San Diego Region Wins National Energy Planning Competition
The San Diego Regional Energy Office won the U.S. Competition for
Metropolitan Energy Design in late July. The goal of the competition
was to identify the most effective and creative plans to meet growing
energy needs in US cities and metropolitan areas. The competition
focused on electricity production, energy efficiency, renewable
energy, alternative fuels and future technologies.
San Diego's winning entry focuses on a region-wide planning process
and a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive assessment of the region's
gas and electric energy infrastructure. Energy self-reliance was
the overall goal for the city's planning process, which began with
a focus on conservation and efficiency strategies to reduce the
demand for energy, and then addressed the role of distributed generation
technologies such as solar and fuel cells.
The plan also highlights a variety of clean transportation strategies
and energy-efficient land use plans to reduce energy-related emissions,
curb urban sprawl, and revitalize the region's commercial centers.
The Gas Technologies Institute sponsored the competition with support
from US Department of Energy.
The San Diego region's energy plan will now serve as the official
US entry to the International Competition for Sustainable Urban
System Design, competing against entries from seven other countries.
The winning plan will be announced at an international conference
on sustainable urban design in Tokyo, in June 2003. To learn more
about the San Diego region's submission to the international competition,
contact Scott Anders at (619) 699-0725 or san@sdenergy.org.
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