1. Energy Efficiency & Conservation
Block Grant (EECBG)
City of Irvine
USGBC- Orange County
May 28th 2009

2. Irvine
Federal Stimulus Aid
City of Irvine will receive the following funds as
determined by formula (non-competitive):
Community Development Block Grant $ 353,594
Homeless Prevention Grant $ 540,656
Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant $ 66,563
Transportation-Rehabilitation Grant $2,456,000
Energy Efficiency & Conservation Grant $2,288,000
TOTAL $5,704,813

3. Purpose of EECBG Funding
To fund the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (EISA)
Provides grants for state, tribal and local
governments to:
Reduce energy consumption
Reduce fossil fuel emissions
Increase energy efficiency in
transportation, building and other sectors
Spur economic growth
Create and / or retain jobs

4. Eligible Activities
Energy audits for residential and/or commercial
Energy efficiency and conservation strategy
Financial incentive programs
Grants for energy retrofits
Energy efficiency programs

5. Eligible Activities - Continued
Transportation, street lighting and traffic
signal programs
Building code programs
Energy distribution programs
Material conservation and recycling
programs
Renewable energy sources on
government buildings

6. Logistics
Success will be measured by:
Jobs generated
Energy saved
Renewable energy installed
Existing funds leveraged
Greenhouse gas emissions reduced
Timing:
Estimated approval is 60 days after June 25
18 months to commit funds
36 months to spend

7. Selection Criteria
America Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) and Grant criteria
Timing
Multiple projects
Multiple categories and agencies
Greatest leverage
Projects that will “persist beyond initial funding”
Greatest collaboration among stakeholders
Revolving fund account from energy savings

8. Irvine Implementation Goals
Build on City Energy Plan and
proposed Climate Action Plan
Commit to public/private partnerships
Provide immediate workforce training
Improve operations and maintenance of City facilities
Generate transparent reporting mechanism
Ensure leveraging of utility resources and City funding

9. Energy Efficiency
Conservation Strategy Required
Able to utilize City’s adopted
Energy Plan for application
$250K can be used for projects
rather than strategy preparation
Existing Energy Plan will enable
Irvine to quickly implement use
of funds

10. Procedural Steps for Irvine
Adopted Energy Plan - DONE
Generate Community-wide GHG
Inventory - DONE
Adopt Climate Action Plan with
“enforceable” emission reduction
strategies (Nov ’09)
Adopt related EIR to address impacts &
for tiering for future projects (Nov ’09)
Amend General Plan with CAP (Jan ’10)
Utilize EECBG to fund training &
auditing to educate community (Sept
‘09)

11. Procedural Steps for Irvine
Provide innovative financing mechanisms for energy
efficiency retrofits of community (2010)
Create web-based M&V program to report results of
compliance with GHG Reduction Target and Energy
Plan Goals (end of 2009)

12. City’s Energy Plan
• City Council Approved in July, 2008
• GHG inventory to be completed in 2009
• Four key goals:
Involve 100% of Irvine residents and businesses
Reduce energy use in buildings City-wide 30% by
2015 compared to 2003 levels
+ % of renewable energy used in new buildings
City-wide to 40% by 2015 and to 60% by 2020;
Reduce emissions to 2000 levels by 2010, to 1990
levels by 2020 and to 80% below 1990 levels by
2050.
http://www.cityofirvine.us/files/2008_June_24_Energy_Plan_FIN
AL.pdf

13. CAP Implementation

14. Four Types of Reduction Strategies
Reductions include:
• State actions
– e.g., Renewable Portfolio Standard
• Existing city programs
– e.g., 75% C&D Ordinance
• Proposed (unrealized) city programs
– e.g., municipal building retrofit program
• New actions
– e.g., community-wide building retrofit program

15. Summary of Recommendations
Total Amt. Total Amt.
CATEGORY/PROJECTS Requested Recommended
($) ($)
Financial Incentives for EE Improvements
(COI-CD) Community Financial Incentive Prog. Seed Money $230,000 $150,000
EE and Conservation for Bldgs and Facilities
(COI-CD) Sustainable Facilities Management Program $675,000 $547,000
(COI-CD) Web-based Mon. & Report. Systems Dev. $250,000 $170,000
(COI-CS) Green Sports Lighting and Control-link for City
Park $2,000,000 $350,000
Traffic Signals and Street Lighting
(COI-PW) LED Safety Lights $1,480,656 $585,000
Renewable Energy Tech. (Gov't. Bldgs)
(IUSD) Solar Rooftop and Skylight Installation District Office $320,000 $320,000
(IRWD) Solar atop Reservoir Tanks $2,288,000 $136,000
Other - As Approved by EERE
(COI-CD) GIS Solar Mapping Portal $30,000 $30,000
GRAND TOTAL $6,348,656 $2,288,000

16. Staff’s Recommendations
Project Name: Sustainable Facilities Management Program
Recommended Funding Amount: $547,000
Applicant: CD and CS Departments
Workforce training offered to City staff & community
focused on sustainable facility management practices
Auditing for City facilities and subsidized auditing of
community facilities
Develop a Sustainable Facility Program Roadmap for
implementation opportunities (i.e. equipment and
controls)
Develop better practices and policies to promote energy
efficiency and sustainability throughout City operations

17. Staff’s Recommendations
Project Name: Community Financing Incentives Program Seed Money
Recommended Funding Amount: $150,000
Applicant: CD Department
Provide seed money for formation of City financing district
Fund package of energy efficiency improvements &
renewable power
Establish administrative/application processing system
that allows City to bundle utility rebates, tax credits, and
grants into 1 program
Take advantage of workforce training & auditing under the
City’s “Sustainable Facilities Management Program”

18. Staff’s Recommendations
Project Name: Web-based Monitoring & Reporting Systems Development
Recommended Funding Amount: $170,000
Applicant: CD and CS Departments
Help City cost-effectively meet EECBG reporting
requirements.
Monitor the emissions reduction strategies identified in
the Climate Action Plan
Scalable & flexible so variety of users (city staff, the
development community, businesses, outside agencies,
and general public) will have an efficient & easily
accessible means of accessing the content

19. Staff’s Recommendations
Project Name: GIS Solar Mapping Portal
Recommended Funding Amount: $30,000
Applicant: CD Department
Graphic, web-based tool to enable Irvine property owners
to estimate solar potential of their rooftops
Estimate PV size, obtain information on tax
rebates, & links to the California Solar Incentive (CSI)
Program’s listing of contractors
Effective tool for accessing the City’s proposed
“Community Financing Incentives Program”

20. Staff’s Recommendations
Project Name: Energy Efficient Sports Lighting and Controls
Recommended Funding Amount: $350,000
Applicant: CS Department
Pay for the re-lamping & computer control of lighting
Has existing infrastructure in place from earlier retrofit
project
Assists in maintenance of the fields by indicating when it is
time to re-lamp all at once

21. Staff’s Recommendations
Project Name: LED Safety Lights
Recommended Funding Amount: $585,000
Applicant: PW Department
Significantly more efficient than current High Pressure
Sodium (HPS) lamps at City intersections
City will participate with other cities in a bulk purchase
through a California Energy Commission (CEC) program
CD is proposing the City establish a fund with the energy
cost savings to pay for safety light retrofits at remaining
intersections

22. Staff’s Recommendations
Project Name: Solar Panels & Skylight Installation at District Office
Recommended Funding Amount: $320,000
Applicant: Irvine Unified School District
Would offset some of the operational costs
Replacement of the existing skylight will ensure that day-
lighting continues to be an energy-saving strategy
IUSD will work with Southern California Edison (SCE) to
provide kiosk to educate the community in real-time about
the benefits of solar panels

23. Staff’s Recommendations
Project Name: Solar Panels for Reservoirs
Recommended Funding Amount: $136,000
Applicant: Irvine Ranch Water District
IRWD has 2, partially buried concrete reservoir tanks
selected as the best candidates for solar panels by a study
completed in November 2008
The solar systems will total approximately 172 kW and
will offset the energy utilized for pumping water from the
reservoirs
The funding level proposed for this project will pay for the
design costs

24. Contact Information
Chandra K. Krout, AICP, LEED AP, GPR
Environmental Programs Administrator
Community Development Department
ckrout@ci.irvine.ca.us