Sustainable City Clean Technology

Opportunity Green ConferenceNovember 7, 2009Joseph Kwasnik

Senior ConsultantAlterEcho

• AlterEcho is new, our commitment to environmental and

business performance is not.– 25 years experience and cross disciplinary technical and business

expertise• We provide hands on, strategic approach to navigate today’s

regulatory, economic and sustainability issues and opportunities

• AlterEcho provides insight to:– Operate more efficiently and effectively– Reduce environmental impact– Improve public image– Drive bottom line growth through smart, sustainable improvements

Doing Well While Doing Good

• McKinsey & Company– July 2009 report– Potential for 23% reduction in US energy use by

2020 versus business as usual– $1.2 trillion in avoided energy waste– $520 billion investment required– Avoidance of 1.1 gigatons of GHG emissions

annually

Energy Efficiency & Climate Change

Sustainable Cities-Energy Efficiency • Electric and Gas Utility Industry-EE

Opportunities– Decoupling of rates from energy volume sales– Utility energy efficiency programs– Demonstration/deployment of smart grid

technology – Replacement of electric wires, transformers, etc

with more efficient equipment (superconductors, etc)

– Linking renewable resources with load centers

• Electric and Gas Utility-CC Opportunities– Large scale replacement of gas network piping (CH4

GWP is 23x that of CO2)– Development and introduction of biogas to networks– Investment in renewables and sustainable biofuels for

existing generating sources– Adaptation initiatives– Corporate GHG reduction programs (National Grid)

• 80% reduction of GHG emissions by 2050• 45% reduction of GHG emissions by 2020• Introduction of Carbon Budgets and link to executive pay• Use of a price of carbon in investment decisions

Sustainable Cities-Climate Change