SJVCEO and SoCalREN | April Updates!
Over the last month, we have been busy coordinating data requests and proposing project opportunities to our partners. Though these times have been busy, we are excited to see our partners still engaged in energy savings as we come out of a COVID-19 economy. Over the next few weeks and months, we hope to share real savings numbers as well as project success stories. Stay tuned!
PARTNER UPDATES
City of Woodlake: City is currently looking over project proposal- we hope to move forward soon!
City of Tulare: City has project approval for a pump upgrade in one of their wells. Project is moving forward and hope to have a project success story to publish soon!
City of Visalia: City was presented with a Comparative Energy Analysis from the SoCalREN team. They were able to identify opportunities and abnormalities in their energy data. A large takeaway from the meeting was that a few city facilities had a spike in natural gas consumption during COVID-19. Because of this, our team in now investigating current equipment for opportunities to flatten the consumption.
City of Barstow: City personnel have met with the SoCalREN team to go over their Comparative Energy Analysis. From this analysis, we discovered that there is high consumption in a handful of facilities which will now undergo energy audits to identify saving opportunities. At the same time, the city is looking to pursue a microgrid at one of the facilities. The hope is combining a solar development with a need for backup power at an emergency command post. Hopefully, exciting news to share soon!
City of Lindsay: We are working with the city to process rebate application on a natural gas pool heater that has been upgraded over the last year. At the same time, we are also looking to upgrade a larger pool heater at the same center that will undergo custom rebate applications. We are excited for these developments and hope to share the outcomes with you all soon!
Kings County: We are currently gathering all county data so we can share some insights into saving opportunities when we hold a welcome meeting with the county.
City of Hanford: No updates to report
City of Victorville: No updates to report
City of Farmersville: No updates to report
SoCalREN Program Highlight
SoCalREN announced that they are extending the waived 1% administrative fee fort the Revolving Savings Fund through the end of 2021. To give you a short debrief, the SoCalREN Revolving Savings Fund is a 0% interest financing tool offered to enrolled agencies to help finance energy efficiency projects. It is a self-replenishing pool of money that serves as a flexible and attractive source of capital that can be used in combination with longer term financing! Click here to learn more and see how this can benefit your public