San Joaquin Valley Partnership Program February 2012 Focus: San Joaquin Valley kWh and peak kW reductions This Month’s Major Accomplishments: The monthly Partnership meeting was held on February 2nd. Discussion included a report from the LivingWise program that provided 6th grade classrooms with energy efficiency education; a brief introduction to the HVAC Optimization program; and a report on Energy Upgrade California happenings from Gordon Smith. The Partnership had a booth at both the Visalia Springfest Home and Patio Show (February 10-12) and the Valley Go Green Summit (February 23). Each satisfied the Demand Response co-branded event requirement for the City of Visalia and City of Tulare respectively. The 2nd MEU was also present for both events. The City of Hanford successfully uploaded all of its facilities into the EPA Portfolio Manager system and initiated the automated benchmarking service to regularly update energy usage data. Key Issues or Emerging Concerns: The County of Tulare’s EECBG lighting project was cancelled due to a list of issues and concerns with the installation process. Implementer, San Joaquin Valley Clean Energy Organization project manager and staff, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, Fluoresco, and Tulare County had been in contact to discuss project status, address issues and find resolutions so that the project could start work again; however, a resolution could not be met so the project was cancelled. The implementing Partner has been working with all eight jurisdictions to gather details relating to energy accounts in order to provide a comprehensive portfolio review, and prepare the facilities for upload into the EPA Portfolio Manager system. The project was originally scheduled to be completed in June 2011. Due to staff cutbacks and lack of time jurisdiction partners have not been able to provide necessary information in a timely manner. Implementer continues to assist and encourage all jurisdictions to help complete this project. Implementer and Utility managers are working to ensure submission of application for incentive on ARRA funded projects with all eight jurisdictions. Upcoming Milestones The next monthly Partnership meeting will take place on March 1st. Implementer will travel to Irvine for a March 2nd Peer to Peer meeting. Implementer will present on benchmarking efforts at the May 11th International Green Industry Hall of Fame (IGIHOF) event at Fresno State.
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