Smart Grid Community: Village of Oak Park

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Smart Grid Community Village of Oak Park

• Core Values
• Celebrate Diversity
• Honor the Past
• Foster the Future
• Live Sustainably

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10 Business Districts Serving Oak Park
Neighborhoods
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50 of Oak Park Housing Multi-Family
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Frank Lloyd Wright Home Studio
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Home to Many Business, Science Cultural
Luminaries Including Ernest Hemingway
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Benchmark Eras

• 1901 Self rule
• 1921 Balance
• 1968 Diversity
• 1970 Preservation
• Common Thread visionary leaders and involved
  citizenry recognized opportunity where others
  might have perceived threats, and enacted laws to
  achieve desired outcomes.

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New Benchmark Era

• Sustainability in an Urban Ecosystem
• In 2008, 3.3 billion people lived in urban areas
• By 2030, the number will be 5 billion
• How to live in a healthy and prosperous way that
  is harmonious with the environment and the needs
  of future generations?

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Oak Parks Smart Community Future

• Oak Park River Forest Vision Plan
• Energy Efficiency in Buildings
• Smart Grid and Home Automation
• Smart Transportation
• Municipal and Retail Models for Renewables

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Smart Meters in all Oak Park Homes Businesses
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Car Sharing Growing Six Locations Including
First EVs in 2012
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Governor Quinn visits Oak Park at the new
Geothermal Walgreens with EV Charging Station
2011
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Smart Community Smart Places

• Residential Energy Efficiency Retrofits
• Small Commercial
• New Construction
• Renovation and Historic Preservation

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First Gold Rated Public Works Building in State
of Illinois Opened in 2007
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Smart Community Smart Grid

• Storage Issues to Support Peak Demand
• Renewables Integration
• Automation of Aggregate Data

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Smart Grid Opportunities

• Self-contained micro-grid?
• Solar Panel Array at Parking Garage
• Software and Display for Aggregate Data
• Community Energy Use Display
• Municipal Renewable Energy Commission

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Aggregation Survey Renewables
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Aggregation Survey Savings Toward Community
Energy Programs
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Smart Renewables

• Retail Provider Model for Renewables
• Municipal Model for Renewable Investments
• Solar PV on Parking Garages
• Leasing Roof Space

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Power Reliability 1 Municipal Concern
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Awareness of Climate Change Growing
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What is 350?
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Opportunities to Push Energy Agenda in Publics
Best Interest
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The Message From Oak Park Village Hall
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Evolution or Revelation Underway
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A Million Angles and Implications but Keep it
Simple
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The Most Powerful Grass Roots Movement in the
Past 35 Years.
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