Ann Arbor A2Zero Climate Action - ICV2024

Ann Arbor A2Zero Climate Action - ICV2024

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  Implementing A2ZERO Year Four(ish) in Review
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  2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ImplementingA2ZERO • A Little Context • A Look Back • A Look Forward • Ways to Engage
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  A Little Context 3 Together,creating and implementing a just transition to carbon neutrality by the year 2030. Implementing A2ZERO
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  A Little Context 4 ImplementingA2ZERO
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  A Little Context 5 ImplementingA2ZERO 1. Community Choice Aggregation 2. On-Site Renewable Energy Generation with Battery Storage (Bulk Buys) 3. Community Solar Program 4. Landfill Solar Project 5. Home and Business Electrification Policies and Support 6. Electrify Buses 7. Support Community Electric Vehicle and Solar Bulk Buys 8. Electrify City Fleet 9. Electrify Private Fleet 10. Expansion of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure 11. Support Transition to More Energy Efficient Homes and Businesses 12. Update Building Codes 13. LED Powered Streetlights and Traffic Signals 14. Energy Disclosure / Benchmarking 15. Loan Loss Reserve 16. Energy Concierge and Community Education 17. Net Zero Energy Affordable Housing 18. Green Business Challenge 19. Green Rental Housing Program 20. Aging in Place Efficiently 21. Expansion of Weatherization Program 22. Implement Non-Motorized Plan 23. Expand and Improve Local Transit 24. Expand and Improve Regional Transit 25. Increase Number of Park and Rides and Ensure Seamless Connection to Transit 26. Increase Housing Opportunity 27. Mixed-Use Neighborhoods 28. Tiered Parking Rates 29. Expansion of Composting Program 30. Expansion of Commercial Recycling 31. Require Sustainable Materials in New and Existing Developments 32. Move Toward a Circular Economy 33. Support a Plant Rich Diet 34. Enhance Refrigerant Recycling and Reuse Program 35. Invest in Resilience Hubs 36. Foster Neighborhood and Youth Ambassadors 37. Preserve & Enhance Local Tree Canopy 38. Conduct Asset and Needs Mapping of Neighborhoods 39. Assist in Assembling and Disseminating Emergency Preparedness Kits 40. Implement Sensors to Monitor Heat, Air Quality, Waterways, and Flooding 41. Equity Programs 42. Sustaining Ann Arbor Together Grant Program 43. Internal Carbon Price 44. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Offsets 37+
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  A Little Context 6 ImplementingA2ZERO 12/44 Actions will be complete in 2024! 1. LED Powered Streetlights and Traffic Signals 2. Energy Disclosure / Benchmarking 3. Energy Concierge and Community Education 4. Green Business Challenge 5. Aging in Place Efficiently 6. Implement Non-Motorized Plan 7. Mixed-Use Neighborhoods 8. Foster Neighborhood and Youth Ambassadors 9. Preserve & Enhance Local Tree Canopy 10. Implement Sensors to Monitor Heat, Air Quality, Waterways, and Flooding 11. Equity Programs 12. Sustaining Ann Arbor Together Grant Program
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  A Look Back– Renewable Energy • Installed over 250kw of rooftop and ground mounted solar at 5 City parks • Installed 231 solar installations (over 1.8 MW) across Ann Arbor in calendar year 2023, the highest in a single year! • Total 4.8MW; $2.1 million in upfront costs (~$3k per person) • Launched battery bulk buy (over 40 sold – over 440kw of batteries and over $100,000 in upfront cost savings) • Over 630 installations • Published an HOA/MUD guide to sustainability • Drafted CCA and supported Microgrid legislation • Advanced landfill solar – the solar industry is topsy turvy • Designed and applied for funding to create microgrid at Veterans Memorial Park and Fire Station 3 • Advanced Sustainable Energy Utility • Submitted testimony in multiple cases before MPSC 7 Implementing A2ZERO
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  A Look Back- Electrification Hosted 2nd annual electrification expo Supporting EGLE with IRA rebate rollout Hit 25% electrification of City’s light duty fleet – procured 2 e-bikes; EV refuse trucks; electric forklift Installed State’s first EV curbside charger and added 10 more chargers (+EV readiness ordinance) Began designing district geothermal system Let contract for city-wide geothermal feasibility study Supported gas leaf blower phase-out ordinance Initiated contracting and final design for Home Energy Rebate program Assisted Ann Arbor Housing Commission with electrification designs and implementation Supported zero emissions propulsion study and grant application at TheRide Leading work on heating franchise review Working to make Bryant Community Center living learning laboratory of climate action 8 Implementing A2ZERO
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  A Look Back- Efficiency Adopted Home Energy Rating Disclosure Continue pushing for updated Michigan building and energy codes Launched Green Business Challenge Launched Home Energy Advisor (concierge) Completed LED lighting replacement at Wheeler Joined DOE’s Better Buildings Coalition Drafted Green Rental Housing ordinance Implementation of energy and water benchmarking ordinance Supported weatherization expansion programming Advanced Bryant decarbonization project Collaboration with 2030 District! 9 Implementing A2ZERO
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  A Look Back– Mobility • Funded more bike lanes and sidewalks 10 Implementing A2ZERO • Supporting Comprehensive Land Use Plan update • Supported re- introduction of bike share
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  A Look Back– Circular Economy Plant-based education series Continuing zero waste challenges and education Launched Sustainable Food Business Coalition Develop strategy to scale-up returnable container program Launching circular economy planning initiative Pursued grant for refrigerant recycling and replacement program Neighborhood swap days Expanded commercial recycling – working on composting 11 Implementing A2ZERO
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  A Look Back– Resilience Nearly at 10,000 trees Won $1,000,000 USFS grant for tree planting in underserved areas Initiated tree survival study Air quality monitoring Pollinator-Aware Yard Care Adopted a park – Bandemer Resilience hub activation guide Emergency kid distribution and planning Collaborated with Avalon on emergency preparedness working group 12 Implementing A2ZERO Launched battery bulk buy through solarize – nearly 300 participants Bryant Community Center is second resilience hub Graduated 5th A2ZERO cohort and started 6th – 100 Ambassadors Won $1,000,000 for regional resilience network Initiated work to make Green Baxter and Peace next two resilience hubs
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  A Look Back– Engagement Hosted Science Communication Training for Ambassadors with R.E.L.A.T.E. Created Green Energy Neighbors program Launched Nourishing Neighbors program Energy Equity community of practice Champions for Change program Launched A2ZERO dashboard Recognized by CDP as one of 119 global climate leaders Continued grants through Sustaining Ann Arbor Together program Won national AmeriCorps program 13 Implementing A2ZERO
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  A Look Forward 14 TITLE ImplementingA2ZERO • Sustainable Energy Utility engagement and education • Green Rental Housing ordinance • Circular Economy strategy • Sustainable Food strategy • AmeriCorps member engagement • Geothermal heating strategy and deployment! • Heating franchise negotiations • Emergency preparedness curriculum • 2 more resilience hubs • So much more!
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  A2ZERO and You! 15 ImplementingA2ZERO
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  THANK YOU [email protected] 16 Implementing A2ZERO