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Globe system may be better suited to the City's needs. For the LEED system to <br />be aspired toward as a City policy, this will require a more thorough discussion <br />involving the Planning Department. <br />Note: The LEED system is not based on percentages, but rather on a point <br />system. Interviews reveal that the intention with the "80%" strategy was to <br />represent a gold standard, which is earned through attaining 60-79 points. <br />11 <br />CE-IT2S5: Perform energy <br />audits of City facilities. <br />The Facilities Manager has been regularly tracking the BTUs/ft2 since 2014 and <br />has been making significant energy improvements as a result. <br />Additionally, the Facilities Manager worked with Xcel in Fall 2016 to perform <br />energy audits on City facilities with mixed results. He reports that they were <br />not as thorough or as accurate as he had hoped they would be. <br />Xcel is currently offering thorough building audits for $7500/$2500. <br />• Continue to quantify energy usage <br />data annually by BTU/ft2, performing <br />regular audits of municipal facilities, <br />using data to inform strategy and <br />costs for energy efficiency <br />improvements. <br />External Target 1: Increase energy efficiency and renewable energy in commercial and residential sectors <br />12 <br />CE-ET1S1: Promote and use <br />available EnergySmart <br />efficiency services for <br />residents. <br />Boulder County's EnergySmart offers energy efficiency and renewable energy <br />services and funding to residents and businesses to improve their bottom line. <br />Current EnergySmart offerings include energy audits, solar rebates, energy <br />efficiency discounts and low interest energy loans. <br />As a municipality, the City of Louisville is not eligible to "use" EnergySmart <br />services. Rather, the City acts as an outreach vehicle for EnergySmart services. <br />The City of Louisville promotes EnergySmart efficiency services via the City <br />website and other channels as appropriate, including the "Energy & Money" <br />session of the Louisville Sustainability Series, a September water bill insert and <br />a school kit insert sent home with the Xcel Energy Action Kit for 5th graders in <br />October 2017. EnergySmart is an active partner to Louisville in Xcel Energy's <br />Partners in Energy program and is additionally promoted by the City under the <br />Louisville Energy Stars logo. Partners for a Clean Environment (PACE) also <br />actively promotes EnergySmart through its Louisville business outreach, in <br />coordination with the City. The Planning Department will also support <br />outreach for EnergySmart services. <br />• Continue to work closely with <br />Boulder County Sustainability office <br />to promote available EnergySmart <br />efficiency services to Louisville <br />residents and businesses. <br />13 <br />CE-ET1S2: Promote and use <br />Partners for a Clean <br />Environment (PACE) <br />The City actively promotes Boulder County affiliated Partners for a Clean <br />Environment (PACE), whose services include "free expert advisor services, <br />incentives and a certification program to help businesses measure and gain <br />• Continue to promote Partners for a <br />Clean Environment (PACE) <br />sustainability services (energy, water, <br />