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Sustainability Strategic Plan for the City of University City, Missouri <br />September 12, 2011/ REVISED JANUARY 8, 2012 <br />Page 29 <br /> <br />i Site, Permit and Design renewable energy power plant <br />j Build, Commission and Operate renewable energy power plant <br />5 <br />Generate Income from <br />Carbon Reduction by 2015 <br />a Document carbon savings and <br />b Market carbon savings on the exchanges <br />2. Commercial/Industrial <br /> <br />Goals Actions <br />1 <br />Establish Core of <br />Community Energy System <br />(CES) for the Loop area by <br />2020. Extend model to Olive <br />Business District by 2030. <br /> <br />A CES uses a much more <br />efficient central plant <br />approach to provide <br />energy for multiple <br />buildings. This approach <br />also stores electrical energy <br />to manage peak electrical <br />loads at lower costs. It has <br />the ability to take existing <br />waste streams (sewage, <br />garbage, etc.) and process <br />them locally into renewable <br />energy for the CES. <br />a Establish working group with City Leadership to explore the development of a <br />Community Energy System (CES) <br />i Public Works <br />ii Loop Business District <br />iii WU (multifamily) <br />iv School District <br />v Neighborhood Associations <br />vi Community Professionals <br />b Establish energy usage for all meters on all buildings in the loop CES area to establish <br />energy baseline <br />c Develop composite utility GIS for the area <br />d Develop waste stream inventory and current waste disposal costs (possible cash flow <br />stream for CES) <br />e Analyze waste streams for renewable energy production <br />f Develop Utility Master Plan for CES <br />g Develop central plant concept for CES area <br />h Integrate plan with City Municipal power generation (1.4 above) <br />i Raise capital from private/public sources for these energy efficiency investments <br /> i Missouri Revolving Energy Loan Fund <br />ii Federal and State Grants in collaboration with WU <br />iii Property Assessed Clean Energy Bonds (PACE) <br />iv Ameren Biz Energy Program/Laclede Gas Program <br />v Private Banks w/ performance guarantees <br />vi Private U. City Citizen group <br />2 <br />Reduce Loop Traffic 25% by a Defer to Transportation committee