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Letter From the Executive Director So what will the San Diego region look like in the year 2103? Do we have enough energy? Is the environment clean? Can we get to work quickly and easily? Are we enjoying our lives and our community? At the beginning of June, a group of San Diego area planners and engineers presented their vision for the San Diego/Tijuana binational region’s future at the International Competition for Sustainable Urban System Design (IC-SUSD) held in Tokyo, Japan. When the dust finally settled, San Diego’s entry, representing the United States, tied for 2nd place behind the winning entry from Vancouver, Canada. The San Diego entry – formally titled “Sustainable Urban System Design for the Greater San Diego-Tijuana Binational Metropolitan Region” –- was spearheaded by CCSE and local engineering firm, Project Design Consultants while the project team included representatives from the City of San Diego, San Diego State University, City of Tijuana and Sempra Energy. Our entry offers a blueprint for integrating energy, environmental, building, transportation and social systems in a manner that sustains both local and global resources. Solutions ranged from exotic vertical take-off & landing aircraft (VTOL) for mass transit to localized energy systems using fuel cells, solar and “micro hydro power” plus highly integrated water and waste water management systems. Now, the next and most important step is to translate this broad and exciting vision of our future into some near-term actions in the region. In fact, CCSE just completed a major plan for SANDAG called “Energy 2030” that offers a roadmap for achieving a degree of energy sustainability in our region over the next 30 years. In a sense, it covers the first 30 years of the 2103 Plan. However, unlike the 2103 plan, which was basically a visioning exercise, Energy2030 includes real implementation strategies to start us down the path outlined in the 2103 Plan. If we want to maintain or improve our quality of life, we need to start putting our plans in motion. For more information on making this 2103 plan a reality visit http://www.sustainsandiego.com. For a copy, contact CCSE at (858) 244-1177. To view an exciting video of the San Diego International entry, come to the SDERC. A copy of Energy2030 in PDF format is available for download from the CCSE website at: http://energycenter.org/planning/policy.html. Program Spotlight CCSE has over $26 million dollars still available for rebates of Onsite Self-Generation Electricity projects in the San Diego Region! The California Self-Generation Incentive Program is a statewide program that provides cash incentives for energy customers who install electrical generating equipment to produce their own energy onsite. Statewide, the CPUC approved Self-Generation Program receives $125 million annually for rebates and administrative costs through December 31, 2004. California Center for Sustainable Energy ( CCSE) is the designated administrator of the program in the San Diego Gas & Electric service area and receives $15.5 million annually, with approximately $14.3 million available for rebates of all eligible technologies. Additionally, CPUC ruled that unused funds from a prior program year can be “carried forward” and used for reservations and incentives in the current program year. Incentives are provided for electrical distributed generation ( DG) equipment installed on the customer’s site that provides electricity for part or all of a customer’s electric needs. Greater incentives are provided for super clean technologies and use of renewable fuels, such as digester gas and landfill gas. The incentive levels for the four categories of eligible technologies are summarized below. Eligible Technologies & Incentive Levels
To date, CCSE has paid out over $5.8 million dollars in rebates on 3.8 MW of installed self-generation projects. For more information, visit www.energycenter.org/selfgen to download a copy of the Program Handbook and Reservation Request Form. The Program Handbook covers eligibility criteria, incentives, application process, and other program requirements. You may also contact: Nathalie Osborn, SELFGEN Program Manager With the help of CCSE’s Cool Communities Shade Tree Program, local resident, Judith Dupree, rallied this small Southern California town to the largest tree planting so far in the Program. Dupree posted flyers about the program in the local Post Office and held a community meeting explaining the energy savings and environmental and financial benefits of planting trees. In no time, interest in the program spread like wildfire throughout the community. The result was a huge day-long planting event as People For Trees ( CCSE’s program partners) dropped off truckloads of free 10ft tall trees to over 100 residents. People for Trees Project Manager, Sunburst Hancock commented, “This was an exceptional success and the people and attitudes in Pine Valley were the reason why it all worked so well! It was simply amazing how excited and enthusiastic everyone was and continues to be about this Program.” To find out how you can receive free trees, call (858) 244-1177 and ask about the Cool Communities program or visit: http://www.energycenter.org/trees/index.html - TOP - |
Letter From the Executive Director
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