly inefficient refrigerators to $199.
The approved Fiscal Year 2006-07 Public Benefits budget provides for $100,000 for this proposed program. That amount will provide for the removal and environmental recycling of 500 inefficient refrigerators from Burbank households. With full program achievement, energy savings are conservatively estimated at 1,000,000 kilowatt-hours annually. That would be enough energy to run about 150 Burbank homes for a full year.
3. LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED) CERTIFICATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM
The economic and environmental impact of commercial and residential buildings in the United States is profound. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, United States commercial buildings account for:
The U.S. Green Building Council is a national non-profit organization founded in 1993 to promote the design and construction of buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live and work. In recognition of the impact that commercial and residential buildings have on the environment, the Green Building Council developed the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.
The LEED Green Building Rating System issues points across five categories to those striving to attain LEEDs status for new commercial construction or major renovation of commercial buildings, as well as multi-family and mixed-use developments that are five units or greater, or four stories or higher. Up to 69 points are attainable, awarded in these categories:
Depending on the total points awarded, one of four LEED Certification levels will have been achieved:
Energy Benefits of LEED Certification Beyond boasting rights, achieving a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Certification carries with it reduced operating costs and the anticipation of lowered employee absenteeism and turnover rates. According to a 2003 Report entitled �The Costs and Financial Benefits of Green Buildings,� on average, green buildings in California use 30% less energy than conventional buildings. The author�s research shows that this average reduction in a 100,000 square foot building is worth $44,000 annually, with the 20-year present value of expected energy savings worth over half a million dollars. Additionally, the energy reductions realized through the design and construction of green buildings reduce pollution and lower the environmental impact of conventional power generation.
While there is limited data currently available to precisely predict peak demand reductions for electricity, estimates of 10% peak demand reductions are indicated.
Looking at energy and peak demand savings together, the total 20-year present value of financial energy benefits from a typical green building is $5.79 per square foot. To quote from the report, �On the basis of energy savings alone, investing in green buildings appears to be cost-effective.�
LEED is gaining momentum. Supported by numerous studies that have identified the lifetime cost effectiveness of operating green buildings, as well as benefits to occupants and the environment, LEED Certification is on the rise. Not surprisingly California is the market leader in this effort with 358 registered projects as of October 2005. New York and Washington are distant seconds, tied with 125 projects each.
Proposal Some southern California utilities have already instituted incentive programs to encourage the construction of environmentally preferred buildings. Anaheim Public Utilities and Pasadena Water and Power are two such utilities. Both offer sliding scale incentives to builders and developers going �green.� The higher the LEED certification level, the higher the incentive. Both Anaheim and Pasadena�s incentive programs mirror one another, with potential incentives ranging from $15,000 for LEED Certified Level attainment to $30,000 for LEED Platinum Level.
Staff would like to provide the same program and recommends that BWP provide the following financial incentives to encourage LEED certified green building construction:
LEED Level Incentive Certified Level $15,000 Silver Level $20,000 Gold Level $25,000 Platinum Level $30,000
Incentives would be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Applicants will be required to provide documentation showing verification of LEED registration and receive their City building permit before any incentive funds are released.
Staff has reserved $100,000 in the Fiscal Year 2006-07 budget for this proposed program. Assuming an average incentive of $20,000, up to five green builders could be rewarded annually for their environmental efforts.
4. THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AT THE DISNEY CANCER CENTER
What is Thermal Energy Storage? Thermal energy storage, or TES, is a process where ice is produced at night for use in building cooling during the day. A battery provides a good analogy for how TES works. In essence, TES units are cool thermal batteries that are charged at night and discharged during peak hours of the day.
TES takes advantage of relatively inexpensive nighttime electricity costs to create ice, which then stores the energy. During the day, when both cooling requirements and energy procurement costs are highest, traditional air conditioning systems can be shut off while the stored energy in the ice is used to provide cooling.
Thermal energy storage can benefit the community. The electric utility witnesses a demand shift from on-peak to off-peak periods. In turn, this helps to improve utility load factor and asset utilization. Additionally, reduced on-peak demand mitigates congestion on the electric transmission grid. Peak demand, driven by building air conditioning, poses one of California�s most significant challenges to ensuring reliable electricity supplies. Burbank, while well-supplied and able to meet our City�s electrical needs, seeks to be part of the solution for the state.
For this reason, in 2005 BWP installed a small thermal energy storage unit at Burbank Fire Station #16 as a first step in testing out this technology. The �Ice Bear� TES unit accompanied the facility�s existing 5-ton air conditioning unit. Results proved extremely satisfactory with 100% of the five-ton compressor�s seven kilowatts of electrical peak demand avoided. Based on these results and research findings, BWP was very interested in locating a potential demonstration site for a larger installation of this technology in Burbank. With the Disney Cancer Center, we found a partner.
What is Proposed for the Disney Cancer Center? Providence/St. Joseph Medical Center staff had researched the benefits of TES and was eager for the chance to build thermal energy storage into the Disney Cancer Center (DCC). Unfortunately, the budget Providence/St. Joseph had at its disposal, a budget substantially funded by philanthropy, did not contain room for an expense of this type. BWP engaged Providence/St. Joseph in discussions related to a potential TES partnership at the Disney Cancer Center.
Providence/St. Joseph took the lead in assessing several options for utilizing thermal energy storage at the DCC. Each option was modeled for energy use simulation and compliance with California�s Title 24 building code. The variables included differing chiller tonnage, number of thermal storage tanks, and required ice-making time. The final, recommended option provides for a 170-ton air cooled chiller, six thermal storage tanks, and an eight-hour off-peak ice making schedule.
Without TES, on-peak/off-peak usage is about 60%-40%, respectively. With TES, this usage reverses to 40% on-peak power and 60% off-peak power.
Proposal BWP proposes to fund the $101,982 incremental cost of the Providence/St. Joseph thermal energy storage system. In doing so, several benefits are achieved:
The energy demand reduction expected from this project tops 100 kilowatts. Even with reduced revenue from Providence/St. Joseph as a result of the decreased demand, BWP is still financially better off as it avoids expensive on-peak energy costs. Reductions in peak demand benefit Burbank�s citizens in two important ways. First, less stress placed on the electric distribution system results in higher electric reliability. Second, by containing the very highest energy procurement costs, the utility is better able to reduce operating costs. This in turn results in an enhanced ability to contain electric rates.
In the absence of incremental project funding, Providence/St. Joseph will be unable to build this project. Should this project move forward, Providence/St. Joseph has agreed to open the installation and its data to any interested party for inspection and review. Demonstration of this technology should help further its adoption at other facilities.
In addition to reducing on-peak demand, the proposed thermal energy system will also reduce annual energy use by an estimated 53,000 kilowatt-hours, or about 6% of the anticipated energy use of the Disney Cancer Center.
5. WET CLEANING PROGRAM
BWP would like to encourage local dry cleaners to switch from the traditional dry cleaning process to an alternate method that both protects the environment and conserves electricity.
Currently, most dry cleaners use a solvent called perchloroethylene, more commonly referred to as PERC or PCE. PERC is an identified toxic air contaminant, ground water pollutant and potential human carcinogen. PERC is the third most prevalent air contaminant in the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). A 1998 air quality study commissioned by the SCAQMD identified dry cleaning as responsible for 59% of PERC emissions.
Legislation from the California Air Resources Board (Assembly Bill 998) and a rulemaking from the SCAQMD (Rule 1421) are working to phase out the use of PERC in dry cleaning over the next 14 years. In particular, two deadlines have been established by the SCAQMD, impacting all dry cleaners in the Los Angeles basin.
First, by November 1, 2007, all PERC-using dry cleaning equipment must be retrofitted to include both primary and secondary controls. Currently about two-thirds of existing PERC-using machines have primary only controls. Secondary controls capture any PERC that might escape when the dry cleaning drum is opened.
The second deadline is December 31, 2020. By this date, PERC use in dry cleaning will be completely disallowed in the SCAQMD territory, which includes Burbank.
While this is clearly movement in the right direction for enhanced air and water quality, the process will nonetheless take several years. BWP staff has a proposal designed to encourage the transition to a non-PERC dry cleaning process that is also energy-efficient.
What Is Wet Cleaning? Since the 1990s, alternatives to PERC dry cleaning have emerged, notably professional wet cleaning, petroleum dry cleaning, silicone dry cleaning, and carbon dioxide dry cleaning. Professional wet cleaning utilizes water immersion in specialized machines, specially formulated wet-cleaning soaps, and finishing equipment. Proponents of wet cleaning point to several advantages of this method, including the lack of toxic chemicals used in the process, ability to process the full range of garments that are dry cleaned, and significant energy savings.
In 2004, Olive Cleaners became the first and to date only Burbank dry cleaner to switch to professional wet cleaning. Olive Cleaners received substantial incentives to make this switch, including manufacturer discounts, rebates provided through BWP�s Energy Solutions Program, and an Occidental College grant.
Wet cleaning has documented energy savings of 20% to 40% compared to other dry cleaning methods. Compared to a PERC-using dry cleaning process, average annual energy savings expected from professional wet cleaning are about 7,100 kilowatt-hours. Given a 20-year equipment lifespan, total energy savings top 142,000 kilowatt-hours for every PERC equipment replaced with wet cleaning.
Currently, the most popular choice for replacing PERC equipment has been the petroleum dry cleaning option. Energy savings between petroleum and wet cleaning methods are even more pronounced. Wet cleaning provides average annual energy savings of nearly 11,000 kilowatt-hours and lifetime savings of about 217,000 kilowatt-hours.
However, wet cleaning faces fairly high resistance from dry cleaners who are largely unaware and somewhat fearful of the technology. To bridge this gap, BWP proposes to provide education about wet cleaning as well as a very generous incentive for up to five cleaners who make the switch to wet cleaning. We aim to capitalize on the upcoming deadline that dictates that dry cleaners with primary only controls on their PERC-using equipment must either install secondary controls to capture PERC emissions or change out the equipment to a non-PERC option by November 1, 2007.
Wet Cleaning Education and Incentive Proposal It appears that eight Burbank dry cleaners are using PERC equipment, five of which are known to be primary only controlled. As such, these cleaners would be BWP�s key targets for conversion to professional wet cleaning. Eight additional Burbank dry cleaners have already switched to non-PERC methods, seven to petroleum dry cleaning and one to silicone dry cleaning. These methods, while environmentally preferred to PERC dry cleaning, still produce harmful emissions and use significantly more energy than wet cleaning. This group of cleaners represents BWP�s secondary targets.
Education Education on wet cleaning technology can be provided through an existing Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) contract with Occidental College�s Pollution Prevention Education and Research Center (Occidental College). BWP�s goal is to meet with all dry cleaners that have the potential to switch to wet cleaning with initial and follow-up site visits by a team of Occidental College and BWP Marketing staff, focusing initially on the PERC-using cleaners. The team would discuss the use and advantages of wet cleaning technology, along with available financial incentives.
An additional educational element that BWP proposes is to encourage cleaners who adopt wet cleaning to open their doors to other dry cleaners and become a demonstration site. For potential users to actually see this technology in use would likely help break barriers to the technology. Technical assistance, additional funding, manufacturer discounts, and training would be provided by Occidental College to a Burbank cleaner opting to become a demonstration site.
Incentives Burbank businesses that install equipment that reduces energy use significantly can receive rebates of up to $10,000 through BWP�s Energy Solutions business rebate program. Wet cleaning installations qualify for this incentive. Staff recommends providing an additional $10,000 in rebates for up to five cleaners who make the switch to professional wet cleaning. Typical costs to purchase and install a wet cleaning system run about $40,000. Rebates totaling half that amount would certainly be a prime inducer for wet cleaning consideration.
The overall goal of these education and incentive efforts would be to effect a market transformation within Burbank�s dry cleaning industry.
Anticipated costs for this proposed program are $61,000, with the following breakdown:
6. ENHANCED SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SUPPORT
For several years, BWP has provided solar photovoltaic incentives to residential and business customers electing to install this renewable technology. BWP�s Solar Support Program rebates $3 per watt with a 2 kilowatt residential limit (up to $6,000) and a 3 kilowatt limit for business installations ($9,000). While very appreciative of the financial support received, we consistently hear from businesses in particular that the maximum kilowatt level is too low, hampering their ability to sell solar photovoltaic projects internally.
Solar photovoltaic installations are quite costly, typically priced at about $10 per watt installed. While many customers are interested in supporting the environment with renewable energy they can produce at their home or business, the cost is simply too great a barrier for the vast majority of residents and business owners. For many projects, the system payback can be over twenty years.
In the city of Burbank, there currently exist just nine solar photovoltaic installations. Five are residential installations and four are business installations, including a four kilowatt system at BWP. The solar system size range for the residential installations is 1.9 to 4.1 kilowatts, with an average size of 2.5 kilowatts. Two of the four business installations are small (one- and four-kilowatt projects); two are significant (46 and 73 kilowatts). In total these nine solar systems generate about 239,000 kilowatt-hours annually, enough green energy to run about 40 Burbank homes for a year.
Proposal With an interest in fostering solar installations in Burbank, staff recommends increasing the Solar Support Program rebate limits to 3.3 kW for residential installations and to 8.5 kW for business installations. The potential dollar limits per installation would increase to $10,000 and $25,500, respectively.
The approved Fiscal Year 2006-07 Public Benefits budget includes a total of $125,000 for solar photovoltaic support. This amount is up substantially from the current budget of $25,000, reflecting staff�s interest in growing the program and better meeting a demand for solar energy.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS In 1990, BWP began a Speakers Bureau program to provide education about water and energy to Burbank school children. Integral to the program was the involvement of subject experts from both the water and electric business units. One subject matter expert, such as a lineman or water specialist, would accompany a Conservation Services staff person to each presentation.
The Speakers Bureau program has always been very well received by its participants, teachers and students alike. However, over the years, the program has required too much time away from the office for Conservation staff and our experts became inundated with primary work duties which take precedence over Speakers Bureau engagements.
BWP staff is recommending three educational elements to replace the Speakers Bureau program. These recommendations will provide important education for the school children without negatively impacting BWP work activities and commitments.
7. OUTSOURCED EDUCATIONAL COORDINATOR
In 2001, Riverside Public Utilities created an Educational Coordinator position to bring in-school energy education to students and teachers. Riverside selected a credentialed teacher to develop classroom curriculum meeting state educational standards. The teacher takes her innovative learning modules to Riverside schools for three hours of total immersion into energy education. She has developed age-appropriate interactive materials to teach new generations of energy users the value of conservation and energy efficiency. Her annual goal is ten presentations per month for ten months. Since 2001, the program has grown to reach over 3,500 4th grade students annually.
Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) members, including a Burbank representative, met recently with the Riverside Public Utilities electric education program instructor. The instructor took the impressed group through a truncated version of her program. The concept of a teacher resource shared by a consortium of cities resulted from this meeting. The cities of Azusa, Banning, and Burbank are pursuing this concept. Riverside Public Utilities has graciously offered their teacher�s services in training that position should this idea come to fruition. SCPPA would be the entity through which a contract would exist.
The approach that Riverside has created is very similar to Burbank�s Speakers Bureau Program with the advantage of being run by a dedicated resource. Sharing the resource with other utilities limits costs while providing flexibility.
Should Burbank participate in the proposed three-city venture to share a teacher providing dedicated energy education to 4th grade students, BWP�s portion is estimated to be $20,000.
8. LIVINGWISE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
LivingWise is a residential savings and education program delivered through 6th grade classes which has been utilized for the past twelve years by public power utilities including Glendale, Azusa, Pasadena, the Imperial Irrigation District, Roseville, and Lodi. All have provided very high marks for this turn-key program.
LivingWise combines classroom learning and home retrofit/audit projects completed by students and parents. Each student receives a Resource Action Kit containing energy-and water-saving devices for their home, along with the materials needed for the assigned home audit and retrofit installations. All implementation services are included, from teacher outreach and sign up, to teacher support, results collection, date tabulation and reporting.
In addition to the Resource Action Kit, each student receives pre and post surveys and a home audit form. Once the students have performed their installation homework with their families, they return the surveys and forms to their teacher. Teachers send this information to LivingWise for compilation of energy-and water-saving data.
Advantages of this educational program include its administration without utility staffing, the potential to reach all students of a selected grade and its ability to quantify water-and electric-savings.
The unit cost for the program is $44. Documented energy and water savings show an average of 325 kilowatt-hours saved annually at each student household and an estimated 6,340 gallons of water saved annually. What this means in terms of dollar savings accrued annually by each participating household are energy savings of $42 and water savings of nearly $11. First-year energy and water savings more than pay for the cost of the program making this resource efficiency recommendation highly cost-effective, as well as educational.
One variable to program success is the level to which both the school and teachers embrace the program. Staff proposes to institute a LivingWise pilot program during the 2006-07 school year at one of the three Burbank Unified middle schools. There are approximately 500 6th grade students at each middle school. The cost for implementing a LivingWise pilot program would be about $22,000. At the end of the one-year pilot program, staff would review the results and make a recommendation as to full implementation of the LivingWise program.
9. ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION EDUCATION
In early 2005, BWP installed interactive student information related to energy and water on the BWP website. The web-based program we selected is called �Energy Efficiency World and Use Water Wisely� and is a product of a well-regarded organization called the Culver Co. The site is chockfull of fun and informative content, including:
What�s especially nice about the site is that the content is kid-friendly without being �dummied down.� Adults would certainly learn a lot at this site!
Culver Co. has developed a classroom curriculum as a companion piece to the online Energy Efficiency World information. They call this program �Energy/Wise Water Use Conservation School Program� and have provided this program to utilities in about 30 states. By coupling our Energy Efficiency World web-based information with corresponding classroom instructional materials, broader student education may be achieved.
The goal of the classroom material is to provide teachers and students with a program that will meet 3rd grade standards for science and environmental education. Culver Co. has designed the program as a turnkey service for both utilities and school districts. Culver will meet with a designated group of about ten Burbank teachers to customize the instruction materials, ensuring that the materials meet the requirements and preferences of the teachers. Once the materials have been finalized, 3rd grade teachers will be able to order the classroom instruction packages. The delivered packages will include a teacher�s guide, BWP-branded student booklets for the two lessons (Energy Efficiency World and Our World of Water) and follow-up teacher surveys. The content of the educational booklets matches the web content, allowing teachers to enhance their lessons with online information.
Within the eleven Burbank Unified School District elementary schools there is an estimated 3rd grade population of 1,000 students. Through this program, it is proposed that each student receive two grade appropriate lessons in water conservation and energy efficiency. The cost per student for the two lessons is $9. Culver Co. will work with selected Burbank teachers to develop the program, ship the materials, tabulate results, and produce an evaluation of the curriculum�s success.
Utilizing the Culver Co. classroom program for 3rd graders would cost approximately $9,000.
SUMMARY
BWP staff is recommending the adoption of the following energy-saving and educational programs:
FISCAL IMPACT
The Fiscal Year 2006-07 Public Benefits budget has sufficient funds to cover all proposed programs detailed in this report.
Public Benefits is a state mandated expenditure required of all electric utility companies in California. It is a cost equal to 2.85% of electric retail revenues. Public Benefits spending must be used for projects and programs that fall into at least one of four categories:
RECOMMENDATION
Staff requests that the City Council approve the energy-saving and educational programs outlined in this report and direct and authorize the BWP General Manager to implement the programs, entering into any and all necessary agreements for that purpose consistent with the programs as outlined in this report.
If the Council concurs, the appropriate action would be a motion to adopt the Resolution entitled �A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF BURBANK WATER AND POWER FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006-2007�
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