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DRAFT <br />16 <br />18 <br />2017. EnergySmart is an active partner to Louisville in Xcel Energy's Partners in <br />Energy program and is additionally promoted by the City under the Louisville <br />Energy Stars logo. Partners for a Clean Environment (PACE) also actively <br />promotes EnergySmart through its Louisville business outreach, in <br />coordination with the City. <br />The Planning Department has expressed a desire to be better equipped to <br />perform outreach for EnergySmart services. <br />available to Louisville residents. <br />13 <br />CE-ET1S2: Promote and use <br />Partners for a Clean <br />Environment (PACE) <br />sustainability services for <br />businesses, and collaborate <br />on a green business <br />recognition program. <br />4 <br />Over the last year, the City has promoted Partners for a Clean Environment <br />(PACE) services via its website and through its Green Business Recognition <br />program, in which PACE plays a key role. Affiliated with Boulder County, PACE <br />is also an active partner to Louisville through Xcel Energy's Partners in Energy <br />program. PACE also works through other organizations, such as with Western <br />Disposal, the CTC Building Owner's Association, and the Louisville Chamber of <br />Commerce to reach Louisville businesses. <br />The City strongly encourages and promotes PACE for its business outreach <br />services, which includes "free expert advisor services, incentives and a <br />certification program to help businesses measure and gain recognition for <br />their successful progress in energy, waste, water and transportation. PACE <br />Partners are businesses committed to supporting a strong economy, <br />implementing environmentally sustainable practices and becoming leaders in <br />our community." It should be noted that PACE also actively promotes Boulder <br />County EnergySmart services. <br />Continue to promote Partners for a <br />Clean Environment (PACE) to help <br />businesses reduce energy and <br />costs, and make progress in <br />energy, waste, water and <br />transportation improvements. <br />14 <br />CE-ET1S3: Provide and <br />develop information for <br />residents and businesses on <br />conservation and rebate <br />programs. <br />4 <br />The City has significantly stepped up its promotion of energy conservation and <br />rebate programs, most notably as of May 2016 when the City of Louisville <br />signed a Memorandum of Understanding to participate in Xcel Energy's <br />Partners in Energy offering for two years. Through a facilitated engagement <br />process in partnership with Xcel Energy, the City developed the Louisville <br />Energy Action Plan, as well as the Louisville Energy Stars brand for programs <br />that promote energy efficiency and support the City's Sustainability Action <br />Plan. As an outcome of this plan, the City's goal is to reduce total energy use <br />by 1% annually, which could result in reducing total energy use by 11% over <br />the 2015 baseline by 2027. Conservation and rebate programs that accomplish <br />the City's goals developed in the Louisville Energy Action Plan are advertised <br />under the Louisville Energy Stars logo. <br />Continue to use the Energy Stars <br />logo, developed in conjunction <br />with Xcel Energy's Partners in <br />Energy program, to promote and <br />develop information for residents <br />and businesses on conservation <br />and rebate programs for energy <br />efficiency and renewable energy. <br />DRAFT <br />16 <br />18 <br />