Renewable Energy Facilitation
In response to the California energy crisis, EBMUD investigated public power issues and how the utility’s use of renewable energy furthers its environmental stewardship and resource protection goals. In 2002, EBMUD commissioned a plan for the utility’s role in renewable energy use.
A Technical Advisory Committee composed of experts in the renewable energy field reviewed possible strategies and a market survey gauged customer opinions. The resulting recommendations are presented in the report, Renewable Energy Facilitation Plan: A Strategy for EBMUD to Promote Renewable Energy. Key findings and recommendations are:
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A majority of EBMUD customers support the utility establishing renewable energy policies and programs.
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EBMUD can encourage renewable energy use by providing information about commercially available renewable energy services to its water and wastewater customers through its regular communication channels.
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EBMUD can influence the future purchasing decisions of its customers by increasing the use of renewable energy in its own operations and reporting on the benefits of those investments.
Our
report on renewable energy resources and technologies is available for your
review and is provided as PDF files that can be viewed
and printed through Adobe Acrobat Reader, free software.
Renewable
Energy Facilitation Plan (697KB)
Survey
Results (275KB)
Appendices (393KB)
Next Steps
EBMUD is
drafting a policy on renewable energy for consideration by the Board of
Directors and is pursuing opportunities to expand its use of renewable energy
and to share information with the public about this program. If you have
questions or comments about EBMUD’s role in renewable energy, please contact
us at commaff@ebmud.com.