Draft NWEAC Strategic Plan 12-6-10

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Northern Westchester Energy Action Consortium

Strategic Plan2011-2015

December 2010


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NWEAC Inter-Municipal Agreement signed April 21, 2010


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Mission Stateme n t

Strategy 2:Us e Reg ion al Scale in Pur s u in g E n ergy S o lut ions

Go al s/ Strateg ie s

Strategy 1: Addre ss Cons umer Behav io r to Reduce E n ergy Dema n d

Strategy 4:Bu ild NWEAC s Capac ity to Ach ieve its Strateg ic Pla n

Go ver n a n ce

Strategy 3:Tra nsfo rm the Reg ion in to Nat ion al Mo del U sin g G ra ss r oo ts Appr o ach

Cons titue n c ie s

Strateg ic D irect ion 2011


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Mission Statement

The N o rther n We s tche s ter E n ergy Act ion Conso rtium (NWEAC) c onsis ts of 14mu ni c ipal itie s in We s tche s ter C o un ty, New Y o rk.

Conso

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orate t

oreduce

our rel

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nce

on fossi

lf uel

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save m

oneyfo r o ur re si de n ts , bu sin e ss e s a n d mu ni c ipal itie s , in crea s e e n ergy e ffic ie n cy in o ur

co mmu ni tie s , e n able re n ewable e n ergy ge n erat ion , in crea s e ec ono m ic act ivity a n dal ign o ur l o cal e ffo rts with c o un ty, s tate, a n d f ederal ini tiat ive s .


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G oals/Strategies

To s ucce ssf ully atta in NWEACs s ho rt a n d lon g term Go al s , fo ur br o ad Strateg ie s have bee n ide n tified

Strategy

Goal

Addressconsumer energybehavior toreduceenergydemand

Useregionalscale in

pursuingenergysolutions

Transformregion intonationalmodelusinggrassrootsapproach

BuildNWEACscapacity to

achieve itsStrategicPlan

Reduce use of fossil fuels X X

Save money X X X

Increase energyefficiency X X X

Expand use of renewables

X X X

Increase economicactivity X X X

Align with county, stateand federal initiatives

X X X X


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Address Consumer Behavior to Reduce Energy Demand

Wh y?

En ergy is a c ons umer market. C ons umer s mu s t have the t oo ls , ins p irat ion a n d

mo tivat ion to cha n ge behav io r in o rder t o reduce e n ergy u s age a n d dema n d.

By pr o vid in g fo cu s ed re so urce s to each of the re si de n tial, c o mmerc ial, in du s tr ial,mu ni c ipal a n d educat ion s ect o r s , we ca n mo ve t o ward real izin g o ur g o al s .


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Address Consumer Behavior to Reduce Energy Demand

How ?

1. Pr ofi le curre n t u s age patter nsy E.g., GHG em issions in ve n to ry wo rky Un derway in 7 NWEAC mu ni c ipal itie s

2. Devel o p Cl imate Act ion Pla nsy Un derway in 7 NWEAC mu ni c ipal itie sy Addre ssin g all s ect o r sy

Addre ssin g maj o r so urce s of e n ergy c ons umpt ionWa s te ma n ageme n t

Tra ns po rtat ion

Re si de n tial a n d non- re si de n tial bu ildin g s e ffic ie n cy

3. Devel o p/pr o vide e n abl in g pr o gram sy E.g., E n erg iz e N o rther n We s tche s ter Re si de n tial e n ergy e ffic ie n cy upgrade pr o gram

4. Devel o p c ons umer -o r ie n ted me ss age s fo r e n abl in g pr o gram sy E ff ect ive in reduc in g e n ergy c ons umpt iony Mon ey -s av in gy Ea s y to us e

5 , Educate a n d info rm re si de n ts ab o ut the be n e fits of cha n g in g e n ergy c ons umpt ion behav io r y Reduced mu ni c ipal, re si de n tial a n d c o mmerc ial c os tsy Reduced reg ion al em issions f r o m all so urce s


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U se Regional Scale in Pursuing Energy Solutions

Wh y?

Reg ion al appr o ach off er s greater ins p irat ion a n d o pp o rtu ni tie s to addre ss theiss ue s of e n ergy s upply a n d dema n d.

Reg ion al per s pect ive fos ter s inno vat ion a n d e n able s appr o pr iate s cale t o devel o pp ilo t pr o ject s in s uch imp o rta n t area s a s m icr o- gr id s , alter n at ive e n ergy a n de n ergy e ffic ie n cy upgrade s .

Reg ion al s cale make s pr o ject s mo re v iable. G ra n t appl icat ions are m o reco mpet itive due t o larger s cale. Per cap ita pr o ject c os ts are reduced. Scalein crea s e s po te n tial t o create c o mmerc ially s ucce ssf ul so lut ions .

Reg ion al appr o ach re s ults in greater re s ults . The larger the s cale the m o re impactach ieved.


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U se Regional Scale in Pursuing Energy Solutions

How ?1. Ide n tif y a n d devel o p pr o gram s that have reg ion al capac itie s a n d ca n berepl icated el s ewhere

2. Secure g o ver n me n t f un d in g fo r reg ion al p ilo t ini tiat ive s

3. Pr o mo te mu ni c ipal s hared s erv ice sy In crea s e s o perat ion al e ffi c ie n c ie s of mu ni c ipal itie s

4. Devel o p reve n ue ge n erat in g pr o ject s , e.g.,y In crea s e NYISO reve n ue f r o m ver if yin g e n ergy reduct ionsy Expl o re reve n ue f r o m s ale of wa s te ma n ageme n t by -pr o duct s


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T ransform the Region into National ModelU sing G rassroots Approach

Wh y?

NWEAC ha s the expert is e, m o tivat ion , acce ss a n d cl o ut t o devel o p cutt in gedge, impact f ul so lut ions . A s s uch, it ha s the capab ility to s erve a s a n at ion alm o del fo r reg ion ally-ba s ed e n ergy reduct ion ini tiat ive s . NWEAC s ho uld takeadva n tage of its ab ilitie s to ide n tif y, devel o p, s upp o rt a n d pr o m o te l o cals us ta in able devel o pme n t ini tiat ive s that have the p o te n tial t o be s ucce ssf ulreg ion al m o del s . NWEAC s expert is e a n d exper ie n ce ca n be ut iliz edel s ewhere. Be n e fits of s cale ca n be real iz ed.

G ra ss r oo ts ini tiat ive s have the exc iteme n t a n d v ital ity to devel o p in to br o adso lut ions .


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T ransform the Region into National ModelU sing G rassroots Approach

How ?1. E n co urage gra ss r oo ts ini tiat ive s that ca n be m o del s fo r o ther c o mmu ni tie s

y Devel o p pr o ject s with a n eye t o ward o pp o rtu ni ty fo r reg ion al repl icat ion

2. Ide n tif y pr o ject champ ions

y To lead each pr o jecty To put t o gether a s tr on g team

3. Set h igh s ta n dard s fo r pr o ce ssin g a n d rep o rtin gy Bu ild mea s urable c o mp on e n ts in to each of NWEACs s trateg ic g o al s

y M ea s ure per fo rma n ce

4. Act a s a re so urce clear in gh o us e fo r member mu ni c ipal itie sy No tif y of attract ive o pp o rtuni tie s

5 . Devel o p a n d d iss em in ate pr o gram -related be s t pract ice sy In o rder t o f ac ilitate the ir repl icat ion


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Build NWEACs Capacity to Achieve its Strategic Plan

Wh y?

In o rder fo r NWEAC t o have a s tr on g impact, it mu s t o pt im iz e its capab ilitie s . To do th is , NWEAC mu s t dev o te re so urce s to bu ild its capac ity in o rder t o real iz ethe cha n ge s it s eek s to br in g ab o ut.


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Build NWEACs Capacity to Achieve its Strategic Plan

How ?

1. Pur s ue gra n ts a n d s trateg ic part n er sy Ide n tif y, expl o re a n d o pt im iz e o pp o rtu ni tie sy E s tabl is h, ma in ta in a n d e n ha n ce pr of e ssion al c on tact s

2. M a in ta in a v ibra n t o rga niz at ion al s tructurey M a in ta in a culture of s upp o rt fo r cutt in g edge idea s/ bo ld ini tiat ive sy Create a n ec ono m ically s us ta in able o rga niz at ion al s tructurey Hi re s ta ff a s n eededy M ake m ino r m o d ificat ions to go ver n a n ce s tructure a s n eeded

3. Bu ild NWEAC bra n dy Rec o gniz able n amey Un der s ta n dable /clear value pr o posi tiony Repl icat ion capab ility

4. W o rk with l o cal gr o up s a s con du it to re si de n tsy M uni c ipal e n ergy adv iso ry pa n el sy

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y Other c o mmu ni ty/lo cal /reg ion al e n vir on me n tal gr o up s

5 . Obta in wide s pread part ic ipat ion in NWEAC ini tiat ive sy Create market in g s trategy f ramew o rky Opt im iz e cha nn el s of co mmu ni cat ionsy Recru it c itiz e nsy En co urage idea sy Be re s ponsi ve t o c itiz e n n eed s


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G overnance

NWEAC B o ard of Direct o r sy On e BOD p osi tion f r o m each member mu ni c ipal ityy Pr o gram D irect o r

Ca n be a mu ni c ipal s elected BOD member

Ca n be a non- mu ni c ipal a ffi liated in d ividual

Vo te s on Execut ive C o mm ittee Non- vo tin g on BOD if non- mu ni c ipal a ffi liated in d ividual

y M eet in g s

6 BOD meet in gs/ year

Conf ere n ce call s/F 2F a s n eeded

Co mm ittee s to datey Pr o gram sy Wa s te ma n ageme n ty M arket in g /Co mmu ni ty o utreach


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Strategic Direction 2011

1. I ni tiate maj o r pr o ject t o in tr o duce a ffo rdable e n ergy e ffi c ie n cy upgrade s fo r ho me o wn er s in 14 NWEAC mu ni c ipal itie s

y En erg iz e N o rther n We s tche s ter

2. G r o w a n d in crea s e the be n e fit to o ur c o mmu ni tie s by devel o p in g related butequally imp o rta n t ini tiat ive s

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