Presentation May 7th on European Energy Systems

Local governments are invited to attend a presentation by Peter Garforth on how some European communities integrate supply/demand planning to reduce energy demand, reduce greenhouse gas levels, and enhance property values. The presentation is sponsored by USDOE and the CPUC.

Date: Friday, May 7th
Time: 10am - Noon
California Public Utility Commission
505 Van Ness Ave.
Training Room
San Francisco, CA. 94102

RSVP requested (but not required), to anne-marie.borbely-bartis@ee.doe.gov

Thank you,

Anne-Marie Borbely-Bartis
(Battelle at) U.S. DOE
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
(o) 202-586-5196
(c) 202-550-5482
anne-marie.borbely-bartis@ee.doe.gov

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Presentation for Local Government

Affordable, reliable energy services for attractive, homes and productive commercial and institutional buildings are a prerequisite for a successful, competitive city. If we were starting from scratch, the ideal municipal energy system would be systematically designed to serve buildings and transit systems to use the least amount of energy needed to deliver the desired energy services, supplied by a blend of regional and local energy supply systems that would convert primary fuels to lighting, heating, cooling, with the least waste.

An approach like this has the potential to halve average energy use, reduce peak demands, slash greenhouse gas levels to even less than half average, to improve the returns on energy supply assets and enhance the market value of the property. By its nature, an integrated approach needs a rethink of

the municipal regulatory and market structures. Integrated municipal services, teamed with the regional gas and electricity networks, is an approach well established in many Scandinavian, German and other European cities. Peter Garforth will explain how this integrated supply/demand planning is currently managed in selected European cities, show how new developments can be designed to sharply reduce marginal energy demand, and discuss some of the benefits.

Garforth International LLC
Energy Productivity Solutions
2121 Boshart Way, Toledo, OH 43606, USA
email: garforthp@cs.com
Tel. - USA: (419) 578 9613
Fax: (419) 578 6861
Mobile: (419) 320 0664
Tel. - Europe +32 (2) 762 3775

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