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Cool Accomplishments First Two Years

Chicago Climate Action Plan

• 15,000 Dwelling Units and 300+ Commercial/Industrial Buildings retrofitted

• 200 Buildings Permitted to New Energy Code Since April, 2009• 35 Million Gallons per Day of Water Conserved• 636 New Car Share Vehicles• 208 New CTA Hybrid Buses Added to Fleet• 383,125 Gallons of Alternative Fuel Sold• Electric Vehicle infrastructure underway• 204,177 Tons of Waste Diverted from Landfills• $17Million+ saved by companies trading waste• Energy Action Network Launched

And Counting………

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FIVESTRATEGIES

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Chicago Climate Action PlanClean and Renewable Energy

Strategy

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Mayor

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The CCAP Renewable Energy Working Group

Co-Chairs: Howard Learner, Environmental Law & Policy CenterSuzanne Malec-McKenna, City of Chicago Department of Environment

Said Al-Hallaj, SunPhocus; Travis Bradford, Prometheus Institute;

Daniel Cheifetz, Indie Energy; John Conley,,SunPower Corporation;Andy Cukurs, Suzlon Wind Energy; John Cuttica, UIC Energy Resources Center; Peter Duprey, ACCIONA Energy;Declan Flanagan, Lincoln Renewable Energy;

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Mayor

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The CCAP Renewable Energy Working Group

Demetria Giannisis, Manufacturing Center; Robert Graham, Jenner & Block; Val Jensen, Commonwealth Edison; Mark Ciolek, Exelon Generation; Dick Munson, Recycled Energy Development; Stefan Noe, Midwest Wind Energy; Andrew Pearlman, GreatPoint Energy; Michael Polsky, Invenergy LLC;Lois Scott, Scott Balice Strategies; Chuck Shanabruch, Chicago Renewable EnergyCorporation;Dan Swinney, Center for Labor and Community Research;Dylan Tuttle, Jane Addams Research Corp

City of ChicagoRichard M. Daley

Mayor

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REWG Goals and Process

• Evaluate and refine the clean and renewable energy targets in the CCAP

• Analyze baseline conditions

• Recommend new policies and programs

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Revised 2020 Emission Reduction Target = 3.8 MMTCO2e

Full Implementation of the IL RES

Distributed Generation in Chicago

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Chicago Distributed GenerationHigh Penetration Scenario – Existing Buildings

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Chicago Distributed GenerationHigh Penetration Scenario – New Construction

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Next Steps

• Create a Renewable Energy Manager Position• Develop detailed work plan• Standardize tracking process for clean and

renewable energy installations• Ongoing REWG involvement in implementation• Establish communication, decision-making,

accountability structure• Cross-cutting activities