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<br />88 <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />Redwood City Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant <br /> <br />OVERVIEW <br /> <br />Redwood City's Energy Strategy has been designed to meet the community's greenhouse gas emission <br />reduction goals and stimulate job growth through efforts that make energy efficiency and water <br />conservation standard practice in new and existing buildings in the community. To achieve dual goals of <br />emission reductions and job creation, Redwood City will implement an aggressive community energy <br />education program that demonstrates the City's commitment to energy efficiency, incorporates free <br />home energy audits, provides financing mechanisms for building retrofits and employs youth in the <br />community . <br /> <br />Specific goals include: <br /> <br />I. Promote energy efficiency in the community by using city facilities as role models <br />II. Improve energy efficiency in the residential built environment and stimulate household <br />demand for energy retrofits and upgrades <br />III. Engage Redwood City youth in community energy education efforts and prepare youth for <br />emerging jobs in the energy services and water conservation sectors <br /> <br />I. GOAL: Promote Energy Efficiency in the Community by Using City Facilities as Role Models <br /> <br />Market Buildings/Government <br /> <br />Program Year: 2009 <br /> <br />Term: 09/2009-08/2012 <br /> <br />Estimated C02 Emissions Reduced: <br /> <br />82 Metric Tons (4% of current levels) <br /> <br />Description: <br /> <br />Redwood City has been a leader in environmental responsibility having been involved in a number of <br />specific actions to reduce its energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions including retrofitting <br />traffic lights with LEDs, converting incandescent light fixtures to fluorescent, replacing machinery with <br />more energy-efficient equipment, introducing substantial water conservation programs and an award <br />winning recycled water project, supporting widespread tree-plantings, replacing fleet vehicles with <br />hybrid modelsJ utilizing the most efficient fuel options available, and incorporating smart growth <br />principles in its planning functions. While greenhouse gas emissions from energy and water use in <br />municipal buildings account for only about one and half percent of Redwood City's total <br />community-wide emissions, the City's leadership role extends well beyond the magnitude of <br />greenhouse gases reduced. That's why it is critical that the City continue to lead by example through <br />specific actions aimed at improving the energy efficiency of city facilities. It is also critical that the City <br />promote its own actions to galvanize conservation efforts community wide. <br /> <br />1 <br />