Green ICT Program City and County of San Francisco

Connected Urban DevelopmentSeptember 23, 2008

6.5 billion people on Earth

HALF of usnow live in

ICT Paradox

AgendaWelcome To San FranciscoSan Francisco Four Part ICT Plan

Harness the MandateBuild a BaselineMake ChangeCommunicate

Results of Green ICT Change ProjectsReducing emissionsReducing waste producedReducing raw materialsAddressing social inequityIndirect

What’s Next

Welcome to San Francisco

San Francisco Climate Goals

9.19.7

9.27.3

6.8

5.5

1.8

Actual No Change Scenario

1990 2000 2005 2012 2017 2025 2050

2002 Climate ChangeResolution Goal

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mill

ion

Tons

eC

O2

25% 50% 80%GHG Reduction Targets

2008 Targets

Green ICT

By “Green” we mean a reduction in the…

Energy consumed and green house gas emissionsWaste produced and materials used

By “Information and communications technology (ICT)” we mean electronic…

Devices that are linked to communications networks Whose essential function is the creation, manipulation, storage,movement or presentation of information in any human or machine readable form

Green ICT FrameworkVision – Connected Urban DevelopmentMission – Measure and reduce carbon footprint by 24% by 2012

Four Part Plan1. Harness the Vision2. Build a baseline3. Make Change4. Measure and communicate results

Life-Cycle Phase Measure*Approximate Incremental Life-Cycle

GHG Emission Reduction (%)**

ProductionImprove manufacturing energy efficiency 6%

Reduce emissions from semiconductor manufacture 3%

Use

100% power management 8%

Purchase ENERGY STAR v3.0 compliant PCs 1%

Turn PC off during periods of non-use 2%

End of LifeUpgrade to extend PC life by 50% 7%

Maximize recycling of PC control units 1%

Total 28%

Step 1: Harnessing the Vision

Green ICT project

launched as part of CUD

initiative

Mayor’s Executive Directive “Initiatives to Measure and Reduce Environmental Impact of Government ICT”

City Climate Change ordinance

requires Departmental Action Plans

Greenhouse Gas

Emission Reduction Resolution

Precautionary PrincipleAdopted

Connected Urban Development Conference –Amsterdam

DepartmentalClimate Action

Plans To Be Completed

Environmentally Preferable

Purchasing Ordinance

Oct 2007

Feb2008

Apr2008

Feb2002

Sep2008

Mar2003

Jan2009

June2005

Step 2: Building the Baseline

Assess energy consumptionCreate initial baseline for City of environmental impact of ICT Determine what areas will have the most impact on action plans

ICT Electricity Consumption in Commercial Office Buildings

15,628Kwh/day

City Hall 1 South Van Ness U.S. DoE CBECSData

CA EnergyCommission CEUS

Data

% B

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Elec

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ity U

se

14,264Kwh/day

ICT = 26%ICT = 20%

ICT = 26%

3,699Kwh/day

4,327Kwh/day

ICT = 28%

U.S.Average

CaliforniaAverage

ICT Electricity Consumption

14%

2%

12%

3%14%

4%

51%

ICT Energy Consumption kWh

Network

Printers

Phones (landline & cell recharge)

Data Center

PCs, Monitors & Laptops

Servers (not in data center)

Radio

Step 3: Make Change Energy Conservation Measures

Reduce desktop/pc power consumptionPrinting/imaging consolidation Reduce power of non data center serversBuild new data centerAlternative sourcesOther

10%

0%

20%

0%16%

54%

kWh Saved

Server Consolidation/ Virtualization

Cell Recharge

Data Center

Energy Efficient, Power Managed PCs

Printer Consolidation

Wind Power for Radio Facility

Reduce Emissions: Power Management

Reduce Waste: Imaging Consolidation

Reduce Waste: Computer Store

Source EPA – Electronic Environmental Benefits Calculator

Summary of Environmental Benefits for Purchase of 9,000 EPEAT Certified Desktop Computers

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Toxics MSW HazW

Mass-based Savings Summary

Reduce Energy Consumption - Main Data Center

“Best Practice” -45%2,384 Kwh/day

4,334Kwh/day

“State-of-the-Art” -55%1,950 Kwh/day

Existing Data Center New Data Center, 2010

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Reduce Energy Consumption - Consolidate/Virtualize

Address Social InequitySFConnect – A new approach to Government

Bring services directly to those in needCommunity for the communityTechnology enabling service deliveryHomeless, Parks, Youth, Technology

TechConnect – Connecting community with technologyIncrease access jobs, education, healthcare, and servicesBetter engage and participate in their communitiesFully participate in the global information economy and society

FrameworkAccessEquipmentFocused ContentTraining and Support

Fiber Infrastructure

DSL/Cable Modem Broadband UseWell Above U.S. Average

85+% of Households Have DSL/Cable Modem

Yes89.8%

No10.2%

Telephone Dialup 4.5%

DSL 47.2%

Cable Modem 29.5%

Paid Wireless 5.3%Free Wireless 2.5%Other 0.8%

Q2 and Q3: Internet Access

80+% See Role for City in Advancing Access

5%

14%23%

25%

18%

15%

Q56: MAIN Role of the City Should Be…

Encourage private firm to build fiber optic network

Install network and lease to companies (phone, Int, cable)

Install network and offer Internet, cable and phone service

Install wireless network and offer Internet to public

Other

No role

Step 3 Make Indirect Change

SectorsEnergy – Wind PowerBuilding – 1SVN ChangesTransportation – Connected Bus, SF Park, TeleworkHealth – Urban Telemedicine

Local Renewable Energy: Wind Power

Normalized 33-foot Diurnal Wind Speed Patterns – Twin Peaks

Building Management

Use digital controls Dept of Technology headquarters undergoing retrofit of HVAC and lighting system

Replace pneumatic controls with direct digital controls and other measuresReduce energy consumption by 1,300,000 kWh/yr 3600/kWh day

Connected Bus Pilot Project

SF Park Pilot Project

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Unpaid, No DP

$5/hr

$4/hr

$3/hr

DP

Usage by Rate and Type All Blocks, Study Period

Telework Depressed Due to Low Broadband Speeds

62.3%

30.3%36.7%

25.8%

2.0%

19.5%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Very high reliability Very high speed(100Mbps+)

High speed (10-100 Mbps)

DSL/cable speed (1-10 Mbps)

Low Internet speed is adequate

Work at home not feasible

Perc

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f Res

pond

ents

Q50: Internet Needs to Work at Home

30.1%

25.6%

16.6%

11.9%

3.7%6.3% 5.8%

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5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

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Q51: If Had Sufficient Speed, How Many Days per Week Would You Work at Home

Note: Total does not equal 100% since some had multiple responses.

Potential Telework Increase Given Sufficient Internet Speed

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

6%

7%

Car-alone Carpool Walk Public Transit Other

5+ days 4 days 3 days 2 days 1 day

Potential Savings: Emissions

EmissionGrams per mile

Kilograms per year

Kilograms per year (adjusted)

Reactive Organic Gases (ROG) 0.34 55,007 64,007

Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) 0.47 76,039 88,480

Fine Particulates (PM10) 0.52 84,128 97,893

Carbon Monoxides (CO) 2.91 470,792 547,826

Greenhouse Gases (CO2 )

71,185,110 82,832,759

Health - Urban TelemedicineFiber-based Broadband Connections to 11 Community Health Centers

Step 4: Communicate The EcoMap Project

Engage Citizens byShow resources, consumptionFacilitating planning for mitigation Build on City’s Solar Map

The Future