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Joint Meeting with City Council,EDA and ACE February 9,2004 Page 2 of 2 • Goals of Energy City • To provide Minnesota's energy industry with a geographical focal point to demonstrate energy efficient and renewable energy technologies, services and products. These products, services and technologies must be environmentally friendly, affordable, and repeatable elsewhere. • To encourage the use of energy efficient and renewable energy technologies through consumer education. • To evaluate results of energy demonstrations to predict repeatability. Organization of Energy City Energy City is governed by ACE (Action Committee for Energy),which is made up of various local government, environmental groups and energy industry representatives. Although Energy City operates as an autonomous organization,it supports the mission and goals of its parent organization, Energy Alley. Two subcommittees of ACE have conducted the primary activities of Energy City- Energy Use/Demonstration Committee and Marketing/Economic Development Committee. The Demonstration Committee identified potential projects and assisted the project developer as needed in completing the project in Energy City. The Marketing Committee promoted new and existing projects as well as the Energy City program itself. The committees have since merged as part of the greater Action Committee for Energy. The attached current marketing • brochure indicates Energy City projects and partnerships. Funding for the Energy City activities comes from the City of Elk River at an average cost of $10,000 per year to cover staff, conference attendance, arranging and funding tours of the city,printing a brochure, and maintaining a website which promotes Energy City demonstration projects. The staff liaisons for this program have primarily included the Building&Environmental Administrator and the Assistant Director of Economic Development. Energy City Projects Energy City does not develop its own energy projects or demonstrations, but rather works with entities interested in completing an energy efficient and economically feasible project in Elk River. Such entities may include builders,utility companies, government agencies, or businesses. Examples of completed projects include: • Energy House I&II • Landfill Gas-to-Electric Facility • Energy Efficient Traffic Lights • Refuse Derived Fuel Plant • Commercial use of Geothermal Heat Pumps,Recovery Ventilators, and Energy Efficient Lighting • Full Scale Wind Generator 1110