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L <br />MUNICIPAL FACILITY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES <br />Municipal Facilities are Undergoing $600k in <br />Efficiency Upgrades <br />In 2019, City Council advanced its commitment to <br />climate action by unanimously adopting Resolution <br />25-2019, setting clean energy and carbon emission <br />reduction goals for the municipality and larger <br />community. <br />In coordination with these goals, $600,000 was <br />included in the 2021 budget for energy efficiency <br />upgrades at municipal facilities, with the goal of reduc- <br />ing energy consumption at facilities and improving <br />operations and management. <br />The planned upgrades will be completed in 2021 and <br />at this time, primarily focus on LED lighting improve- <br />ments, with evaluation on equipment, insulation, and <br />other high impact improvements being considered. <br />Municipal Facility Highlights To -Date <br />• As of March 2020, all facility electricity comes from <br />carbon -free sources. City facilities participate in <br />Xcel Energy's premium renewable programs, Wind - <br />source and Renewable*Connect, community solar <br />gardens (CSGs) in Boulder and Weld counties and <br />on -site solar at the Water and Wastewater <br />Treatment Plants. <br />• In June 2021, the five main facilities (Recreation <br />and Senior Center, Library, Police and Court, City <br />Services and City Hall) have undergone ASHRAE <br />Level 1 audits with ClearResult and Xcel Energy. A <br />Level 1 audit establishes a baseline of where the <br />building currently stands in regards to energy use <br />and efficiency, how it compares to other similar <br />buildings, and what areas need further <br />investigation or improvement. <br />• Other efficiency initiatives include facility energy <br />benchmarking and the participation of the Water <br />and Wastewater Treatment Plants in Xcel Energy's <br />Strategic Energy Management (SEM) program, <br />which is a holistic approach to managing energy <br />for persistent savings and continuous <br />improvements.The program offers the City the <br />expertise of Xcel and a 3rd party sub -consultant in <br />developing recommendations for capital <br />equipment investment and system -level <br />operational changes to achieve energy <br />efficiencies. Some completed projects include: <br />upgraded lighting at the North plant, improving <br />systems and operations for equipment run times, <br />installing programmable thermostats, improving <br />pump staging, etc. <br />(O� <br />LOUISVILLE <br />BIKE, <br />WALK & <br />WHEEL WEEK <br />SEPTEMBER 20 - 26, 2021 <br />Bike, Walk & Wheel Week <br />is a celebration of <br />ditching the car and <br />being active with a week <br />of education and events <br />to get you out of the car <br />and onto our trails, bike <br />paths, and public transit. <br />Celebrate with us! <br />Find out how to participate at <br />LouisvilleCO.gov/ <br />BikeWalkWheel <br />Fall 2021 • Page 5 <br />