City of Delano Climate Action Plan
Glossary (cont.) EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency. The mission of EPA is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment— air, water and land—upon which life depends.
ESCO
Energy Service Company: A business that develops, installs, and arranges financing for projects designed to improve the energy efficiency and maintenance costs for facilities
eTrip
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District rule requiring employers with 100 or more eligible employees at worksites to established employee trip reduction programs.
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
GHG
Greenhouse gas
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The waste collection provider for the City of Oakdale and surrounding communities.
S‐3‐05
California Governor’s Executive Order
Greenhouse Gas
A gas that absorbs infrared radiation in the atmosphere, causing a planet‐wide greenhouse effect.
GWP
Global warming potential measures the atmospheric heat‐absorbing ability of a gas relative to that of carbon dioxide (CO2)
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Gilton
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Gallons per capita per day
HVAC
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning
ICF
ICF International, an energy, environmental, transportation, health, education, social programs, and homeland security consultant
ICLEI
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives: A membership association of local governments committed to advancing climate protection and sustainable development.
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: The leading body for the assessment of climate change, established by the United Nations.
Kern COG
Kern Council of Governments
kWh
Kilowatt hours
LCFS
Low Carbon Fuel Standard: Executive Order S‐1‐07, which calls for a 10 percent reduction in the carbon intensity of California’s transportation fuels by 2020.
LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design: An internationally recognized green building certification system, which provides third‐ party verification that a building or community was designed and built using sustainable approaches, with particular regard to energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reductions, and improved indoor environmental quality, among others.
LIHEAP
Low‐Income Home Energy Assistance Program
LOS
Level of service: A traffic engineering measurement of delay at intersections due to vehicle queuing.
MASH
Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing: a program that provide incentives for Multifamily housing.
MID
Modesto Irrigation District: One of two energy providers for the City of Oakdale
MPO
Metropolitan Planning Organization
MT CO2e
Metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
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