Energy Challenges – Community Energy Planning in

Northern Virginia

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Steve Walz, Director, Regional Energy PlanningNorthern Virginia Regional Commission

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March 30, 2012

Northern Virginia Community Energy Planning Problem Recognition

Growing/inefficient use of shrinking resources

Greenhouse gas emissions – metric tons per capita per year

Washington DC 19.7 Loudoun County, Virginia 14.2 Guelph, Ontario, Canada 12.2 Fairfax County, Virginia 11.4 Mannheim, Germany 6.0 Copenhagen, Denmark 3.0 Reston ?

Unsustainable land use/transportation systems Limited renewable/clean energy production Support strong population and job growth

500,000 new residents by 2020 (20% growth) 700,000 new/replacement jobs by 2020

Economic competitiveness, energy security, environment needs

Northern Virginia Community Energy Planning Energy is everywhere – Energy is nowhere

Northern Virginia Community Energy Planning Learning From Best Practices

Northern Virginia leaders saw use of Community Energy Planning in Germany, Scandinavia, Canada Learned from Verband Region Stuttgart; METREX, other Build off of other initiatives – Fresh AIRE; Eco-City; Cool Counties

Local leadership critical Serves three critical areas

Need to Address Problem Broadly County Government a small slice of energy use

(3.6%) Need to focus on broader community

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Fairfax County

Community Energy Plans Community Energy Planning/Integrated

Energy Master Plans Requires public involvement – business, residents, officials Roadmap to meet or exceed framing goals set by the

Community Looks at total energy chain – primary energy sources to end

uses Sets out loading order

Energy Efficiency Waste heat recovery Renewable energy Energy distribution systems

Baseline data assessment Use by sector; supply structure; energy mapping; GHGi; baseline

projection Future scenarios assessed & optimized for cost and savings Sensitivity analysis – varied future energy cost assumptions Recommendations and targets to meet goals

Northern Virginia Community Energy Planning Northern Virginia Community Energy Plans

Problem focused, Results oriented, Geographically specific

Loudoun County Community Energy Strategy Arlington County Community Energy Plan Alexandria Energy and Climate Action Plan Fairfax County

Comprehensive/Area Land Use Plans; Cool counties/Government Operations; Green Building Policy; Private Sector Energy Task Force

Falls Church Community Energy Plan Task Force Prince William County Comprehensive Plan: Energy &

Environment

Related Actions National Capital Region Climate Change Report

2050 Goal: Reduce GHG emissions to 80% below 2005 National Renewable Energy Laboratory Community Energy

Strategic Planning Academy

Northern Virginia Community Energy Planning Moving Forward

Northern Virginia Regional Energy Strategy Scale projects Multijurisdictional value added action Effective government

policy and decision making Support small

jurisdictions

Northern Virginia Community Energy PlanningMoving Forward

Regional Energy Strategy Action Areas

Energy Efficiency Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Commercial buildings

District Energy Legal basis & regulation Business models IEMPs; development plans

Renewables Demonstration – peak demand; mapping Building integrated PV Balance of system cost control

Land Use & Transportation Land use planning; Silver Line

Alexandria City of Alexandria Energy and Climate Action Plan

City Government Actions 2012-2020 Green buildings; Efficiency; Renewables; Green fleet; Land

use & urban forestry planning Community Wide Actions 2012-2020

Green buildings; Renewables; Efficiency; Sustainable transportation & Transportation Management Plans; Solid waste management; Water conservation; Community education and outreach

Climate Adaptation 2020 and Beyond

Distributed Generation; District energy; Building performance labeling; Carbon markets; Alternate transportation fuels

Fairfax County Tysons Corner Urban Center

Development plans to promote environmental stewardship by implementing green building design, efficient renewable and sustainable energy practices, water conservation…

Fairfax County Tysons Energy Efficiency & Conservation Concepts

Building design Facilitate alternate energy use Performance based design (LEED plus; ASHRAE Advanced

Energy Design; case by case calculations) Structural elements Water efficiency

Site design Solid waste recycling EV charging infrastructure Shared energy Stormwater retention; reuse

Challenges of Tysons Process ≈ 40 million square feet development plans Length of reviews – value of first projects Silo requirements verses tradeoffs Urban verses suburban thinking Long term development

Technology in 10 years? Specific proffers now – renegotiate in future

Interrelationships of multiple projects Shared system Cumulative impact

More Information

Steve Walz, Director, Regional Energy PlanningNorthern Virginia Regional Commission

3060 Williams Drive, Suite 510Fairfax, VA 22031 USA

swalz@novaregion.org, 703-642-4628

www.novaregion.org