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Sustainability Initiatives in Grand RapidsAWMA & Environmental Section of MI State BarAlison Sutter, November 14, 2019
Items to Review
• City of Grand Rapids sustainability journey
• A new strategic direction for the City
• Applying an equity lens
• Air quality monitoring and Project Fresh Air Grand Rapids
• Compost facility updates
• Energy and climate work
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Sustainability Journey 2004 - 2015:
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2004
Oak Industrial LEED certification
2005
Creation of Community Sustainability Partnership
(City of Grand Rapids, GRPS, Aquinas, GRCC and GVSU)
2006
United Nations University Regional Center for Expertise
and Sustainability, first published Sustainability Plan
2010
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Most Sustainable Mid-Sized
City, first five-year Sustainability Plan
2011
Oak Industrial solar array installed
2013
Grand Rapids Climate Resiliency Report published
2015
1st Annual Grand Rapids Neighborhood Summit,
Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) separation completed,
2030 District launched
Sustainability Journey 2016 - Present:
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2016
Second five-year Sustainability Plan FY2017 –FY2021 published
City accepted into the first ever Racial Equity Here Cohort with Government Alliance for Race
and Equity (GARE)
Mayor’s Greening Initiative launched
2017
Zero Cities Project We Are Still In
PACE Neighborhood Match Fund
Grand Rapids Racial Equity Project
Compressed natural gas (CNG) buses
BiodigestionGood for Grand Rapids
2018
Michigan Green Communities Gold Award
USGBC-WM’s 2030 District Leadership Award
Energy Advisory Committee launched
6 Energy Star Certified buildings
2019
City’s Strategic Plan adopted with Sustainability as one of six core values and Health and
Environment as one of six strategic priorities SolSmart
Launch Community Collaboration on Climate Change (C4)
Onsite compost certification Bike plan
Site Selection’s #1 metro area for sustainable development
City of Grand Rapids Strategic Plan FY2020 – FY2023
• City Commission approved on April 9, 2019
• www.grandrapidsmi.gov/strategicplan
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Applying an Equity Lens
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Lg9FTje0NzeFdDa3dEUDlaU0FsN1cxdmJKUlhJdG1HZVNF/view
https://news.umich.edu/u-m-study-reveals-hot-spots-of-environmental-injustice-across-michigan/
Sustainability Initiatives in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Open Data Air Quality Monitoring Project
• Partnering with Start Garden and Seamless
• 19 different sensors, 13 in Neighborhoods of Focus
• Maintaining a database with over 19 million datapoints
• Keep residents informed on air quality metrics and their significance
• Developing visualizations to filter different data in different timeframes
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Compost Update
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• Historically, the site was a transfer station for yard waste
• Received state permit for onsite compost operations
• Will compost yard waste onsite• Evaluating a curbside
compost/food waste collection program
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• City operations
• Renewable energy, solar
• Marijuana licensing ordinance
• Zero Cities Project (commercial buildings and single-family homes)
Mayor’s Energy Advisory Committee
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Energy Advisory Committee touring solar array at Circuit West
Background:City’s 2018 Energy Footprint (City operations)
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335 energy utility accounts across 200 facilities used 523million kBtu, generated 56,691 MTCO2e and cost $9.3 million
91%
7%2%
2018 Cost
60%18%
5%
17%
2018 Consumption (kBtu)
77%
9%
2%
12%
2018 Carbon (MTCO2e)
Background: City’s 2018 Energy Consumption by Department
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Water utilities accounted for 51%
of all energy consumption
Facilites11% Fire
2%
LMFP18%
Water11%
WRRF 19%
Waste Water 3%
Parking 3%
Parks 1%
Streetlights 10%
Libraries5%
Fleet17%
Current State:Path to 100% Renewable Electricity
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• Consumers Energy renewable portfolio
• Energy efficiency
• Solar
• WRRF biodigester
• Renewable energy credits (RECs)
34% Renewable
26.19%
7.36%
0.18%
66.26%
RECs CE Renewables
Oak Industrial Solar Conventional
Oak Industrial Solar
Solar Opportunities at Butterworth Landfill
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NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY 16
Potential Areas for PV – Lake Michigan Filtration Plant (LMFP)
Site-specificsProposed PV System
Size
Revised PV System
Size*
Land PV available 500 kW 150 kW
Roof PV available 1,460 kW 150 kW
Carport PV available
130 kW 130 kW
Total PV available 2,090 kW 430 kW
REVIEW DRAFT – NOT FOR CITATION, QUOTATION, OR DISTRIBUTION
Roof area is available to install more solar, but it is downsized due to the net metering policy.
System size greater than 150 kW, Consumers Energy would not purchase back any electricity generated beyond what is consumed at the site.
It means, 100 % of the electricity which is generated should be consumed at the site 100 % of the time.
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CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS ZONING ORDINANCE
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
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SolSmart Update
• November 12 – City Commission adopted amendments to small scale solar installations in the zoning ordinance
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Marijuana Licensing Ordinance
• Environmental Sustainability section requires:• All marijuana facilities participate in
the Grand Rapids 2030 District (benchmarking)
• All grow facilities:• Submit a predictive load analysis
• Submit an environmental sustainability plan
• Use 50% more efficient plant canopy lighting
• Complete an ASHRAE Level 2 Audit
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Zero Cities Project• Three-year grant funded project to develop a policy roadmap
toward a zero net carbon building sector by 2050• Zero net carbon: produce on-site, or procure, enough carbon free
renewable energy to meet the building operations’ energy consumption
• 12 U.S. cities selected to participate• Policy process informed by technical analysis that will include
community collaboration and a focus on equity• Meant to create a plan the City will implement to achieve the
zero net carbon goal by all buildings – with economic incentives and planning programs
• USGBC West Michigan partnership, The Wege Foundation support
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Title pageGrand RapidsPreliminary Building Stock Assessment
version: 2019.07.01
Image: Jeff Gunn, CC BY 2.0
This building stock assessment consists of baseline and future projections of energy consumption,
greenhouse gas emissions, and fuel types by building type and size, and includes information about historic
“building intervention rates” such as sale transaction rates and renovation rates by major building types and
size. The intents of the assessment are to (1) inform and direct future Zero Cities project work, (2) create a
tool for analyzing the likely greenhouse gas emissions and energy impacts of the policies and strategies
developed through Zero Cities project work, and (3) create a set of common metrics between Zero Cities
project participants (eleven cities in total).
The following findings are for informational purposes only. This document is not for public
distribution and should not be reproduced or redistributed to any other person or in any form. This
material is based on current public information that is believed to be reliable, but we do not
represent it as accurate or complete, and it should not be relied on as such.
BUILDING AREA SUMMARY GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Current Building Stock
205,265,759 square feet
62,305 buildings
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BUILDING ENERGY USE SUMMARY GRAND RAPIDS, MI
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BUILDING ENERGY SOURCE SUMMARY
*Emission factor provided by utility (not calculated through aggregation using EPA emissions factors)
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
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BUILDING AREA PROJECTIONS GRAND RAPIDS, MI
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Energy upgrades and decarbonization policies include: 1) improvements to the energy efficiency of a building and its systems, including a shift
to electric systems that can be powered by renewable energy sources, and/or 2) the generation or procurement of renewable energy.
The 1,114 buildings over 10,000 ft2 (1.8% of all buildings) account for
41% of current total building energy use and 42% of building sector
GHG emissions.
BUILDING STOCK INSIGHTS*
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Single-family residential buildings account for 40% of total building
energy use and 39% of emissions.
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
Energy efficiency upgrades for SFR buildings have potential to
significantly decrease emissions.
Electricity supplies 36% of building energy but accounts for 64% of
emissions. Electrification policies lead to higher emissions due to
dirtiness and volatility of the grid.
Renovation rates are currently projected to affect approximately half of
existing buildings by 2050 (and nearly all of existing commercial
buildings).
Point of renovation policies for energy upgrades have the potential to
affect buildings and significantly decrease emissions.
* Heavily dependent on accuracy of assumptions about fuel split, emissions factors, and new construction and sales rates. Subject to change if assumptions are updated.
Energy upgrade policies aimed at buildings > 10k ft2 have the
potential for significant emissions reductions in the existing building
stock.
Significant commercial building demolition as well as new multifamily
growth provides an opportunity for replacement with low or zero
emissions new construction.
Decarbonizing the electric grid, including renewable energy
generation and procurement requirements, represents a significant
opportunity to achieve emissions reductions.
ZERO Code provides an opportunity to avoid significant emissions in
new commercial construction.
Sales rates are currently projected to affect more than 100% of single
family and commercial buildings by 2050.
Point of sale policies for energy upgrades have the potential to affect
buildings and significantly decrease emissions.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
VERSION: 2019.07.01 | RESULTS SHOWN ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY – DO NOT SOURCE WITHOUT PERMISSION
Alison Waske SutterSustainability and Performance Management OfficerCity of Grand [email protected] 616-456-3689