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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a contract with Southern California Edison Company (SCE) for the implementation of the 2006-2008 Energy Efficiency Partnership Program. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Energy Efficiency Partnership Program (Partnership) is a program provided to municipalities by Southern California Edison Company (SCE). The Partnership is designed to provide financial incentives to the City to encourage municipal energy efficiency retrofits, and leverage the City's community outreach capacity to encourage community-wide energy efficiency retrofits and behavior.
The Partnership includes the following components:
· Municipal energy efficiency retrofit projects: Identify retrofit opportunities, provide technical assistance and incentives to help implement energy efficiency projects.
· Marketing: Partner with SCE to improve energy efficiency throughout the community through communications or events, identify channels to promote awareness and generate a call-to-action.
· Outreach: Partner with SCE to support community events by providing energy efficiency informational materials and tips that will help the community save energy, money and the environment.
· Education and Training: Partner with SCE to conduct workshops and training designed to meet the specific needs of the Partnership city.
As a participant in the Partnership, the City of Long Beach is responsible for identifying a City energy champion, adopting an Energy Action Plan for immediate and long-term strategies, establishing an energy-savings goal and conducting energy efficiency projects in City facilities, dedicating necessary resources to perform Partnership activities, and educating the community about energy savings.
SCE's role in the Partnership includes assisting in the development and implementation of the three-year Partnership, providing technical assistance and energy efficiency support for city retrofit projects, assisting in public communication, co-bra...
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