More Than Water

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More Than Water
A Look at SCWAs Shift in Business Plan and
Collaboration Efforts
Cordel Stillman Capital Projects Manager SCWA
File CF/10-0-1  Carbon Free Water -
Correspondence and Outreach
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Sonoma County Water Agency

• Wholesale Water Supply
• 3 Counties
• 8 Contractors
• Over 600,000 People
• 6 Treatment Plants
• Flood Control

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Our Energy Needs

• Largest User in County
• 60,000 MWh Annually

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Shifting Our Business Plan

• Traditional Roles
• Water Delivery
• Wastewater Treatment
• Flood Control
• Non-Traditional Role
• Leadership in Energy Management

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Answering the Challenge

• Photovoltaic Systems
• Hydroelectric Dam
• Hybrid/Electric Vehicles
• Electric Charging Stations
• Geoexchange
• Biodigester (Poultry Waste)
• Hydrokinetic (Wave) Energy
• Water Conservation Programs
• SCEIP

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PWRPA Projects

• Power and Water Resources Pooling Authority
• 10MW solar project pooled between members
• SCWA has agreed buy a maximum of 7MW
• Creative financing
• Partnership with private developer
• Tax rebate
• Pre-purchase 20 years of power
• Covers remaining construction costs

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Sonoma County Energy Independence Program (SCEIP)

• Financing Mechanism Through County
• Tax Assessment
• Energy Water Efficiency Retrofits
• Renewable Energy System Installations
• Huge Success
• Launched March 2009, 7 Months Old
• Promotes Local Green Jobs
• Other Counties Replicating Program

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SCEIP Statistics

• Statistics
• Nearly 30 Million in Applications
• 12 Million Funded
• 850 Projects

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Assembly Bill 881

• Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection
  Authority
• First-of-its-kind bill
• Sonoma County Transportation Authority
• Management of carbon credits and/or allocations
• Renewable Energy Secure Communities (RESCo)
• Develop enhance Countys renewable energy
  portfolio

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Renewable Energy Secure Communities (RESCO)

• Plan for Sonoma County Renewable Energy Portfolio
• Partnerships
• Los Alamos National Labs
• SC Transportation Authority
• Climate Protection Campaign
• Local Power Inc.
• 1 Million Grant
• California Energy Commission
• Study Local GHG Emissions and renewable energy

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Applied Solutions Coalition

• Coalition of 14 Counties and Cities across US
• working to develop integrated, renewable
• infrastructure systems.
• Share best practices
• Strength through numbers
• Leverage each others influence
• Cross-organizational education

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Resource Dynamics.org

• Collaborative site to support Applied Solutions
• effort and facilitate communication and
• knowledge sharing across local governments.
• www.resourcedynamics.org

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Opportunities for Water Agencies

• Provide Leadership in your community
• Provide a hedge against future energy costs
• Take advantage of Feed in Tariffs
• Develop Partnerships with others