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!"#$%$&'('")*+,$)$-./+,01 12111 !" ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ;ŝŶĐů͘ ĨƵĞůͿ͕ ƵƉƐƚƌĞĂŵ ĂŶĚ ĚŽǁŶƐƚƌĞĂŵ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ͕ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ lifecycle use, travel, contracted solid ǁĂƐƚĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞ ĐŽŵŵƵƟŶŐ͘ KƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ need to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions—not just for the planet, ďƵƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ and community and that starts by ĮƌƐƚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƚĂ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ŽǀĞƌ͘ DŽƐƚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ^ĐŽƉĞ ϭ ĂŶĚ ^ĐŽƉĞ Ϯ ĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ͘ DĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƚĂ ŽŌĞŶ ŝƐ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ĚĂƚĂ͘ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚŝŶĚĞƌĞĚ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂů ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ to accurately collect, measure, and ĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJ ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƚĂ͘ dŚĞ ďĞƩĞƌ ĂŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞƐ its data, the stronger it can measure ŝƚƐ ĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJ ŝƚ ĐĂŶ ƌĞĚƵĐĞ ƚŚĞŵ͘ ƵƚŽŵĂƟŶŐ ĚĂƚĂ ŚĞůƉƐ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ accuracy, comprehensiveness, and ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶͲŵĂŬŝŶŐ͘ ŝŐŝƚĂů ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽ ĂĐĐĞůĞƌĂƚĞ emissions measurement and ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘ Ƶƚ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ďĞůůƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŝƐƚůĞƐ ŝŶ Ă ĐĂƌďŽŶ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐ ƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ ƉůĂƞŽƌŵ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŚĂǀĞ ĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ ĚĂƚĂ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŝŶ͕ ŚŽǁ ǁŝůů LJŽƵ ŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚ the results and develop measurable ĂĐƟŽŶ ƐƚĞƉƐ͍ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĨƌŽŵDŝŋŝŶ County Municipal Authority are ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ ƚƌƵĞ ĐŽŶǀŝĐƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ Ă ǁŝůůŝŶŐŶĞƐƐ ƚŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŵďƌĂĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĂĚŽƉƟŽŶ of sustainability-related digital ƚŽŽůƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ͘ 4 ĐĐĞůĞƌĂƟŶŐ ĸĐŝĞŶĐLJ With pumps, motors, and other ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ Ϯϰ ŚŽƵƌƐ Ă ĚĂLJ͕ ƐĞǀĞŶ ĚĂLJƐ Ă ǁĞĞŬ͕ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƐƚĞǁĂƚĞƌ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĂŵŽŶŐ World Kinect Energy saves you energy dollars by: • KƵƚƐŽƵƌĐĞĚ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ͘ • /ŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŇĞdžŝďůĞ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ĐƵƐƚŽŵŝnjĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĞĞƚ LJŽƵƌ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŐŽĂůƐ͘ • ŶĂůLJƐŝƐ ŽĨ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞ ďŝĚƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂů ƵƟůŝƚLJ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƚĂƌŝī͘ • ǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƐƚͬďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǀĂƌLJŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚ ƚĞƌŵƐ͘ • EŽ ĐŽƐƚ͘ zŽƵ ǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ĂŶ ŝŶǀŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ tŽƌůĚ <ŝŶĞĐƚ͛Ɛ ƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘ &Žƌ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ǀŝƐŝƚ WD ͛Ɛ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ͘ ŽƌŐͬǁŽƌůĚͲŬŝŶĞĐƚͬ Žƌ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ŚĞƌLJů ,Ğŏ Ăƚ ϳϭϳͲϱϳϱͲϰϴϬϳ Žƌ ĐŚĞŏΛŬŝŶĞĐƚĞŶĞƌŐLJ͘ĐŽŵ͘ the largest consumers of energy in a community—and thus among the largest contributors to the ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͛Ɛ ƚŽƚĂů ',' ĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ͘ ǀĂůƵĂƟŶŐ Ă ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ǁŝůů ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ ĐĂƌĞĨƵů ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ďĂůĂŶĐĞ ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ƵƐĂŐĞ͘ ŽŶƚƌŽůůŝŶŐ ƉƵŵƉŝŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĞƌĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ s& Ɛ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ĚĞŵĂŶĚ ĐĂŶ LJŝĞůĚ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ savings compared to maintaining ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ůĞǀĞůƐ ŽĨ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘ ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕ ƉƵƌƐƵŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĐĂŶ ůŽǁĞƌ ƚŚĞ demand for treatment and educate the ƉƵďůŝĐ ŽŶ ŚŽǁ ĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJ ƵƐĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͛Ɛ ',' ĨŽŽƚƉƌŝŶƚ͘ ŶĞƌŐLJ ĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ Ă core part of any comprehensive ĚĞĐĂƌďŽŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͘ KŶĐĞ LJŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ LJŽƵƌ ďĂƐĞůŝŶĞ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞƌĞ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƐƵŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ͕ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŝĚĞŶƟĨLJ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟnjĞ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐ ŝŶ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵů ĐŽƐƚ ƐĂǀŝŶŐƐ͘ It is recommended that an energy ĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĂƵĚŝƚ ŽĨ Ă ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ďĞ ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƚŽ ĮǀĞ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŝƐ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚůLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚůLJ͕ ƚŽ ŝĚĞŶƟĨLJ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘ Ɛ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ĂŐĞƐ͕ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ smart metering technology becomes a ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĂƐƐĞƚ ƚŽ ƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐLJ͘ 5 A Roadmap Toward the Future ƌĞĂƟŶŐ ĂŶ ĂĐƟŽŶĂďůĞ ƉůĂŶ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƐĞƫŶŐ ĐůĞĂƌ ƚĂƌŐĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƟŵĞůŝŶĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ Ă ĚĞĐĂƌďŽŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘ ĂƌďŽŶ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ Ă ĐŽŵƉůĞdž ĂŶĚ ƟŵĞͲĐŽŶƐƵŵŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘ hƐŝŶŐ ƐŽŌǁĂƌĞͲďĂƐĞĚ ĐĂƌďŽŶ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐ can simplify and speed up the process ďLJ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĂƚĂ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂƵƚŽŵĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƚĂ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐ͘ ĂƌďŽŶ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐ ŝƐ ǀŝƚĂů ĨŽƌ ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐ businesses to meet climate goals, ƐƚĂLJ ĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĐĂƌďŽŶ ƌĞƉŽƌƟŶŐ ůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ďƵŝůĚ ďƌĂŶĚ ĞƋƵŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ ĐŽƵůĚ become one of the fastest sectors to ĚĞĐĂƌďŽŶŝnjĞ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƚ ĂƐ Ă ďůƵĞƉƌŝŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ƌŽĂĚŵĂƉƐ͘ Maintaining Momentum tŝƚŚ ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů and regulatory hurdles facing ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽĚĂLJ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĂĐƟŽŶĂďůĞ ĚĞĐĂƌďŽŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ƉůĂŶ ŽŶ LJŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ͘ dŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ǁŚLJ ŵĂŶLJ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĞdžƉĞƌƚƐ͘ tŽƌůĚ <ŝŶĞĐƚ ŚĞůƉƐ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ the public and private sectors develop ĂĐƟŽŶĂďůĞ ĐĂƌďŽŶ ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƉůĂŶƐ͕ calculate their carbon emissions, reduce their energy use, source ƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ĂŶĚ ŽīƐĞƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĐĂƌďŽŶ ĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƉƌŽǀĞŶ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ͘ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ƟƉƐ ŽŶ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ďƵŝůĚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶĂů ĐŽŶƐĞŶƐƵƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ĚĞĐĂƌďŽŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͕ ǀŝƐŝƚ ǁǁǁ͘ ǁŽƌůĚŬŝŶĞĐƚ͘ĐŽŵ͘ 6